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Oil filter housing top blew off, fortunately it happened coming home within 20 yards of my house. At first I thought it was coolant just because of the sheer volume of liquid that was suddenly gushing out, then the smell hit my nose. That's why you can see the trail of me pulling in the driveway and the sudden "nope" and backing it up to the entrance.
Get a huge container of Purple Power. That stuff is amazing for dissolving oil stains and oil itself. Will also burn your skin if you are not careful...
Get a huge container of Purple Power. That stuff is amazing for dissolving oil stains and oil itself. Will also burn your skin if you are not careful...
Indeed. I soaked up the worst of it with kitty litter stuff. I'll get my pressure washer to the rest of it this weekend I think.
Purple Power is no joke for sure. Used that to clean out the inside of the original degas bottle that I cut the top off of. I reached in after good soak and just rubbed surfaces down with my hand and my skin was peeling for 2 days after.
So I didn't get any pics of the carnage but here's a "fixed" shot. The culprit was the aluminum piece you see in the center. It's part of a remote oil cooler piece. The top is bolted down with 3 6mm bolts and it pulled the threads out of 2 of them. I'm probably guilty of too much torque on them.
Fortunately the holes aren't blind and that piece comes off so a steel thread insert repair job was really easy to do. I went ahead and did all 3.
Also the blue hoses you see are new from the hydraulic shop; made while you wait which is really cool but super expensive . The ones I had before just weren't very good so I'm glad they're gone but damn.
If you're observant you might notice the fan stator is missing now. F that piece right in the A. I couldn't save it while getting the fan out to do the water pump earlier. Can't say I'm terribly upset it didn't survive though.
I gave her a simple green job and a rinse and she's baking in the sun now.
Indeed. I soaked up the worst of it with kitty litter stuff. I'll get my pressure washer to the rest of it this weekend I think.
Purple Power is no joke for sure. Used that to clean out the inside of the original degas bottle that I cut the top off of. I reached in after good soak and just rubbed surfaces down with my hand and my skin was peeling for 2 days after.
So I didn't get any pics of the carnage but here's a "fixed" shot. The culprit was the aluminum piece you see in the center. It's part of a remote oil cooler piece. The top is bolted down with 3 6mm bolts and it pulled the threads out of 2 of them. I'm probably guilty of too much torque on them.
Fortunately the holes aren't blind and that piece comes off so a steel thread insert repair job was really easy to do. I went ahead and did all 3.
Also the blue hoses you see are new from the hydraulic shop; made while you wait which is really cool but super expensive . The ones I had before just weren't very good so I'm glad they're gone but damn.
If you're observant you might notice the fan stator is missing now. F that piece right in the A. I couldn't save it while getting the fan out to do the water pump earlier. Can't say I'm terribly upset it didn't survive though.
I gave her a simple green job and a rinse and she's baking in the sun now.
The elbow is from ebay; I wanted to delete that EGR butterfly valve thing.
The CAC pipes are mishimoto. They are a gigantic PITA. I'd rather have the stock metal pieces however everything does kind of look good once it's all there and together.
Looking sharp... I'm on the fence about the 6.0 as I'm not nearly as mechanically inclined as you. My hats off to you as well for sticking it out with yours and making it right.
Looking sharp... I'm on the fence about the 6.0 as I'm not nearly as mechanically inclined as you. My hats off to you as well for sticking it out with yours and making it right.
Thanks. I like them. They're not that bad, and I appreciate the sentiment but I'm not that good lol. It's 95% nuts and bolts, 5% slow down and think/read/google/ask questions before you act. The professionals are pretty fast, I'm s l o w. But just keep it going, one foot after the other, and it gets done.
Different story if you gotta depend on it day in and day out. You gotta be good and fast or you need to be able to shell out to someone who is.
Reminds me of that saying; what do you want? Fast. Cheap. Reliable. : Pick 2.
Put some gauges in the console. Top one is fuel pressure.
Haven't decided how I'm going to fill the space on the right yet. Some arrangement of switches and possibly another gauge. I have a pyro to install but I think I'm going to put that in a single A-pillar pod.
Well I woke up this morning not feeling very well so I moved pretty slow. Doesn't help that it's damn hot outside.
Here's a couple of before shots. Measurements are from the center of the wheel.
Clearance to bump stop. Couldn't take a pic with the tape in there because the tape is all you'd see from the camera flash. Looks like 1.5 fingers = 1 1/8th inches.
Front driver's side
Rear driver's side
Front passenger's side
Rear passenger's side
Front springs are in. No measurements yet, wouldn't mean anything without the rears done.
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but super expensive 
. The ones I had before just weren't very good so I'm glad they're gone but damn.
