IOS Compatible OBD2 Bluetooth adapter and App ??
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More Turbo
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Those vans are a most unique situation. Uppipes and turbo are right there and accessible under the dog box. Working on anything up front requires removal of extensive air intake system and the second battery is on the passenger's side mounted on the frame half way back the vehicle. A long reach jack would make changing that battery a lot easier. Valve covers shouldn't be too bad but you may have to work in the blind for a few of the center bolts. Injectors, glow plugs? You couldn't pay me enough to go there, you have to reach into the cave and I can't see how you could see anything in there while you did it. And injector cups? I imagine you'd have to pull the engine.
If I had a large enough shop with a 2-post lift I would have pulled the body and done the job myself but there was NO WAY I was going to do the job with the body on, I'm only 30 and have enough gray hairs popping up as it is lol.
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That will do it, I used a 1 1/8" impact socket and ratchet. I'm not sure why all the pickup guys online are welding up medieval tools to change it. It sucked but if I can do it on the van with a ratchet then the pickup should be a breeze. I was working blind and the only thing that was persistently in my way was the HPO line for the drivers side. Still didn't have to disconnect it to swap it out. Not easy, but totally doable.
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