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Sparkplugs look good for 94.400 miles!
Thanks for posting the pictures... I'll be sure to not pull in my spark plug replacement too much after seeing how good yours look.
I agree, the huge amount of room in the engine compartment with the 7.3L makes me smile as I do all my own maintenance as well.
Sparkplugs look good for 94.400 miles!
Thanks for posting the pictures... I'll be sure to not pull in my spark plug replacement too much after seeing how good yours look.
I agree, the huge amount of room in the engine compartment with the 7.3L makes me smile as I do all my own maintenance as well.
I'll also note that the truck didn't run rough or lose on mileage either.
Could you tell a difference between the old shocks and the new ones?
No I never could tell the differences in shocks even when I had more expensive ones on. The truck is always carrying wieght which helps with ride by itself. The Monroe shocks have always served my purpose.
Crawled under the truck and did another oil change, figured I'll just keep putting the maintenance or repairs and future UOAs in this thread. I'll do the Blackstone UOA in the 25k range. I'll be keeping this truck for 200 - 250k miles again which should be another 2-3 years.
Last couple oil changes I haven't been able to get MC820s filters, been using Fram Tough Guard TG2 in its place.
Before changing the oil started truck for a few minutes then turned it off and let sit for a few minutes and this is what the level looked like. No oil was added in the 8,030 miles.
Denny I'm in the same boat for rotors never turned one and other than one replaced that warped on my 88 so changed the fronts.
@kry226 Mileage is why. Brake pads are cheap at $75 for front and rear at 92k miles, that is a steal for preventative maintenance. If you're going to regrease the slide pins which should be part of maintenance why not change the shoes at those miles, especially if doing it yourself.
What I do is replace at 50 to 60% wear and check the slide pins every 30 to 40K miles. From my experience pulling heavy loads when the pads get past 50% it affects excessive heat transfer to the calipers. I've never had to replace a caliper, rotor or turn a rotor on a truck I bought new and maintained myself
What I do is replace at 50 to 60% wear and check the slide pins every 30 to 40K miles. From my experience pulling heavy loads when the pads get past 50% it affects excessive heat transfer to the calipers. I've never had to replace a caliper, rotor or turn a rotor on a truck I bought new and maintained myself
yeah wondering the same thing.. if the pad on left is old and on right is new in picture above shocks you screwed yourself out of some 30K miles of usage. thats like 50% left or so.. I know they are not expensive but that is wasting money.. did you flush out the brake fluid in each wheel as well with new?? that is as important as new pads..
Originally Posted by kry226
Any specific reason you did the brake job? Were you experiencing fading, noise, or another issue? If the rotors were good, and the pads still have lots of life left, not sure I'm following your reasoning.
03-23-2023, 04:30 PM
as I do all my own maintenance as well.
