[V8] long day of maintenance and a question

[Charles Wurts]

Sounds like a very busy day!

I have been driving without the bottom pan for about five years now.  I 
haven't found a source for a reasonably priced replacement.  There was 
some talk a few years back about an aluminum version, but it IIR it was 
expensive to ship.

I like the idea of mixing rubber and copper for the breathers.

How is she running now?


On Jun 11, 2005, at 7:25 PM, Miller, Chris wrote:

> I've been saying for years, I've gotta stop working on my back on a
> gravel driveway.  Not there yet; today it was gravel, grass and sand,
> and lots of sun and humidity.
>
> Pulled the swaybar.  End bushings (control arm) on both sides totally
> gone.  Found a torn boot on the driver's side balljoint; put in a low
> mileage one off the 200q20v parts car.
>
> Changed the plugs.  Several of them were very tight!!  Changed the O2
> sensor; the single wire one on there probably was dead.  Pulled the
> lower air box; changed the rear breather hoses (with temporary heater
> hose and fittings).  Top one I used mostly soft copper pipe.  Didn't 
> get
> to the front one yet.
>
> Cleaned the ISV.  Added hose clamps and tightened the existing ones on
> the bottom of the pentosin reservoir.  Think the banjo bolts are 
> leaking
> at the pump, but couldn't remove them without pulling the pump out.
> Save that for when I'm doing the timing belt.  Did a bunch of cleaning.
> Anyone have a spare undertray?  Mine has a tear, has a missing rubber
> mount at the rear, and is missing the oil change door.
>
> Pulled the driver's side outer CV joint, pulled it apart, cleaned it,
> regreased it, replaced the boot.  More cleaning to get all the grease
> from the torn boot.  Joint seemed in good shape.
>
> Think I have an oil leak at the passenger side rear of the head, right
> above the temp sensor; the cover seems to seep oil; probably the source
> of the smoke.  Didn't swap out the temp sensor, but did clean the oil
> off it and cleaned the elecrical connection.  Did all the connections
> across the top and front of the engine, too.  Pulled the MAF; it looked
> fine, nice and clean too.
>
> Found some loose or disconnected mounts; tightened them up.
>
> Any idea on how to remove the front bolts mounting the seats?  My 
> carpet
> is a bit wet and it's not drying out, so I need to pull the seat and
> lift the carpet.
>
>
>
> ---
> Chris Miller
> mailto:chris.miller at infofoundry.com
> Bolton, MA
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