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I've always kept my tyres tight as I'm usually dealing with hard packed snow/ice on a hard underlying surface when driving.Quote:
Originally Posted by Treads
Riding my mountainbike on snow (great fun) I was down to about 10psi but that was on a ski slopes where you shouldn't be driving.
Only two weeks until we head off to the snowies for our big trip. Will be doing about 4,000 Kms in 3 weeks.
Before we go though I have to get through the following:
1) Fit TJM Airtec snorkel
2) Fit Milford cargo barrier (not looking forward to the fiddly part of putting the mounting plates in the body)
3) Flush cooling system (again) and run a dose of chem-i-weld (again) to try to stop the annoying little leak from the heater core :mad:
4) Replace old cooling system hoses with my new ones
5) Replace old intercooler hoses with my new silicone ones
6) Refill cooling system with 75% glycol - 25% water mix
7) Do engine oil & filter change
8) Fit new fuel filter
9) Do gearbox oil change
10) Change oil in both diffs
11) Repack bearings on float
12) Have a beer when it's all done :cool:
Anything I've missed :unsure:
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Originally Posted by Treads
Why that mixture???
Unless I'm mistaken, anything over 50:50 isn't do you any favours ;)
50:50 it is then :)Quote:
Originally Posted by cewilson
Car won't be under shelter at all, was just going to play it safe
As per cewilson, the ideal mix is 50:50.
Are you just using glycol, or the antifreeze/antiboil type mixtures (which, I think, have extra corrosion inhibitors).
I've done the following so far (underlined bold)
1) Fit TJM Airtec snorkel
2) Fit Milford cargo barrier (not looking forward to the fiddly part of putting the mounting plates in the body)
3) Flush cooling system (again) and run a dose of chem-i-weld (again) to try to stop the annoying little leak from the heater core :mad:
4) Replace old cooling system hoses with my new ones
5) Replace old intercooler hoses with my new silicone ones
6) Refill cooling system with 50% glycol - 50% water mix
7) Done engine oil & filter change
8) Fitted new fuel filter & drained rear filter
9) Do gearbox oil change
10) Changed oil in both diffs
11) Changed oil in transfer case
12) Changed oil in swivel housings
13) Repack bearings on float
14) Rotated tyres
15) Fit low water alarm (when it arrives)
Couple of questions:
a) Is it always so damn slow when refilling the fluid in the swivel housings? or is there a trick to doing it? They kept overflowing if I filled with any haste. :mad:
b) The drain plug on the gearbox is tight as a nuns :censored: Anyone know what size bolt it would be? My sockets only go up to 27mm, which is still too small. I tried a large shifter, but couldn't get enough purchase. I got the level plug out fine, plenty of fluid, but not good condition.
I'll flush the cooling system in the morning and run the chem-i-weld, see if I can get rid of that bloody leak
To fill the swivels you turn the steering wheel to get the ball bit out of the way of the hole.
The last leak in my radiator I had fixed cost me $33. I dropped the radiator into them. I'll buy some solder and flux and do it myself next time.
Didn't think of that :angel:Quote:
Originally Posted by Utemad
My radiator is fine, it's the leak in the heater core that's giving me the whoops. It's a tiny leak, coolant doesn't look like it's dropped at all. Don't have time to do a heater core changeover, so hopefully a flush with chem-i-weld will slow it even more. I'm installing a low coolant alarm just to be safe though ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Utemad
Be careful with that one. Mine went from a small leak (why are my carpets damp, but no sign of a leak) to filling up the passengers footwell in a couple of months.Quote:
Originally Posted by Treads
It didn't slowly get worse, it just dumped one day.
I've got the following done today (Blue bold)
1) Fit TJM Airtec snorkel
2) Fit Milford cargo barrier (not looking forward to the fiddly part of putting the mounting plates in the body)
3) Flushed cooling system (again) and ran a dose of chem-i-weld (again) to try to stop the annoying little leak from the heater core :mad:
4) Replace old cooling system hoses with my new ones
5) Replace old intercooler hoses with my new silicone ones
6) Refill cooling system with 50% glycol - 50% water mix
7) Done engine oil & filter change
8) Fitted new fuel filter & drained rear filter
9) Done gearbox oil change
10) Changed oil in both diffs
11) Changed oil in transfer case
12) Changed oil in swivel housings
13) Repack bearings on float
14) Rotated tyres
15) Fit low water alarm (when it arrives)
Well I found out that the drain plug bolt is 32mm, so I went to supercrap and purchased a 32mm socket. Got home, jacked up the car, put axle stands under, got all my tools out, grabbed m creeper and slid under the car to do the oil change. Low and behold the damn front driveshaft is smack bang in the way of the plug. My big 1/2" drive just wouldn't fit in the space with the socket on it. So after much cursing I finally got a smaller 1/2" ratchet drive on with the socket (rubber mallet involved here :angel: ). Couldn't budge it. Took rubber sheath off ratchet drive, added length of bar for more purchase, had another go.Quote:
Originally Posted by Treads
3 cut and bruised fingers later, broken ratchet drive, ratchet drive and socket previously hammered into place now firmly stuck, bolt still tight :mad:
So after belting the crap outta the ratchet drive with a bar and mallet I got it and the socket off the bolt. At this point if the bloke who put that plug in so tight had dropped by for a chat, it would've been his last :bat: I was in a really good mood by now......
So I packed everything back up and drove over to the metal workshop at work on the bludge. Great, no-one there. I have the master keys so I had a ferret on my own. Was about to give up when I came across a massive ass 32mm combination open-end/ring jobbie.
Went home, 20mins later had completed the oil drop, and loaded the gearbox back up with valvoline 75/85 syn blend fluid and had it off the stands. It's always the way, bloody 20 min job turns into 2 hours of buggering around because some doofis decides to put a plug in with a breaker bar, when it's only supposed to have 30 ft/lb of torque on it :censored::soapbox::rulez:
Not happy jan
At least my list of things to do is getting shorter.... :angel: