Recent content by joshuawes1984

I've never been so excited about.. A funnel. My wife's car, a 2008 Nissan Sentra is notoriously hard to bleed the cooling system. Obviously, I wasn't looking forward to this debacle a few months ago when it came time to do a coolant flush and replace the thermostat. I'd see the "burping" - "no...

2003 Dodge Durango, 4.7L V8. 369,990 SuperTech 5W30 Full Syn, High Milage Wix Pro-Tec

Another update, finally resolved. The culprit all this time was the AC compressor. What tipped me off is that both high and low side pressures were low, with the correct R134a charge. Overcharging the system slightly resulted in slightly higher pressures - and masked the problem of a weak...

I've poured simple green in my 6.0 Powerstroke's cooling system when doing a flush. Whole gallon jug of simple green, filled the rest up with tap water, and ran it up to temp. Then dump and flush, flush, flush, flush, flush and flush some more before the refill. Amazed me what came out.

Just an update, I think I found the problem. Number one, the manifold gauges that I *had* likely were not accurate. I discovered this by buying a new set from HF (they were on sale!) and comparing readings. I decided then to just start from scratch and completely re-evacuate and re-recharge...

Is there any possible way to locate an AC system leak **without** pressurizing the system? I have a leak obviously, so I began replacing various o-rings in an attempt to repair it. Pulled a quick "test" vac on the system, and it would not hold vacuum. I really don't want to inject dye and...

There isn't one, unless I'm missing where it's located.

I have a 2011 Fusion with the 6F35. I am able to monitor transmissionmission temperature with my SCT tuning device. What is the normal transmissionmission temperature range for the 6F35? At what temperature is it recommended to stop and allow it to cool? Presently I'm running 185-190 coolant...

I have a 2008 Nissan Sentra, 164K on the clock, and I am having some AC issues that I'm trying to get lined out. I have owned the car since new in 2008 and the AC has always worked well up until recently. The problems began with the airflow from the vents gradually decreasing the longer the...