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bmw dont make jeeps?
What are you working on today?
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what?
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I will probably have to do shocks at some point soon. One of mine is slightly seeping.
I'm exhausted from working on cars
Rear shocks are really easy on these cars. I've done a few of them, and it is always worth it to get the kit that comes with all the bushings, hardware, and shock boots since that stuff has usually crumbled from age by now. I went with the Sachs on mine that it came with from the factory, thought about the Bilstein upgraded ones, but wanted to keep my factory ride.
Layers of flat rocks and then when nearly deep enough I ran into a pipe so I had to start over again
AutoMechanic
Site Donor 2025
Absolutely nothing for once lol. Will be working on stuff tomorrow just today was a chill baseball and antique store day. And beer day lol. I did raise the hood on two vehicles just to check oil and other fluids which I don’t really consider that working on something. Tomorrow we are going to my Uncle Jack’s house to change the oil in his 2019 Ram 1500 Tradesman with the 3.6 in it. Already got the supplies. It’s a 2019 with 12,000 miles. If it didn’t have the V6 in it I’d be charging him a heck of a lot more I hate the V8 engine oil changes on those they suck majorly especially without a lift.
Trying to re-flow the solder joints in a dual flasher relay for a Jeep WJ. The left flashers are only working intermittently.
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2 of my 3 Volvos used sachs, and they were the best riding cars I’ve had. What does sachs do differently?
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Not sure ilike these clamps but if they work, they work.
Two days, battling heat and then the rain on Friday.
Replaced the oil pump and pickup tube on the 2008 Chevy Silverado 5.3 V8. My mom went to use it after the head gasket replacement and wham! No oil pressure! Was it that goofy sensor that fails and is on the back of the engine near the firewall? No with the noise I heard. She ran it for mere seconds so it was salvageable.
It’s 4WD so it means pulling a cross member, front driveshaft, front differential, dropping the steering rack and removing a thousand 10mm pan bolts. Then, moved to the timing cover which necessitates pulling the water pump, both belts, tensioners, the radiator fan assembly, and the harmonic balancer. Which does not want to leave.
Finally got the old pump off and took it apart to examine it. I had a new one so my analysis was simply to see what happened. It seemed fine so that was puzzling. I installed the new one, put a new timing cover gasket on, new front seal, mounted the harmonic balancer with some luck and precision impacts with no issue. Not standard procedure to mount it, I know.
Put it all back together despite rain and greasy water getting on me, trying to get into my eyes and mouth. Finally put it together enough to test start to check oil pressure. No coolant yet so it had to be quick.
That two seconds of no oil pressure while it built was scary, but then it leaped up to about 60 psi. Success!
I figure the old oil pump was worn enough that the inner rotor was slipping past the outer rotor lobe and thus no pump action.
Now begins the installation of the diff, pushing the steering rack back and remounting the cross member. Then I’ll vacuum fill the coolant.
Rough couple of days.
Next: my nephew’s Crown Vic has a big oil leak from the oil cooler line. Need to see if I can grab some new line and fix it.
Replaced the oil pump and pickup tube on the 2008 Chevy Silverado 5.3 V8. My mom went to use it after the head gasket replacement and wham! No oil pressure! Was it that goofy sensor that fails and is on the back of the engine near the firewall? No with the noise I heard. She ran it for mere seconds so it was salvageable.
It’s 4WD so it means pulling a cross member, front driveshaft, front differential, dropping the steering rack and removing a thousand 10mm pan bolts. Then, moved to the timing cover which necessitates pulling the water pump, both belts, tensioners, the radiator fan assembly, and the harmonic balancer. Which does not want to leave.
Finally got the old pump off and took it apart to examine it. I had a new one so my analysis was simply to see what happened. It seemed fine so that was puzzling. I installed the new one, put a new timing cover gasket on, new front seal, mounted the harmonic balancer with some luck and precision impacts with no issue. Not standard procedure to mount it, I know.
Put it all back together despite rain and greasy water getting on me, trying to get into my eyes and mouth. Finally put it together enough to test start to check oil pressure. No coolant yet so it had to be quick.
That two seconds of no oil pressure while it built was scary, but then it leaped up to about 60 psi. Success!
I figure the old oil pump was worn enough that the inner rotor was slipping past the outer rotor lobe and thus no pump action.
Now begins the installation of the diff, pushing the steering rack back and remounting the cross member. Then I’ll vacuum fill the coolant.
Rough couple of days.
Next: my nephew’s Crown Vic has a big oil leak from the oil cooler line. Need to see if I can grab some new line and fix it.
Rotating the tires on the Durango, adjusting the tire pressure, topping off the coolant bottle & washer fluid. Teaching the nine y/o how to vacuum out the vehicle while I scrub the floor mats with soap. Wiping down the interior with cleaner.
Vacuuming out the truck, scrubbing the mats and wiping down the interior.
Then having a cold beer
Vacuuming out the truck, scrubbing the mats and wiping down the interior.
Then having a cold beer
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Fuel injectors on my 91 YJ forgot to take pics of crud in injection port. New injectors are 19 lb, 4 hole design in lieu of single hole. Some say they are better, but my YJ has 280K on it, and they are factory, so who knows, got them on a good deal i suppose.
Next up, plugs and wires on the daughters 2004 Tahoe Z71,
Next up, plugs and wires on the daughters 2004 Tahoe Z71,
Hermann
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Getting ready for a trip on Tuesday. Gonna be hot. 
It's been braced/reinforced using This kit, Along with some stiffeners welded-in on the front crossmember, Here's the stock frame that I removed......
Maintenance on the Grand Am.
Plugs and wires,
Air and breather filters,
Fuel filter,
EGR valve,
Plugs and wires,
Air and breather filters,
Fuel filter,
EGR valve,
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WON the battle with the small hose! Looks like a cool trick, and probably is.. My car does not have the "tension clamps" so maybe that is why it was so difficult. (The small hose to the throttle body. Not sure why they have it like that, coolant-cooled TB.)
I am working on helping my very sick lady friend rewrite her will.