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10.5 quarts!, working on the 6 |
Johny Blackstain |
Mar 10 2007, 07:20 PM
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Walnut Elite Stratocaster player Group: Members Posts: 3,434 Joined: 5-December 06 From: The Shenandoah River Member No.: 7,318 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
It was a lovely day today in Rockville MD., so I took advantage of the situation & decided to get some work done on the 6, as well as explore her little better. The only surprise was a good one... no additional rust discovered & I have a "K&H dialable" brake proportioning valve installed. The PO told me it was time for an oil change & I had scored a genuine owners manual for the 6 on eBay & had been reading. Nine & a half quarts every 3k mi. & the tranny every 6k mi.? I wanted a fresh start so I did both. The engine took me 10.5 quarts... I don't have a 2.0 I have a 2.7... I hope that's normal. Changed the filter & cleaned out the strainer... all looked clean or no debris. Bottom of the engine looked dirty though, I think I'm leaking from the strainer & the oil cooler... I will be investigating. I ploped a full 3 into the tranny & got the plug in while it was still gushing out. While I was down there I decided to install a rear sway bar. When I purchased the car I noticed it used to have a rear sway bar but it had been removed for some reason. This made installation a snap. Hardest thing to do was take off the muffler... it is big & somewhat heavy. Tomorrow I clean out the air filters, lube my linkages & am going to check the plugs to see how they are. After that... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) . I find myself enjoying working on her a little too much & really need to drive instead (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) !
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Racing916 |
Mar 11 2007, 08:43 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 341 Joined: 16-October 04 From: Binghamton, NY Member No.: 2,959 Region Association: North East States |
Johny,
Are you going to the Hershey, PA swap meet? Every year there is a guy who sells Mahle oil filters for $7.00 to $8.00 a piece. I usually pick up my year supply than. If you can wait Hershey is only a month away. Steve |
Johny Blackstain |
Mar 11 2007, 11:38 AM
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Walnut Elite Stratocaster player Group: Members Posts: 3,434 Joined: 5-December 06 From: The Shenandoah River Member No.: 7,318 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Johny, Are you going to the Hershey, PA swap meet? Every year there is a guy who sells Mahle oil filters for $7.00 to $8.00 a piece. I usually pick up my year supply than. If you can wait Hershey is only a month away. Steve I've never been, am trying very hard to go this year & that's good to know, thanks. I use K&N oil filters on the 4 & was shocked, yet not surprised, that there are none for the six. In reading everyone's replies to my simple oil change I think I discovered why I overfilled my engine... the dip stick. The stick on the 6 rests inside the mouth of the oil tank. It's made from one piece of metal that was looped over on one end to make a finger hold. Where the rod ends, after the loop & back onto it'self, it gets hung up on the rim of the retaining tube where it lives. I squeezed it together & shoved it all the way into the tube & voila... I'm 1/2qt over. Oh well, it's not like she's not messy already w/ leaks from the strainer & stock cooler. Another thing I realized is how much room I have to work on the engine down there. While lying under the car & looking up I realized why there is so much room... headers. So there I was last January, driving the car & freezing my a** off dreaming about Patrick Motorsports complete SS exhaust system for the six. When I say dreaming I mean $2500.00 + shipping. Yesterday I realized that if I put the heat back in I loose all that wonderful, lightweight working room. Crap! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool_shades.gif) |
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