Recent content by 04allstock

They did not remove the engine. Maybe just used a screw driver? They seem confident its in the low end, but it doesnt sound like the low end to me. The price tag keeps increasing as a crate is becoming less and less likely. Im looking at close to 10 Gs with shipping, now.

Actually I was wrong again. I found my title, I bought it in 2014, so about 11k a year. Still not good, I know... I f*ed up, what can I say? Good news is, it won't happen again :)!

So I just got back from the shop. They gave me an estimate of about 8 grand including crate engine, new oil cooler and radiator and labor. This is getting ridiculous. Anyone got any better ideas?

Rubber, I think I was able to find it by searching. Thank you, though.

Silver, I bought it used with very low miles in 2015 or 16. I put 90k on it since then, so yeah pretty much. I actually decided to change the trans fluid shortly after I got it after reading some stuff on here. Not sure I needed to though. I tried going to xpertech right up the road from...

Rubber, thanks for the tip. I just left a message for Marty. Hopefully he'll call me back soon.

I was wrong. It's got 138k on it now. So that means I've put about 13k/yr on it. I probably should change the oil more often, huh?

I think I'm around 160k. I change the oil once a year. I just changed it last week, but that was a bit early. I typically change the oils in my cars in the fall once it cools off a bit. The clicking sound was minor at first, and I thought it might be fixed with some new oil, but the sound got...

Thank you RacerX. Why would the shop tell me they can't rebuild it?

I got a mechanic telling me I need a new motor. "Deep rod bearing" were his exact words. He said a rebuild isn't an option because there's no good machine shops, or something... Somehow I ran it dry just about a month before my oil change. I noticed a clicking sound coming from the motor and...

Thanks, dudes.

Couldn't find this anywhere. I'd like to get my engine bay looking fresh like when I bought it. What are the dos and donts?

Okay. I replaced the blend door motor and have regained control of the temperature. I hate to chalk it up to coincidence that the blend door motor just happened to go bad the second I replaced the o-rings in the EATC, but whatever. Fan speed is still touchy. I have control from mid-high fan...

Good to know. Would an upside down plunger cause blend door issues like the one I described? What is the best way to know the plungers and everything are in correctly? Is there a diagram somewhere?

Yes, I removed the spring and plunger on all four, and replaced the o-ring with a red silicone o-ring with dielectric grease. Maybe was in reference to if I put it all back together correctly, though I'm pretty sure I did.