Car Enthusiast Club [Now Motorcycle friendly!] - First thread to 150k! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[JoaoPRSousa]

12 hours ago, gleetk said:

All forged carbon dash

 

Now that's something I've never heard of before.

[DANK_AS_gay]

9 hours ago, Bitter said:

Buy the spark plug extraction tool kit now, you'll need it. Squeak squeak crunch snap crackle pop, so much fun!

I saw that the best way to remove them was to turn the spark plugs back and forth 1/8th of a turn until it gets super easy to do, then carefully go all the way out after that. Making sure to apply liberal amounts of anti-seize, and applying dielectric grease to the spark plugs when putting them back in. Actually, that's how Ford says to do it.

[Bitter]

21 minutes ago, DANK_AS_gay said:

I saw that the best way to remove them was to turn the spark plugs back and forth 1/8th of a turn until it gets super easy to do, then carefully go all the way out after that.

Not at those miles if they're original. They'll snap. I've tried all the tricks and only once or twice has one come out not in multiple parts. If you buy the tool now you'll already have it and just get the job done rather than waiting a few days with a broken truck.

[caraboose]

+1 on the plug extractors. 
I had a 4.6 in my Mustang. What a total pain in the ass it was when they kept breaking. 

[bcredeur97]

On 3/7/2022 at 7:26 PM, Bitter said:

I forgot the update USB in her car and I guess it updated when she went to an appointment today, so that's good. Didn't have it set to run the Gracenote portion so I'll do that tomorrow.

Sweet, sweet, success

[Bitter]

1 hour ago, bcredeur97 said:

Sweet, sweet, success

Just need to figure out how to get Android Auto to not default to maps every time? She'd rather have it on the home screen by default. A problem for another night though.

[vetali]

14 hours ago, DANK_AS_gay said:

I saw that the best way to remove them was to turn the spark plugs back and forth 1/8th of a turn until it gets super easy to do, then carefully go all the way out after that. Making sure to apply liberal amounts of anti-seize, and applying dielectric grease to the spark plugs when putting them back in. Actually, that's how Ford says to do it.

At 160k you probably already have the revised one piece plug in there. I wouldn't worry. I haven't broke any and I just get the motor hot and impact them out with my air 3/8. I don't put any antisieze on them going back on. Heat turns it into chalk, which then has the opposite effect that it should have.

[Bitter]

32 minutes ago, vetali said:

At 160k you probably already have the revised one piece plug in there. I wouldn't worry. I haven't broke any and I just get the motor hot and impact them out with my air 3/8. I don't put any antisieze on them going back on. Heat turns it into chalk, which then has the opposite effect that it should have.

My experience with the 5.4 3V and pickups in general is people don't fix them until they're broken. I've yet to see a one piece plug that I didn't install.

Also the 3V has those juicy timing and VVT problems and 160K is prime time to start seeing that crop up regardless of how well it was cared for.

[DANK_AS_gay]

10 hours ago, vetali said:

At 160k you probably already have the revised one piece plug in there. I wouldn't worry. I haven't broke any and I just get the motor hot and impact them out with my air 3/8. I don't put any antisieze on them going back on. Heat turns it into chalk, which then has the opposite effect that it should have.

Yeah, This truck was well taken care of for the first 3/4ths of its life, but the second owner treated it like a piece of trash. I am gonna be safe and go slow and steady. By slow I mean 20 mins per plug slow. Thanks for the tip with the anti-seize though, that's something I would have to learn with experience. Where would I find the revised one piece plugs?

[DANK_AS_gay]

10 hours ago, Bitter said:

My experience with the 5.4 3V and pickups in general is people don't fix them until they're broken. I've yet to see a one piece plug that I didn't install.

Also the 3V has those juicy timing and VVT problems and 160K is prime time to start seeing that crop up regardless of how well it was cared for.

Planning on replacing the sensor, since the timing chain is fine. I'm also gonna do a 5k oil interval until I can get enough time and money to replace the oil pump with a high flow aftermarket one to prevent further damage. I'm also going to get a nice oil filter with flow back protection or whatever that is called to keep the oil in the engine.

[DANK_AS_gay]

10 hours ago, vetali said:

At 160k you probably already have the revised one piece plug in there. I wouldn't worry. I haven't broke any and I just get the motor hot and impact them out with my air 3/8. I don't put any antisieze on them going back on. Heat turns it into chalk, which then has the opposite effect that it should have.

 

I keep getting conflicting reports. Anti-seize or no? Which brand of spark plugs? How do I remove them?

I have found literally the two opposites for all of these questions, and I don't know what to do.

[iDeFecZx]

3 hours ago, DANK_AS_gay said:

How do I remove them?

Dugga dugga gun and send it

[Bitter]

It's ok, Ford didn't know what it's doing either.

[iDeFecZx]

23 minutes ago, Bitter said:

It's ok, Ford didn't know what it's doing either.

Do any brands know these days?

 

Also, fun day for me

VAG TFSI thermostat housing/water pump unit being a leaky boi

[Bitter]

15 minutes ago, iDeFecZx said:

Do any brands know these days?

 

Also, fun day for me

VAG TFSI thermostat housing/water pump unit being a leaky boi

Try that on a longitudinal mounted engine lol. I've done both, RWD mounted engine is a little harder but doable. I don't pull the intake manifold, just have tiny arms and tools I guess.

How about that reverse thread bolt on the balance shaft tho!?

 

If I pulled the intake I'd see how carboned the intake valves are and I just don't even want to know on these cars. Just put the blinders on and get done what they came for with some of these cars ya kno?

[iDeFecZx]

11 minutes ago, Bitter said:

How about that reverse thread bolt on the balance shaft tho!?

For the belt? Popped the belt off with a screwdriver and then refitted the water pump seperate to the thermostat housing. Belt round the pulley first then it all bolts straight up. 

 

This is the first one I'd done hence pulling the intake just so I could see the unit. Wasnt a bad job tbf. I'd say a solid 7/10

[Bitter]

19 minutes ago, iDeFecZx said:

For the belt? Popped the belt off with a screwdriver and then refitted the water pump seperate to the thermostat housing. Belt round the pulley first then it all bolts straight up. 

 

This is the first one I'd done hence pulling the intake just so I could see the unit. Wasnt a bad job tbf. I'd say a solid 7/10

Did you replace that little union pipe?

https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-volkswagen-audi-parts/union-with-seals/06h121131c/

I guess there's aftermarket metal ones too. By the time we see them the plastic is looking pretty brown and getting soft so we always replace them. Ok to just re-oring them if they're in good shape.

[iDeFecZx]

2 minutes ago, Bitter said:

Did you replace that little union pipe?

https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-volkswagen-audi-parts/union-with-seals/06h121131c/

I guess there's aftermarket metal ones too. By the time we see them the plastic is looking pretty brown and getting soft so we always replace them. Ok to just re-oring them if they're in good shape.

Yeah, surprisingly annoying little bastard that

[Bitter]

3 minutes ago, iDeFecZx said:

Yeah, surprisingly annoying little bastard that

Always stuck and then never stay in place.

[iDeFecZx]

4 minutes ago, Bitter said:

Always stuck and then never stay in place.

I coated the new one in some all purpose grease and after a few attempts it stuck in fine. Was told thats the bit to worry about leaking afterwards cause of how shit they are 

[bcredeur97]

6 hours ago, iDeFecZx said:

I coated the new one in some all purpose grease and after a few attempts it stuck in fine. Was told thats the bit to worry about leaking afterwards cause of how shit they are 

No like dis fein German engineering? Lol 

[TVwazhere]

$4.99/gal for premium here in NY. 

 

Also just got Micheline PS4sDT1's to replace the original Pilot Sports.  DT! is their "differential tread" that costs $10/tire more, wasn't gonna pay it when it was $20/tire more but then the non DT!'s went back up and meh.

 

Problem is I'm now running summer tires and it decided to snow about 2" yesterday Roads are clear at least and the drive into work was BEAUTFUL. But with these gas prices i'ma start working remote more. 

[18358414]

I've got a 20 year old Volks sedan with a dead battery, needs new tires, and the timing belt should probably be replaced soon, and I have no idea how bad the trans is (but it doesn't accelerate uphill).  There's a bit of rust near the glowplugs, but I can still get them out easily enough.  This year the radiator cracked and a few years ago I had to do the serpentine belt and alternator.  Is it worth it to keep stringing this thing along or should I bite the bullet and get a newer vehicle?  For reference, this thing's been getting 39MPG (diesel) lately and gets driven about 700km/month.

[Bitter]

You've all seen naked motorcycles, right? Hot new trend coming in....naked cars!

[MultiGamerClub]

Why are so many people against white rims on a white colored car?

 

Been thinking of getting rims thwt only has 5 arms/support around the rim inside in white, but people are so against it haha

 

Its my car so I'll do what I want regardless, just trying to find out why so many people don't like it

 

Seeing Japanese cars with their same colored car wants me to put 20inch rims on my own Volvo V70.

 

Maybe in due time lower or get coil overs, don't care if my car is 2016.

 

I'm writing this as I'm on my 150k service for the car so, mostly just checking and switching/getting new oil.

 

0w-20 seems to be more rare than I thought