So about half the stretch as the worn out ones you changed on the old engine?
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The Equinox "baby black"
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Other than media blast, the only thing I know to take the sludge is oven cleaner.
This pan is not 100% clean, but obviously way better and free of metal shavings.
So now, it's a FWD engine.
This pan is not 100% clean, but obviously way better and free of metal shavings.
So now, it's a FWD engine.
Pulling the engine out from the top was such a pain, I was ready to drop the cradle anyway for reassembly. For example, to unplug the crank sensor, you have to remove the exhaust so you can remove the rear motor mount so you can remove the heat shield over the harness. What I've done instead is remove the engine harness from the car and dress it on the engine stand.
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There are 5 different bolts for the bellhousing. Nice to sort this out with the engine out, vs climbing above and below trying bolts 6000 times.
The missing one is a long one shared with the engine mount bracket.
It fits kind of like this:
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Wow not an inch of space wasted in there
What surprised me going in is that the engine fit with all the accessories on the front, except the power steering pump, which I left in the car. This is nice because you have to remove the motor mount on that side to put the belt on.
Still have to bolt the torque converter, PS pump, 2 engine mounts, the starter, both cats, x-over pipe, install PCM and then fill fluids. I'm not sure if the battery is still any good, either.
Still have to bolt the torque converter, PS pump, 2 engine mounts, the starter, both cats, x-over pipe, install PCM and then fill fluids. I'm not sure if the battery is still any good, either.
That's a lot of work done, I hope your Daughter understands and appreciates your efforts.
I didn't have any of those press-in studs, so I just used one of the double-ended ones.
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It had a no-crank condition and I soon found no continuity from the relay to the starter
. That reminded me of the extra wires I found and cut to get the harness out. Somewhere, this car has a kill switch!
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It had a no-crank condition and I soon found no continuity from the relay to the starter
. That reminded me of the extra wires I found and cut to get the harness out. Somewhere, this car has a kill switch!View attachment 471824
For some reason, it won't let me upload the video of it running, so just imagine the DI clatter. I have to figure out why it's trimming fuel wrong, but it's nice to have driven it and sweep the floor (In the words of Alice Cooper "it's the little things.")
I don't know why, but the Torque App was labeling the O2 sensors 1,2,5,6. What's that supposed to mean? Anyway, on a hunch from watching the data, I checked the connectors on the two right bank (rear) O2 sensors and they're the same and very close together. I swapped them and then the PCM came to it's senses. (Nice poka-yoke!)
Runs nice! Fuel trims are looking good on the open road. Once I put the front clip and wheel liners back on, I should be on to the next project (i.e., more time on the other 3 already going on.)
Runs nice! Fuel trims are looking good on the open road. Once I put the front clip and wheel liners back on, I should be on to the next project (i.e., more time on the other 3 already going on.)
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Nice work, I think she needs to buy Dad a new tool or something for an appreciation gift...
No, we got a little and part of that time was warm weather, so from my end it was no action required. The central UP was forecasted at 30"+ snowpocalypse or something, but few places got more than a foot.
I set a precedent when I got my oldest into his first car for $400. Tranny was bad, but another one in the trunk (which turned out to work fine.) Needed tons of stuff, including new clutch, but worked OK after all that until a rod snapped. Probably had about $1200 in it when he sold it for $2k and I took that in exchange for my old econo-commuter that was worth a lot more. Of course I had to help fix that when he wasted that clutch, and so it goes.
I discourage them from going into debt on a car that may or may not last, for financial reasons and because MI insurance is so crooked and overpriced. The idea is you get a car that lets you afford saving for repairs/replacement while driving, a lost concept in America. Now used cars cost so much that you almost can't get something that drives under $5k and that takes a kid a long time to save and meanwhile the parents have to drive them to work 1000x.
If a new driver finances a car here, the insurance payment may be more than the car payment
