How It's Going

jeffpritchard · 05-15-2010, 09:24 PM

So, the car is being really good to me so far. I've changed the thermostat, flushed the cooling system, and replaced a after-market valve in the heater hose. Got it up on ramps right now, going to change the oil again as soon as it gets a little cooler.

The problems I've come across so far are:

The big rubber hose section between the mass air flow sensor and the turbo has a crack from the turbo to one of the little pipes that connects to it. Anyone know what this piece is called, and any idea where I can get another one? I'll duct tape it in the meantime.

The car can't go above 40 lbs of oil pressure. I can add more oil, and it will very briefly go above, then back down by the time I've driven a couple miles. It does stay about 20 lbs. Obviously the engine is leaking a whole lot of oil. The sides are covered in oil. After adding a quart last night, I got some nice smoke coming out from under the turbo somewhere, but it's since stopped. So, when I'm under it this afternoon, I'll clean off all the oil I can so I can get a pretty good idea of where it's leaking from. Hopefully it's a seal thats easy to get to?

Oh, anyone know the easiest way to pull a spark plug? Looks like either disconnect the heater hose or the throttle? Oh, looking around, looks like the throttle body's the easiest piece to remove.

And I want to replace the head gasket, easy enough to find, but what bolts do I use?

05-15-2010, 09:24 PM	#1
jeffpritchard Stock Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 7	How It's Going So, the car is being really good to me so far. I've changed the thermostat, flushed the cooling system, and replaced a after-market valve in the heater hose. Got it up on ramps right now, going to change the oil again as soon as it gets a little cooler. The problems I've come across so far are: The big rubber hose section between the mass air flow sensor and the turbo has a crack from the turbo to one of the little pipes that connects to it. Anyone know what this piece is called, and any idea where I can get another one? I'll duct tape it in the meantime. The car can't go above 40 lbs of oil pressure. I can add more oil, and it will very briefly go above, then back down by the time I've driven a couple miles. It does stay about 20 lbs. Obviously the engine is leaking a whole lot of oil. The sides are covered in oil. After adding a quart last night, I got some nice smoke coming out from under the turbo somewhere, but it's since stopped. So, when I'm under it this afternoon, I'll clean off all the oil I can so I can get a pretty good idea of where it's leaking from. Hopefully it's a seal thats easy to get to? Oh, anyone know the easiest way to pull a spark plug? Looks like either disconnect the heater hose or the throttle? Oh, looking around, looks like the throttle body's the easiest piece to remove. And I want to replace the head gasket, easy enough to find, but what bolts do I use? Last edited by jeffpritchard; 05-15-2010 at 09:35 PM.