Recent content by Zef

This is a problem entirely of my own making - I was careless in tool usage. I feel somewhat stupid about it, but heck it's a fantastic learning opportunity. Removed the crank pulley this morning and it came "off" a little easier than expected 🤣 Any ideas how to get the rest out? I'm not sure...

Hi My radiator and fan are off the vehicle and I'm looking for things to do with the wide open space (another thread). My power steering pulley seems to have a bearing going bad. I can wiggle it back and forth - I assume this is not expected behavior? And the spin is a little grinding. My...

Hi Replacing my radiator and I'm looking for advice on what else to do for preventative maintenance while I'm in there. Got the radiator, fan, thermostat, and water pump removed - so lots of room to do other stuff. So far on my list: - Radiator - Thermostat and housing - Coolant temperature...

Hi, quick question: I've got a stick shift. Replacing the radiator and the extra holes for auto transmission cooling are not blocked off. I assume I can leave it this way? On auto they're used for atf, not coolant? If this is correct I'll just RTV the rubber plugs it came with into place to...

Hi, I'm doing some maintenance on a new to me 2004 X. So far I've encountered a few head scratching "Why did they do that?" engineering/design decisions. I figured I'd start a list just for fun. I'll update it as I go along. If one already exists just point me to it and I'll move this there...