Pics, vid’s… we need em!
Why?
Using 2qts/oil every month and less than 700mi driven. 240,000mi engine and clitter catters a lot on startup. Oh, won't pass smog...wonder why. Once out on the stand, I'll take a cover off just to peek inside. I can tell A LOT of hands have been in here due to the many different connectors/clamps/etc. that have been used. Still had the original radiator hoses and 26yrs old. Forgot to mention it's a 2000 and has one of the skinniest radiator cores I've seen!
K member not a bad time, but put some forward thinking into any plans for front suspension changes/upgrades. Combo’s limit what you can and cannot do as I’m sure you’re aware
This car will more than likely get a turbo. The UPR was what I was going to put in as I still have not come up with a clean way to get intercooler pipes back to the engine bay with a rear mounted turbo. It already has tubular front and rear control arms with coil overs. It would be a pre plan for the On3 kit or ease of dealing with these damn long tubes.
I hope you mean you dropped the subframe then pulled the headers and not the heads! I have to do that with mine now even with a separate bell housing. LT's just hug it too tight.
6-speed? How big of a job was this? I just turned over 110k in my '16 so thinking it could probably use it.
Oh, I pulled the whole effing heads off!! This engine is toast and being replaced. Zero fucks were given as I was trying to find the easiest way. Finally ended up dropping the k member which I should have done on day one, lol.
Yes Sir. Way easy. Like 20ish 8mm bolts and it comes off. I used 5qts of Motorcraft LV, but I bought 6 as I wanted to drive it around for a week and check fluid again. I also dropped a thing of Motorcraft Friction modifier in it as there was a TSB or something that mentioned if you have any torque converter shutter that it will help. The whole thing defiantly helped as it feels so much more smooth. Especially in Tow and Sport modes. I used these two videos as "guides" before I started. I used my race ramps to give me a little extra room under the truck. Also used a large plastic bin made for wrapping paper to catch the fluid since it comes down in a wide as pattern. About an hour of actual work from parking on the ramps to driving back off with a 30 minute dinner break in the middle. I let it long drain and let the pan dry as I was eating dinner.
Awesome thank you - this doesn't look too bad. How many miles do you have out of curiosity? I've not noticed anything weird from the trans, but this can't hurt.
