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Monday, 22 July 2019
Sunday, 21 July 2019
quadruple leaking : Coolant / Power steering / Transmission / Engine
It has been a while. Basicly busy with other cars and other things. And now it's holiday season. So not much will happen coming weeks either.
By now I noticed there is still a small coolant leakage. I hope it's not the radiator itself but I suspect the lower hose connection at both ends. It's such a hassle to inspect and reach the hoseclamps now everything is build up.
Another items I need to tackle is the steering rack oil leakage. Which I more or less now identified by this video. It's a great tutorial made by "living with a classic". A channel I already promoted earlier on this blog.
Whille at it, I also need to reconsider to replace the transmission oil. Despite the oil used looks fresh the filter like has not been replaced recently. Besides there are small oil drops at the pan indicating the gasket is in need of replacement as well. Again a great tutorial video is released by the same guy:
And last but not least I need to consider to replace the motor oil as well. Well, mostly because of some oil drops at the pan, indicating this gasket needs replacement as well. Again this shouldn't be an overcomplicated job. But once more, a supportive video is available
Despite this all might look like "straightforward" jobs I'm impressed how he managed all of this without a car lift. It's all done laying on the floor. And on top of that he nicely films the activity and creates great small video releases. Something that should not be underestimated as that takes up quite a bit of time as well. Besides it's nicely and clearly presented in well spoken English.
Another reason why I'm moving at a slow pace is that I'm saving up for a car lift but maybe I need to consider to work in the same fashion as this guy. Then again, I don't fancy it though. And since I have other cars as well this comes in so nice. I really need to rethink my options and how to spend my money wisely.
For now enjoy this Youtube channel, Living with a classic:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyxaZ4U7122r_aA66Y7MYnA
By now I noticed there is still a small coolant leakage. I hope it's not the radiator itself but I suspect the lower hose connection at both ends. It's such a hassle to inspect and reach the hoseclamps now everything is build up.
Another items I need to tackle is the steering rack oil leakage. Which I more or less now identified by this video. It's a great tutorial made by "living with a classic". A channel I already promoted earlier on this blog.
Whille at it, I also need to reconsider to replace the transmission oil. Despite the oil used looks fresh the filter like has not been replaced recently. Besides there are small oil drops at the pan indicating the gasket is in need of replacement as well. Again a great tutorial video is released by the same guy:
And last but not least I need to consider to replace the motor oil as well. Well, mostly because of some oil drops at the pan, indicating this gasket needs replacement as well. Again this shouldn't be an overcomplicated job. But once more, a supportive video is available
Despite this all might look like "straightforward" jobs I'm impressed how he managed all of this without a car lift. It's all done laying on the floor. And on top of that he nicely films the activity and creates great small video releases. Something that should not be underestimated as that takes up quite a bit of time as well. Besides it's nicely and clearly presented in well spoken English.
Another reason why I'm moving at a slow pace is that I'm saving up for a car lift but maybe I need to consider to work in the same fashion as this guy. Then again, I don't fancy it though. And since I have other cars as well this comes in so nice. I really need to rethink my options and how to spend my money wisely.
For now enjoy this Youtube channel, Living with a classic:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyxaZ4U7122r_aA66Y7MYnA
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