The Mud Pit > Wrenching
XJ Refurb
PaulW:
--- Quote from: kirksjeep on August 02, 2009, 04:08:47 AM ---The O-ring change went surprisingly easy. I pulled the oil filter, and covered it up since I was going to re-use it. I punched the bit out of the socket and used a 10mm wrench over the bit and an old lacrosse pole over the wrench to break it loose. Once loose I used a 10mm ratchet wrench to pull it all the way out.
The large o-ring that seals the adaptor to the block was hard as a rock and completly flat. The o-rings on the bolt looked ok, but since new ones came in the kit I replaced them too. Before I put everything back on I cleaned everything real well and then bolted everything back up. I added a little oil to make up for the little bit that came out when pulling the filter off.
I took the Jeep for a test drive, to check and see how it worked. The temp gauge never even made it to 210, so it looks like the overheating problem is fixed. When I got back from the 15 min test drive, the first thing I noticed was no buring oil smell. ;) I crawled under the Jeep and couldn't find any oil leaking at all. I'm going to keep a close eye for leaks but with a little luck the rear main seal is ok and the oil filter adaptor was the leaking so much oil that it made it look like a rear main seal. I doubt I'll get that lucky, but it has cut the leak down significantly.
I also added my "Mall Crawler" sticker.
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When I get my 4wd switch tuesday, want to go out for some stock truck wheeling?? stock makes it so much more fun :D
kirksjeep:
--- Quote from: PaulW on August 02, 2009, 03:01:00 PM ---
When I get my 4wd switch tuesday, want to go out for some stock truck wheeling?? stock makes it so much more fun :D
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Sorry, trying to keep this one working. This Mall Crawler will only see 4wd when it snows.
PaulW:
--- Quote from: kirksjeep on August 02, 2009, 08:27:39 PM ---
--- Quote from: PaulW on August 02, 2009, 03:01:00 PM ---
When I get my 4wd switch tuesday, want to go out for some stock truck wheeling?? stock makes it so much more fun :D
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Sorry, trying to keep this one working. This Mall Crawler will only see 4wd when it snows.
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i can feel ya on that.
reptile610:
i'll do it! but it's gotta be kinda light wheeling cause i plan on either tuesday or wednseday driving it down to nj for the long trip to hawaii.
PaulW:
--- Quote from: reptile610 on August 03, 2009, 12:01:56 AM ---i'll do it! but it's gotta be kinda light wheeling cause i plan on either tuesday or wednseday driving it down to nj for the long trip to hawaii.
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you've already conquered all of the trails at the mall though
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