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Replaced my valve cover gaskets and spark plugs since there was a little bit of oil in the spark plug tube of #5.
I noticed (what seemed to me) a good amount of blow by residue in the plenum.
131K miles on it, and I doubt it's ever been cleaned before so this might be normal. I didn't notice any residue in the inside of the TB so I don't think there's a problem with the PCV on the driver's side leading to the intake. I also haven't noticed a large amount of oil consumption between changes. I cleaned everything really well and re-installed.
I'm going to open it up again in a couple thousand miles to see if there's anything new. I might install a catch can at that point to see if that clears things up. The passenger side came with a new PCV valve, so that could also be the culprit.
That is a lot of oil of the upper plenum. It could be from the oil/gas suspended in the air from the pcv system clinging to the upper. After 85k miles (early last year) I didn't have build up like that. I had a little on the lower but not much, like yours.
Parked the G for the winter, surprisingly the Sierra 2500HD fired right up even though I only started it once this year so far. My winter plans are to tear the transmission back off and replace that rear main seal and the contaminated clutch, I just don't feel like doing any car repairs right now so it'll have to wait.
Parked the G for the winter, surprisingly the Sierra 2500HD fired right up even though I only started it once this year so far. My winter plans are to tear the transmission back off and replace that rear main seal and the contaminated clutch, I just don't feel like doing any car repairs right now so it'll have to wait.
Most likely it's the half moon seal that's leaking.
But since you're in there, may as well do both.
04 6mt Coupe - motordyne 5/16 ART pipes TDX2; KWv2; Hotchkiss; custom seats.
Spent the day doing some fluid maintenance and clearing the headlights on my mom's m45. Took it out for a spirited drive after and have been reading up on vk45 swaps ever since.
Spent the day doing some fluid maintenance and clearing the headlights on my mom's m45. Took it out for a spirited drive after and have been reading up on vk45 swaps ever since.
Those things are super rare compared to the Gs, there are a total of zero on craiglist within 300 miles of where I am. How do they handle compared to the Gs?
04 6mt Coupe - motordyne 5/16 ART pipes TDX2; KWv2; Hotchkiss; custom seats.
Originally Posted by cswlightning
Those things are super rare compared to the Gs, there are a total of zero on craiglist within 300 miles of where I am. How do they handle compared to the Gs?
The M is heavier and the center of gravity seems higher, which I def feel in the bendies...reminds me a bit of driving an FX vs a G. I find myself fighting the Auto Trans, even in manual shift mode, which is why I would like to swap engines with my mom (who would never notice). That and I sense that the vk has more potential...like the VH45, but maybe(?) with more support than that lovely old fart...not that this is a real thought, it's just mental gymnastics, really...because I don't have the scrap, space, or time to do any engine build/swap right now.
I did notice my lead foot gave me an average of 6 mpg for my trip, which is probably optimistic with some stop-go traffic on either side of the fun bits.
04 6mt Coupe - motordyne 5/16 ART pipes TDX2; KWv2; Hotchkiss; custom seats.
Yeah. According to the computer, mom's avg mpg is 22, all-city...but she drives like she is moving expensive crystal with untethered bowling ***** and literally puts like 3k on the car a year. I'm the idiot killing the environs trying to move ms.fatbooty (what I call my car) to get around her.
My car was parked 3 days on a slight incline. I rolled it to even ground to check the oil, about 1 min before starting it. I started it and OMG it knocked and ran rough, smoke came from the bay, I shut if off to hopefully to let oil circulate more. I checked the dipstick again and the entire stick had oil along it. I waited another minute or so and turned it over a few times and it wudnt start, it was blown for about another minute; sound like it lost all compression. It finally starting normally and seems well now.
I guess the oil didn't have enough time to circulate after rolling it back and I dry started the hell out of it?
04 6mt Coupe - motordyne 5/16 ART pipes TDX2; KWv2; Hotchkiss; custom seats.
Ms fatbooty got an alignment. Tires are wearing even, somehow (toe was the only thing in spec on all four)...but I have to get some adjustables for the rear to get it back to good on stock height. Boo. Might as well shop to drop her a bit, I guess.
Did a brake fluid replacement today. I originally had bought a HF vacuum bleeder that connects to an air compressor but for best results, apparently you need a powerful compressor with 5+ CFM and my 8-gallon compressor doesn't have anywhere near that so I returned it and got a MityVac 8000 instead. Everything seemed to go well although I was expecting to remove/replace a bit more fluid. I actually bought a quart bottle plus a half-quart bottle but only ended up using ~500ml. The MityVac comes with a small bottle, around 200ml (??), that the old fluid is drawn into and we never filled it at each wheel. The first wheel, the furthest from the master cylinder, we got close but there was clean, clear fluid already coming out at that point. The remaining wheels only got ~100ml out of each. The important thing is that it was drawing clean fluid.
Started it up to check pedal pressure but I had forgotten to re-engage the ABS module, which triggered the ABS light on the dash. Fixed that and took it for a drive after "feeling" out the brake pedal pressure in the driveway. Feels good. I think a placebo effect was going on as I wanted to say it felt better and maybe it did slightly. Definitely wasn't a "Whoa, this feels so much better" situation !
