vtl, Do you know the viscosity of Mobil 3309? Thanks for your explanation of viscosity numbers and impact on the transmission. volvolugnut 7.1-7.2 When I was rebuilding the transmission, I soaked frictions in Volvo ATF. Filled the rebuilt transmission with Toyota T-IV, and it was driving smooth for...

I have 2001 T5 with AW 50-50/51 with 208K miles. A rebuilt transmission was installed about 60K miles ago. I am in process of drain and fill sequence starting about 5 drain/fill of Maxlife and then 5 drain/fill with Mobil 3309. The old fluid was Mobil 3309, but I had been slow to refresh (about 60K...

Heater core does not retain coolant; it circulates. There will be some in the pipes and passage - catch it with a towel at disconnect. Remove the heat core hoses on the other side of the firewall, blow some air into one tube and collect coolant from another. Then the core will be almost bone dry. I...

I did many ball joints with nothing but chisel and PVC pipe, and never needed something better suited. I always use aluminum anti-seize in there as there's a dissimilar metals contacting in the presence of salt water (in New England).

Check relays in the CEM, big ones controls power to BCM, ECM, TCM, etc. CEM can be faulty, too. Check for water leaks under cowl, the CEM access panel is prone to leak.

What do you see? Something like this?

I have ordered two different timing belt kits and the belts are too short on both of them. What am I doing wrong? How do you install it? I mark the old belt location on camshaft and crankshaft sprockets in a few spots, remove old belt, transfer the marks to the new belt, fix the belt on camshaft sp...

Turbo removal is not necessary, just undo the manifold.
Use gasket's cardboard to protect it while jiggling the repaired head around.

beewstew wrote: ↑23 Sep 2024, 09:01 Wow, this picture is so awesome. Thanks!

I have many more from engine rebuild times, ask for anything.

Yes. Turbo engine does not have vacuum in intake manifold under boost. Check valve restricts pressure from entering the PCV system, which helps tremendously the other half of PCV, which already struggles to draw sufficient vacuum via the long heated pipe going around the block to turbo's intake.