thanks again for all of the help. I took it through inspection today. It passed with no issues. After i had recently disconnected the battery, i let the car idle for an hour, and drove 17 miles there, all but the o2 sensor rediness tests had completed but i could have two incomplete to pass. No new ...

I just did mine yesterday, not bad at all. I wish i could say the same for the oil cooler line bolt behind the alternator haha

Why not get a cheepo USB bore scope and look for knicks in the pistons? Compression check would be good too. I have the following borescope, i used it to check cylinders/pistons before i bothered rebuilding top end of my car at 240k. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JQ6NG50/ref=oh_aui_search_det...

I've been lookng at the following for mine if i need to replace it, not CA compliant though. Maybe they offer one that is. Amazon generally has very competetive prices and free prime shipping https://www.amazon.com/MagnaFlow-23761-Stainless-Catalytic-Converter/dp/B001C6SQSO/ref=sr_1_33?ie=UTF8&q...

I got everything finished up tonight, took about 4-5 hours to replace both oil cooler lines, the dipstick, the turbo return line, and the passenger side lower control arm (bushings were bad). I gotta say that little bolt for the oil cooler lines was such a pain haha. I got the brackets together (the...

There was some play in the tube going in to the block before i tried to seal it, is it a submerged conection inside though? I wouldnt think that much oil could come out. I did push back on that turbo pretty hard to get the exhaust manifold out, so i wouldnt be surprised if it damaged it. I will get ...

Maybe it is the rear camshaft seal? I will pull it apart and look at it, i dont think its the rear main only because the flexplate is dry and the oil isnt coming out of the weep hole. Its around the hold but not coming from it. it looks much worse since i sprayed the turbo line down with kano for la...

I'll be replacing the oil lines this weekend hopefully, thank you for the pointers! I just pulled the car back into the garage, it appears both oil lines are leaking. I'm positive they are leaking. I did notice the oil leak is still at the back of the motor, its definitely not coming from the 3 plat...

Thanks! I sprayed the thermostat down with some brake clean - i know not good for rubber lines but im replacing them, and then sprayed down all connections some Kano Kroil, which will help loosen up bolts, lines, and even clean off some of the baked on oil. Do i have to remove the oil thermostat? I ...

I did some research and ordered some Dayton lines from Amazon, i saw some complaints they didnt fit right being slightly longer at the connecting end, or the wrong sized o-ring, so i ordered volvo orings, but they come with clamps and orings of their own. I will measure the new and old side by side ...