Sau A.c.t. - What Did You Do To Your Car Today?

[luke gtr]

Lowered hilux.

chopped front springs.

2" blocks in the rear.

looks the goods.

[D.I.Y. Mik]

Took the actuator off and found the wastegate is fouling on something, totally jammed open now.

Thats obviously why it was boost surging.

JJR split dump needs to go to the dump. Worst fitting thing ever!

[Got a Pulsar]

Grind that sucker out. DIY style.

[Sinista32]

Maintenacne on 34 this arv

New plugs, filters, oils, injectors cleaned, degrease, tyre pressures, finally a suds and then brazillian

Ooops and new brake light globes

right after a siesta......Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[D.I.Y. Mik]

Yay! garage finally arrived.

I can stop looking at my dirtbox and build something on it.

Edited February 8, 2013 by D.I.Y. Mik

[Anfanee]

Engine bay detail... AND GO...

[Anfanee]

Fk that too hot.

[Sir Lord Van Von Vader'ham]

lol

[Anfanee]

did kinda a half ass job. ill finish it when i can walk properly.

[Got a Pulsar]

did kinda a half ass job. ill finish it when i can walk properly.

Hahaha... Big night huh?

Looks tidy. Busy but tidy.

[Anfanee]

yeah im gona go to town with more clips for hoses etc when i can be bothered as well. My OCD kicks in and when i spot something i cant un see it....

[Sinista32]

Maintenacne on 34 this arv

New plugs, filters, oils, injectors cleaned, degrease, tyre pressures, finally a suds and then brazillian

Ooops and new brake light globes

right after a siesta......Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Well not quite to plan - farkin RB25's. Nothing is as easy it could be.

Give me the RB26 any day!!

To change plugs almost had to strip the bloody rear of the engine bay. Started late and ran out of daylight.

Coz I did on my drive way I have to finish it off tomoz. Just got to put all the piping, electricals and covers back on.

Got the shits and broke the valley cover in half Went to time out

[Got a Pulsar]

Goosfraba !!!

Gooooos fraaaa baaaa ...

[Sinista32]

how do you do it, how do you put up with it.

No wonder there is no valley cover or cover on most RB25's.

To change plugs you have to start by taking off

• strut brace
  
• neo cover
  
• unplug all the wire connections at the back (4or5)
  
• undo the bolts on the cross over pipe
  
• undo the hose clips
  
• pull some hoses off front and rear
  
• rotate the large hoses out of the way
  
• undo the allenkey bolts on the valley cover
  
• undo the bolts on the coil pack
  
• remove the cool packs
  
• remove spark plugs
  
• and then reverse the proceedure
  

on an RB26 if you have a valley cover you disconnect ignitor (1clip), coil packs, plugs reverse order and DONE!!

[Anfanee]

how do you do it, how do you put up with it.

No wonder there is no valley cover or cover on most RB25's.

To change plugs you have to start by taking off

• strut brace
  
• neo cover
  
• unplug all the wire connections at the back (4or5)
  
• undo the bolts on the cross over pipe
  
• undo the hose clips
  
• pull some hoses off front and rear
  
• rotate the large hoses out of the way
  
• undo the allenkey bolts on the valley cover
  
• undo the bolts on the coil pack
  
• remove the cool packs
  
• remove spark plugs
  
• and then reverse the proceedure
  

on an RB26 if you have a valley cover you disconnect ignitor (1clip), coil packs, plugs reverse order and DONE!!

Yeah get the oil filter off. o wait.

[Got a Pulsar]

I have wondered about that with the whole NEO cover thing but it's still an adventure on a regular 25 nonetheless.

As there is no engine cover, there is no need to remove the strut brace but you have to...

1) disconnect 4 small hoses from the crossover pipe (for charcoal canister)

2) disconnect vac line to BOV

3) hose clamps on BOV & crossover pipe (IC pipe and Throttle Body)

4) 2 bolts holding the crossover pipe + wiggle it out to remove

5) undo allen bolts holding valley cover & remove cover

6) unclip all 6 coil plugs

7) 2 bolts / coilpack & remove coil + remove Spark plug and replace + reverse coil removal

8) repeat step 7 another 5 times

9) put all the rest of the crap back together + double check it's all good

10) Goosfraba.

It's a pain but nice to know it's another 5 - 10000kms til you do it again.

[Sinista32]

Rob either you or the shop will receive a call in 5-10k Kms I dont have the patience mate

This time I took a number of short (long) cuts. First time doing a RB25 - 4hrs

Hence broken valley cover, many droped coilpack bolts, much cursing and bark missing.

At least oil change was very easy. Took speshal care but still dropped sump plug in hot oil.

LoL - I drove around for 5hrs doing errands and being Taxi Mum - then decided it was time to do service.

Me not known for high I.Q

Edit: Oh and I broke 2 of the little hose things for the charcoal Canister

[Got a Pulsar]

If Needed... Twould be my pleasure.

Not sure what the valley covers are like on 34s but if they are the same shape etc as 33s, I have a spare or 2 if you need 1.

LOL, your sposed to warm the oil up, not get it hot and yeah, them sump plugs are slippery little suckers.

Much fun to be had!

[Sinista32]

If Needed... Twould be my pleasure.

Not sure what the valley covers are like on 34s but if they are the same shape etc as 33s, I have a spare or 2 if you need 1.

Will PM pic of my "broken" one. Just need to find north and south piece - lol

[Got a Pulsar]

Yes Do. ^^^

Put my boot lid liner in that I finally managed to acquire. Looks so much better than the underside of a boot lid.

Now I just have to decide whether or not to get the Boot lid it was attached to:

A) painted to match my car so I can have 1 boot with spoiler and 1 without...

or

2) sell it.