CS Lancer!

fras · Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 3:01 pm Post subject:

Ah... nothing beats a gearbox!

Some of the Ck Mivec gearbox are LSD, but I guess they are rear/expensive... But the regular F5M41 gearbox good!

turbo_beast369 · Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 4:58 pm Post subject:

fras i go take meh time lookin for one yes....I love a LSD box boi....I have a Mazda 626 (Cronos) kinda project car ting that jus at a standstill right now but it has a SR18 LSD box and d beyotch does rel grip d road and pulls nice (it turbo of course) so I doh mind takin time to locate one for meh 4G18.....

well I changed my tranny oil 2day by federal...it took 6.5 quarts even tho the owner's manual says 8.1 liters...they used the machine to change it....las change was at 91,351 km and b4 i drove off it was reading 116,604 km....that means I did 25,253 km after the last change....next time should I do it at 20,000 km instead...no I don't have an external oil cooler....

my next 5,000 km oil change comin up soon..this time i goin 2 try d Mobile 1 5w-50 Full Synthetic Oil and take out meh catalytic converter and replace with a thrush barrel...hopefully I see some mileage gains...hopefully

TURBOT · Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 12:46 am Post subject:

ok guys so i decide to try and change my plug seals myself .....

i took off the packs and plug wires first then unbolted the tappet pan cover....

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the gasket and the plug seals i got from maturas, the new ones are the set by the plugs........... the old seals were really hard and compressed a bit......... no visable damage just they were dirty ....i cleaned them and was sure that if i put them back they wouldnt have leaked....but i decided while the cover off just get new ones and done....
(this set turned out to be wrong ..... the gasket would have worked but the seals were too big.....

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this is the head without the plug seals..... the oil u see on the right is what drained from the cover, i put it on without the gasket to prevent dust or anything getting in there while i went for parts......car was parked on a lean

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had to rush back to the store to get the right parts ........ended up getting this kit for the 4g18 with the gasket and plug seals for 115 vat inclusive.....dunno y they didnt give me this in the first place

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new plug seals simply had to be placed ontop of the the pipe.... and the area where the gasket would make a seal was thoroughly and carefully cleaned..... by the time i get back home it was dark had to work with a flash light

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cover with new gasket.... just had to fit it into the grove and make sure the flat side was down ......

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thats it the jus a matter of change plugs and bolt everything back....

on a side note maturas selling kyb shocks for the cs3 for $420 front and back

car working real nice with the new plugs!!!!!

and yeah i know i need to do an engine wash ....... soon

venum · Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 8:35 am Post subject:

^^^ nice well done

turbo_beast369 · Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 9:03 am Post subject:

TURBOT I fraid to wash meh engine with all dem sensors...also don't want water gettin into d starter and alternator....water gets into places u can never imagine.....I feel I go take a rag and a bucket ah breeze mix with some kerosene and wipe down d parts seperate yes....

venum on average how much it cost from Robert Chang (Dunno if i got d name correctly but u know who I talkin about) to change yuh cam and crankshaft seals on yuh 4G18....labour alone eh....federal quoted me $800 for the job of changing the cam seal only.....thas with d OEM camshaft seal the labour and other "parts" when I asked him what other "parts" he couldnt answer......so since I done scraping the side cover assembly I go change d crankshaft seal and done one time...

original_lollybob · Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 9:47 am Post subject:

expect a fairly high cost for labour from Robert

he is my mechanic and well ive come to expect his prices by now...

i could give u his no. if yuh wanna call him

ZeroOne · Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 10:00 am Post subject:

turbo_beast369, i did an engine wash on my GDI no problems

idlemind · Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 10:02 am Post subject:

OMG!!!

allyuh plug seal right there?
mine are under the head and its an entire gasket not individual seals
great job TURBOT i would cuss if i paid a mechanic to do that Exclamation

idlemind · Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 10:03 am Post subject:

nah fellas....advocate of no engine washing here
i jus spray down the MC with WD40, wipe off and spray down again

turbo_beast369 · Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 10:49 am Post subject:

idlemind · Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 10:54 am Post subject:

guys i saw a usdm OZ Rally CS this morning
yellow, PCH, looks like an American chick was in the passenger seat...lol i almost say driving but its LHD.

took a small vid, would post it up in a bit
btw i though my bumpers were huge, there's are giynormus

turbo_beast369 · Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 10:54 am Post subject:

idlemind · Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 11:08 am Post subject:

turbo_beast369 · Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 7:56 pm Post subject:

well fellaz 2day meh engine temperature gone to 3/4...as soon as I see dat i put she in neutral and cut-off ONE TIME on d road while moving and I just roll 2 d side....when I checked everything was good...the 50 amp fuse for d radiator fan motor was good...no coolant leaks....I played up with the electrical clips by d radiator motor but it wasnt really slack or anything...but it did move jus a lil bit in....yesterday d mechanic by federal was workin in that same area disconnecting and connecting the lines to the machine when changing d tranny oil....he may have loosened the clips jus a bit...i let her cool down and she was good to go after....i go jus monitor it for now....

fras · Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 8:06 pm Post subject:

ronsin1 · Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 8:09 pm Post subject:

idlemind · Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 9:22 pm Post subject:

well hear the thing with that vid, i thought the cam was sent to photo so i lucky anyting got captured in the first place. but was still was a sight, im sure u maccos will see it around the way.

its a real oz rally though. emblems, bumpers, lhd, the only thing is i saw its 4 lug

fras, wd40 dus make anything work and look good Mr. Green

TURBOT · Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 11:33 pm Post subject:

QG · Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:56 am Post subject:

LOL @ vid

venum · Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 10:59 pm Post subject: