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Some updates, since it's been a bit, apparently. I suck at getting on the site anymore...that goes for most forums.
Anyhow...
Ever since I hit that piece of concrete, my wideband was acting goofy - it would throw an Error Code 8 much more often than before (which was rare, if ever, during regular driving. I went to remove the sensor and had to bend the exhaust tunnel heatshield, something I never had to do before to install/remove it. I ran a sensor heater calibration and a free air calibration, reinstalled the sensor and lowered the car back to the ground. After the sensor would warm up, it would work for 15 seconds before having a panic attack and resetting to the standard flashing "7.4" and giving me an Error Code 8. Dead sensor, for sure - that wire was shoved into the heat shield edge, and me moving it really killed it. So I just unplugged the gauge and drove without it.
About a week later, I think my car got a bit jealous when I finally decided to spend some money on myself and bought a pair of Polk Audio towers...because the next day, after changing the oil, I noticed the heat exchanger pump no longer worked.
Then that night, I noticed that the right headlight low beam no longer wished to function (the high beam had been out for a few months, but the low still worked).
Then, Monday on the way either into or back from work, I noticed the car howls at speed...50 and 75 seem to do it the worst...more than likely one of the hubs is going...something in that general area. On one of the sides...
So last Wednesday, the first of the fixes came.
I had siliconed the relay housing of my new HID harness - as that is the one part that corroded out on my original DDM harness, causing the HIDs to no longer work. This solved my headlight issue, and finally allowed me to have HIDs once more...
2013-04-24_21-25-13_548.jpg
One thing down. Last Saturday, with the great weather it brought, was a perfect day to swap the heat exchanger pump, as well as install the new wideband sensor and reconnect the gauge.
Got her up on stands and went to work (check out that there lack of chassis flex!)
2013-04-27_12-09-20_751.jpg
I was expecting a huge mess and lot of swearing swapping the pump, but other than the top hose being less than enthusiastic about coming off, it was much easier than I thought. (When I installed it, I did it from the front/top, with no intake manifold or supercharger).
The slow, but non-messy way to drain the coolant...
2013-04-27_12-45-02_699.jpg
New on left vs. ~50k (plus however many it had on when I bought it used...) miles...
2013-04-27_14-33-49_65.jpg
Also, while underneath the vehicle, I may have found a lead on what is causing that new vibration that occurred (which I have since gotten used to) after the impact with the concrete chunk...it may be an illusion based on lighting, part breakdown and being upside-down, but it really looked to me that the bolt that attaches the trans mount to the transmission was not quite straight...will have to investigate that one...
Been driving on the hub since I noticed that on Monday, but I figure I can wait a little bit. We shall see how it enjoys a few runs down the strip tomorrow...
Anyhow...
Ever since I hit that piece of concrete, my wideband was acting goofy - it would throw an Error Code 8 much more often than before (which was rare, if ever, during regular driving. I went to remove the sensor and had to bend the exhaust tunnel heatshield, something I never had to do before to install/remove it. I ran a sensor heater calibration and a free air calibration, reinstalled the sensor and lowered the car back to the ground. After the sensor would warm up, it would work for 15 seconds before having a panic attack and resetting to the standard flashing "7.4" and giving me an Error Code 8. Dead sensor, for sure - that wire was shoved into the heat shield edge, and me moving it really killed it. So I just unplugged the gauge and drove without it.
About a week later, I think my car got a bit jealous when I finally decided to spend some money on myself and bought a pair of Polk Audio towers...because the next day, after changing the oil, I noticed the heat exchanger pump no longer worked.
Then that night, I noticed that the right headlight low beam no longer wished to function (the high beam had been out for a few months, but the low still worked).
Then, Monday on the way either into or back from work, I noticed the car howls at speed...50 and 75 seem to do it the worst...more than likely one of the hubs is going...something in that general area. On one of the sides...
So last Wednesday, the first of the fixes came.
I had siliconed the relay housing of my new HID harness - as that is the one part that corroded out on my original DDM harness, causing the HIDs to no longer work. This solved my headlight issue, and finally allowed me to have HIDs once more...
2013-04-24_21-25-13_548.jpg
One thing down. Last Saturday, with the great weather it brought, was a perfect day to swap the heat exchanger pump, as well as install the new wideband sensor and reconnect the gauge.
Got her up on stands and went to work (check out that there lack of chassis flex!)
2013-04-27_12-09-20_751.jpg
I was expecting a huge mess and lot of swearing swapping the pump, but other than the top hose being less than enthusiastic about coming off, it was much easier than I thought. (When I installed it, I did it from the front/top, with no intake manifold or supercharger).
The slow, but non-messy way to drain the coolant...
2013-04-27_12-45-02_699.jpg
New on left vs. ~50k (plus however many it had on when I bought it used...) miles...
2013-04-27_14-33-49_65.jpg
Also, while underneath the vehicle, I may have found a lead on what is causing that new vibration that occurred (which I have since gotten used to) after the impact with the concrete chunk...it may be an illusion based on lighting, part breakdown and being upside-down, but it really looked to me that the bolt that attaches the trans mount to the transmission was not quite straight...will have to investigate that one...
Been driving on the hub since I noticed that on Monday, but I figure I can wait a little bit. We shall see how it enjoys a few runs down the strip tomorrow...
) to Lapeer yesterday!
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