Sorry for the quick jerk from left to right, had to steer and hold the camera
Monday, April 12, 2010
Sunday, April 4, 2010
928 is back... kinda
Its been quite some time since Ive updated this so here's whats been going on recently....
Ordered new plugs, wires, cap/rotor, and coil. I was hoping this would kill some of the popping from the motor, which it ended up doing quite nicely. The MSD Pro Power coil is noticeably better from the old MSD Blaster 2. Going from 8mm to 8.5mm super conductor wires also helped the fuel burn hotter and cleaner.
Plugs, cap, rotor, wires, and coil installed:
Since the old oil lines seemed to be a bit drippy I decided to replace them with some 8an braided line and a new dual oil filter housing just to be sure.
Since I didnt have a AN fitting wrench I just used a regular open ended one with a latex glove attached so it would not damage or scratch the aluminum fittings
To cut the braided line so that it wouldn't fray I wrapped the line in painters tape, then duct tape
Results: No fraying at all. I would reccomend using a dremel to cut through the hose.
Ready to install:
Old rubber lines going into the motor
New non-leaking braided line
Finished result:
The other problem I had was after rebuilding the power steering pump, the rack still felt far to heavy. So I went back and rebuilt the pump and reservoir again. On the bright side, I can now do this entire process in 1 hour... minus 15 minutes to get some SoCo
Apart:
Back together:
Rebuilding/Cleaning the reservoir
Note how the PS fluid is foamy, once the car is started and the pump starts working the air should leave the system and make the fluid look something like this. Just turned the rack lock to lock a few time and presto, I had my power steering back.
Ordered new plugs, wires, cap/rotor, and coil. I was hoping this would kill some of the popping from the motor, which it ended up doing quite nicely. The MSD Pro Power coil is noticeably better from the old MSD Blaster 2. Going from 8mm to 8.5mm super conductor wires also helped the fuel burn hotter and cleaner.
Plugs, cap, rotor, wires, and coil installed:
Since the old oil lines seemed to be a bit drippy I decided to replace them with some 8an braided line and a new dual oil filter housing just to be sure.
Since I didnt have a AN fitting wrench I just used a regular open ended one with a latex glove attached so it would not damage or scratch the aluminum fittings
To cut the braided line so that it wouldn't fray I wrapped the line in painters tape, then duct tape
Results: No fraying at all. I would reccomend using a dremel to cut through the hose.
Ready to install:
Old rubber lines going into the motor
New non-leaking braided line
Finished result:
The other problem I had was after rebuilding the power steering pump, the rack still felt far to heavy. So I went back and rebuilt the pump and reservoir again. On the bright side, I can now do this entire process in 1 hour... minus 15 minutes to get some SoCo
Apart:
Back together:
Rebuilding/Cleaning the reservoir
Note how the PS fluid is foamy, once the car is started and the pump starts working the air should leave the system and make the fluid look something like this. Just turned the rack lock to lock a few time and presto, I had my power steering back.
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