rdelica
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Whoops; it's a refurbed OEM turbo, I believe, not new. Just meant new as in not the old one ha. Yeah, the price of new ones is a bit nuts.
What Did You Do for Your Van Today?
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Whoops; it's a refurbed OEM turbo, I believe, not new. Just meant new as in not the old one ha. Yeah, the price of new ones is a bit nuts.
TheMunkyHouse
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Anyone have good experiences with no OEM turbos? eBay? Amazon? Other places? Curently doing my own search for an oil cooled for my older 87 P25W. Almost snagged a Mitsu turbo but they messed up in inventory and cancelled.
feetforbrains
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MegaZip must really want to hold onto their turbos. Just checked for the assembly part number (MD106720) and they're asking $4,098+ for it. I can find the same thing (usually aftermarket) from Amazon and eBay within the $175-200 range.
Megazip is usually about 25% higher than Amayama for the same stuff IME...
China/Taiwan Turbo ~$200-300, better quality Japan Turbo (Kamak/Kinugawa) ~$800, new OEM Turbo ~$2.5k, having yours rebuilt ~$350.
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feetforbrains
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I need about ten.
feetforbrains
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Okay, so I'll come clean, I didn't do much of any of this "today." However, Enji helped me identify a pile of problems that I'm dealing with as parts and time allow. So, here's the laundry list.
1) Blow-by (Pri 1): I've been using Liqui-Moly's finest oils in the van since the first oil change. The result apparently is that it's increased, even after I deleted the EGR, the amount of carbonization (we're guessing) on the rings and created a situation in which the thicker oil gets pushed into the intake manifold. So, Enji has us going on a diet. Cheap, thin Liqui-moly every 1k-ish miles and a couple of purges and intake cleanings to boot. Today I was supposed to do the first change, but I find myself over the water on the mainland with honey-dos aplenty to keep me busy. The oil will wait until tomorrow, I guess.
2) U-joints: Shits tight, and that's not good. All I had until last night was a straight nosed grease gun, but our new overlords at Amazon have helped me remedy that problem. I'm going to get into all the zerks along the shafts and grease them but good with something that doesn't mind high temperatures and has a crap ton of zink in it. Just over the not too distant horizon, I'll be ordering replacement spider joint too. They're going to be more expensive than I'd thought so I'll push this out a tad.
3) Belts are Original: Yeah, and after my trip through the desert Southwest in the summer they're now dryer than Martian dust. Add to this my fuel lines from the filter to the IP are old and cracking (and were leaking ... eeeekkkk). Enji was skeptical about using NA equivalents because they're not cut quite right, so I ordered a box from Amayana.
4) FIberFixed: Yesterday, I got out several rolls of FiberFix and rolled most of my exhaust from the muffler to almost the tailpipe. Considering the amount I've been dumping into the van lately I couldn't justify spending what I'd need to replace the system with the 2.5" custom, side exit system. Given this, I needed to make some more permanent repairs to the fruit can solution I MattGyvered while on safari in Idaho. I may just wrap the whole darn thing for now and push this out a couple of months into the future.
5) Delica Suspension is Donked: And Old Man Emu does not seem interested in talking to me about a solution I'm sure they'd have off the shelf (they do Montero's do they not?). In any case, I'm moving on.
1) Blow-by (Pri 1): I've been using Liqui-Moly's finest oils in the van since the first oil change. The result apparently is that it's increased, even after I deleted the EGR, the amount of carbonization (we're guessing) on the rings and created a situation in which the thicker oil gets pushed into the intake manifold. So, Enji has us going on a diet. Cheap, thin Liqui-moly every 1k-ish miles and a couple of purges and intake cleanings to boot. Today I was supposed to do the first change, but I find myself over the water on the mainland with honey-dos aplenty to keep me busy. The oil will wait until tomorrow, I guess.
2) U-joints: Shits tight, and that's not good. All I had until last night was a straight nosed grease gun, but our new overlords at Amazon have helped me remedy that problem. I'm going to get into all the zerks along the shafts and grease them but good with something that doesn't mind high temperatures and has a crap ton of zink in it. Just over the not too distant horizon, I'll be ordering replacement spider joint too. They're going to be more expensive than I'd thought so I'll push this out a tad.
3) Belts are Original: Yeah, and after my trip through the desert Southwest in the summer they're now dryer than Martian dust. Add to this my fuel lines from the filter to the IP are old and cracking (and were leaking ... eeeekkkk). Enji was skeptical about using NA equivalents because they're not cut quite right, so I ordered a box from Amayana.
4) FIberFixed: Yesterday, I got out several rolls of FiberFix and rolled most of my exhaust from the muffler to almost the tailpipe. Considering the amount I've been dumping into the van lately I couldn't justify spending what I'd need to replace the system with the 2.5" custom, side exit system. Given this, I needed to make some more permanent repairs to the fruit can solution I MattGyvered while on safari in Idaho. I may just wrap the whole darn thing for now and push this out a couple of months into the future.
5) Delica Suspension is Donked: And Old Man Emu does not seem interested in talking to me about a solution I'm sure they'd have off the shelf (they do Montero's do they not?). In any case, I'm moving on.
feetforbrains
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Looking good, did you install the rack into the roof?
natematos
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Well, they're just the Yakima 1a Rain Gutter Towers so it was a pretty straightforward install. The slowest part was getting the awning brackets mounted to the roof rack properly.
feetforbrains
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Oh cool, looking at it on my phone so everything is tiny.
feetforbrains
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Got the oil catch can installed yesterday. Ended up fabricating a bracket to hold it instead of drilling through the firewall.
feetforbrains
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- Finished install of catch can this morning
- Ran LiquiMoly Intake Cleaner through manifold
- Ordered replacement RR mudflap from RisingSun
- Repaired some faults in the wiring harness
- Got closer to possibly realizing the dream of OME shocks and springs on my van (baby steps apparently)
- Took apart the dash and cleaned behind it while I was digging around in those guts
- Installed new LED backup flood lighting
Yes, that is my dog under there. Okay, too smokey out there. Time to come inside for a while
natematos
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Little things today outside of cleaning/detailing:
- Carpet shampoo to get rid of 30 years of crap
- Found replacement brackets for those stupid little carpet circles that hide the bolts for the middle bench
- Fixed the driver grab handle that was lose
- Pulled out an enormous mouse/rats nest from the HVAC system. It’s always worked in the sense that it was doing something but never put out any air. Today I finally was determined to find the reason. There was a giant mess of shredded paper, plastic, and sound deafening material padded up in the intake duct. Got it all cleaned out and I finally have fresh air
jpmustblaze
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Small tune up details:
1. Oil and oil filter change
2. Air filter change
3. Spark plugs and spark plug wires
4. Topped off power steering fluid
5. Took it for a drive.
1. Oil and oil filter change
2. Air filter change
3. Spark plugs and spark plug wires
4. Topped off power steering fluid
5. Took it for a drive.
feetforbrains
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Is that your garage? I'm green with envy.