I Am Back!
06-12-2004, 07:46 PM
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I Am Back!
First off thanks for all the help getting my Runner ready for vacation. Total drive was 3200 miles. On the way back I drove all the way through....22 hours on the road at 70mph.....Truck was flawless! I have been working for over 3 months to get it rdy...average 19mpg (BEST WAS 22mpg...lot of down hill...Had a Roof topper with 175 pounds of luggage.....Dog was in the back..LOL
Here is a list of everything done.
1. Changed HG (Oil in Coolant) :cry:
2. Dynomax 21/4 exhaust....New cat converter also
3. Timing belt, water pump, idler pully, tensioner
4. Sparkplugs, cap & Rotor, new wires
5. Fuel filter
6. O2 sensor (Denso)
7. Brakes
8. Changed Tranny fluid, both diffs, trans case
9. Anti freeze flush
10.Cleaned Throttle body
11. Cleaned engine
12. Auto RX (THIS STUFF IS INCREDIBLE)
13. New air filter
14. PCV valve
15. Front end alignment
16. New tires (Tires at 35 psi)
17. All new drive belts
18. Manual locking hubs
19. Lube drive shaft and all other lube points
20. Downey coils (done last year)
21. Bilsteins shocks all around (done last year)
22. New rear bumper...old one rusted....only rust on truck.
23. New Radiator and hoses
24. Replaced 14 feet of Vacuum lines
25. Haden Tranny cooler.
26. Changed fuel return line or what ever it is....cracked and tank would not build pressure..PITA
The over all number one thing that I did was AUTO RX or the tranny cooler.....Auto rx really smoothed out this engine. I could stick my finger in the oil cap under the valve cover and pull out flakes of black build-up....after 600 miles it turned into slush and after cleaning phase it was gone....My tranny used to over heat after awhile....did not overheat once! I checked the fluid while getting gas and it was hardly warm
Here is a list of everything done.
1. Changed HG (Oil in Coolant) :cry:
2. Dynomax 21/4 exhaust....New cat converter also
3. Timing belt, water pump, idler pully, tensioner
4. Sparkplugs, cap & Rotor, new wires
5. Fuel filter
6. O2 sensor (Denso)
7. Brakes
8. Changed Tranny fluid, both diffs, trans case
9. Anti freeze flush
10.Cleaned Throttle body
11. Cleaned engine
12. Auto RX (THIS STUFF IS INCREDIBLE)
13. New air filter
14. PCV valve
15. Front end alignment
16. New tires (Tires at 35 psi)
17. All new drive belts
18. Manual locking hubs
19. Lube drive shaft and all other lube points
20. Downey coils (done last year)
21. Bilsteins shocks all around (done last year)
22. New rear bumper...old one rusted....only rust on truck.
23. New Radiator and hoses
24. Replaced 14 feet of Vacuum lines
25. Haden Tranny cooler.
26. Changed fuel return line or what ever it is....cracked and tank would not build pressure..PITA
The over all number one thing that I did was AUTO RX or the tranny cooler.....Auto rx really smoothed out this engine. I could stick my finger in the oil cap under the valve cover and pull out flakes of black build-up....after 600 miles it turned into slush and after cleaning phase it was gone....My tranny used to over heat after awhile....did not overheat once! I checked the fluid while getting gas and it was hardly warm
06-13-2004, 07:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Paul H.
Glad you had a good trip and the runner did so well. One question: what is AutoRX?
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