Sunday, May 11, 2014

Heater valve

few days ago XJ had a leak around heater core valve. When starting it was just a drip but now it is leaking more. Ordered replacement, but until arrival of it, the leakage may increase and lost all coolant. Decide to direct connect hoses and bought 2 of them.


Just tried to remove top hose, but unsuccessful. this end of valve was broken and leakage was there.



carefully removed broken plastic from hose end, the valve itself is below



nicely done



and vacuum control temporarily hung there till arrival of replacement.





Saturday, May 10, 2014

WIX oil filter and Engine Oil

Bought oversized Wix filter for 4.0. Part number is 51515.



Style:Spin-On Lube Filter
Service:Lube
Type:Full Flow
Media:Paper
Height:5.178
Outer Diameter:3.66
Thread Size:3/4-16
By-Pass Valve Setting-PSI:8-11
Anti-Drain Back Valve:Yes
Beta Ratio:2/20=6/20
Burst Pressure-PSI:290
Max Flow Rate:7-9 GPM
Nominal Micron Rating:21

Gasket Diameters
NumberO.D.I.D.Thk.
Attached 2.8342.4620.2





ConocoPhillips® Super Motor Oil - SAE 10W-40

Super Motor Oil is a high-quality conventional engine oil. It is formulated to provide excellent wear protection, to minimize the formation of sludge and varnish, and to resist viscosity and thermal breakdown, even in severe service. It also protects against rust and bearing corrosion, and has good foam resistance.

Viscosity SAE 10W-40

Features/Benefits
• Resists viscosity and thermal breakdown at high temperatures
• Protects against sludge and varnish formation
• Protects against wear
• Protects against rust and bearing corrosion
• Good low-temperature properties for easier cold starts
• Good foam resistance


Sunday, May 4, 2014

Dynomax muffler installation

Installed Dynomax Super Turbo muffler #17747 today.

mine doesn't have a cat,  glasspack was installed instead of cat.

Measured inlet O.D of inlet and outlet of old muffler

Inlet O.D is 55.13mm

Outlet  O.D is 48.08mm

  New muffler is 2 1/4" inlet (57.43mm) and outlet (57.39mm)


Removed old muffler (top) and compared with new one (bottom)


Old muffler inlet connected with glasspack using U-bolt and outlet was welded. Disconnected outlet pipe using hacksaw

 The difference of O.Ds are 1/4". made a 4 slots using hacksaw 
and directed them like photo below, for easier compressing


 Outlet pipe connected to muffler using U-bolt

inlet was very little bigger than glasspack outlet, made a 8 slots and U-bolt tightened.

outlet

for comparison below are "before" & "after" video

before

after