5 minutes ago, crazymac680 said:

Day 19

1 hour. 

Cleaned up the sump and reinstalled. 

Then installed a new oil filter. 

If my new exhaust manifold comes tomorrow I might have her running. 

 

 

5 minutes ago, crazymac680 said:

Day 19

1 hour. 

Cleaned up the sump and reinstalled. 

Then installed a new oil filter. 

If my new exhaust manifold comes tomorrow I might have her running. 

 

 

Epic journey.

 

Here's wishing you every success on behalf of all Club members

 

Day 20

3 hours

I'd decided to order a new exhaust manifold as I'd damaged a bolt hole on mine. It arrived today and it was the wrong one. It seems the 2005 2.4 is a different manifold from my 2002 2.4. 

Mostly the same apart from a slightly different angle where it joins the exhaust and those two bolts are in a slightly different place. 

So I was forced to repair my own. 

I filled the hole with weld. Then drilled and tapped a new thread. Actually went quite smoothly. 

I then had to remove 3 cut off bolts from the heat shield. 2 removed and that will need to do🤣.

Installed the manifold

Filled with oil 

Filled with water. 

Installed battery. 

I'd planned on turning over with the fuel pump disconnected but I was too lazy to find the fuse. 

She started on 3 quick key turn. Hunted for about 5 seconds and then purred like a kitten. 

Let it get to temperature and fans kick in. Kept checking the water. 

Turned her off and checked all the levels half an hour later. 

Took her for a spin and she is driving like she hasn't been off the road.

I'll add up the hours and my final thoughts in a couple of days🤣

 

Wooho, blooming fantastic!!

Nice, well done and a great result.

Well done for completing your mammoth project, now go and enjoy driving

Yes Daniel, VERY well done.

 

We are all so pleased that your mammoth journey has been completed successfully

Bravo indeed!

Yer a brave man Gunga Dinn!

Many congratulations, can’t imagine the number of lost sleep hours thinking ‘what do I do next?’

Do you know how much a garage would have charged