Oil change today at 215,430k. About 3-3.5oz in the catch can after a 3,200 mile interval.
View attachment 349990 Replaced with AC Delco full synthetic, and the Wix extended filter (51522XP). While I was at the shop, told my buddy how she’s been making a clunking noise from the drinker side, front when I go over speed bumps, and a few other times driving (I go very slowly over, but another 1-2 mph, and she clunks…) so we found after the UCA & lower ball joint was done, and I had it aligned, one of the UCA bolts was pretty damn loose. We tightened up all, on both sides to super-gutentight spec, and not only is the clunk gone, but also the squeak under extension in the driver side I’ve been chasing for like 2 years..! Wahoo!
Got home and finally decided to pull the drinker side mirror, as the led arrow went out a while back. This is an aftermarket mirror, so figured it was just a pos.. well, last week, after washing her, the led started working again, so I knew it was corrosion, or some other wiring issue. I tested the light, and determined it was in the connector, then saw the corrosion when I pulled the plug, on the aftermarket side of course.
So I decided to scrape it off with a pick, and clean with QD spray, as I couldn’t really get a wire brush in there. Finished with some dielectric grease, and she’s good to go.
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I was pretty proud of myself, and then about 2 miles down the road, it stopped working again. oh well, the replacement was already here, so I swapped it out. It was a better quality part than the previous one anyway. I also managed to crack and break the mirror, pulling it off the second time. Oh well. All set again..
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