Rebelord Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Changed the oil on the '04. M1 Syn 5W-30 HM w/ M-110 filter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Put new belts on it and deleted the intake resonators with soft plugs. You might be a redneck if... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDN_S4 Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Put in a new fuel filter. Old one was definitely the 16 year old original as the brackets essentially disintegrated as I tried to undo it. Zap straps to the rescue lol. So much for, " you know you're a redneck when..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialWarr Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Repaired the drivers' power window issue ( disconnected blue/orange wire from the power amp. connector). Repaired the inoperable speedo ( disconnected plastic thingy from the cable was stuck in the back of the cluster and not clipped to the cable) and marvelled at the sheer amount of frame welding I am going to be doing this summer. Oy. Vay. Shmears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHR Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Road? Where we go, we don't need road! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHR Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Two days a week i am in south Trinidad to help a friend with his saw mill. Drove it in the bush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbley11 Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Replaced plugs, wires, cap and rotor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDN_S4 Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Replaced plugs, wires, cap and rotor. Any particular reason why? Any noticeable difference after? I'm up in the air with my decision to do this. I don't feel there is a need, I checked some of the plugs and they looked pretty good. I just feel due to the age it might be time. But then again don't want to waste money if I don't have to. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushnut Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Any particular reason why? Any noticeable difference after? I'm up in the air with my decision to do this. I don't feel there is a need, I checked some of the plugs and they looked pretty good. I just feel due to the age it might be time. But then again don't want to waste money if I don't have to. Thanks It's part of the regularly scheduled maintenance. I'm not sure on the actual numbers, I'll have to check my manual. however plugs and wires do wear out over time and will not deliver the same hot spark they did when new. my engine was idling funny for quite some time, not missing it just sounded like one or more cylinders were not firing properly, OBD2 through a Knock Sensor code, so I asked myself....Self, is the sensor bad or is it detecting a knock? I had changed the plugs last year but due to budgetary constraints I hadn't done the wires. so I did along with the distributor cap and rotor. Check out my build thread for some photos of the rotor it was all charged on the end and the contacts inside the cap were covered with a sort of scaling. no doubt about it there is a difference now. she purrs like a kitten and I have noticed better acceleration through 1st and 2nd gear. also my exhaust no longer smells like unburned fuel on cold start ups. I cleared the knock sensor code and it hasn't come back. well see if she gets better fuel economy as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDN_S4 Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Good stuff. Since you're in Canada too, where did you buy your parts from? Online or local? Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushnut Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 I usually check local then end up buying from Autopartsway.ca they seem to be quite a bit less expensive than local. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDN_S4 Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Yeah I've been buying from them too. Thanks. Another question, I've done my transmission fluid and front and rear diffs. Now I just finished greasing my propeller shaft (sounds dirty lol) and noticed that there are drain and filler plugs on the "Center diff?!" Not sure if this is part of the transmission but it seems connected, so my question is should this take ATF instead of gear oil? I've read both should never be mixed. This is what I'm talking about: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushnut Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 I couldn't remember what I used so I checked my NISSAN owners manual, it calls for Nisan Matic "D" or Canada nissan auto trans fluid or DEXTRON 3/MERCON. there is a pinned how to topic in the R50 section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbley11 Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 (edited) That's the transfer case it is a separate part. I think it uses atf fluid. Matic d or something And I put new parts on it because they were a few years old. It was only 120 total, with military discount. Without it would have been like 135, so not to expensive. I was also trying to figure out why I have a stumble when it's cold and idling, it's not the parts that I changed by the way. Edited April 5, 2015 by Bubbley11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDN_S4 Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Ack'd thanks. I have both fluids here from previous changes just wasn't sure what this part is called even (Center diff?!) so not sure how to look it up. Thanks bushnut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushnut Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Commonly known as a Transfer case or TCase for short. as in it transfers power to the front wheels. along with having a reduction gear in it (4LO). its kinda like a short transmission with a 180* bend in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDN_S4 Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Thanks. Knowing what to research has helped me find the answers I was looking for. Also learned that it takes close to 2 qt to refill, which made me hold off on it as I only have 1 qt left from my ATF change. And to confirm, as above both fluids have been cited as usable, I've learned that on older models both could be used, whereas 95+ ATF is recommended. Different viscosity and in case there would be a leak between the transmission and the TCase, there would be no cross contamination. Thanks for the assistance boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harbinger Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 I installed and wired up the LED turn signals in my new bumper. Ran to the parts store and picked up an electronic flasher. Now I have sequential arrow LED turn signals on the front. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 FWIW I usually just buy my tune up parts locally, like a crappy tire. I don't have to wait and the shipping makes it not really worth it for me most of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5523Pathfinder Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Washed him tonight. First time since August I think. I know I had mud on it from Labor Day Wheelin activities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunya Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Drove him to work this morning, getting ready to clean out my crap, collect the extra stuff that's gonna go with him and build myself to accept putting the old black and orange on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CO_pathfinder Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Black and orange? Does that mean a "For Sale" sign???? NOOOOOOOOOO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunya Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Unfortunately. I don't have the time for him anymore and would be a terrible tragedy to let him sit as a lawn ornimant and start to rot. Rather see him move on and get love back than me be greedy and let him waste away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 What!?! B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CO_pathfinder Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Aww Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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