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i just spent several hours doing some routine maintanance .. detailing inside of vehicle ( rainx on glass, armorall on interior ) ..
under the hood ...
1. New Autolite O.E.M. type plugs at .035 . ( the others looked AWESOME, dry as a bone, but were in need of replacing . the gaps were like .060 haha )
2. siphoned out every drop of brake fluid in reservoir and filled with new .. ( lazy mans bleed )
3. removed low pressure side of power steering fluid, which happens to be at the bottom of the power steering reservoir, drained, and filled with new.
4. changed engine oil to Mobil 1 5w30 full synthetic with mopar filter.
5. drained 3 quarts of tranny oil from pan without removing, and filled back up with 3 quarts of castrol dex/merc.
6. new air filter
7. topped off windshield washer fluid with rainx brand awesomeness....
8. new wipers front and back one inch longer than factory calls for .. ( always worked for me that way )
IPF headlamps on the way from quadratec, harness on the way from eautoworks, undecided on bulbs, but ill probably stick to something cheap from napa .. the difference im sure will be so huge that i dont need to spend 75 dollars on 2 bulbs .. i have spent enough so far.
On the list of things to do:
1. drain and fill both pumkins with new diff oil. ( need to find out what oil to get and gaskets)
2. drain and refill transfer case with new oil. ( need to find out what oil to get )
3. flush cooling system ( have supplys on hand ) God thats gonna suck and take up some time. Sigh.
4. follow up with another tranny drain in a month.
5. find out why my driver side door speaker isnt working
6. purchase and install fog lights before major storm hits soon.
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So, i have a comment and a couple questions .
1. sea foam .. I saw the youtube vids, and watched the reviews and saw what it does .. what do you guys think of it .. IM VERY WEARY of POURING something down my throttle body, and SUCKING liquid down the pvc valve or master cylinder vacuum hose. Scary stuff man ! I don't wanna do that to my new baby ~
2. I need a set of floor mats. Since its winter time and i have a set of huskyliners in my '09 Ram, i want another set of huskys for the cherokee. Who is a good forum sponsor i should go to ? I'd like to support the sponsor/industry leader type businesses who support US here.
lastly, i had all intentions to get these factory rims powercoated. I saw how the rust is setting into the steel wheels. I called 2 places locally and one wants $75 a rim, and the othe $100 ?!!? Good golly ! I guess i'll have to snipe craigslist for a set cleaner than my own. I should get new tires for the winter, but these have about 6-8 months left on them. I'll need some new rims by then because i'm NOT putting new meaty tires on these factory steelies that are starting to rust. Dang it !
Thanks to all who have since replied and those that will continue to. I'm having a lot of fun with this !
i just spent several hours doing some routine maintanance .. detailing inside of vehicle ( rainx on glass, armorall on interior ) ..
under the hood ...
1. New Autolite O.E.M. type plugs at .035 . ( the others looked AWESOME, dry as a bone, but were in need of replacing . the gaps were like .060 haha )
2. siphoned out every drop of brake fluid in reservoir and filled with new .. ( lazy mans bleed )
3. removed low pressure side of power steering fluid, which happens to be at the bottom of the power steering reservoir, drained, and filled with new.
4. changed engine oil to Mobil 1 5w30 full synthetic with mopar filter.
5. drained 3 quarts of tranny oil from pan without removing, and filled back up with 3 quarts of castrol dex/merc.
6. new air filter
7. topped off windshield washer fluid with rainx brand awesomeness....
8. new wipers front and back one inch longer than factory calls for .. ( always worked for me that way )
IPF headlamps on the way from quadratec, harness on the way from eautoworks, undecided on bulbs, but ill probably stick to something cheap from napa .. the difference im sure will be so huge that i dont need to spend 75 dollars on 2 bulbs .. i have spent enough so far.
On the list of things to do:
1. drain and fill both pumkins with new diff oil. ( need to find out what oil to get and gaskets)
2. drain and refill transfer case with new oil. ( need to find out what oil to get )
3. flush cooling system ( have supplys on hand ) God thats gonna suck and take up some time. Sigh.
4. follow up with another tranny drain in a month.
5. find out why my driver side door speaker isnt working
6. purchase and install fog lights before major storm hits soon.
************
So, i have a comment and a couple questions .
1. sea foam .. I saw the youtube vids, and watched the reviews and saw what it does .. what do you guys think of it .. IM VERY WEARY of POURING something down my throttle body, and SUCKING liquid down the pvc valve or master cylinder vacuum hose. Scary stuff man ! I don't wanna do that to my new baby ~
2. I need a set of floor mats. Since its winter time and i have a set of huskyliners in my '09 Ram, i want another set of huskys for the cherokee. Who is a good forum sponsor i should go to ? I'd like to support the sponsor/industry leader type businesses who support US here.
lastly, i had all intentions to get these factory rims powercoated. I saw how the rust is setting into the steel wheels. I called 2 places locally and one wants $75 a rim, and the othe $100 ?!!? Good golly ! I guess i'll have to snipe craigslist for a set cleaner than my own. I should get new tires for the winter, but these have about 6-8 months left on them. I'll need some new rims by then because i'm NOT putting new meaty tires on these factory steelies that are starting to rust. Dang it !
Thanks to all who have since replied and those that will continue to. I'm having a lot of fun with this !