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9 hours ago, barnz said:

Would an o ring between the coil and cover work better? or will ut not work on b series coils coz dont bolt down

I thought that I'd done that on my taxi, but it turned out that I hadn't.  I've definitely done it on my ute.  

I cleaned underneath the coil cover bolts with a Dremel and wire brush before putting o-rings on. 

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When I washed the taxi engine bay a couple of nights ago just a leeeeeeeeeeeeeedle bit of water got past.

Yup, one spark plug hole... full of bubbling water.  Oops. 

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Washing engine bays is for gamblers :P

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  • less WHY; more WOT
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Washing may be dangerous, but wiping down and scrubbing carefully is the way to go.

Or if you do wash, cover the "rustable" portions and spray the fark out of it and then let it sit to dry for a few full days (in summer, preferably). 

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mate of mine is a detailer, just plastic bags anything electronic and goes hard, wipes down the rest.

In contrast to that, mechanic work uses went hard all over the engine bay with a pressure washer trying to go the extra mile I guess. Pick the sv6 up and it ran like it was on 2 cylinders. Coils full of water exactly as above. Need to be carefull around that area evidently.. same car skipped both chains which is apparently really common with them. Those sidi alloytec things are rubbish

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Needs to be low enough that you can't back it on the hoist without wood blocks.  Then you know you are cool

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2 hours ago, Ralph Wiggum said:

Tires arrived yesterday and I was able to get them fitted up today. Car needs a touch more low but overall very happy.

Which tyres did you choose?

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