Oil pan gasket, and other maintenance

Hey all,

Over the weekend I performed a new oil pan gasket, oil filter housing gasket, motor mounts, spark plugs, ac/drive tensioners, belts, and a new pully. Wow what a pain in the ass that oil pan was! I enjoy wrenching, but damn that was a lot.

I almost sold the car last month, but the deal fell through when the car I was going to buy fell through. I'm still keeping an eye out for my next car, but I really like my ZHP!

Big shot out to Youtuber 50's Kid. That guys channel really helped walk me through a few items!

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Nice

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Nice work! Now don't sell so you can reap the reward of all that labor.

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Originally Posted by Hoonin88

Nice work! Now don't sell so you can reap the reward of all that labor.

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Haha my wife said the same thing. I know man, my car is sorted now. I didnt even know it needed that stuff, I took it to a mechanic for a good shake down for a noise I heard. He pointed out those items.

I was told after those items were repaired, the car would be tip top. I probably am going to keep it, rather than buying an unknown car. Plus I love the ZHP! I'm going to have a new headliner installed next month. Possibly a hood, and bumper respray to take care of some chips.

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I have signs of a small leak as well now at over 200,000 miles. I am starting with the OFHG and CCV first to see if the leak is originating from above before dropping the subframe and doing the OPG. I know the OFHG and CCV has never been done before, I have owned the car for over 15 years. Hoping this eliminates my leak, not looking forward the the OPG if that's what it needs.

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Originally Posted by Overboost

I have signs of a small leak as well now at over 200,000 miles. I am starting with the OFHG and CCV first to see if the leak is originating from above before dropping the subframe and doing the OPG. I know the OFHG and CCV has never been done before, I have owned the car for over 15 years. Hoping this eliminates my leak, not looking forward the the OPG if that's what it needs.

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Great places to start. Try OFHG first, that one is easy and may fix the problem. The CCV is kinda a pain, but it will need to be done at some time.

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I have signs of a small leak as well now at over 200,000 miles. I am starting with the OFHG and CCV first to see if the leak is originating from above before dropping the subframe and doing the OPG. I know the OFHG and CCV has never been done before, I have owned the car for over 15 years. Hoping this eliminates my leak, not looking forward the the OPG if that's what it needs.

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Yo I have an engine support you can use for the inevitable opg project lol that job sucks.

I made the most of it by installing an oil pan baffle at the same time, which eliminated my starvation issues during autocross.

Also installed headers while I was in there but that was stupid

OPG, and PCV are a pain in the dick. Well worth DIY due to shop labor rates, but a lot of stuff has to come off to access those areas. If you live around the Sacramento area I'd be happy to lend a hand. I also bought the specialty engine brace.

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^ that's the brace that lifts the engine from both sides of the engine compartment, so you can do the mounts?

I'm pretty sure it's this brace from Harbor Freight - well, this is the one I used.

I'm in Orange County, CA if anyone needs one.

https://www.harborfreight.com/1000-l...q=engine+brace

https://shop.harborfreight.com/media...mage_11976.jpg

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I'm pretty sure it's this brace from Harbor Freight - well, this is the one I used.

I'm in Orange County, CA if anyone needs one.

https://www.harborfreight.com/1000-l...q=engine+brace

[IMG]https://shop.harborfreight.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/i/m/image_11976.jpg[/IMG

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Nice, I'm going to borrow that when I get my car back. Good to know.