SoCal ZHPMafia Get-Together?

[wsmeyer]

I need to do water pump, thermostat and idler pulleys. I also want to do fluid flush in tranny and diff. Fluids I already have, parts should be here next week.

[SoCalZman]

Funny, I was just looking at ordering my parts as well.

11421719855 - Oil Filter housing Gasket

CCV
11617501566 - oil separator
11611432559 - valve cover to separator tube
11617504535 - intake manifold to separator tube
11157532649 - oil dipstick drain tube
11617504536 - intake manifold return tube

For those that did their CCV, did you also install the updated oil dipstick tube as well? Im seeing some threads where its suggested. (part number: 11437565437)

[wsmeyer]

Both Rando and I did the cold weather CCV kit as it was nominal difference but balked at the price of the newer dipstick. Also, neither of us had any buildup in the dipstick

[SoCalZman]

Ok thanks. I'll skip the dipstick and order the cold weather version.

[johnrando]

If you do the cold weather version you have to take off the manifold, so you have room to install. Not a big deal, just extra work.

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[SoCalZman]

If you do the cold weather version you have to take off the manifold, so you have room to install. Not a big deal, just extra work.

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Really? Is that absolutely necessary even with removing the OFH and everything else? I don't want us to have to take off the manifold. We all have other stuff to work on that day. If that is really the case then my car has been okay with the standard version so far.

[johnrando]

It's really tight down there with the manifold on and the std CCV, it would be ridiculously hard to put a cold CCV on w/o removing the manifold. I don't know that it's impossible, but you'd have a hell of a time doing it for sure if you can.

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[wsmeyer]

When we did Rando's and mine we didn't try very hard to do it without removing the manifold as we both had a fair amount of oil down there that we wanted to clean and that's a lot easier with the manifold out. Besides, once you have the old CCV off it only takes about 10 minutes to get the manifold off.

[SoCalZman]

It's really tight down there with the manifold on and the std CCV, it would be ridiculously hard to put a cold CCV on w/o removing the manifold. I don't know that it's impossible, but you'd have a hell of a time doing it for sure if you can.

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When we did Rando's and mine we didn't try very hard to do it without removing the manifold as we both had a fair amount of oil down there that we wanted to clean and that's a lot easier with the manifold out. Besides, once you have the old CCV off it only takes about 10 minutes to get the manifold off.

Okay. You guys know what you are doing. I haven't done anything remotely like that on an engine before. Do I need to buy anything else besides the CCV stuff and the oil filter housing gasket? Like a gasket for the manifold or something?

[wsmeyer]

Rando and I are both ~ 60k miles and our intake gaskets were still pliable and hadn't deformed so we reused them. Since they aren't exposed to oil or fuel I wouldn't doubt if they lasted forever.

If you want to clean the engine while it's exposed you'll need some engine degreaser and Simple Green.

Carb cleaner to clean your throttle body and ICV

We need to remove this piece which notorious for breaking: http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/Site...03677/ES33009/


I'll look under the hood and see if I can think of more