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The sun came out and i've finally managed to replace the gear box oil.
Using a Halfrauds traders card i saved £5.20 on 2ltrs of gear oil.
l immediately noticed a difference, no more fighting to get 1st and reverse.
Today?
made a mess:blush:
Changed engine oil and filters. Then knocked funnel over spilling oil on garage floor
Changed rear diff oil and struggled getting filler plug to go back in then realised I had drain plug in hand and the filler plug was in drain point.
Quick swap and managed to get oil on drive doing so.
Then went to do front diff but cant budge filler plug. Was only done 12 months ago so I must have over tightened it, so now its rounded off.
Gave up trying after a couple of hours.
Was going to do gearbox oil as well but had enough at this point.
Wine improves with age.
The older I get the more I like it
grumyoldjoe wrote: Today?
made a mess:blush:
Changed engine oil and filters. Then knocked funnel over spilling oil on garage floor
Changed rear diff oil and struggled getting filler plug to go back in then realised I had drain plug in hand and the filler plug was in drain point.
Quick swap and managed to get oil on drive doing so.
Then went to do front diff but cant budge filler plug. Was only done 12 months ago so I must have over tightened it, so now its rounded off.
Gave up trying after a couple of hours.
Was going to do gearbox oil as well but had enough at this point.
:laugh: :laugh:
Forgot to pick up my oil drain pan once finished replacing gearbox oil last weekend. Ended up driving over it and having to dig up part of my gravel drive to get rid of the oily bits! But I think yours takes the cake!
I refitted one of the rear seats but had to attach the seatbelt to the seat bracket and bolt it there as the seatbelt hole didn’t want to keep hold of the bolt...realised I have a few bolts missing from the other seat so didn’t bother with that then went on to lunricating the front seats so they now move without needing a winch to shift them. Finally was going to pre lube the exhaust bolts but it seems some clever sausage has decided the exhaust flanges were pointless and just welded it together:(
Flat as a pancake, fine after a short charge. Starts up and I potter off to Halfords, they test the battery and find only 173ah cracking power.
The battery is rated at 330ah so it's toast, I chose the dearer battery at £91. 430ah jobby.
Young lady who did the test picked up the battery and off we potter to the till, my £91 battery is £100.......
Apparently the same battery with the terminals on the opposite way..... is £91, to fit the jimny it's £100.
I thanked the young lady for her help and muttered under my breath about corporate hoodwink advertising. Why is the poxy thing on the page of suggested products when I input my vehicle details, if it don't bloody fit. Just to get me to the store.......
If you pull the wires around it will fit a battery with the terminals the other way around. I have this on my Jimny
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Martin
2003 M13 early KAP build.
3" Trailmaster lift with 1.5 Spacers on front
Customised winch bumper and roll cage
235/85R16 Maxxis Bighorns on 16" Rims, 4:1 Rocklobster, Rear ARB locker and on-board air
Corrected arms all-round, rear disks, Recaro seats and harnesses
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