Recent content by sfdaytona
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Lug Nuts Will Not Budge
I can give another nod to the Eisen lugs. I have been running them on my LR4 for almost 2 years without a single issue. For the price point, they are hard to beat. And as the owner of a couple of other Ford vehicles, the OE lugs that come on them (Mustang GT/Focus ST) are as bad as the OE LR... -
Dash Vent Air Temp
I never run auto. Its manual fan speed at one of the lower settings w/ temp set to 70-74. I'm beginning to wonder if the blend doors are doing something funny to cause this. -
Dash Vent Air Temp
One thing has always had me wondering if this was by design or if I need to look at something like a blend motor replacement. When I run the heat, the air temp from the dash vents seems to always go to full hot once warmed up, then after a while (maybe 5-7min of driving) it'll settle down to... -
Transmission Fluid Change
Yeah, if you don't have any faults, and you're just slipping, fresh fluid might help things...it certainly can't hurt anything! -
Transmission Fluid Change
Zero slipping, zero faults. Shuddering was not consistent but you could replicate if you just got the trans to kick down one gear to accelerate. I tried having my Indy shop do a fluid change but he wouldn't, citing "it could ruin the trans". So I opted to do it myself. I've read on here an... -
Transmission Fluid Change
So over the weekend I was about to tackle the trans service/pan change but decided to go another route (I've read about everything on here related to this but think I have a slightly different issue here). A good friend was kind enough to loan his shop/lift for me to use. We start assessing the... -
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Expansion Tank Cap Question
I couldn't find anything related to my question in the search, so here goes: I've been wrenching on my own stuff for decades, and assumed all cooling system caps had a 14-16psi max rating. I recently did a full on cooling system overhaul on my 2011 LR4, which included a new cap for the... -
V8 Coolant Manifold / Crossover & Maintenance Parts List
Thank you guys for that. I actually found that the o-ring at the water pump side of that oil cooler tube was messed up. I replaced it today and pressurized the mostly empty system to 13psi for 15 min, no leaks. Refilled, bled system and am back on the road! Thanks for the inputs!! Nick -
V8 Coolant Manifold / Crossover & Maintenance Parts List
I should have clarified...new pipe, new o-rings, and water pump. -
V8 Coolant Manifold / Crossover & Maintenance Parts List
I just did this job on my LR4. I ran into an issue of the clips holding the hose in place on the bottom of the manifold broke (they literally turned to dust when I tried removing the hose). I ordered a roll of Thermo-Tec heat sleeving from summit racing to protect that hose since it's sitting on... -
Oil in intake manifold
So I just did my cross over pipes/water pump etc, and noticed oil leaking out of my intake and onto the workbench. I don't know if it'll work, but I have a Mishimoto Oil separator in my Focus ST. Like the LR4, it's a DI motor, and this is a common issue on that ecoboost motor. There are quite a... -
Anyone Port a 5.0 Intake?
So this week I've torn into my LR4 to do the coolant cross over pipes/water pump/etc. and noticed the amount of material that could be removed from the intake ports. Just curious if anyone here has ever port matched an intake on their LR4 (and if so was it worth it at all)? (Apologies if this... -
LR4 Valve Cover Gasket Replacement?
I'm going to inspect everything and make a decision once I have everything apart. I may do the chains/tensioners/guides just to have piece of mind. I'm the 4th owner so I can't say if these have been done or not in the time prior to my ownership. I can say I've heard an LR4 that sounded like a... -
LR4 Valve Cover Gasket Replacement?
Just to resurrect this thread...I'm looking to make this a DIY effort soon as both of cam covers on my LR4 (115k mi) are leaking. For those who have done this, aside from the new injector seals and the slide hammer tool, did anyone have to buy the injector seal calibration/install tool as well...
