Nathan's Daily Drive BB4

[4thgenphil]

red diesel? or run on redex maybe?

never seen any that red before

[stk prelude]

+1 Red? iv never seen red before too... how old are they?

[NafemanNathan]

God knows how old they are

[vanzep]

i know i may get shot down in flames but could it be dried out old copper grease?

[NafemanNathan]

I'd hope not I imagine if a person did ever think it was a good idea to put copper slip on a spark plug it would be on the threads, but there's no evidence of copper slip on the thread.

Anyway, old spark plugs aside, the replacement NGK iridiums seemed to have done the trick. No hesitation whatsoever on the way to or back from PAW today

And oh yeah, I finally met Rich... He seems all-right



New belts fitted alround, including auxilary belts. Rich thinks the aux belts may well have been originals still and unsure of when the timing belt was done last, but definitely looked to have been a good call on changing it now. At a guess it could have done +60k, so I'm happy with that decision. Definitely lesson learnt from last time

I'd also asked Rich to attempt to remove the lower manifold heatshield bolt if he fancied it, which had rounded and I couldn't remove for love nor money. I think he may well have regretted his desicion after it sheered off, then when removing the entire manifold, the manifold/downpipe studs sheared as well (I think that's how it went). Anyway Rich came through as always and sorted the lot and fixed me up with a fresh new non-corroded lower heat shield bolt Now I can remove it again and tart up as part of my engine spruce.

I had enjoyed the two hour drive up to PAW, but for the whole journey at the back of my mind, there was a little voice saying "please don't snap, please don't snap" (It would have been typical) Also I had to squint a lot as it was so damn bright today Needless to say the journey back home was excillarating!

Thanks again Rich, it was a pleasure to have met you finally. And see you soon

PS. Hope Simon left you some of the brownies

[Merlin]

Cool beans!! Its nice to know when those belts have been changed

[NafemanNathan]

And now just to make doubley sure she remains good to go...



Fuchs Titan Race Pro S 5w40 Engine Oil
Amsoil MTF
Blue Print Oil Filter
Solid Ace Fuel Filter
Tegiwa Magnetic Engine and Gearbox Plugs, with new Washers...



A job for the weekend me thinks.

[bristol_bb4]

i used the same oil in mine just last week, honestly cant believe the difference its made! the first time you vtec with it will deffo deffo put a smile on your face! clean out your vtec solenoid thoroughly while you've dropped your oil, deffo worth doing

[JayJay]

That gearbox oil is brilliant, I used to have a slight crunching in 5th (years ago now thinking of it), totally went after I changed with that oil.

And the Fuchs is good

And the magnetic plugs I have noticed them picking up some particles so it seems to do its job But mine are Spoon

[NafemanNathan]

clean out your vtec solenoid thoroughly while you've dropped your oil, deffo worth doing

Shall do

That gearbox oil is brilliant, I used to have a slight crunching in 5th (years ago now thinking of it), totally went after I changed with that oil.

That's the reason I'm using it. I've got a subtle 5th gear crunch. I've got the knack of shifting without it crunching, but if I'm lazy it will crunch, so I'm hoping the MTF will remedy it as I've heard a number of stories from years ago. I use it in my other lude too

Oh, and why you laughing at my magnetic plugs?...