Now to the hardest part, getting the cable through the rubber hose between the back of the roof and the door. I pushed my coat hanger tool from the left to the right, very carefully to not damage any of the other wires in the rubber hose, and after disconnecting it from both the door and the...
100% recommend the bag. No more hot oil to touch or splatter. It is reusable. I take the bag to the auto shop to recycle the oil.
I had an old drain pain for the oil filter.
That's odd. I used what came in the package. I made sure to clean the surface well before installing. I removed the rubber leash and cap so that I could get a socket on and torque it properly, and then put it back on.
The color was like black coffee. The photo, at least on my monitor, is accurate. I recall someone saying turbos heat up the oil darker than non turbo engines... but I am glad I changed the oil at 2k mi. It doesn't cost that much and I sleep better at night haha. I have been doing a harder...
Very happy with the ValvoMax drain plug! The easiest and cleanest oil change I’ve ever done hands-down. You can even push and pull on the plastic oil bag to create a vacuum and pull residual oil out of the pan. No more waiting a lifetime for the last drip (no drain plug).
Also, the cut oil...
Thanks for posting this in such detail! When splicing the wires from the harness to the hardwire kit, is it obvious which wires line up? If not, I can try and follow the wires in your photo.
Thanks all! Install of all 3 went well. As for the rear diff install, I recommend spraying lots of soapy water on the rubber mounts to slide the metal brackets over them. Will save you a lot of frustration lol
Looks great. And that black bracket looks like it will prevent dirt and debris building up on top of the skid plate, or at least slow it down. After seeing this, I'm going to install the bracket as well. Thanks for posting.