What did you do to / for your E53 today??

[pezho405]

Originally Posted by mam4.6

Just changed oil in my X, using Pentosin 5w30, and a Hengst oil filter. Also took off oil pan, just to check for "little plastic gremlins."Changing at the 3000 mile mark for the first time after putting in a used engine which had 95,000 miles on it. The original blew at 134000, due to previous owner changing guides, and not cleaning out oil pan, thus the little filter in the pan becoming clogged and oil circulation being cut-off. Everything looks nice and clean, but I'm planning a timing chain, guides, vanos lines, and total reseal toward the middle of this summer sometime, for preventative maintenance's sake...

Sweet, leep that estroil 4.6 running good! maybe one day illl end up looking for one and buying yours

[J.Belknap]

Originally Posted by mam4.6

Just changed oil in my X, using Pentosin 5w30, and a Hengst oil filter. Also took off oil pan, just to check for "little plastic gremlins."Changing at the 3000 mile mark for the first time after putting in a used engine which had 95,000 miles on it. The original blew at 134000, due to previous owner changing guides, and not cleaning out oil pan, thus the little filter in the pan becoming clogged and oil circulation being cut-off. Everything looks nice and clean, but I'm planning a timing chain, guides, vanos lines, and total reseal toward the middle of this summer sometime, for preventative maintenance's sake...

Matt, I replied to your PM.

[ProfessorX5]

Checked the tire pressure, and gave the engine bay a once over. Stared hard at the DISA, silently cursing Autopartsway for delivering to the wrong address since I'd meant to replace it by now.

Worked some more on the leather, and wondering if the Dakota leather was ever soft and subtle in the first place. It's never taken me this long to restore leather in a car before. :P

[pezho405]

Originally Posted by ProfessorX5

Checked the tire pressure, and gave the engine bay a once over. Stared hard at the DISA, silently cursing Autopartsway for delivering to the wrong address since I'd meant to replace it by now.

Worked some more on the leather, and wondering if the Dakota leather was ever soft and subtle in the first place. It's never taken me this long to restore leather in a car before. :P

What products were you using on your leather sam?

[ProfessorX5]

Originally Posted by pezho405

What products were you using on your leather sam?

Meguiar's leather conditioner and cleaner. It seems to clean well, but hasn't done much for conditioning. The leather seems kind of hard. I'm open to suggestions

[pezho405]

Welllllllllllllllllllllllllll. first of meguars that you can get from the generic auto stores sucks..

Try the griots conditioner, i think advamce auto has a small stand of griots stuff.

Ive heard mixed things about lexol.

Currently using Autofinesse Hide as conditioner. i havent had much experiemce with it yet. But my leather never had that "soft feeling" it just seemed normal. my drivers seat is not normal though, its lost alot of its texture.

however i liked griots

[Helihover]

Changed my door lock barrel. Now I can lock my X again! Yae

[Lexicon740iL]

I installed a new washer pump....

I just did of one the others not to long ago

[ProfessorX5]

Originally Posted by pezho405

Welllllllllllllllllllllllllll. first of meguars that you can get from the generic auto stores sucks..

Try the griots conditioner, i think advamce auto has a small stand of griots stuff.

Ive heard mixed things about lexol.

Currently using Autofinesse Hide as conditioner. i havent had much experiemce with it yet. But my leather never had that "soft feeling" it just seemed normal. my drivers seat is not normal though, its lost alot of its texture.

however i liked griots

Will check out griots. Thanks!

[mam4.6]

Originally Posted by pezho405

Sweet, leep that estroil 4.6 running good! maybe one day illl end up looking for one and buying yours

I'm looking forward to years of service out of my X, and hopefully will get that by keeping up with preventatives. I kinda have this feeling that if I ever move on to another vehicle, I'd kinda like to keep my 4.6 as a pet in the garage..! I LOVE my truck...