Originally Posted by mam4.6 (Post 976962)

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...

Originally Posted by mam4.6 (Post 976962)

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...

Originally Posted by ProfessorX5 (Post 976994)

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

Originally Posted by pezho405 (Post 976997)

What products were you using on your leather sam?

Originally Posted by pezho405 (Post 977002)

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

Originally Posted by pezho405 (Post 976975)

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