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Got my oil idiot light working again. Those sensors are touchy if you take em apart.
Ordered another huge load of gaskets from Dave and Julee. Engine comes out again at the end of may. We'll lick these leaks yet. Anyone who wants to come help/watch is welcome! :)
Gave my car a much needed wash, still needs more detailing before the parade this weekend. Then I sighed at how much money I need to put down for the next few upgrades I want to do, For the first time im having trouble deciding what big project to tackle first.
Still... Waiting...
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THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS WESTERN MINNESOTA...WITH THE RAIN SNOW LINE PUSHING EAST THROUGH THE DAY. ALL AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE SNOW BY THURSDAY NIGHT...WHICH MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION: AROUND 6 INCHES.
So, on Monday I took 5875 to my usual shop for it's Spring service (oil+filter, coolant flush, main coolant hoses, belts). The car ALWAYS starts up perfectly and runs at the correct temperature. When I picked the car up today, it would barely start and it began to overheat on the drive home. There isn't a mass leakage of coolant anywhere that I can see, but I did notice some coolant coming from what I believe to be the oil filter housing ???? The car was just flat-bedded back to the shop. My question is, what the HELL could they have done to so drastically change the running characteristics/behavior of my car from performing an oil change and coolant flush?
I've been dealing with this mechanic for several years with various cars and we're on very good terms. He deals with a lot of Porsches, BMWs, Lamborghinis, Maseratis, etc., but not too many older cars like DeLoreans. My plan is to have him work on my car so he can become my own personal DeLorean "expert" so I want to keep the relationship strong.
I understand that people make mistakes and that the car is a strange thirty-year vehicle, but come on. Such a simple job gone so wrong.
Eek. I hope the shop does right by you, whatever went wrong....Quote:
Originally Posted by pezzonovante88
maybe they removed the coolant plug above the oil filter ?Quote:
Originally Posted by pezzonovante88
sometimes an oil change can tiger other waiting to happen malfunctions. Not saying that it may not me the garage's error.
Its just back luck that sometimes something breaks after you have fixed something else. Better bring it in and ask or an explanation.
If you had the coolant changed, the stuff you see on the oil filter may be residual from when they drained it. Could be that they didn't bleed the system right causing the overheating.
What did I do today....finally got my passenger side window motor replaced!!!!
Got my LED window switches to FINALLY sit flush. Did it with the walk-through awilder provided here:
http://www.awildermode.com/2012/08/f...-part-iii.html
I was hesitant to do it at first with fuel lines in the EDGES of the center console, but I trusted his walk-through, and all went well - at least it terms of missing the fuel lines. Took me a long time to do with a good amount of unexpected "uh oh....."s, but it worked and after almost 3/4 of a year, my window switches sit flush. My advice for those that do this - have a recipocating saw ready. It would have made this a 1000x easier for me.
I know, first world problems.
Or, you could just put a few washers under the center console mounting brackets. I did that a few years ago. It takes a couple of minutes and raises the console just enough so the switches sit flush.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeLorean03