2000StreetRod
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- Joined
- May 26, 2009
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- City, State
- Greenville, SC
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 00 Sport FI, 03 Ltd V8
Preparing to sell
It's hard to believe that it's been 3 and 1/2 years since I purchased my 850 Turbo Wagon. I've never driven it out of town but it has never failed me in town after replacing the fuel pump assembly. I've decided to prepare it for sale so I can purchase a 4 door 2000 Explorer - my wife opposes having 4 vehicles even for a short period of time. I've been worried about a gradual loss of coolant in the reservoir. The turbocharger is lubricated with engine oil and cooled with engine coolant. I feared that the seals had failed and coolant was leaking into the oil. This was reinforced by a little foam on the end of the oil dip stick. This week I jacked up the front, pulled the engine bay bottom splash shield and drained the oil. I was relieved that there was no water in the oil. I replaced the oil filter and will fill the crankcase after I lower the front.
I noticed that the anti-sway bar links were shot which explains the clunk sound when crossing my driveway gutter. They are easy to replace and Advance Auto had some inexpensive ones that were available on the next day after order. I've already installed the left one and will replace the right one tomorrow. My wife has stated several times that I tolerate my vehicle issues until I get ready to sell the vehicle so someone else benefits from the correction of the issue.
It's hard to believe that it's been 3 and 1/2 years since I purchased my 850 Turbo Wagon. I've never driven it out of town but it has never failed me in town after replacing the fuel pump assembly. I've decided to prepare it for sale so I can purchase a 4 door 2000 Explorer - my wife opposes having 4 vehicles even for a short period of time. I've been worried about a gradual loss of coolant in the reservoir. The turbocharger is lubricated with engine oil and cooled with engine coolant. I feared that the seals had failed and coolant was leaking into the oil. This was reinforced by a little foam on the end of the oil dip stick. This week I jacked up the front, pulled the engine bay bottom splash shield and drained the oil. I was relieved that there was no water in the oil. I replaced the oil filter and will fill the crankcase after I lower the front.
I noticed that the anti-sway bar links were shot which explains the clunk sound when crossing my driveway gutter. They are easy to replace and Advance Auto had some inexpensive ones that were available on the next day after order. I've already installed the left one and will replace the right one tomorrow. My wife has stated several times that I tolerate my vehicle issues until I get ready to sell the vehicle so someone else benefits from the correction of the issue.