RandomNerd2000
Explorer Addict
- Joined
- March 26, 2015
- Messages
- 1,474
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- City, State
- South Carolina
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 00 5.0, 01 4.0.
Update, got the corners restored since they were old and yellowed, absolutely loving the look with the headlight bulbs I've got installed, got to do something for the fogs next, they aren't fitting in with everything else. On other other news, did my 2nd oil change at roughly 4,200 miles, oil came out looking close to new, was a bit thinner seeming, changed it with Castrol 5w30 again, and I've got a PSA to anybody on here, do NOT use an STP oil filter, use straight Motorcraft, on my first change I got what the book called for, and it was the FL-820S, which OFC didn't work, so I stuck an STP on it I had, and it just didn't seem like it kept the oil from draining back very well on a startup after a day or two, well ever since then, it's started quietly at cold and ran quiet at cold. To be fair, I've never seen an STP filter that was worth a darn, most drain back or do a garbage job in my experience. On other news, tires have been out to get me, RR tire got bald, and then went flat, LF tire I ran over a screw out one of my computers I bought recently, got it fixed, and the RF the valve core started leaking and that was nice to find. Also replaced the driver's side upper ball joint, and I'd about swear getting the old arm off the V8 was easier, which I'm growing to hate the SOHC, when it works right, it's superb, it's just keeping it that way.
Only other updates I have is, I managed to blow one of my aftermarket door speakers, which they're the first step up from the Walmart cheapo ones, and I just put a stock speaker from a 4 speaker system in it's place since I keep a stack of those for various projects
Only other updates I have is, I managed to blow one of my aftermarket door speakers, which they're the first step up from the Walmart cheapo ones, and I just put a stock speaker from a 4 speaker system in it's place since I keep a stack of those for various projects