HaLo
03-16-2003, 08:47 PM
After finally getting my car fixed (tranny problems), I got it out on last saturday! I installed my 3" cat, replaced my EGT probe and uppered the suspension a little (exhaust clearence issues). Then, I went for a drive.
While drive on a small road, I notice my oil light come on. I stop on the side, turn off the car and pop up the hood. One the oil filter relocator lines disconnected. Result: oil all over my engine bay, the street and a pretty ****ed SR owner. I walk to a garage, get 4 pints of oil. I put the oil line back on, put some oil in the engine and start her up. Good. No leaks. I start rolling again and the light comes on AGAIN! The damn hose came off again! Luckily for me, I still had a pint of oil.
I check the fittings and clamps. The clamps that come with the relocator wasn't tighting enough. I look around the engine bay for another clamp. Find one. Replace that one with tie-wraps and put the clamp on the relocator. Start the engine with only 1 pint of oil: no problems. I go to the garage, buy 2 more pints, put them in the car and bring it back in my garage.
Why it broke? Because the Greddy relocator is a 150$ POS. The hoses are slighty too short, the clamps not strong enough. I'm taking the whole thing off and getting longer hoses, better clamps and an oil cooler at the same time... What a day, AGAIN!
Hopefully, this is my LAST problem with the SR.
While drive on a small road, I notice my oil light come on. I stop on the side, turn off the car and pop up the hood. One the oil filter relocator lines disconnected. Result: oil all over my engine bay, the street and a pretty ****ed SR owner. I walk to a garage, get 4 pints of oil. I put the oil line back on, put some oil in the engine and start her up. Good. No leaks. I start rolling again and the light comes on AGAIN! The damn hose came off again! Luckily for me, I still had a pint of oil.
I check the fittings and clamps. The clamps that come with the relocator wasn't tighting enough. I look around the engine bay for another clamp. Find one. Replace that one with tie-wraps and put the clamp on the relocator. Start the engine with only 1 pint of oil: no problems. I go to the garage, buy 2 more pints, put them in the car and bring it back in my garage.
Why it broke? Because the Greddy relocator is a 150$ POS. The hoses are slighty too short, the clamps not strong enough. I'm taking the whole thing off and getting longer hoses, better clamps and an oil cooler at the same time... What a day, AGAIN!
Hopefully, this is my LAST problem with the SR.