XRAYSPECS - 2002 - BE - L - Upgrade Everything

[xrayspecs]

Well went to get lunch on saturday, nice day out and while waiting in the drive through noticed "im in danger"




Temps came right back down as soon as i kicked the heat on max and stayed average while the car was moving, so took it easy on the way home.

Let it all cool down then got underneath too see if something was leaking, water pump/radiator/hose/heads/etc. to find it all looked okay no build up/crust that would suggest a leak, except the rad cap looked like the heat cycling from the road trip killed it.







One radiator cap later from the lps and looks like the problem is solved. hopefully no need for more work anytime soon.




cars are stupid.

[Muse]

I think that's what caused my 3.0 to pop it's head gasket. Got way too hot on a long drive and it's never been right since. But you seem to have caught it far sooner than I did, so here's wishing you luck.

[xrayspecs]

One week of freeway driving in the 80s and 90's and the gauge never moves above middle so I think I got lucky. TBH the cars one email from copart with a donor away from getting a spicy powerplant.

[xrayspecs]

It has been a while, had a few maintenance items that needed to be addressed.

Took another road trip out of town and had some warmer temps on the gauge in the middle of the 115 desert.. worried about a possible head gasket issue.

Used this to check for leaks.... showed that everything is still good. guessing the water pump is getting tired and old and due for replacement.




Started to get bad pad knock and noises really bad really fast, quick check of the car found passenger side bearing was on its way out fast.



Got new bearings.



When doing the work discovered the hub was also toast.





New Hub and back together, also looked around the back end and found this bushing on its way out that was the reason the rear end felt looser than it should.



Didnt drive the car much while getting parts and other items.

Hit 200k miles.



Did take some time to clean up the headlights as they were hazing bad.



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Tires were also due since this summer. finally got some new Conti's.





Also replaced the worn bushings as they were the main suspect in causing the acerated wear on the rears this summer.








Went with the non eccentric outer to see if it helps this issue since i have the adjustable arms.




Also added a new dead pedal from Kart boy.

[ryu_haneda]

When I drove my old '98 Legacy GT, the water pump eventually came up for service. I'm nowhere near this level of do-it-yourself, so I took it to get replaced. Parts and labor were not cheap, but it got done.

[xrayspecs]

Yeah i havent got to it quite yet, i still need to pick up the fluids, a new tstat and a coolant plug since the factory oem cooler/heater is starting to leak and needs to come off.

Its time for a new belt and idlers anyways so might as well do it all at once.