While the parking brake cable joint started to move after soaking it with the penetrating oil over night, the linkage pin just didn’t want to come out so had to use different method to push it out. Finally, managed to disconnect the parking brake cable from the calliper and I have now committed to taking the engine out so no way back. ...
Still removing lots and lots of parts. So far, everything was going well but today, encountered with the first challenge of the service. The seized parking brake cable pin at the rear left calliper. No wonder why there was some imbalance during the last health check service. It is so ...
Carried out the compression check to understand the current condition of the engine before my TB/WP/Valve Clearance service. As same for everyone who took my services, the complete data will be only informed to the owner and I’ll only show the LSB here. [psi] #1cyl: **4, #2cyl: **7, #3cyl: **9, #4cyl: ...
Preparing for the compression check. As always, I don’t want to touch the spark plug after the engine was warmed up without knowing the state of them so I normally remove and clean them first when they were cold. The Front bank ….. ...
In the process of removing lots of parts in preparation for the Eng Refresh as well as for the drive shaft and cooling system overhaul. Haven’t decided on taking the engine out yet so removing the parts in a way that can cope with both procedures. Noticed that the battery was not secured and moving fairly freely behind the ...