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Message: problem solved!! thanks everyone. some photos and a couple questions
Changed By: Steve (Morro Bay)
Change Date: April 03, 2011 12:06AM
problem solved!! thanks everyone. some photos and a couple questions
Change Date: April 03, 2011 12:06AM
problem solved!! thanks everyone. some photos and a couple questions
I'm thrilled! After removing and replacing the AOS, smoking out my neighbors during ~5-10 minute burn off, I took the car for a 15 mile spin. Apart from the initial smoke, nothing unusual going on after repair. By the time my 15 miles were done, the car was completely back to normal with no trace of smoke. Soooooooooooooooo relieved, as this is my daily driver (meaning my only car) and I live about 12 miles from the office.
Saturday delivery from pelican saved my butt. This is my daily driver, and I live I'm about 12 miles 4 hours by car from any major city. There's one dealer 2 hours away in Santa Barbara, but the office.
y aren't well stocked for parts.
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/saturday.jpg
My driveway, and goofy toolbox stickers
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/driveway.jpg
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/tools.jpg
The lay of the land in the engine compartment
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/overview.jpg
Yep, there's oil in the intake allright!
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/firstlook.jpg
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/oilconfirmed.jpg
A peek down the intake tube upstream of the AOS shows what "clean" looks like
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/beforethrottlebody.jpg
Laying out the various parts after going through a ton of those blue shop paper towels. You can see the top-tube on the AOS that I busted by mistake when removing it. Luckily, I had bought a new one just in case.
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/allclean.jpg
A look down the plenums
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/cleaned.jpg
QUESTION: Is this normal? There was a big sticky glob of grease pooling up on the engine from what looked like an overflow tube. Any help welcome! Would like to fix it if it's a problem in the waiting.
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/hydraulicoil1.jpg
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/hydraulicoil2.jpg
The "middle tube" was a bear to get loose. I abandoned my attempts to remove it. It ended up "popping off" when I dislodged the AOS.
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/noroom.jpg
Clamp tool was totally awesome (though even with it, I had a very hard time getting the clamp back to its original height)
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/clamp.jpg
Before actually removing the AOS, time for a snack break. covered intake tubes with paper towels. Clamp still in place.
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/snackbreak.jpg
QUESTION: Finally got the AOS off, and this nastiness is found where the "middle tube" connected to it. Is this normal?
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/yuk.jpg
Comparing the old and new part. Some exterior differences visible.
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/oldvsnew1.jpg
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/oldvsnew2.jpg
Saturday delivery from pelican saved my butt. This is my daily driver, and I live I'm about 12 miles 4 hours by car from any major city. There's one dealer 2 hours away in Santa Barbara, but the office.
y aren't well stocked for parts.
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/saturday.jpg
My driveway, and goofy toolbox stickers
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/driveway.jpg
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/tools.jpg
The lay of the land in the engine compartment
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/overview.jpg
Yep, there's oil in the intake allright!
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/firstlook.jpg
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/oilconfirmed.jpg
A peek down the intake tube upstream of the AOS shows what "clean" looks like
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/beforethrottlebody.jpg
Laying out the various parts after going through a ton of those blue shop paper towels. You can see the top-tube on the AOS that I busted by mistake when removing it. Luckily, I had bought a new one just in case.
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/allclean.jpg
A look down the plenums
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/cleaned.jpg
QUESTION: Is this normal? There was a big sticky glob of grease pooling up on the engine from what looked like an overflow tube. Any help welcome! Would like to fix it if it's a problem in the waiting.
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/hydraulicoil1.jpg
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/hydraulicoil2.jpg
The "middle tube" was a bear to get loose. I abandoned my attempts to remove it. It ended up "popping off" when I dislodged the AOS.
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/noroom.jpg
Clamp tool was totally awesome (though even with it, I had a very hard time getting the clamp back to its original height)
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/clamp.jpg
Before actually removing the AOS, time for a snack break. covered intake tubes with paper towels. Clamp still in place.
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/snackbreak.jpg
QUESTION: Finally got the AOS off, and this nastiness is found where the "middle tube" connected to it. Is this normal?
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/yuk.jpg
Comparing the old and new part. Some exterior differences visible.
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/oldvsnew1.jpg
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/oldvsnew2.jpg
Original Message
Author: Steve (Morro Bay)Date: April 03, 2011 12:00AM
problem solved!! thanks everyone. some photos and a couple questions
Saturday delivery from pelican saved my butt. This is my daily driver, and I live about 12 miles from the office.
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/saturday.jpg
My driveway, and goofy toolbox stickers
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/driveway.jpg
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/tools.jpg
The lay of the land in the engine compartment
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/overview.jpg
Yep, there's oil in the intake allright!
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/firstlook.jpg
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/oilconfirmed.jpg
A peek down the intake tube upstream of the AOS shows what "clean" looks like
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/beforethrottlebody.jpg
Laying out the various parts after going through a ton of those blue shop paper towels. You can see the top-tube on the AOS that I busted by mistake when removing it. Luckily, I had bought a new one just in case.
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/allclean.jpg
A look down the plenums
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/cleaned.jpg
QUESTION: Is this normal? There was a big sticky glob of grease pooling up on the engine from what looked like an overflow tube. Any help welcome! Would like to fix it if it's a problem in the waiting.
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/hydraulicoil1.jpg
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/hydraulicoil2.jpg
The "middle tube" was a bear to get loose. I abandoned my attempts to remove it. It ended up "popping off" when I dislodged the AOS.
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/noroom.jpg
Clamp tool was totally awesome (though even with it, I had a very hard time getting the clamp back to its original height)
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/clamp.jpg
Before actually removing the AOS, time for a snack break. covered intake tubes with paper towels. Clamp still in place.
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/snackbreak.jpg
QUESTION: Finally got the AOS off, and this nastiness is found where the "middle tube" connected to it. Is this normal?
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/yuk.jpg
Comparing the old and new part. Some exterior differences visible.
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/oldvsnew1.jpg
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/oldvsnew2.jpg
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/saturday.jpg
My driveway, and goofy toolbox stickers
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/driveway.jpg
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/tools.jpg
The lay of the land in the engine compartment
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/overview.jpg
Yep, there's oil in the intake allright!
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/firstlook.jpg
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/oilconfirmed.jpg
A peek down the intake tube upstream of the AOS shows what "clean" looks like
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/beforethrottlebody.jpg
Laying out the various parts after going through a ton of those blue shop paper towels. You can see the top-tube on the AOS that I busted by mistake when removing it. Luckily, I had bought a new one just in case.
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/allclean.jpg
A look down the plenums
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/cleaned.jpg
QUESTION: Is this normal? There was a big sticky glob of grease pooling up on the engine from what looked like an overflow tube. Any help welcome! Would like to fix it if it's a problem in the waiting.
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/hydraulicoil1.jpg
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/hydraulicoil2.jpg
The "middle tube" was a bear to get loose. I abandoned my attempts to remove it. It ended up "popping off" when I dislodged the AOS.
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/noroom.jpg
Clamp tool was totally awesome (though even with it, I had a very hard time getting the clamp back to its original height)
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/clamp.jpg
Before actually removing the AOS, time for a snack break. covered intake tubes with paper towels. Clamp still in place.
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/snackbreak.jpg
QUESTION: Finally got the AOS off, and this nastiness is found where the "middle tube" connected to it. Is this normal?
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/yuk.jpg
Comparing the old and new part. Some exterior differences visible.
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/oldvsnew1.jpg
http://www.calpoly.edu/~sdrasco/AOS/oldvsnew2.jpg