My alternator died last night, I have a leak at the front of the engine that’s getting worse and it’s had minor lifter noise ever since I bought it 2 yrs ago. Engine has about 180K miles on it but no smoke and normal oil consumption. So why not drop the engine and take on a winter project. My To Do List:

1. Fix the alternator.
2. New lifters
3. Fix the oil leak (whatever it is, I think its the oil pressure sending unit)
4. Power steering belt
5. Dual distributor belt
6. Spark plugs (replaced the wires recently)
7. Replace the engine sound mat or fix the raged edge anyway
8. Check the clutch and flywheel but I don’t think that’s a problem
9. Cleanup the engine bay and the engine
10. Replace rusted heat shields if they need it.
11. Replace rusted clamps and stuff.

Lowered my suspension already and installed new shocks...but will need another alignment.
The starter motor seems fine but while I am in there?
Slave clutch cylinder? I don’t think its bad but...


What am I missing?

 

SAI valve?

Cheers,

Mike

 

replace the power steering belt

replace the clutch slave as its really really easy with the engine out

clean any rust on the input shaft local to where the clutch disk slides

check or replace the SAI valve even though the 95's wont display SAI error codes

check your cv boots

check your oil pressure sending unit for leaks, clean its electrical connections

wire brush the starter ground strap, and starter connections.

fuel filter is pretty easy to get to with the lump out of the way

 

Get your injectors flow tested perhaps.