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I took the opportunity to clean out the rear wheel wells, which I picked up as a suggestion on YouTube researching the spark-plugs. The pictures below are of the forward portion of the rear wheel wells. My 2009 has probably never had this done and it was an amazing amount of dirt and wet crap. Great way to encourage rust. The process is straight-forward and the parts you need to remove are two plastic wheel well protectors
Before removing plastic protectors
Pointing to the packed in dirt
Finished cleaning and you can see the pile
Great practice to do every 6 months or so. That caked wet mud can lead to rust if not cared for
Who's magnetic drain plug is that, please @eggsandwich ?
Thx!
it’s this one from Amazon!
DEEFILL M18 X 1.5 Oil Drain Plug Stainless Steel with Magnet Sump Drain Nut Bolt Red Copper Crush Washer Compatible with BMW Volvo Ra... https://a.co/d/89GuDG6
Who's magnetic drain plug is that, please @eggsandwich ?
Thx!
it’s this one from Amazon!
DEEFILL M18 X 1.5 Oil Drain Plug Stainless Steel with Magnet Sump Drain Nut Bolt Red Copper Crush Washer Compatible with BMW Volvo Ra... https://a.co/d/89GuDG6
I've never heard of wrapping calipers - does that work and hold-up? Do you use a special heat resistant vinyl. Car looks great with the new graphics scheme and matched calipers.
Well shoot - while I was doing the brake pads and flush a few weekends ago it never occurred to me to turn the wheel in the direction that would be useful! Making a mental note
Had to repair one of the brackets for the muffler. One of the bolts ripped of (at some unknown time in the past), so i decided to weld a new bolt in. Decided for 10.9 strength with zinc flake coating (flZn), which should be superior compared to the brittle 8.8 bolts from factory. Will test whether the repair holds and then change the other bolts too.
Also installed the FVD Brombacher Deep sump. Had to adapt the baffle plates slightly, since they do not fit to the C2S cars by default. Not sure if the oil drain plug will stay longer than one season, its more or less the lowest part of the car now. Any recommendations for magnetic plugs which fit flat are highly appreciated.
04-29-2023, 11:02 PM
. To be continued...
