Recent content by 4R005

I have used old tranny oil ( or engine if out of TO ) to spray the undercarriage of my vehicles from the 70's, 80's ... to present day on an annual basis just prior to winter. Equipment required: spray gun w/pickup hose for the oil and a compressor. My '05 4R w/V8 's frame is still solid ( zero...

I do all the oil changes for my '05 4R w/V8 and I find that the two back bolts for the skid plate were the most vexing to line up with their respective holes after doing the oil & filter changes. The two front bolts/holes were not a problem to locate. I did this process to make it easier. Undo...

More insights, thanks.

What you had described about the engine start and immediate dying sounded like what I had experienced with my '95 Grand Jeep Cherokee w/V8 . Out of the blue while on the way home, stopped to pick up some groceries and the first stop @ a stop sign to exit parking lot, engine died. Started right...

Wife's vehicle and she only uses it for trips into town for groceries ( 30 kms or 18.6 miles round trip ) . I'll just tell her to ignore the lights if they should pop up.

Much thanks to all for the insights to my problem. I have a spare gas cap ( new but generic ) so can try with some vaseline if lights came on again. Methinks if light stays off for an extended period then comes back , I'll then check & spray Detox on wiring connections next. Good to know its...

2005 4R w/V8 LTD - Couple of weeks ago Check Engine, VSC TRAC & VSSC OFF lights came on. Scanned and DTC P2401 ( Evaporative emission leak detection pump stuck off ) came up. I erased code and DTC came back today ( after several drive cycles. Lights were off during this period perhaps pump came...

From your pics it looked like the rotor/drum is not being pulled out evenly by the M8 bolts. The top portion of rotor being too far out compared to the lower half. You'll need to slack off top bolt and align rotor back to be straight on the vertical plan. Then turn bolts ( T & B ) equally, a...

So, did you do anything to the cracked bell housing or still driving with the crack ?

With engine out and with lots of room I'll check conditions of : 1. that U joint of the intermediate steering shaft that connects to the input pinion shaft of steering rack. 2. replace UCA bushings unless they are still good after 450K miles. 3. High pressure line from PS pump to rack. That...

Zero concerns on the frame IMHO. Surface rust on weldments are normal.

The bracket with the inverted "U" hook for the latch lock to onto is bolted to vehicle frame with two bolts (Torx head and not accessible ) and the nuts ( 14 mm ? and accessible ) are visible and available/open to wrenching from under the vehicle. After undoing both nuts ( you may have to cut...

My '05 4R LTD w/V8 and 148K miles, good frame still and no body rust had a complete tranny rebuild ( CDN$ 4200.00 from rusted line which went unnoticed , my bad ) in 2019 from a transmission shop. X-REAS suspension out as well from broken line and replaced w/regular shocks @ all 4 corners , kept...

Like RBlake my '05 4R w/V8 gets driven about 1200 miles per year, so I change oil & filter every 2-3 years w/synthetic 5W30. Been doing this schedule ever since I bought it in '14 ( I'm 2nd owner ) 145k miles on odometer. All good as far as engine operation was concerned, as my drives were at a...

If your steering wheel is not re-centering ( i.e. after completing a left or right turn ) , check that the U-joint in the intermediate steering shaft ( the one that connects the input pinion stub shaft from the rack to the upper steering shaft which is where your steering wheel is) is not...