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      09-21-2015, 02:02 PM   #67
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Drove to Dallas and stayed up till 3 am and completed 60k maintenance. Actually kind of fun. Complete fluids: Diff, trans, brake, coolant, oil. Changed the water pump and t-stat. Walnut blasted intakes. Yikes it was dirty, the worst two are below. I installed a BMS catch can. I did not have to trim engine cover as some have suggested. Took about 4 hours in total (had the help of a pro!) Here are a few pics.
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      09-21-2015, 02:32 PM   #68
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That's a ton of work. How big a pain was the water pump? I watched the Bavauto DIY video and even though it looked straightforward, I wasn't filled with warm fuzziness imagining doing it with the car up on jackstands. Face full of coolant, more like ...
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That's a ton of work. How big a pain was the water pump? I watched the Bavauto DIY video and even though it looked straightforward, I wasn't filled with warm fuzziness imagining doing it with the car up on jackstands. Face full of coolant, more like ...
Not too bad with a lift but it would be a huge pia on jack stands. Coolant goes everywhere and it is a very tight space. Doable but I wouldn't want to.
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