Update:
Well i didnt go for that black x25xe upgrade, just thought id keep it original as knowing my luck something would be different!
Anyways.. out of work early Fridays means cav time. So got stuck in and continued where i had left off with the Thermostat. What a bitch of a job! an utter crap time. But i got there, after wiggling for what felt like years and lightly tapping the extension pipe with a hammer left, right, up, down the most effective way i got it off straight away was when i had un done the torx bolt holding the dip stick and the ext pipe bracket i put a 22mm spanner between the bracket and the hole and wedged it back towards me and voila straight out!
If not you will be wiggling for hours with no progress made at all. I really was going to leave it but having the new Thermostat sitting looking pretty and not knowing the condition of the thermostat on her made me determined to get the job done, so im happy with that. Put the new one in and then greased the extension tube so its easy peasy for the next person....
Next the oil cooler. I cleared all the gunk and whatever fluid it was/is sucked it all out with a hand grenade and pipe. Cleaned all with a cloth and it came up pretty well to be fair. Got the new oil cooler in and plate on top. Biggest job for this was getting the banjos lined up again, as i had "slightly bent" them out of the way.. so getting them back in again perfect took a good hour or so messing about tapping etc but finally got them in and no rung threads!
So now tomorrow just need to work my way back up to the top.. what to flush the entire coolant system out and add some red stuff. Then next month when the water pumps done ive another jar of red stuff to put in also so hopefully it will have got a good red out by the 2nd go.
Ive gearbox oil here too. I think this needs brought out at top with a hand grenade and piping which i have thankfully.
Then next mission is exhaust.
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