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LR4 Timing Chain repair questions
Well, you already saw @Rover Range ‘s post in the other thread, so I guess your questions are answered? The way I’ve understood TSB’s in the past, they’re mostly informational for Service Managers and Techs; a “head’s up” to know where to look if symptoms are described. -
Zip kit and fluid change, now won't go past 5th
More seriously, I know it is a bit of a gamble. But when you know that a shop has destroyed something, and you want proof of that, you can’t just replace what was there, let alone with something that you don’t know the history of. I will be going back to this shop asking for compensation for... -
Zip kit and fluid change, now won't go past 5th
Thank you for the timely advice. ;) -
Zip kit and fluid change, now won't go past 5th
Yes, the new shop will go on record, and the evidence they gathered will be admissible. The first shop offered to install a “good, used” transmission pulled from a vehicle with 15k more miles than mine. And yeah, I could have done that or pulled a used one, but as was pointed out, I don’t want... -
Zip kit and fluid change, now won't go past 5th
Well, I guess it's time for an update. The transmission shop first test drove the vehicle after I had it towed there, and determined that "something is very, very wrong." They scanned the performance, and from what they could tell, the transmission was trying to use adjacent gears... -
Cooling System Replacement - Dealership.
I believe it. When I was doing mine, I was afraid of damaging what I was prying on, and what I was using as a fulcrum that I couldn't see. So I ended up using straps and making sure that the fulcrum was outside the engine bay on a wooden frame. Abundance of caution and all. -
Cooling System Replacement - Dealership.
Doing the job yourself is admittedly a PITA. I don't know how long it actually took me, but (for example) I had to create a jig that let me pull straight up on the supercharger, whose pins were corroded in place. I would guess it easily took me 8-10 hours in all. The benefit, if one is to be... -
Third head gasket job- why are they failing?
If a head gasket with any treatment has failed since late March, either there's a different problem altogether or they're putting a lot of miles on the truck! The real test will be how it holds up over the next 100k miles or so. -
Coolant Tank / Cap Question
Maybe they were trying to make the cap a pressure fuse, and keep you from blowing out the plastic coolant pipes. :rolleyes: -
Zip kit and fluid change, now won't go past 5th
All good theories, for sure. I know this shop had contacted Sonnax and got a set of pressure and vacuum test procedures from them that he claimed the unit had passed, hence his theory that the issue was "further up in the transmission" and therefore not part of what he'd just been working on... -
Zip kit and fluid change, now won't go past 5th
Well, I picked up the vehicle from this outfit yesterday and drove it the 10mi home. I'll have it towed the 35 miles to the transmission shop. I was driving VERY gingerly, on backroads and trying to accelerate slowly and keep it under 45mph.What they had described was a "failure to shift into... -
Touching Base
I’m sorry to hear about your daughter. Prayers for her and for your family! -
Zip kit and fluid change, now won't go past 5th
It’s going to a dedicated transmission shop when I get back to Washington, one that is intimately familiar with the Zip Kit and this tranny. I’m hopeful. -
Third head gasket job- why are they failing?
Hylomar. That’s the stuff we used. I’d tried it on a couple of test pieces of machined steel, and it was really tenacious. It did seem to set with heat, though. -
Third head gasket job- why are they failing?
I would treat this spray as a “last resort” kind of solution, and really check the heads and block for trueness. The spray is tenacious, and will be hard to remove from anything you get it on. But my friend was in exactly that situation, where he was about to get rid of the vehicle because he... -
Third head gasket job- why are they failing?
A) It's really great to have someone like @Rover Range who can weigh in on threads like this with real knowledge. Thank you! B) A friend had a diesel engine that had trouble with head gaskets, too. On the advice of an old German mechanic, I got a spray can of some blue stuff made by Rolls... -
Third head gasket job- why are they failing?
Heads decked and all mating surfaces flat? Is there a retorque procedure that's supposed to happen after thermal cycling the engine or anything like that? -
Zip kit and fluid change, now won't go past 5th
Agreed. Now I'm interested in seeing what this shop that messed up will be willing to do for me. They've got a hostage, after all. -
Zip kit and fluid change, now won't go past 5th
Well, I talked to Columbia Roving, and they said they farm their work out to Marsh Transmission in Tualitin. Called Paul King there, and he seems to really know that tranny well. He, too, is REALLY skeptical about their explanations. Thinks they just messed up the Zip Kit installation. So I... -
Zip kit and fluid change, now won't go past 5th
Thanks, @ftillier. Did you get an impression that any one of them might be better with transmissions in general? -
Zip kit and fluid change, now won't go past 5th
So, an update on the situation with my 8-speed transmission. The LR4 is still in the shop. I had to fly to Michigan instead of driving, leaving the dog back in Washington. Gotta say I didn’t mind missing a 3-4 day drive across country. But it would have been nice to not HAVE to make that call... -
Project Dark Knight Rising
Your detailed documentation on this is really commendable. Thanks! Excited to see how it all turns out. -
Can't seem to be able to program homelink
I’d suspect a neighbor’s garage is using the same code. Maybe try re-coding your opener, then reprogram the remotes and car. -
Zip kit and fluid change, now won't go past 5th
They did reset the adaptations, but apparently that didn't help. Sigh... -
Zip kit and fluid change, now won't go past 5th
So...in preparation for a long trip (Washington to Michigan), I decided to have a local shop change all fluids, and while they were changing the transmission filter and fluid to go ahead and install a zip kit. I'd been getting occasional sloppy shifts between 1 and 2, and it's a 2016 with the 8...
