Jordan's Rebuild Plan of action

[802SHO]

I picked the wrong month to go no caffeine.. haven't had caffeine in 4 weeks

oh man I would be twitching on a caffeine overdose at this point

 

[Ecoboost_xsport]

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[Jordan_R]

 

[Jordan_R]

Heading to ford for parts. Not ******* around anymore today..

 

[Ecoboost_xsport]

Heading to ford for parts. Not ******* around anymore today..

"Not ******* around"

Need that on a t-shirt...

 

[Jbeck]

"Not ******* around"

Need that on a t-shirt...

Sounds like the name of the next racing team...lol

 

[Jordan_R]

Today might be the day for a soda.. lol.. I didn't quit drinking soda it just ended up like I did. Just wanted to cut back on caffeine intake

 

[Michigan-SHO]

Today might be the day for a soda.. lol.. I didn't quit drinking soda it just ended up like I did. Just wanted to cut back on caffeine intake

300mg straight to the head via a triple shot monster. You’ll be able to taste colors.

 

[Jordan_R]

I hated replacing that..

 

[GotGrip?]

I hated replacing that..
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Seeing this picture reminds me, I need to swap out my trans mounts, thanks for the reminder!

 

[Jordan_R]

So the oil pick up had some red fibers? Not sure where that came from and a very small piece of saran wrap. Probably from when the block was shipped back from CSS.. Not sure on that one, but anyways I could see the pick up might be partially construed from picking stuff up with that so gave the pick up a big douching. Cleaned with a pick, brake clean and the fibers I couldn't get them all so used a torch and burned them up. Now it's clean clean clean and yes... The pick up was cleaned at the machine shop with the rest of the oil components that weren't replaced so it's very odd to me on the fibers.. Unsolved mystery really...

 

[Ecoboost_xsport]

So the oil pick up had some red fibers? Not sure where that came from and a very small piece of saran wrap. Probably from when the block was shipped back from CSS.. Not sure on that one, but anyways I could see the pick up might be partially construed from picking stuff up with that so gave the pick up a big douching. Cleaned with a pick, brake clean and the fibers I couldn't get them all so used a torch and burned them up. Now it's clean clean clean and yes... The pick up was cleaned at the machine shop with the rest of the oil components that weren't replaced so it's very odd to me on the fibers.. Unsolved mystery really...

That was the gremlin fur

 

[Jordan_R]

That was the gremlin fur

I am hoping that was the issue.. scared the shit out of me because with the oil I thought it was a giant chunk of metal grits stuck in there. Replaced the o ring. New one fit about the same but the rubber was more supple. Going to probably wait a couple days so my engine builder can come over and we can put a mechanical gauge on it and give the rtv some time to cure.

 

[Ecoboost_xsport]

So the oil pick up had some red fibers? Not sure where that came from and a very small piece of saran wrap. Probably from when the block was shipped back from CSS.. Not sure on that one, but anyways I could see the pick up might be partially construed from picking stuff up with that so gave the pick up a big douching. Cleaned with a pick, brake clean and the fibers I couldn't get them all so used a torch and burned them up. Now it's clean clean clean and yes... The pick up was cleaned at the machine shop with the rest of the oil components that weren't replaced so it's very odd to me on the fibers.. Unsolved mystery really...

Or maybe you didn't feed the hamsters like you should've!

 

[luigisho]

were they really fine? red fibers sounde like shop towel to me. Maybe a wipe down residue? Not sure what else is red

 

[Michigan-SHO]

were they really fine? red fibers sounde like shop towel to me. Maybe a wipe down residue? Not sure what else is red

As a shop rat, I totally thought that too.

 

[Jordan_R]

were they really fine? red fibers sounde like shop towel to me. Maybe a wipe down residue? Not sure what else is red

They were pretty fine fibers. Like akin to hair fuzz. Almost like my pick up wasn't picking up oil but it was picking up a ginger **** or something. That was my first thought too but can't think of a moment where I'd used one. Had to be out of my hands.

 

[6500rpm]

Deep breath young Jedi, in the end you're going to win the fight. I've been a Tech essentially my entire life, and strictly new car for the last 34 years. Sometimes when you push yourself shit just happens and I can't tell you the hours of sleep I've lost troubleshooting things in my mind. We are our worst critics. Sometimes we miss stuff, sometimes we're chasing phantom problems, and sometimes shit just happens. You're a **** of a fighter.

I know from your post you're going to tear ***** and elbows into it, but were you able to put an oil gauge on it? If not, did it have any clatter to indicate you were actually loosing pressure?
Fwiw, if you have any doubt, scrap the oil filter and cut it open and inspect the pleats for metal-if nothing else it may give you some peace of mind.

 

[Jordan_R]

Deep breath young Jedi, in the end you're going to win the fight. I've been a Tech essentially my entire life, and strictly new car for the last 34 years. Sometimes when you push yourself shit just happens and I can't tell you the hours of sleep I've lost troubleshooting things in my mind. We are our worst critics. Sometimes we miss stuff, sometimes we're chasing phantom problems, and sometimes shit just happens. You're a **** of a fighter.

I know from your post you're going to tear ***** and elbows into it, but were you able to put an oil gauge on it? If not, did it have any clatter to indicate you were actually loosing pressure?
Fwiw, if you have any doubt, scrap the oil filter and cut it open and inspect the pleats for metal-if nothing else it may give you some peace of mind.

No clatter, but I think between the o ring and the partial clogging of the pick up I think that should be the solution to the issue. Gauge will probably be on sunday and car will be parked otherwise until then. I will be out of town the next couple days. The car definitely had oil pressure as the first start up I did a warm up and oil change and forgot to pre-fill the second filter and it definitely was full when I pulled it this morning to do the pick up. Pan didn't have any significant grit or anything in it that I'd cause a fuss about. That and we had plenty of assembly **** and I squirted a good bit of oil on the top end/chains before sealing her up for installation.

 

[Ecoboost_xsport]

Deep breath young Jedi, in the end you're going to win the fight. I've been a Tech essentially my entire life, and strictly new car for the last 34 years. Sometimes when you push yourself shit just happens and I can't tell you the hours of sleep I've lost troubleshooting things in my mind. We are our worst critics. Sometimes we miss stuff, sometimes we're chasing phantom problems, and sometimes shit just happens. You're a **** of a fighter.

I know from your post you're going to tear ***** and elbows into it, but were you able to put an oil gauge on it? If not, did it have any clatter to indicate you were actually loosing pressure?
Fwiw, if you have any doubt, scrap the oil filter and cut it open and inspect the pleats for metal-if nothing else it may give you some peace of mind.

Well said...