Jeez, time fly's when your having fun.
I sort of got concentrated on the WH CRD I bought and neglected the good old XJ.
Anyway, sold the WH and just to expensive and time consuming with the daughters car and my two cars and helping out on the boys car..
Dropped the oil today and swapped in some fresh synthetic and a new filter. There has been a slight weep from somewhere, but not sure where. Ive cleaned it all up underneath and nipped everything up a bit tighter.
Ive got a small coolant weep that I cant trace. Its been there for years. Car never gets over half way on the gauge and systems is nearly all relatively new and upgraded, however, I can smell coolant after a long drive and when I have parked up. I loose a tiny amount out of the coolant bottle every now and then.
So... rigged up my free and easy pressure tester. An old bicycle inner tube valve, a bicycle pump with gauge and my Stant Lever Vent radiator cap. Just undo the long rubber hose from the coolant bottle and tighten a bicycle valve in using the same hose clip. Open the lever vent on the radiator cap and pump up system to 14-16 PSI.
I also use a $2 black light from Ebay as it makes coolant glow. I did not loose any pressure during testing and I could here the system pressurize.
I did see a small spot on the right tank that looks like it weeps under extreme conditions and probably has done for yonks.
So... for now I am going to get some K-Seal...
https://www.supercheapauto.com.au/p/...B&gclsrc=aw.ds
Yes.. I know.. but i swear by this stuff and it has worked for me before with a weep on the interior heater core around 10 years ago that is still fixed.
Then, in the New Year I will start looking at a replacement ally radiator the same as i have now. I can't remember the one i bought, but it doesn't have the tranny cooler section as I have a seperate larger Derale cooler for that.
Ive also got to go over the whole vehicle and just start doing some tidying up and maintenance. I noticed im getting a little exhaust blow by at the flange joint between the headers and exhaust.
My distributor is also chirping slightly.
She is still going great, but just needs a little TLC over summer.
Cheers,