autoloclys
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- Joined
- Dec 20, 2016
- Location
- Boston MA
I am about ready to start +Ting my '92 wagon. Living in New england and not having a garage of my own is forcing me to plan things out a bit more than i would otherwise. I have short term access to garage space and want to make sure i have tools and parts on hand once i start. All the parts are volvo bits which should be largely bolt-on
It seems like the first big step is to do all the stuff under the car.
-swap in oilpan with welded -10 fitting
-add oil cooler
-swap coolant hoses
-new oil, coolant, filter
-new motor mounts
questions.
i have found differing accounts of how much is involved in dropping the oil pan. some say its possible to do without pulling the steering rack, others say that lifting the engine off the mounts will give enough clearance to rotate and remove the pan. which is true?
Im imagining that it should be possible to do the stuff listed in a weekend and put the car back in a drivable state (capping the oil drain fitting and coolant lines to the turbo, finding a temp place to hang the oil cooler) until i get another weekend to do the rest of this. Am i a fool? will i need to also install the intercooler or is there enough play in the coolant lines to get that in without draining coolant?
It seems like the first big step is to do all the stuff under the car.
-swap in oilpan with welded -10 fitting
-add oil cooler
-swap coolant hoses
-new oil, coolant, filter
-new motor mounts
questions.
i have found differing accounts of how much is involved in dropping the oil pan. some say its possible to do without pulling the steering rack, others say that lifting the engine off the mounts will give enough clearance to rotate and remove the pan. which is true?
Im imagining that it should be possible to do the stuff listed in a weekend and put the car back in a drivable state (capping the oil drain fitting and coolant lines to the turbo, finding a temp place to hang the oil cooler) until i get another weekend to do the rest of this. Am i a fool? will i need to also install the intercooler or is there enough play in the coolant lines to get that in without draining coolant?