theksmith 3,849 Posted July 5, 2020 this weekend i also made a couple tweaks to the on-board water system... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4WLNRN 522 Posted July 5, 2020 4 minutes ago, theksmith said: i had read elsewhere that only the Rubicon models had it... so it's obviously not strictly necessary, but i don't really know for sure why they bother to put it in some models. Gonna have to look that up. Any recommendations on cleaning the engine bay? I know I am going to have to cover the air intake and my switch panel relay when I do it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theksmith 3,849 Posted July 5, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, AZRNintheJeep242 said: Gonna have to look that up. Any recommendations on cleaning the engine bay? I know I am going to have to cover the air intake and my switch panel relay when I do it. i always use the low pressure "spotless rinse" setting at the car wash if they have that - or else hold the spray wand really far away so that i don't force water into any connectors. everything in these modern engine bays seems to be pretty darn watertight as long as you aren't blasting it hard. oh - double check all your caps are on tight. i once had a broken brake reservoir cap on the WJ and didn't know it... it flew off as soon as the water hit. i had to try and suck the water and polluted fluid out of the reservoir with a turkey baster and then flush the whole system multiple times. Edited July 5, 2020 by theksmith 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4WLNRN 522 Posted July 5, 2020 6 minutes ago, theksmith said: i always use the low pressure "spotless rinse" setting at the car wash if they have that - or else hold the spray wand really far away so that i don't force water into any connectors. everything in these modern engine bays seems to be pretty darn watertight as long as you aren't blasting it hard. Good to know. I got tons of mud and dirt all up in my engine bay I want to get rid of if I can. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mesach 39 Posted July 6, 2020 16 hours ago, theksmith said: i had read elsewhere that only the Rubicon models had it... so it's obviously not strictly necessary, but i don't really know for sure why they bother to put it in some models. I had it on my rubicon, took it out when I installed my under hood KC cyclones. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theksmith 3,849 Posted July 7, 2020 ...now i just need the flares to actually ship! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theksmith 3,849 Posted July 9, 2020 air and oil my snorkel came with a reusable K&N filter that you have to oil (RF-1048). i hate the oily style filters, but figured i'd use it till it was dirty and then swap in an AEM DryFlow (21-210EDK). well i went to make that swap yesterday morning and found the original filter had slipped off and the way it was sitting left a good 1" x 2" sized opening to suck in dusty unfiltered air. i hoped that it had just gotten jostled loose this past weekend when i was messing with the whole snorkel/intake. but it turns out, it must have been that way for a while... i just happened to also get my first oil analysis report on Gadget from Blackstone Laboratories yesterday evening. it showed high silicon and wear metals content so they suggested i double check the air filter! the report was from a sample i had sent in a few weeks ago and the last time i had looked at the air filter was the previous oil change, so the filter could have been loose for over 3k miles - my poor little engine! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theksmith 3,849 Posted July 14, 2020 yay, my front flares shipped out today! rear ones are still being made 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scottL 179 Posted July 15, 2020 Ready for retirement Look forward to seeing the new ones installed! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
