Oil change and cabin air filter completed. Oil Change Ran a motor flush for 55 minutes and drained. 5.5 US quarts (5.2 liters) of Valvoline Advanced Full Synthetic SAE 0W-20 Motor Oil. Reused crush washer (803916010) from 5/8/201 oil change. New Fram XG7317 Ultra Synthetic, 20K Mile Change Interval Spin-On Oil Filter. Mileage: 85844 Cabin…
Ok. An Autumn plan.
So it is obvious that I’ve done zero on either Murbella or Żuczek projects this past summer. I thought I had another hernia issue as well as hip issue to deal with but both have gotten better the past few weeks. I’ve also been dealing with some kind of sinus issue that has been pretty…
Things one unexpectedly finds.
One very sad thing is that I have no pictures of the 70 Standard Beetle I briefly owned back in 1994. This was the Beetle I paid $300 for from a co-worker and drove it around for a few months before somebody on the block called it in to be towed. I had removed the…
Other People’s Cars – John Reynold’s 73 1303 Sleeper
So I’m letting YouTube serve me up some random stuff this morning and I came across a channel I have not watched before called Nicole Johnson’s Detour and more specifically, and episode titled SLEEPER BUG: 517 WHP Subaru-Powered 1973 VW Super Beetle. Now I’m a purist in many ways, going so far as to not…
Car covers just never last very long.
So I noticed that Żuczek’s car cover has already deteriorated on the side that gets the most sunlight. And honestly, my driveway only gets direct sunlight for at most 4-5 hours per day. This will be the 3rd one I think that has degraded since 2017. And they are not the cheapest. The one was…
Subaru – Oil Change and Battery Maintenance
So I got the oil change completed, a general battery clean-up done, and the blown lamp replaced today. Oil Change Ran a motor flush for 5 minutes and drained. 5.5 US quarts (5.2 liters) of Valvoline Advanced Full Synthetic SAE 0W-20 Motor Oil. New crush washer (803916010). New OEM oil filter (15208AA15A). Mileage: 83054 Battery…
Airing out Mr. Brzęczyszczykiewicz!
I figured since I have work to do on the yard as well as some maintenance on the Subaru that I’d remove the cover off Żuczek and air him out. I don’t think he’s seen sunlight for at least 18 months or so. His front passenger wheel has gone flat. I noticed it when I…
Subaru – Damn that seal’s expensive!
Yeah. $101.20 before tax and shipping? I think I’ll put replacing that door seal down on the very low priority. Maybe someone makes an aftermarket seal but the OEM one is just too costly right now. I mean, I need the axles and such replaced before a silly seal that is not impacting anything on…
Subaru Forester Stuff To Do: The Details
So, I mentioned the other day that I have a lot of things here and there to do on the Subaru. Interior Driver Side Seat So 99% of the time I am the only one in the car and the driver seat takes the brunt of the wear and tear of use. The leather has…
Blog migrations ain’t always pretty.
I need to figure out how to cleanly (and most importantly easily) move my blog from the zuczek1302.com to my garageoflove.com domain this week. There was a time in my life when such things would have been cake for me to do. This time in my life is not one of them.