LooseLugNuts

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  1. easy to install yourself....buy a new oil pan with drain from aliexpress...then glue it on a nice clean pan in the comfort of your kitchen oil pan on diesel 450 takes 10 minutes to change
  2. more i think about it i think its the main vacuum source...isnt there a vacuum pump located in there?
  3. squeeze it to remove..at the lower ring ..and wiggle
  4. my guess would be pcv
  5. start with the actuator and clutch fork
  6. i have a total of 3 fillings all in last 8 years...1 was last monday no coverage had to pay cash
  7. it worked for me... i screwed up all my keys once trying to add some chinese ones and eventually i got the original one working again with the delphi and never got around to trying the chinese ones again
  8. normally id say white smoke that goes away quick is fine ...especially on cars that dont get driven much ...white smoke that stays in vapour form and buries the neighbourhood in a lasting cloud is bad but since the exhaust/muffler is so close to the engine on these smarts id have to agree with above...take it in to get pressure tested and diagnosed before it blows up sometimes white smoke and erratic idle points to something simple like a leaking/cracked intake manifold...better to catch it early
  9. i have no experience with MHD system on smarts but maybe the starter wires got jostled and now there is a bad connection on starter? am I right that you are saying it wont crank over at all now after changing the alternator?..
  10. remove sender on rear of engine and screw in gauge hose
  11. curt makes a hitch for the 451...shouldnt be too hard to find in the U.S. or if youre a good welder just google some images and fabricate one
  12. ive changed out side airbags (the ones in the seats) with no problems...i used a delphi to clear the codes ...didnt need any modules but again it was only the side bags....im sure smart142 will know (and probably have ) whatever you need to get it back into service i sourced mine from scrap yards near toronto using the search feature on the OARA site ...they will ship canada wide
  13. best option ive seen for smarts is to actually dismount the tire and swap left to right....most up here in the north tend to use directional tread tires and the inboard tread seems to wear a lot quicker
  14. well that explains it most of us here have the diesels and arent familiar with the gas engines
  15. might be better to keep it until spring...scrap prices are down
  16. what in the world is that?
  17. never took mine out but they appeared to be urethaned in i usually cut out windshields with stainless braided downrigger wire
  18. i wish the delphi could do clutch drag on the cdi
  19. yes
  20. only two roads get salted in my town....the main access one and the one with a highschool on it...they are really cheap with salt and use just sand instead...roads have been a huge mess since they implemented that plan she sure looks crusty
  21. oh i hate customers like that water pump should always be a new one...i dont even like remans let alone used
  22. know anyone with different scan tool?....sometimes different tools use different wordings for codes and can steer you in a better direction