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Ted's Owner

On to Integra number two!
Update.
My lug nut caps came in, so I was able to put my center caps on.

I put Seafoam, Lucas Complete Fuel System Cleaner, and Lucas Fuel Injector Cleaner and Upper Cylinder Lubricant in the gas tank along with a full tank of 93 octane.
I also picked up some more maintenance stuff. I'll probably take care of all of this stuff on Wednesday. My EGR block off plate should be here on Tuesday, so I'll do that, too.
 

Ted's Owner

On to Integra number two!
Engine bay shot. It still needs to get cleaned, but I still haven't found all of the coolant leaks, so it'll due for now.
 


Ted's Owner

On to Integra number two!
---Product review---
Product name: Motor Medic motor flush


Motor Medic motor flush is a cheap, deep clean of your motor, and going by the results that I saw, it definitely works.
The oil that I mixed it in with had a little less than 1,000 miles on it. Before I started, my oil looked like this.

Still nice and clean showing very little dirt, so it was about right for 1,000 miles on it.
After the flush, my oil looked like this.

As you can see, it's pretty black. There was also gunk, chunks of dirt, and bubbles in the oil after I drained it. Normally, this is a bad thing, but considering that's what the motor flush is designed to do, I'm very happy with the results. All of that junk was essentially steam cleaned out of my motor in a period of 5-minutes (per bottle instructions.).

So, needless to say, the Motor Medic motor flush works; at least, for me it did. I put fresh Castrol GTX High Mileage 10W-30 and an ACDelco oil filter back on it, and the truck feels a lot stronger and a lot happier now. It definitely brought back some lost power.
But, for $4.00, it's definitely worth the investment. Just do your oil change a little earlier than planned (i.e., 2,000 miles instead of 3,000 miles, or something like that), add some Motor Medic, let the car run for 5-minutes, drain the oil, and change it out. It's quite simple, and it makes a difference.
 

Ted's Owner

On to Integra number two!
My spiked center caps came in. They're actually sharp. I accidentally stabbed myself with one while putting it on.

Something else came in today that only Ganyon (CJ) knows about. I'll explain more when it actually comes time to use it. :)
 

Ted's Owner

On to Integra number two!
Bad news.
I'm pretty sure my truck has a blown passenger's side head gasket. As some of you know, I fixed a coolant leak when I got the truck. I fixed most of it, but it still leaked a little. I have since started to leak really badly on the passenger's side of the engine -- the cylinder head is always soaked, the exhaust manifold is always soaked, and the framerail is always soaked. It's leaking to the point where it's leaking almost a gallon of coolant a week. It still feels like it has full power, but sometimes, upon hard acceleration (i.e., merging or accelerating onto on-ramps), it blows white steam/smoke. There is no coolant in the oil, either. My truck has also started trying to stall out on me on rare occasions.
 


Ted's Owner

On to Integra number two!
Ganyon said:
Yep, sounds like the headgasket.
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Yeah. I'm pretty sure it is. I've already made an effort to get in touch with the previous owner to get some money back on the truck. He royally screwed me over and I'm pretty sure he knows it. Regardless, my dad is going to help me pressure test it either tomorrow or Saturday to help pinpoint the problem, then I'll hopefully get the funds to fix it in the next two weeks or so. I'm hoping for sooner, but we'll see.
 

Ted's Owner

On to Integra number two!
It wasn't the head gasket! Thank God!
My dad pressure tested my truck while I was at work. One of the heater hoses was loose on the nipple, causing it to pour out antifreeze. It was also dryrotted, which didn't help it any. So, I bought 3' of 3/4" heater hose for one hose, and a molded hose for the other hose, and for $18 and about 20-minutes of downtime, my truck no longer leaks. I've never been so happy to spend $20 on a vehicle in my life.

Also, OGStackadolla and his pimp self sent me some decals to his company, so I'm now repping his company in Alabama.



I'm probably going to clean and detail the engine bay tomorrow now that the leak is fixed.
 

Ted's Owner

On to Integra number two!
Cleaned the engine bay this morning. It still needs a touch up, but it's a ton better now than it was.
 
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