WHAT DID YOU DO TO YOUR FRS TODAY? - Page 1668 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Shadzilla · 09-05-2021, 04:08 AM

Finished off with the rest of my service - engine oil/filter, air filter, pollen filter, brake fluid, clutch fluid, gearbox oil, grease all the latches and catches, tyre rotation, check everything over... basically follow the service schedule. I only did most of this 9 months ago, just wanted to get the car back onto its normal schedule.

I used Motul 300 in the gearbox last time but was still having trouble with the 3-2 change. I've gone with Redline MT-90 this time around and it's immediately much better. Oh and it seems my local Subaru dealer gave me the wrong oil filter last time, so it's got the right one on now.

A day on the spanners doing car stuff is pure therapy for those of us doing desk work all day

Purist · 09-05-2021, 05:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Shadzilla

Finished off with the rest of my service - engine oil/filter, air filter, pollen filter, brake fluid, clutch fluid, gearbox oil, grease all the latches and catches, tyre rotation, check everything over... basically follow the service schedule. I only did most of this 9 months ago, just wanted to get the car back onto its normal schedule.

I used Motul 300 in the gearbox last time but was still having trouble with the 3-2 change. I've gone with Redline MT-90 this time around and it's immediately much better. Oh and it seems my local Subaru dealer gave me the wrong oil filter last time, so it's got the right one on now.

A day on the spanners doing car stuff is pure therapy for those of us doing desk work all day

It makes me so happy knowing that there are people out there servicing their own vehicles.

Something special about Sunday afternoon greasy fingers.

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ACT86 · 09-05-2021, 05:43 AM

Loaded up ready for new tyres

Shadzilla · 09-05-2021, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Purist

It makes me so happy knowing that there are people out there servicing their own vehicles.

Something special about Sunday afternoon greasy fingers.

Amen brother 💪

obscene_gesture · 09-05-2021, 10:21 AM

This morning, I finished installing the FT-86 Speedfactory UEL header with the black ceramic coating. So far so good. It's not significantly better but it is definitely noticeable. No codes thrown yet in my test drive. If it stays that way over the next week, I'll use the OFT stage 2 tune.

By the way, I wanted to do the install back in July. The plan was to do it after getting the annual state inspection sticker. However, I had a stage 1 OFT tune installed, and the MA emissions testing system failed the inspection for having a custom tune. I've had stage 1 tunes installed during inspections before, but this was the first time it got flagged. This happened a week or two before the news about California announcing it would fail cars with custom tunes as well. Due to the weather being a rainy mess for several weeks, it took over a month before I could drive the car sufficiently with the stock tune to get it reinspected. Then I couldn't find any time in August, but this long Labor Day weekend worked out perfectly.

Sapphireho · 09-06-2021, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by MJones_RB

It's a Pretty simple system that just reads ECU data. Most likely it's just the ribbon cable. I never liked using ribbon cables for anything outside of a computer case.

You were correct. I stuck my finger in the vent and pushed on the ribbon cable and bingo...

humfrz · 09-06-2021, 01:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Purist

It makes me so happy knowing that there are people out there servicing their own vehicles.

Something special about Sunday afternoon greasy fingers.

Sent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk

Oh, ya, that was all kinds of fun -

DarkPira7e · 09-07-2021, 07:58 AM

I have been spending just a couple hours a week for the past several months getting this this to where it is now. This is just where I start finding out what is going to spray/leak when it tries to join the world of the living again.

That's OK though- I'd rather have an oil leak and an injector that needs to be re-seated, than no engine at all!

villainous_frx · 09-07-2021, 09:02 PM

Full nut + bolt check after ~1100 km this weekend and 2 track days. Swapped back to street brake pads, and cleaned off the shoes. Ceramic coating makes this such an easy job, about 20 minutes for all 4 wheels. Also updated the build thread with more details on the weekend.

MJones_RB · 09-08-2021, 12:56 PM

Got my sticker on.

Sapphireho · 09-08-2021, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by MJones_RB

Got my sticker on.

How does it drive now?

MJones_RB · 09-08-2021, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Sapphireho

How does it drive now?

Sexier.

Decep · 09-08-2021, 06:30 PM

Redid my tail light gaskets, this time with a deep socket and torque wrench. Apparently i was nowhere close to 39 inch pounds when i did them the first time (replaced shitty valentis with 2017 OEMs). The compressing foam gaskets really threw me off i guess. I had noticed recently a large gap between the tail light and the chassis, and went duh, no wonder that's why i had water sloshing around in my rear wheel wells when it used to rain in california.

Kiske · 09-08-2021, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by DarkPira7e

*Posts pictures of an engine with a dirty intake manifold*

That recir dump that isn't bolted down is definitely going to leak. :P

09-05-2021, 04:08 AM	#23339
Shadzilla Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2021 Drives: WRB BRZ Location: UK Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 11 Times in 4 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Finished off with the rest of my service - engine oil/filter, air filter, pollen filter, brake fluid, clutch fluid, gearbox oil, grease all the latches and catches, tyre rotation, check everything over... basically follow the service schedule. I only did most of this 9 months ago, just wanted to get the car back onto its normal schedule. I used Motul 300 in the gearbox last time but was still having trouble with the 3-2 change. I've gone with Redline MT-90 this time around and it's immediately much better. Oh and it seems my local Subaru dealer gave me the wrong oil filter last time, so it's got the right one on now. A day on the spanners doing car stuff is pure therapy for those of us doing desk work all day Attached Images

09-05-2021, 05:43 AM	#23341
ACT86 Senior Member Join Date: May 2021 Drives: English, French, Swedish & Japanese Location: Canberra Posts: 176 Thanks: 262 Thanked 149 Times in 61 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	WHAT DID YOU DO TO YOUR FRS TODAY? Loaded up ready for new tyres Last edited by ACT86; 09-07-2021 at 12:38 AM.

09-07-2021, 07:58 AM	#23346
DarkPira7e Rust bucket enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2017 Drives: 2013 Turbo Firestorm FRS Location: Vermont Posts: 3,934 Thanks: 3,200 Thanked 4,095 Times in 2,045 Posts Mentioned: 31 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I have been spending just a couple hours a week for the past several months getting this this to where it is now. This is just where I start finding out what is going to spray/leak when it tries to join the world of the living again. That's OK though- I'd rather have an oil leak and an injector that needs to be re-seated, than no engine at all! Attached Images __________________ Turbo FR-S Build - Build Thread JDL EL Recirc manifold, Boostlab BL58x Turbo w/ T51R, 17x9 ARC-8, IAG block

09-08-2021, 06:30 PM	#23351
Decep Senior Member Join Date: May 2017 Drives: 2013 FR-S Series 10 Location: CA Posts: 1,073 Thanks: 172 Thanked 497 Times in 326 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Redid my tail light gaskets, this time with a deep socket and torque wrench. Apparently i was nowhere close to 39 inch pounds when i did them the first time (replaced shitty valentis with 2017 OEMs). The compressing foam gaskets really threw me off i guess. I had noticed recently a large gap between the tail light and the chassis, and went duh, no wonder that's why i had water sloshing around in my rear wheel wells when it used to rain in california. __________________ 2013 FR-S 10 Series ~75k (SOLD) RCE SS-1 Coilovers Corsa Catback Edelbrock Supercharger installed @ 50k

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09-05-2021, 10:21 AM	#23343
obscene_gesture Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Drives: 2015 Scion FR-S Location: United States Posts: 42 Thanks: 3 Thanked 34 Times in 17 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	This morning, I finished installing the FT-86 Speedfactory UEL header with the black ceramic coating. So far so good. It's not significantly better but it is definitely noticeable. No codes thrown yet in my test drive. If it stays that way over the next week, I'll use the OFT stage 2 tune. By the way, I wanted to do the install back in July. The plan was to do it after getting the annual state inspection sticker. However, I had a stage 1 OFT tune installed, and the MA emissions testing system failed the inspection for having a custom tune. I've had stage 1 tunes installed during inspections before, but this was the first time it got flagged. This happened a week or two before the news about California announcing it would fail cars with custom tunes as well. Due to the weather being a rainy mess for several weeks, it took over a month before I could drive the car sufficiently with the stock tune to get it reinspected. Then I couldn't find any time in August, but this long Labor Day weekend worked out perfectly.

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