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Plus, you should not be using pure water...a 50/50 mix of water to antifreeze is what you want. That mix boils at 225-230 deg F....the system is spec'ed to run at ~10-14 psi, raising the boiling point much more.

Yep...the Edge version sold in other countries is a PAO. In the USA, we have to sort through the BS to find out what "synthetic" really means.

Mind explaining the reasoning behind this?

Is the fuel pump running on a constant 12 volts? (i.e. the resistor pack has been removed)

Thought about it myself, but I don't think that crowd would like me very much ;)

Agreed...the OEM version is a real damper. Zazzn - you could look into sourcing some poly mounts vs solid.

Not the same...the auto has different internal gearing to display correct speed for tranny gearing differences. The auto tranny ETC uses the speedo speed sensor to determine shifts. You have to pull the gauge cluster (obviously)...unscrew the black top (under dash) cover and you'll see the...

That sounds like the speedo itself is FUBAR.

I went ahead and approved this even though it's "kinda" off topic in this forum. Damn amusing though ;) What it does illustrate as Gene alludes to, is that concerning motor oil people have a huge number of misconceptions, "myth believers", and ignorance of how oil actually works. Good on...

Careful, the self righteous are usually easily offended ;)

Very nice ;) Ukrainian women are in the top 10% on this planet IMO, and you got this one helping out on the car! You should get a girl like that power tools though...LOL. Looks like you found yourself a keeper. :thumbup: on the bikini pics!

Concur...you can use the OEM washers.

Pics of the gorgeous girlfriend? :naughty:

You're welcome man...just wanted to check, that's all :) The Lex/550 combo should be in the same FP range as stock: Motor off, +B & Fp jumped - 33-40 psi With the motor running: Vac off - 33-40 psi Vac on - 23-30 psi Even 30 psi is at the high end of this range. Personally, I run mine...

Pardon me? (not sure how to interpret this, since I posted that comment on the previous page...3 posts ago)

And, you are wise not to believe him ;)

Can you post a pic of the cam gears with the crank pointing at zero?

The crank was pointing at zero and the cam gears lined up on the back cover index? You need to check the oil weekly ;) How low was it?

I second that. You do need to check cam/valve timing per my previous posts, but you also need to make damn sure it's not any of the belt driven accessories on the front of the motor. Just drop a belt one at a time and run...no noise, you found it ;)

Doh! Sorry about that, forgot we were dealing with a NA here. The cam gear markings are the same. It's even easier...the distribututor rotor needs to point at the #1 plug wire.