Recent content by 06LS Greek

Check both front drain holes along the pinch weld seams near the front jacking locations. I bet a service tech mistakingly tried to lift the vehicle at the wrong location and crushed or pinched one of those front drain holes or corrosion or debris may have blocked them. You can check if they're...

Thanks for the heads-up on that. Will check the tensioner pulley once I get all the stuff out of the way to get to the belt. Was reading up a bit on alternator failures and there is some anecdotal evidence that using an AGM Battery might extend alternator life because the voltage levels in an...

Just dug further and found my accessory drive belt shredded!!!

Also any ideas on the highest quality longest lasting brand alternator to use...

When your alternator failed on a Gen2, did anyone also loose their Power Steering? That just happened to me starting the engine on a super cold morning this past week. Combo of...Charging Sys Fault message, batt light, power steering gone, and dim lights.

Couple of things that I've recently found helpful with managing the LS cooling system: 1.) For slow weeping or slow drip type leaks, try using Bar's Leaks High Mileage Cooling System Repair Additive. Follow the directions on the label precisely. It works very effectively. 2.) Replace or top...

Is the ss gasket to left of the nut? I just sprayed that junction (and the plastic tubes on EGR) with WD-40 and did not notice a decrease in idle.

Thanks for the leads on the possible cause... EGR valve was not replaced but likely moved out of the way during the repair. I've had the EGR plastic tubes fail before but it has set a MIL when that happens (btw the plastic EGR tube assy is obsolete.) Is the ss gasket sandwiched between the two...

Yep understand now... so it was the Fuel Pressure Sensor that sits at the front of the pass side fuel rail. Apparently they broke it while doing a thermostat housing & accessory drive belt repair and they replaced the sensor with a generic aftermarket brand and only informed me about it when I...

When you replace the Fuel Pressure Regulator, is there an idle or fuel trim calibration that you have to run? A shop replaced my Fuel Pressure Regulator with a non Motorcraft one and my Idle got messed up (too high 750-800 rpm when in D and a shift to too low of an rpm when in P after idling...

Yes, would most definitely be interested in the vacuum tubes and possibly other items you might still have. BTW was that it an EGR Control Valve body that the Vacuum Tube Connector assy connected to? As I recall that EGR Control Valve had a failure mode about once every 100k. Thanks Joegr...

Any chance the *two 3W4Z-9E498-BA EGR vacuum connector tube assemblies, one used and one new in sealed original package* are available or possibly anything else on your list of LS goodies? Wish you the very Best. Your service to the LS community has been an honor.

Does anyone have an internal diagram of the mirror glass clip to motor attach points? There are 3 or 4 white plastic pins and one white U-clip. Can't figure out how the white U-clip attaches. Prying off the mirror glass the way the video shows is a recipe for ending up with a loose fitting...

Checked and confirmed there is light suction at the oil fill when the engine is running also oil on dipstick looks normal (no milkshake.) Had some cooling issues about a year ago with a cracked thermostat housing and a transient coolant leak (came and went away) this summer when the weather got...

Thanks Joegr... Great leads on that. No oil consumption, but have noticed some loss of coolant. I'm afraid to ask what the diag and fix for that would be. Assume coolant may be making its way to the combustion chamber or oil. Will chk on the suction at the oil fill.