What did you do to your LS today?

LS4me said:
I fill the filter as much as I can before installation. Gotta be quick spinning it so it doesn't drip. It helps prevent a dry start before the oil pressure builds. I don't recall seing the oil light stay on the short time after the change since I started doing this. I think I say it on the Goss' Garage segment of Motorweek. Then again it may have been the old Shadetree Mechanic show......

Putting oil on the gasket should keep it from sticking to the mounting surface.
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When I was working at a local ford dealer we did this with all diesels as their filters are huge and take for ever to prime if you don't prefill. I also always put oil on the gasket. If a car has a larger filter I would prefill it, but usually not.
 
Finally got around to ordering some jaguar sway bar bushing today. Plan on changing them during my Christmas vacation.
 
LS4me said:
I fill the filter as much as I can before installation. Gotta be quick spinning it so it doesn't drip. It helps prevent a dry start before the oil pressure builds. I don't recall seing the oil light stay on the short time after the change since I started doing this. I think I say it on the Goss' Garage segment of Motorweek. Then again it may have been the old Shadetree Mechanic show......

Putting oil on the gasket should keep it from sticking to the mounting surface.
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I thought the oil filled the filter when you filled from the filler. I never get an oil light after the change. Come to think of it, I do wait 20-30min before starting and I don't start if I don't see oil on the dipstick.
 
Robot said:
I thought the oil filled the filter when you filled from the filler. I never get an oil light after the change. Come to think of it, I do wait 20-30min before starting and I don't start if I don't see oil on the dipstick.
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Oil pressure is what fills the filter. When filling through the filler it flow down to the pan. When you crank the car the oil pump sends oil to the filter first when to the rest of the motor.
 
Got my amp attached to my box and all wires hooked up ready for my subs to come in. So technically I didn't do anything to the LS today. Just a bunch of prep work. Can't wait for the speakers to get here.

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and all this time, I thought those fuses were a safety mechanism to protect the wire incase something bad happens...




Might as well not even have a fuse at all.

if the amp has two fuses in itself, what is the point of having another fuse five inches away?

fuses are always supposed to be at the power source, to do its job and be able to prevent a Car-B-Q, it should go next to the battery.
 
izzy said:
Precisely where I'm mounting it.
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If the wire gets sliced open or worn down between the battery and fuse and makes contact with the body, you'll have an extraordinarily hot wire in no time at all that will get hotter and hotter. So will the battery because of it's rapid discharge. That wire will pull hundreds of amps and melt it's insulation, creating more short points. The fuse is meant to be mounted close to the battery to reduce the length of wire on which that is a possibility. Given the layout of the LS, I'd say mount it within the 5 inches it takes to reach the sheet metal. It's a fuse; it can float. There's nothing showy about a lack of safety until it goes up in flames, but that's the other kind of showy.

Sure, you could say "but it's all in the trunk. There's no real chance of the wire getting damaged" to which I would respond "It only takes one misguided knife or one carelessly placed item in the trunk to ruin a $5000+ car for 5 minutes of work"

It's not a big deal to move it. You'll just have to do it outside to get the right length
 
1LoudLS said:
and all this time, I thought those fuses were a safety mechanism to protect the wire incase something bad happens...
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Yep, short that wire anywhere between the battery and the fuse and you will have an electrical fire.
 
LSFrank said:
If the wire gets sliced open or worn down between the battery and fuse and makes contact with the body, you'll have an extraordinarily hot wire in no time at all that will get hotter and hotter. So will the battery because of it's rapid discharge. That wire will pull hundreds of amps and melt it's insulation, creating more short points. The fuse is meant to be mounted close to the battery to reduce the length of wire on which that is a possibility. Given the layout of the LS, I'd say mount it within the 5 inches it takes to reach the sheet metal. It's a fuse; it can float. There's nothing showy about a lack of safety until it goes up in flames, but that's the other kind of showy.

Sure, you could say "but it's all in the trunk. There's no real chance of the wire getting damaged" to which I would respond "It only takes one misguided knife or one carelessly placed item in the trunk to ruin a $5000+ car for 5 minutes of work"

It's not a big deal to move it. You'll just have to do it outside to get the right length
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Thanks......

I think everyone's concern is great. I really do. This picture is kind deceiving. The amp is mounted on the back of the box, not the top and it will be upside down when the box is sitting right side up. Also, I haven't trimmed the power wire yet until I get it in the trunk to cut the right amount. The box is going in sidways in the trunk. Where the fuse is located the wire will drop right down to the battery. It will be the same length on both ends of the fuse.

IF, I get it all in the trunk and I don't like the setup I can switch it around. This is what I want to see before I cut the power wire down. I have installed these set ups in my previous vehicles. I have always had the battery in the front of the car which is where I have always placed the fuse. With the exception of my 95 Buick Rivieras, where the battery is under the back seat. Then the fuse went under the back seat with the battery.

First time where the battery is in the trunk. So we will see how it goes. :)
 
there is no connection to doing things a bunch of times and doing them correctly, you could be a mechanic for 20 years and still be a ****ty mechanic, just a thought.

there is so much room right next to the battery why not put it right there. I mean its a fuse that hopefully you don't have to replace any time soon so being able to reach it easily is not a huge issue.
 
so your excuse to doing something wrong and dangerous is what again?


just seems silly to do something incorrectly for absolutely no positive gain.


it doesnt matter how short that wire is, the fact that the fuse is in the wrong place makes it useless. again why even have it there if your amp has its own fuses.

also, think about this, those fuse holders were NEVER designed to be mounted to a sub box, there is a sh!t ton more vibrations there, so what happens if that set screw loosens up enough for that power wire to fall out? its gonna short and the arc could very well catch your car on fire...

why even risk it? whats the pay off? are you just trying to show it off and look cool, cause there are two types of people, the first is kids that don't have a clue what's what so you could literally wrap wires around a big turd and they would think its cool, then there are the people that actually know what's going on, and every one of them will just laugh (probably just to themselves) the second they see it, either way, no street cred will be given out.




I guess I am also confused as to why you would do it correctly many time before and then just not care this time, is your LS really that big of a piece of sh!t that there is just no fukcs left to give?
 
Izzy, just put the fuse under the cover and make us happy. It'll give you a nice, discrete power point for anything you want to add later, like additional trunk lights or a permanent USB port for charging something while you're away from the car.
 
1LoudLS said:
so your excuse to doing something wrong and dangerous is what again?


just seems silly to do something incorrectly for absolutely no positive gain.


it doesnt matter how short that wire is, the fact that the fuse is in the wrong place makes it useless. again why even have it there if your amp has its own fuses.

also, think about this, those fuse holders were NEVER designed to be mounted to a sub box, there is a sh!t ton more vibrations there, so what happens if that set screw loosens up enough for that power wire to fall out? its gonna short and the arc could very well catch your car on fire...

why even risk it? whats the pay off? are you just trying to show it off and look cool, cause there are two types of people, the first is kids that don't have a clue what's what so you could literally wrap wires around a big turd and they would think its cool, then there are the people that actually know what's going on, and every one of them will just laugh (probably just to themselves) the second they see it, either way, no street cred will be given out.




I guess I am also confused as to why you would do it correctly many time before and then just not care this time, is your LS really that big of a piece of sh!t that there is just no fukcs left to give?
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I guess we are both confused. I'm confused as to why you are being condescending and rude.

You may think you are trying to help or being funny. But you're not. Maybe you can work on that before offering your opinion in the future.

Good day sir.
 
LSFrank said:
Izzy, just put the fuse under the cover and make us happy. It'll give you a nice, discrete power point for anything you want to add later, like additional trunk lights or a permanent USB port for charging something while you're away from the car.
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Thats probably where it will end up anyways. I was looking at the trunk during my lunch break and I realized that I would have to move the box anytime I wanted to get at the battery or if i need to change the tire. **knock on wood**

So we will see. Thanks LSFrank. :)
 
izzy said:
I guess we are both confused. I'm confused as to why you are being condescending and rude.

You may think you are trying to help or being funny. But you're not. Maybe you can work on that before offering your opinion in the future.

Good day sir.
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I told you exactly what you did wrong... (which for the record, if you do something wrong and somebody tells you how to do it right, they actually did help you out)

I even offered an explanation as to why it is wrong...

I even provided you with examples of how you could end up burning your car down to the ground, which if happens while driving could not only cause injury to yourself but also other people (either in your car or on the road next to you) who may not realize the potential danger you have put them in!

there were no jokes told, so not really sure why you would think that I'm trying to be funny... I take this kind of sh!t extremely seriously as people who do terrible install work can make people in the install profession look questionable at best.

all questions ask were real, serious, and valid questions as to find out why someone would do that (danger aside, it just doesn't make sense...), therefore by trying to understand your thought process, I could assess whether you are just ignorant (which then help could actually be offered) or just stupid (unfortunately there aint really a fix for stupid)



as far as what you think I need to work on, doesn't really matter, I'm not the one that is gonna be driving an al qaeda roadside bomb around town. the bottom line is you have been told the proper way to do something, ignoring it make you look like a fool no matter how big of an ass I am.
 
1LoudLS said:
I told you exactly what you did wrong... (which for the record, if you do something wrong and somebody tells you how to do it right, they actually did help you out)

I even offered an explanation as to why it is wrong...

I even provided you with examples of how you could end up burning your car down to the ground, which if happens while driving could not only cause injury to yourself but also other people (either in your car or on the road next to you) who may not realize the potential danger you have put them in!

there were no jokes told, so not really sure why you would think that I'm trying to be funny... I take this kind of sh!t extremely seriously as people who do terrible install work can make people in the install profession look questionable at best.

all questions ask were real, serious, and valid questions as to find out why someone would do that (danger aside, it just doesn't make sense...), therefore by trying to understand your thought process, I could assess whether you are just ignorant (which then help could actually be offered) or just stupid (unfortunately there aint really a fix for stupid)



as far as what you think I need to work on, doesn't really matter, I'm not the one that is gonna be driving an al qaeda roadside bomb around town. the bottom line is you have been told the proper way to do something, ignoring it make you look like a fool no matter how big of an ass I am.
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It's usually not what you say it's how you say it.

Your delivery makes you come off as a pompas a$$. That's what I mean when I said you should work on that.

Not just on this post but but many others I have seen where you have responded to something with snide and condescending remarks while making your point.

I appreciate feedback. What I don't appreciate is the rudeness and air of superiority in which you feel is necessary to dole out. I can only speak for myself but I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels this way.

You get more flies with honey then you do vinegar.

Thank you for your input. That's all I have for you.
 
Got new tires for the baby. Cheap ones but, they should do the job. 245/45/17 with rim protection. I even got new valve stems. Pretty quiet ride. I haven't tested the grip yet.
 
Dang Robot, must be pretty bad cheap tires. You showed us all the possible angles except any that would show the brand. :D

On a more serious note, those do look like they are made of a harder rubber, so be careful the first few times you are in the rain. Harder rubber tires tend to not do well on wet roads and may slide when you try to turn or stop. Had a set like that once, and it made rainy days far more exciting than I liked. Wound up taking the tires back due to safety concerns. I don't remember the brand I had, as that was about 30 years ago.
 
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