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I did not. I blew a headgasket and it's still at the shop.

Well I tried to plug in a fuel pressure test kit into the rear end of the fuel rail to diagnose a P0171 under load issue, and this banjo bolt snapped off. Now I'm thinking of whether I would be able to remove the stuck piece out of the hole or do I have to stop procrastinating and remove the air...

Ok so I reset the fuel trims by disconnecting the battery and after getting the temp up to normal running, arojnd 176F or 80C, the fuel system won't close. stft and ltft are both 0 and not moving. I tried driving it around and it would struggle and I hear some pops or woofs.

I checked the fuel system status and it eventually closes once the coolant temps warm up. I plugged the smoke adapter at the beginning of the intake hose, just after the MAF sensor because that's easy to break but it's recently replaced. I didn't try moving it around while the engine is running...

bro, its agenda 2030 now.

not yet. But how would the resistance compare when it's 40F outside instead of the 68F to check if its within range?

Reading the FSM, the bank 1 sensor 1 changes above 0.55V and below .4V I charted the LTFT against the engine load and it seems to rise with load. So it seems to run lean whenever I increase engine load like whenever I accelerate.

I finally got these two pesky heater hoes replaced. Car is still running lean even though the smoke test doesnt show any vacuum leaks. I guess it's time to check the fuel delivery. I see that I could put a fuel pressure gauge onto the fuel rail closest to the firewall, but that bolt looks so...

I took the day off to put the valve cover back on. I torqued them to 10 ft lbs, a bit below the spec of 15 ft lbs to be on the safe side. Smoke test didnt show any smoke coming out from the seams. I still have tomorrow and Saturday to get to the throttle body and the pesky heater hoses before I...

Thank you. I'll check it before I break this new fuel tank and pump I got installed earlier this year.

I only found a couple of hours to work on the valve cover gasket this week. Still havent finished replacing the two coolant lines.

woops. I should've mentioned that the video starts with taking out the evap core. But yes, the screenshot shows the condenser.

Here's a visual aid. Not too bad to get into, unlike the heater core.

it stands for the pesky heater hose. It's the short hose located below the intake manifold connected to a hard line that leads up to the heater control valve. https://absolute-wits-end.com/1fz-fe-phh-kit-oem-clamps/

I was going to remove the throttle body and two coolant hoses are connected to it. One of them is old so I might as well replace that one. I really want to get the PHH as well just to cover all my bases since those two were the only coolant hoses I didnt replace last year. I noticed last week...