So, let me tell you a story about a man named Jack. He had a friend named Ali, who just last week was doing PM on his LC for the big move. He called several hours into the PHH replacement. He has now named it the FHH (I think you know what the "F" stands for). Well I tell him that when I did the fuel filter and front end work that I checked my PHH out and it looked great, so I wasn't going to touch that bad boy until I had to.
The LX has sat all last week, tucked away in the garage. Friday night comes around and my wife and I jump into the LX and go meet some friends for dinner. Done with dinner we head home. Saturday morning rolls around and my father-in-law is here and we are doing some electrical work in the garage, so my wife pulls the LX out into the driveway. I look down where the LX was parked and there is wetness. I do a finger check and come up with red liquid. I walked out to where the LX is sitting and notice wetness on the concrete where it is parked. I get under it and see more red stuff on the left side of the engine. I open the hood and look down by the starter and see the wetness above it. I can't believe it, I knew it had to be some kind of joke because Ali was due to fly in and stay at the house that afternoon. Ali, wife and child fly in and get here and I give him the good news. Now because Ali is a sympathetic LC owner, he laughed his ass off.
I get done with my other Sunday projects, so Ali and I decide it is time to really have some fun. We go to Napa and get supplies. We got started sometime around 12:45-1:00. With Ali's help and supervision things are going well. Then it is time to get the engine block pinch clamp, This is the beginning of my conversion from PHH to FHH. Nothing I had would get ahold of that thing. My wife is sitting there supervising the both of us. She works in the OR so she asks if maybe one of her clamps would work. I say lets give it a try. It took me several tries to get it lined up and get the right grip on the pinch clamp and was finally able to so and get it rotated. I get the pinch clamp rotated to where I can remove it. I cut the old one off, now it is time to put the new hose on. I have now fully changed the name to FHH. Did I forget to mention that I broke the connection off of the knock sensor? I finally get everything back into position and the clamps tightend. Ali and I try to get the sensor fixed and think that we got it figured out. We button everything up, top off the radiator and I began to clean up the tools. We finished up around 3:00. Ali pulls it out of the garage and takes it around the block. He gets back and tells me the good news and the bad news.
The good news, no leaks. The bad news, check engine light is on. I guess our fix in the knock sensor didn't work. My wife and I run some errands and as of today still no leaks, so I will stop by Toyota today and pick up a new sensor.
I guess it was my turn, but with Ali helping it went pretty well. It would have gone much slower if I was doing it myself.
Anybody that has plans to do this in their future, you have my utmost sympathy.
Later,
Jack
The LX has sat all last week, tucked away in the garage. Friday night comes around and my wife and I jump into the LX and go meet some friends for dinner. Done with dinner we head home. Saturday morning rolls around and my father-in-law is here and we are doing some electrical work in the garage, so my wife pulls the LX out into the driveway. I look down where the LX was parked and there is wetness. I do a finger check and come up with red liquid. I walked out to where the LX is sitting and notice wetness on the concrete where it is parked. I get under it and see more red stuff on the left side of the engine. I open the hood and look down by the starter and see the wetness above it. I can't believe it, I knew it had to be some kind of joke because Ali was due to fly in and stay at the house that afternoon. Ali, wife and child fly in and get here and I give him the good news. Now because Ali is a sympathetic LC owner, he laughed his ass off.
I get done with my other Sunday projects, so Ali and I decide it is time to really have some fun. We go to Napa and get supplies. We got started sometime around 12:45-1:00. With Ali's help and supervision things are going well. Then it is time to get the engine block pinch clamp, This is the beginning of my conversion from PHH to FHH. Nothing I had would get ahold of that thing. My wife is sitting there supervising the both of us. She works in the OR so she asks if maybe one of her clamps would work. I say lets give it a try. It took me several tries to get it lined up and get the right grip on the pinch clamp and was finally able to so and get it rotated. I get the pinch clamp rotated to where I can remove it. I cut the old one off, now it is time to put the new hose on. I have now fully changed the name to FHH. Did I forget to mention that I broke the connection off of the knock sensor? I finally get everything back into position and the clamps tightend. Ali and I try to get the sensor fixed and think that we got it figured out. We button everything up, top off the radiator and I began to clean up the tools. We finished up around 3:00. Ali pulls it out of the garage and takes it around the block. He gets back and tells me the good news and the bad news.
The good news, no leaks. The bad news, check engine light is on. I guess our fix in the knock sensor didn't work. My wife and I run some errands and as of today still no leaks, so I will stop by Toyota today and pick up a new sensor.
I guess it was my turn, but with Ali helping it went pretty well. It would have gone much slower if I was doing it myself.
Anybody that has plans to do this in their future, you have my utmost sympathy.
Later,
Jack
I'm glad I only did it once.
If a PHH veteran can look over your shoulder, you can have it done in less than two hours. Perhaps use Skype IM service along with a camera and I can do this remotely? Hmmm, that's a thought...!
