Recent content by WestCoastDan

Pay attention to the wire harness at the oil cooler sensors. The silver heat wrap was short of the connector by about 1/2" on mine, and the exposed wires became brittle, and the insulation dried out and crumbled away, exposing the conductors and allowing them to short together at will. Thing...

This is the video that sold me on this setup:

Installed a Magnaflow Overland exhaust. Took about an hour to pull out the old one and about 30 minutes to install the new one. Fits great, looks great, & sounds great! SOO much quieter than the previous.

Which wiper motor did you go with? I'm adding that to my list.

I made the same "repair" of the bent fingers and it lasted until the first time I took it on a dirt road. We had driven around for hours on the trail and the first time we turned it off, it wouldn't start again. Battery was still above 12.4, but it wouldn't even crank, wouldn't even click when I...

I decided on the Magnaflow Overland setup: https://www.magnaflow.com/products/19539-magnaflow-overland-series-cat-back-performance-exhaust-system-19539

Just an update on my install. The sound has become gradually more and more offensive. The loss of power and throttle response is also beyond annoying. This system may have saved me a few hundred up front, but now has me looking for a replacement after a year and a half. Looking at this one...

The sensor itself it not the only component to the circuit. The wiring between the sensor and the ECU is also a potential failure point. If the sensor doesn't get voltage, or it doesn't get a return to the ECU, the same code will appear.

That same harness is what had our 2015 down for weeks. Since replacing several of the injector and coil pack connectors, it has been trouble free.

Why not go get the summer tires in a different vehicle? Regardless, if you have to temporarily run a different sized tire, it should be on the front and you should stay in 2WD.

Post #4: I have no idea how old the stuff is, as it was on the vehicle when my wife bought it 10+ years ago.

I think a picture is worth a 1,000 words in this case: At least the paint underneath still looks great. ;)

Our TJ had factory flaps on the front, and I found a set for the rear to cut down on the dirt & debris that was getting all over our gear on the hitch-mounted rack. Our '15 JKU has no mud flaps and it's white, so I was looking at mud flap options for it. What I found were several options for the...

We ran John Bull East (in the TJ) and we head up to Silverado Canyon quite often, just because it's close. There were some other trails off of 74 that I believe are now closed. We are not trail experts by any definition.

Many of the local trails (Orange County) have been closed due to being washed out. I'd love to get some trail time in, but where?