Haha, inside joke. But that's cool! Jeeez, I forgot how much I miss wrenching on my car, last night was really fun!

 

So what's everyone up to today?!

 

Work and NOT loving it


sounds like i missed a lot yesterday. Dam breaks. EVERYTHING was rusted some how (its not even that old of a car; its like an 08 or so). the pads were stuck to the caliper, the caliper bolts were stuck, the rotors where stuck to the wheel hub. one of the new calipers was defective so i had to do a side twice was not a fun day at all

 

Family day for me. About to leave the children's science museum.

 

Well...there's absolutely no way I can undo what I just started for one of my "mods". Lol. Here's to hoping it turns out better than when I started...although it's gonna be a while before I finish.

 

Are you painting your headlights or the car itself?

 

Neither...Gonna polish the lips on my wheels. Did a section test on the sanding to see how thick the clear coat and laminated aluminum was. Surprisingly, it's not too deep so hopefully it might not be as bad of a sanding job as I originally feared. The polishing will actually be the trickier task cause of my spokes being in the way of getting a rotary tool in there. I'll post progress pics along the way though when I really put time into it.

 

I discovered awhile ago that the aftermarket oil filters for a lot of Mitsubishi cars was the same part number as the Nissan V8 engine. And I also know that some people prefer the slightly longer oil filters used on the V8 for their V6 Nissans. So viola, I'm going to use my Mitsubishi MZ690072 oil filter on my G37. It fits perfect. Its about an inch longer than the old filter I had. But more surface area to filter is always a good thing.

Here is a picture of my newly installed Mitsu oil filter on my G37.

 

No turning back 4sho! I'm sure it'll turn out awesome. In for progress pics

Is there any benefits to doing this?

 

Nice find Curt.

I'm hoping for a 9ers and NE bowl. Then I really don't care who wins. I'm a big Pats fan, but seeing the 9ers win would be cool.

 

Bigger filter has a larger capacity for filtering oil. Can hold more dirt and such.

 

Makes sense. Thanks for clarifying that.

 

You wouuuuuld find a way to fit a Mits part onto your G ya Mits lover ...sorry have to give ya crap Curt Def good to know!!

 

hehe. It makes sense for me to use these filters on my G. I'm already using them on my Mitsubishis. Secondly, the filters are made by Denso, which is a reputable company and I've probably put a half million miles on the OEM Mitsu filters. Thirdly, they are a little longer and have more surface area to filter the oil. And lastly, I can get them for a little over $5 a piece. At the part stores, to get decent aftermarket oil filters, you end up paying around $10.

Its a win, win, win, and win for me.

later,
Curt

 

Also, for about the same price, you can get Purolater Pure One filters. Some of the best out there, and at a reasonable price. Mann + Hammell and Bosch co-own Purolater, but Purolater makes the filters, as well as for many other brands like Valvoline. There are actually very few makers of filters, they are just labeled for other brands.