My Facetruck thread.

[Killer Bee]

had some some fun with Mrs. Bee's wagon last week..

nanny was sick so we were picking up kids from school, Thursday was my turn

while backing into the driveway I look out the front and I'm all what the heck is that?



get out of the car to find this, arrow points to a pinhole in one of the oil cooler hoses, streaming like a fountain





well I followed the trail, started about half block from the house and the bottom of the car is fully faired so wasn't any shenanigans, just failed right then and there

at least it happened right in front of the house so didn't run out of oil

must have been a common problem, replacement part is all metal tubing.. local lexus dealer gave me some good guy pricing - manifold, gaskets, and three oil filter cartridges $140, that tubing manifold is about $110 aftermarket plus shipping, didn't bother checking local parts stores

picked up parts and installed Friday in time to take kids to tennis

Saturday parked it over the clarifier and washed all the oil from the engine and undercarriage, even shined up the outside while I was at it



reinstalled the covers Sunday after confirming all dry and no leaks



kitty litter dried it it out well enough to drive on but we'll be working on that stain for a while, probably end up with one of those pressure washers Larry recommended