Summer Maintenance

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    5160's can be rebuilt. 5100's can not be rebuilt, and are junk after they go bad, but great until that point. i just put some on all 4 corners on my 350.
     
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    5160
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    The 5160 is adjustable like the 5100s, so you can't level with them. But they have a reservoir

    5100
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    Yeah, I had Ford put in a new one. But they also forgot to attach all the driveshaft bolts...:facepalm: It has a 3yr/unlmtd mileage warranty, so they're going to foot the bill again.
     
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    Glad they are fixing it and not you

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    That 5160 looks awesome. There must be a noticeable difference between in performance between the 5100s and 5160s since it has an auxiliary reservoir. I don't know if I'd need something like that on my truck, but it must make a huge difference in driving characteristics.
     
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    All the reviews like the 5160 better since it doesn't fade so much. I think they'll be worth the extra cost

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    Brakes are happening tomorrow... something gave in my passenger front caliper coming home tonight. I got it to a parking lot near carquest and replaced the banjo bolt with a regular one to get home.
    Buying a new Pass caliper and some cheap pads for both sides for now.

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    Got the brakes done will little hassle that next day. Have since changed the #8 COP to fix a miss at 35mph and cleaned my throttle body.
    Have an oil leak somewhere on the passenger side and was causing excess oil to be sucked into my JLT intake. Have switched back to the Gotts mod since then.
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    You should find out what is causing that oil leak and get it fixed pretty soon. Valve covers, maybe? Also, that JLT Intake looks frikking fantastic.
     
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    Lol it's losing about a quart/1000mi...it's annoying but not anything life threating. Summer is stinking busy and I haven't had a chance to pull it yet.

    I'm selling that intake if you're interested. Too many gravel/muddy roads up here for an open filter...
     
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    I'm interested but I'd need a tuner for that to be effective, and eventually I'll be installing a Whipple when I get all of the maintenance up to date on both my trucks. :)

    I wish I had a chance to play in the gravel or in the mud. My truck's on nothing but pavement.
     

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