Quote Originally Posted by timsrv View Post
Yes, if you're on a budget, this sort of thing is always a bit painful. The rewards will come later and you'll be happy you did it. I blew a big chunk on mine last April when I overhauled the engine. The van has been trouble free since, so there is a payoff. I used to open my engine cover every 200 miles to add oil. Now I open it every 4 - 5k miles to replace it. I also check other fluids at these intervals, but haven't yet needed to add anything. I put 20k miles on it since then (I drive a lot). It's so nice having a trouble free vehicle to rely on. Tim
Yeah, im looking forward to it being done. We are already planning a 2500 mile trip in it! In your experience, have you ever seen one of these blocks warp from overheating? I should just put that out of my head but its definitely a worry!