I had the 1st Moderna shot 02/03/2021 after that I had 3 shots of Jack Daniels , my arm still hurt but I didn't really care . Looking forward to the second shot and the rest of the bottle of Jack.

 

So back on topic
What did you do to your Crossfire today

 

Thanks for the links above. Should have known to look around for this information & discussion. I even started one of the threads above! Senior Moment!

 

Now that is cold!

 

Thanks Jim! Oh yeah... today I went out to the garage and looked at my crossfire. That is what I did to my XF today!


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It was such a nice day on Wednesday (reached low 70's) that I decided to do a small upgrade. I bought some LED bulbs awhile back that fit the license plate lights. So I removed the lens covers and swapped out the OEM bulbs for the new LED versions. Since the lens covers were showing signs of deterioration after 14 years, I super-glued small flat washers (#6's) on the flanges where the screws are located. After letting these setup for about an hour, I then re-installed the light covers. When it got somewhat dark yesterday, I turned on the lights and was surprised how much brighter the plate shows up - even with a dark license plate lens over the plate.

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I am seeing a crusty-looking build up on the aluminum part of the intakes. I have seen some posts of people that have cleaned it with good results. What is the best thing to use/way to clean the corrosion off? Thanks for any advice.

 

Look at this video on surface corrosion on the magnesium/aluminum engine parts:

 

Here's a source for Anti Corrosion Gel to clean the magnesium/aluminum engine parts. You want to make sure you wear rubber gloves when applying this gel!! I've got a small jar of this material and just waiting for warmer weather to work on engine.

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I've watched many of his videos on youtube, and had seen the anti corrosion gel one before. I don't know what it is made of, but I have no doubt it will work. Its good you shared that information.

Just contributing what I did related to the corrosion. I researched how to handle this problem years ago and tried silicone grease, which is anti-corrosion as well, along with red and green scotch bright pads. I was very pleased with the results and the areas have stayed free of any new oxidation.

Silicone grease is an excellent rubber door and trunk seal protectant. A very little bit on the inside of spark plug boots make them easy to go on and off. A little bit in the side marker light sockets prevents corrosion there.

Here is a link to what I purchase:

 

I don't know if this can protect but it sure looks a lot better with much less work !!!!!

My Roadster with flat back engine spray paint


And my previous Coupe with Silver heat resistant spray paint

 

~ Uncovered the Aero-Blue Roadster and vacuumed the dust off of the top, then treated the top with the Aero-333 stuff.
~ Started her up for the first time in a couple of months and let it run for 10 minutes or so. She sounds great..need to address the driver side valve cover leak....before I sell it...yes, it's still for sale but on hold at the moment.

 

The intake manifold(s) look really sharp! I'm guessing that you didn't paint the valve covers (picture of your current roadster looks like it shows the valve covers somewhat original).

Nice looking engine bays on both cars. .

 

Local weather forecast is calling for upper 60s to lower 70s here for the next 3 days. 2007 Coupe will be out "running around" during this nice break in the weather.

 

the AERO-BLUE ROADSTER
~ Removed the siren alarm under the windshield cowl. Opened it and discovered it was un salvageable due to circuit board damage from leaky batteries and ordered a new one.
~ Cleaned all debris from under cowl area and opened and tested the drain holes.
~ Ordered new oil filler neck and cap /gasket set
-- Waiting on parts

 

I have owned my SRT6 for almost a month now and have added Needswings oil-catch-can and DCAI systems. I took the car out for the first time yesterday and for the initial 7-8 miles the engine ran great and I was really impressed with the power. On a second ride 15 minutes later, I developed a significant lag (1 to 2 seconds) when depressing the accelerator pedal. Turns out that I had a lose 3” clamp on the passenger side intake. Of course, the Check Engine light came on and it appears that it will need to be reset.

Time to do some research on this sire for preferred code readers for Crossfires. Not sure if the Check Engine light will remain on until it is reset, or perhaps go off on its own?

Before yesterday, I had only driven the car 2 miles to get her home. The car has only been driven for a total of 400 miles in the past two years.\

Duke

 

There are several options, hand held or bluetooth OBDC to android or IOS phone.
I have the hand held Launch CRP123 and am quite satisfied.

 

George, how long does it take to charge the internal battery on your CRP123? I just got mine, it was 'pre-charged' and after playing with it a few (update, all that stuff), it got down to 68% and I plugged it in. Its been quite a while, and it just finished charging.



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I don't know, heck I didn't realize it even had a battery, I thought the OBDC port powered it .
Guess I'll go out to the garage and get it.
( just bought a 2011 BMW 535i-x today, it sure drives sweet even at it's 168K will blow the doors off the XF.........

 

I'm thinking of expanding my "fleet" and while another Crossfire would be nice to have, I'm leaning towards the purchase of a BMW product with relatively low mileage. The wife thinks the BMW 1 Series is "cute" (I hate that depiction!), but those cars are sporty & only come as 2-doors which we prefer. Prices are sort of aligned with what I can get a Crossfire for & would be serviceable by the local BMW dealer in my area (if &/or when required). Got my eye on a couple.