I recently bought 2.0 diesel cruze it was shower dpf heater and filter so I drove it 85 mph for 10 miles and it was fine but if I drive 70 for a few days it'll show up again so I'm realizing gotta keep those exhaust temps up drive it faster occasionally or simply get it deleted
Okay, changing my comment, although it's a similar sentiment. There's a lot of work to this, but I loved your idea of using zipties on the rainrail, as my rivet gun would not put a rivet all the way through the rail. So that worked out much better. I used your video as a guide, but I didn't take anything out of the car other than the top, rear plastic and the rainrail. I left the entire rollbar, and the frame of the top in place. But I did take out the rear plastic and the windscreen on top of the rollbar to give me a little room. Then when I was installing the new top, I connect the side bars of the rainrail almost blind just feeling by hand. Then I installed the rest of the top onto its frame, and after I buttoned up the top bar at the front of the top, I pulled it tight and latched it. That allowed me to just move both seats forward and lean them forward, so standing behind them, I put all the rest of the middle rainrail nuts on, and tightened them all up. Yes it was cramped, but not having to take all that other crap out was great. I really liked your vid though, and enjoyed the music.
Just wanted to say a big kuddos and thank you for the excellent camera work and many angles. I'm contemplating a mad scientist roof project and your video showed so much detail on how the roof operations works that I'm able to plan without having the actual car in front of me and taking the top apart. Excellent job!
Gotta drive it highway speeds until the dash doesn't give you a mileage limit anymore mine was saying low Def fluid 50 miles till empty so I drove 85 for a bit and it doubled those miles till empty for Def fluid
Apologies if this has already been asked and answered, but which top is this? I'm trying to decide what to buy and the price range from $400-$1000+ indicates a pretty big range in quality. Is this a cloth or vinyl top?
Sorry I didn't see this sooner, this was a vinyl one, it was right at $500. It seemed pretty decent, but if your planning on keeping yours for more than a few years I think I'd aim for better quality.
I appreciate the work done to show us all what is involved, however I am trying to understand the Musak playing over the audio? I can hear you talking behind the music at times but cannot make out the commentary, too bad. Also, I know how to unhook a spring from the cable, would have much preferred to find out how the top release but comes off without breaking it so that you can remove the rear molding.
You scaled it? Wondering what payload would be. Got a 5519 telehandler id like to haul and just having a flatbed would make life easier than trailering
i know video was posted 11 months ago but if you see this truck absolutely has a boost leak that's the loud hissing sound you here from inside cab that why its such a slug
I just bought a 99 4700 with the T444e, Spicer 5 speed, same interior as yours except for regular bench seat. Short wheelbase, was a traffic control barricade truck with the fold down crash absorber, removed before sale. Drove it home today with no issues, drove like a new truck.
The row of lights fell out of mine too, it's a manufacturer defect. The glue they used wears off after about 5 years and a slight bump will make them fall. Just apply some super glue along the inside black edges when you reinstall and it'll never come off again.
These are good trucks I've owned 5 or 6 of them so far and they have Been the most reliable trucks I've ever owned. Of course they aren't that fast lol but they get the job done with no problem. Also it's not a "dt444e" it's just a T444e the the other engine that came in those trucks was the Dt466e standing for "direct injection, turbo, electronic. That is why the older non turbo motors such as the 6.9idi and 7.3idi that stood for "in-direct injection ". But anyways take care of that old girl and she will take care of you because that is literally the life of those trucks keep up with maintenance on her and she will never give you problems. Like I said I have owned 5 or 6 identical trucks same drivetrain in all of them just like yours t444e 7.3 with a spicer 5sp manual trans. I only owned one that had the dt466 and a 7+1 manual trans but like I said great great trucks you can't go wrong with them
Hello I have the same year,make and model truck as your tow truck. How and where did you buy your chip? No one will sell me one without a vin# to a Ford they won’t use the international vin#
If you had to guess labor hours involved in the replacement of the top what is your estimate. I’m going to have to do this for my girlfriend’s car, just curious if I’m going to need to rent her a car for a month while I’m replacing it 😂
If you don't get distracted and bust ass it can be done in a day, or take it easy and spend a weekend without a lot of stress. If you've got younger knees it'll go much easier that it looks in the video. 😄
