It's Friday. What are you guys working on this weekend? Blog posting encouraged. Wrenchlets need not apply.Previous Thread:>>27534353
I checked out 2 minivans today.>04 Ford Freestar, 90k mi, $5k>plug in scan tool>readiness monitors not reset>turn 360 and walk awaythen>02 Sienna, 137k mi, $3450>one of the rear sliding doors stuck shut (not mentioned in ad) >evap monitor not reset, but battery is from 2018>360 and walk away
i put 10 gallons in the box truck, some lucas injector cleaner, and just let it idle all day, seems to have picked up some power but it will need more treatment, cleaned up the box and got the original pintle injectors and autel out to do some more work later
>>27594562Are you just inspecting all the minivans for sale or some shit?
>>27594578I just feel sketch buying a vehicle with a recently cleared ECU, whether that be from changing the battery or clearing a code. I don't want to drop $5k on a van that isn't ready to pass emissions testing right away.
>>27594603any of those vans would be 7-8k in a non emissions state, i considered making the trip to get an 99-04 super doodoo, low miles ones that dont pass smog dont even bring 4k
>devil emoji
>>27594829thought that said GORE RETURN DUE for a moment
the wife is happy the kitchen now wreaks of varnished petrolit was actually cool to see some of the injectors working and passing bubbles as i heated them up in boiling water, obviously a few were still stuck and had the varnished petrol in the spider lines
4 cyl engine, never overheated, never exceeded redline, low compression in cylinder 1 and 3. If oil isnt milky, it shouldnt be a headgasket, right? What are the chances some oil in the cylinder makes em fire?
>>27595271if it does it doesn't matter, you arent getting that ring tension back
>>27594484>go to delete lean burn off the 86>slightly cold outno thanks gonna do it next weekend. I know it will take like an hour change the carb and distributor but man fuck the cold.fuck holley long live the carter bbd
>>27595349Surely this would be much easier to tear down and rebuild than something with a warped head, wouldnt it?
Didn't feel like wrenching today so I washed the winter off of it instead.JUST IN TIME FOR THE RAIN AND WIND.
put new front discs on my car and now the brake pedal is smongey and it doesnt stop as good. this happened once before and the brakes came good after a bit bit had the driver and passenger caliper off this time and for longer. did i fuck up or is this normal? i ddint change the pads so its not them needing to be bedded in
>>27595380no, only head has to come off and get decked for that, you have to take the whole engine out to do rings
>>27595495I would just bleed it at this point. Do all 4 corners. If you haven’t done it in a long time, I’m sure there’s lots of bullshit in the lines.
>thunderstorm>try to build satsuma>actually did it right this time>but my w key is intermitently dying so i knock the dust off the save editor to increase my confusion when it wont stay running
>>27595931Hmmmm. Well, i've found a built short block for under 1k, so if my head is good, I may go that route. My last one of these cars had a warped head, that warped it so bad it couldnt be milled down anymore. Honda k20a2 engine for reference. I've gotta go bleed the clutch and fire it up today, I'm just hoping theres a chance I can get it to drive 15 mins home even if on 2 cyls, rather than pay a tow around here.
>open hood>notice the rad cap is off >topped it off a week agoi thought the coolant puddle was usually big
Shit thread started by a shit faggot
>>27596221a aluminum ruler is usually straight enough to tell if you need to deck it or not, but if you lost ring tension or warped a head enough to lose compression, its toast
>>27595382I'm glad I'm not the only one who washed his car yesterday only for it to rain and gust all day today. One day I'll check the forecast before washing my shitbox.
>>27597515You're an insanely gay fat cunt
>>27597595What's with the seething?
It's currently 5:39 PM. Don't think I'll be seeing this VW Routan. Why are Craigslist sellers like this?
>>27597683someone is upset i crashed a troll threadI dont know if im supposed to be able to blow through these? There was enough pressure boiling the lines to pop these open, probably not listed as a spec. An hour with dawn as the agent and they stopped eminating shit, should be trying something else? Alcohol? Mineral spirits?
>>27597777I blew through your mom's cunt with my cock
>>27596045never done it, not sure when it was done prior to me owning it. ill have a look soon. any idea how long it would take to come good if it is going to?
>>27598001It’s easy as long as your calipers and bleed screws aren’t super rusty. If you don’t have a brake bleeder wrench, get yourself a 6pt socket to crack each of the bleeder screws loose and then use a regular wrench to open and close em. Don’t use the regular open or 12pt wrench on those soft bleeder screws to break them open for the first time because they’re easy to strip.I like using these cheap little “one man brake bleeders” but then have somebody else pumping the pedal for you. Make sure you overflow the brake fluid reservoir tank and don’t let it run low as you bleed, and go to it. Start with the furthest away caliper from the master cylinder, so typically rear passenger side, then rear driver, then front passenger side, and front driver brakes last. Find a guide online. Pretty much you do each caliper for a couple pumps until the fluid comes out fairly clean and there’s no bubbles in the line. It’s like an hour long job the first time, costs <$20 for a bottle of brake fluid and the little bleeder bottle in pic.
Just ordered this. What am I in for?
>>27599490I fucking despise getting under the dash for that stuff. I had to dick around with a blend door recently and the fucking rail for the adjustable seat was digging into my back the entire time.
Finished putting it back together. There was a lot more petrol inside the module and i wished i started the cleaner outside to begin with >>27599688Have to take the entire seat out and have the mounting studs in my hip for these injectors, im just glad i never fucked with that 6.0 ford van
>>27599490It's very easily accessible on the crown vic. My motor stopped working today, but was able to get it going again with the tap of a hammer.
>>27598952sweet thanks for the help mate. come to my attention today that it might have blown a head gasket anyway so bigger things to worry about atm lol. brakes already felt better today tho
Got some new pads on the Hilux
Did Calipers lines and pads on 2012 2500. For the front, pain in the ass. Got the superduke out of basement after putting it there last summer and taking it apart. Hit the road for first time in a year Sunday.
How'd I do?
>>27601401What did you pay for the Kirkland? Last time I looked at it, it didn’t seem any cheaper than snagging 2 jugs of Motorcraft at Walmart.
>>27601485It was $30. Typically I use valvoline high mileage synthetic blend, which costs $44 for 10 quarts. I am unsure how I feel about using full synthetic in my 21 year old car.
>>27601527I run synthetic in everything..
Bit of a wrenchlet, never done any open engine work till now.Doing the valve adjustment on this H22a is making me question my sanity. The fucking adjustment screw is just so easy to turn when trying to tighten the locknut. Have to do each one 20 times at least to get it at an acceptable tolerance, and there are 16 tappet screws to adjust.
>Buy part off ebay>Seller hands over wrong part>Contact him>He sent replacement correct part over a phone call, asks to cancel return request>Correct item but broken on arrival>Tell seller>Seller still asks to cancel return requestWhat do next?
>>27601527That’s straight for $30. I’ve been snagging the 6qt Havoline at Walmart lately, end up with a quart and a half to top off leaky shitboxes or a free oil change every 4-5 I do. I go with syn blend a lot on my shitbox too because 3k-5k mile oil changes on a NA American engine is fine.The wife’s car gets Mobil 1 synthetic though because it’s a newer 0w-20 Jappo car.
>>27603797Is he going to mail the correct one that isn’t broken? I mean final solution is always calling the credit card company and telling them to charge that shit back.
>>27603858He mailed the correct one second time, but that was brokenBest cource to hold out on returns request and ask for a second return and refund? (I suspect out of his pocket as eBay only covers the first refund)
I came here knowing they wanted 12500 for this car and basically only seen this photo of it
I wasn't ready to see how much crack they were smoking
>>27604459freebasers
>>27596221>Honda engine>low compression>warped head>blown ringsJust normal things from the best carmaker in the world
I hate Tennessee so much it's unreal
>>27594484>youtube.com/watch?v=wYU8qtPzQOY>Deliberately flips rocker assembly over>Bolts slip out>No problems aligning the bolt holes during reinstallationHow'd I manage to fuck up the alignment of the bolt holes after accidentally knocking out the bolts in my rocker assembly?
>>27604495bro i would give anything to live in tennessee you know nothing of the cure that is sydn*y
>>27605683i keep hearing about the authoritarian shithole the rest of the world is. every day im living with all your fucking refugees and youre awful people. sydney. sacramento. ausitn. dublin. in doesnt matter where you come from. im ready for nuclear armageddon.
>>27603874nah fuck him get the refund, ebay sellers do this all the time to game ebays return policyi played this game with an SFF, shipped with a bad psu, got sent another wrong psu, and when the return timeframe was up they blocked me
Bleeding brakes with the boys and probably ordering a lift kit.Not one of those retardedly big ones, but a 40mm for my Celica to bring it up slightly above average car height. Then some bigger off-road tires and a suspension and we're cookin
>>27608012do they just make lift kits for niggers who donk celicas or are you getting adjustable coilovers?
>>27608039I'm just doing spacers but they do make adjustable coilovers and coil sleevesI'm not that gay though, just want to be able to go out on rough dirt roads
Got a $200 Bezos gift card. Ordered oil change stuff for the wife’s car, now I’m debating if I should impulse buy some tools.Wut do? Sperg on some more German pliers?
>>27609067For the shitbox
these tires cant sit in a stack without one getting a hole in the sidewall. walmart no longer stocks them in this size...
>>27609126I’m too old for that.Was thinking about a spring compressor, I have a strut that needs to be swapped eventually. Picrel looks like a little bit better one. And maybe that Klein angle finder, you can lay it flat like one of those round bubbles with an X and Y axis.Also I want to get down on a Safety Seal tire plug kit. The boomers all say they’re the best tire plugs ever, and I haven’t had a bad failure rate of Slime plugs, but it’s tempting to try them.
>>27609667Curious if this would run much at all on an 8gal compressor. One of the few air tools that somebody needs to make an 18V version of because it could be good
>>27609667What about this?
Is this good for babby's first scope or can you get the same thing off amazon/ebay for a fraction of the price?
>>27609736>$200That looks very similar to some of the much cheaper ones on Amazon. If you’re willing to spend $200, you’re not that far away from picrel.I keep wanting a scope but I have no idea what I actually need. Seems like the real small ones like your pic are getting cheaper and cheaper and car audio guys like them for setting gain or some shit, and some of the scopemeters for ~$100 are actually useful these days.I don’t know enough to give you a real answer, I’m just saying for an extra $150, sometimes a little less when the sales hit, you can grab that Rigol which seems to be the electronic hobbyist’s standard. I believe that’s the model that tons of people hack to open it up, I think the 50mHz is easy to bump up because it’s one of those things where the hardware is already installed but they cut down the features on the budget model and sell the 100mHz+ model for more money.
>>27609788>bench oscilloscopemy dude this is /o/ not /diy/
>>27609736>>27609788And this Hantek model is one of the Chinese brands that is somewhat reputable. By reputable, I mean that the brand has been around for a few years and doesn’t change the name of the Amazon storefront every 3-6 months like lots of Chinesium.I would ask the electronics thread on /diy/. Also I think the EEVBlog aussie guy tests a lot of different scopes and meters and people seem to love him.
>>27609790Have you seen what the modern bench meters are actually like? They’re not big ass tube screens anymore, tons of them are like an ipad but double the thickness.Also here’s a handheld I would snag if I had a real reason to get it https://youtu.be/kpzNVsSmUu0?si=sPxW6LMpGXQfBQWM
>>27609801Still, bench osciliscopes are impractical and I would rather just deal with an actual pico if I wanted to invest in something at that size like thatYour vid looks decent but I've already splurged on a multimeter and the screen is too tiny
>>27609813>>27609736Pic related is a review for this…FNIRSI DSO152 Oscilloscope - 2.8" TFT Handheld Digital Oscilloscope Kit Portable Automotive Oscilloscope, 2.5MS/s High Sampling Rate, 200KHz Bandwidth, Trigger Function Auto/Nomal/Single https://a.co/d/0b1CcsS
>>27609813>>27609828And one that’s more than pocket sized without being a bench scope
>>27609828>trusting amazon reviewsI might buy it for $30 but I'm not optimistic
>>27609788>>27609795I was looking at some old hp ones myself, it was hard to justify blowing 4 figures on the autel just for the waveform feature. I still need a dc amp clamp too
been putting around in the truck for two days empty, went to the field and filled up half way there. pump fucked up and i dont know if i got 8.8 or 12.1 gallons for 196 mi. get to the field and come back with the 18'er, all backroads 3rd gear pretty frequently. fill up in the same town and get 17.6mpg. take the interstate home and the 300 has the balls to tote this heavy ass trailer at 70 in overdrive. If 22+ mpg empty wasnt a fluke i might be in love with a vehicle again
>>27610638You are a poet. Always look forward to your blog posts.
>>27609886You gotta read into em and see what people are using them for and what you should expect based on the budget. I believe that’s another one of the Chinese companies that has actually been on Amazon for a minute, or some formation of it. I think the Hantek company has been around longer though. When you start seeing >200 reviews and a good chunk of them are written out and more than “Great Product! #1 customer supporting!”, there’s a good chance it’s a fair review.>>27609946Look at Uni-T amp clamps. It depends what you want to do because most DC clamps aren’t very good at low currents and they bounce around a ton <1A. Uni-T clamps seem better than most at lower currents. The electrician and HVAC focused AC/DC clamps are real solid >10A if you’re messing with the starter or alternator.There’s this compact 100A Uni-T all over Amazon for about $50-$60 that was recommended to me like crazy by people who mess with electronics, but that’s not really for starter currents. I got a bigger Uni-T and it’s straight but quite large depending where you want to use it. The pic sort of shows the size compared to the Southwire. And the Southwire was from Lowe’s, it’s solid but jumps around like +/-100mA. That’s a 400A meter and it seems to measure starters just fine on passenger cars, but I haven’t tried it on a big diesel. That Southwire stuff got discontinued when Lowe’s picked up Ideal, but they were also sold as Amazon Commercial and like a year ago those were dirt cheap on clearance.
>>27609946>>27611040Also if you don’t want to spend alot, I have been looking at picrel for years. There’s a 30% off coupon right now too, that’s like the best price I have seen. I keep wanting to grab one to have a throwaway backup meter, but I really don’t need a 5th or 7th meter laying around.That huge number of reviews is legit too, this brand has been selling that meter for years and the price keeps going down. Those cheaper meters are generally quite accurate too, the main issue you get with cheap meters is crappy leads and not great isolation, but if you’re messing with 12VDC, you will be fine. I just wouldn’t go sticking a cheap Chinese meter in anything >240V.
Another sacrifice
Fuck yes boys! I am now the second owner of this 2006 Chrysler Town & Country. 181k miles on the 3.8 for $4k. Fully loaded and clean. Huge stack of receipts from a local mechanic - the first one being for a $15k service at 120k miles! Feeling good about the purchase.
traded the 37s for a set of mobile home tires. newest one is 02/96. also patching the sidewall on the truck. found picrel jank while looking for a vinyl bench. forgot commercial truck frames are narrower so might screw up the axle swap.>>2761184215k? the fuck did they do? >>27611057>>27611040cool, thanks!
>>27611906>15k? the fuck did they do?Actually, I read the paperwork wrong. It seems that number is the total spent on maintenence/repairs over the life of the van. Got other receipts for recent front brakes and oil change too. Just grateful the last owner gave a shit.
>>27611956how does one test brake fluid moisture content?
>>27611040>most DC clamps aren’t very good at low currents and they bounce around a ton <1A.Connect a 10x coiled wire in series with your circuit and put the clamp around it. This was a common trick for old analogue needle meters that are hard to read in detail/from far away. But it helps with stabilizing a reading for low sensitivity meters as well.
The rear wiper grommet of my 2010 Mazda 3 hatch is ripped and it's causing a leak in my trunk. So now I gotta wait for it to show up.
>>27611960I think there's a meter for that but you can ignore it if you just flush your brake fluid periodically like you're supposed to (2 years avg). Another trick is to know how to read a multimeter for low current and put the leads in the brake fluid reservoir apparently. As it ages it becomes acidic and generates an electrical current as it becomes corrosive. Brake fluid is hydroscopic (I believe that's the word) meaning that it should have low-to-no moisture but does attract it like crazy. Even OPENED brake fluid isn't shelf stable, and you have to be aware of the age of unopened stuff too. You learn a lot of neat stuff doing your first brake flush.
Also >>27612236 again…I’m the T100 autist. Not necessarily a weekend project, but the shocks were done on the 2007 FJ Cruiser so it got new Bilstein 5100s and sway bar linkages over the course of a few days last week. Oh, and a factory new “propeller shaft”. Had my first experience with coilovers. Harbor Freight makes a pretty decent scissor-type spring compressor that uses the bolt off a vice to tighten it down (square cut threads), and I didn’t get myself maimed or killed, so that’s a bonus. Spring bottoms pointed to rear of vehicle as per the FSM.I managed to get the shock/strut assemblies in without dismantling the tie rod ends. Do I still need an alignment? I’m thinking so but I’m giving it time to settle in.
>>27612163I was going to mention that, but if you’re going to be reading low DC currents and you’re willing to disconnect the circuit, you could run that through a regular non-clamp meter and it will be more accurate than a DC clamp.And 95% of the time you don’t have extra wire to start wrapping it around even 2x.There are some cool testers though, like amp loops that plug into the fuse slots and relays from companies like Lisle
>>27612298Here’s what was replaced. Rear struts are usually pretty easy but that rear one was an absolute fucking bastard to unfasten. That, and I had to cut the boots off the rear sway bar links in order to get locking pliers on them. Even when I managed to get an Allen wrench in the end it only held so long before it stripped AROUND the Allen wrench. Decent quality steel wrenches were not on my Harbor Freight bingo card, and yet the part went and the wrench is still golden…FJ frame is based on Land Cruiser Prado apparently for those who probably don’t care.
>>27612311>And 95% of the time you don’t have extra wire to start wrapping it around even 2x.Keep a coil on hand, I do.>if you’re going to be reading low DC currents and you’re willing to disconnect the circuit, you could run that through a regular non-clamp meter and it will be more accurate than a DC clamp.You won't know what the draw is until you read it, you won't know if it's low. Rather use a clamp than a fused ammeter on my dmm on a mystery draw. I'm mostly thinking of auto shit anyway. If you want to find a draw you can just do it at the battery. For more precise applications, yeah use a DMM.
>>27612236i know about its volatility so any time i touch brakes im using a new can, always toss the stuff at estates. just curious they had it to a precise measurement
prepping #2 for the ultrasonic tank picked it up with no tools for $86. individual parts are so expensive i might as well buy entire engines
>>27594484Advice on putting on a tow bar. I've got a Subaru Outback with the 3.6 V6 and I want to put a towbar on it so I can haul yard cuttings and crap to the dump. I had someone tell me towing with an AWD was a bad idea is that true?
Trying to figure out why my Sequoia's alarm keeps going off. Pretty sure it's the driver's side courtesy light switch. Someone bent the door in right where the courtesy switch meets. When I bought the truck, the previous owner, or even before that, had unplugged the switch, to keep the alarm off. This makes the ECU think the driver's side door is always closed. I like having the lights come on when I open my doors, so I gotta solve that.Also replacing the carpet, cause it's in horrible disrepair. Went with AAC from RockAuto. It's the cheapest there, out of ACC's own website and StockInteriors. >>276117222ZZ?
>>276126181zz
>>27612583its fine, just know that you probably shouldnt tow more than 1000lbs with it, and a cheap 4x8 is probably half of that some places will install a receiver for you like uhaul
>>27612583>>27612781Subaru claims it can handle 3000lbs, although that's with a trailer with its own brakes.
>>27612848>car doesn't have trailer brake controller>trailer gvw too low to have brakes>mfg says trailer should have brakes what liability lawsuits do to a mf
Inaugural run. Stow n GO baby!
Is adding 1 liter of oil every 3000 kilometers serious or within the average ?
I FUCKING HATE WORKING ON CARS I SPENT ALL DAY COVERED IN ATF AND CANT FIND ANYTHING OBVIOUSLY WRONG WRENCHING FUCKING SUCKS I WISH I HAD MONEY TO PAY A SHOP BUT I DONT WANNA GET FUCKED FOR A $3000 TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT Car: 2011 Nissan Pathfinder SV 4x2 (VQ40DE and RE5R05A) with 136k milesIssue: Permanent P1774 code. Can be reset by unplugging the battery for a few mins and reconnecting, but will throw the car into limp mode (4th Gear Only) by the next drive (first drive has it stay pending). Clearing the code with a scanner does not work. I dropped the pan and valvebody this weekend, and opened up the TCM. I also ordered a new low coast clutch solenoid from AZ (Duralast TCS00540, it looks OEM Made in Japan Mitsu like the one that's in the trans).
>>27614018Here's the Sonnax cheat sheet for the code. It's not Pressure Switch 2 because I can drive the car fine until the code comes on, it'll go into every gear. Pressure Switch 2 regulates line pressure.It's not PNP because that's the parking neutral position switch. I can throw it into park and neutral fine.It's not the OSS, that's the output speed sensor and I have a accurate speedo readout. So it's either the TCM or the Solenoid. Maybe the actual low coast clutch.
>>27614022>>27614022At this point I don't see anything obviously wrong with the TCM. I check the pins that the solenoid goes into and they seem alright (circled). I don't know what the black stuff is, but I'll check later Solenoid holds continuity off the car and once plugged into the TCM. Pins going to the solenoid seem okay, no cracks or splits like the YouTube videos can have shown and they hold the same resistance once the solenoid is connected (28 ohm which is spec). Both new and old solenoid have the same resistance. wiggling the solenoid while in its tcm pins don't change anything. Wiring harness inside the transmission looks okay. I'm actually gonna pick up another solenoid because the new one has a hairline crack at the tip. Circled is where that solenoid goes into on the TCM.At this point I'm at a loss, there's nothing obviously broken that would give a reason to throw that code. I'm about to just hit the valve body with a shitload of brake cleaner then hit all the ports with compressed air, and put it together and hope for the best. Maybe a piece of friction material made contact somewhere I'm hoping and I cleaned it out? Filter looked good and magnets had minimal dust/wear nothing extraordinary when I dropped pan btw
>>27613474It’s not terrible, that’s like burning a good amount but not leaking it out. A healthy engine should barely burn any between oil changes unless you’re really hooning it.
>>27614046The interesting bit too is the TCM out of my truck looks nothing like the YouTube videos of other people who had Nissan Valvebody or Solenoid Codes. It's a newer revision possibly. The ones in the vids and forums have a black case and the pins run underneath the case. This is all in the open. Those people had to pull their TCM after it developed splits in the contacts going to the solenoids.
>>27614055https://youtu.be/Na1bUV03A_gForgot, this is what most of the YouTube videos and stuff show. The forums don't help, they have the older style TCM like the video or a different code. And when they changed the solenoid or repaired the TCM 9/10 times the code went away.
>>27614055There’s no “Uxxx” codes?Also the TCM, make sure it’s trucks with the same engine and/or trans. Could be the same body style but different trans. Was a little goofy when I was searching for one for the Jeep.
>>27614107Nope no other codes. I never opened up the transmission on this car. When I first bought it I got that code two weeks in but clearing the computer had it go away for a few months. A year and 12k miles later, it threw my car into limp mode 3 months ago. I cleared the code by resetting the battery and it went away. Then as I'm driving to work it comes back and now I can't clear it with the computer, resetting the battery only works for the first drive.Most of the people had these issues on early Titans, Armadas, G35, and Xterras with the broken pins. I might try to replace the ATF Pressure Switch 2 too if I can source it.https://www.clubfrontier.org/threads/wont-shift-out-of-2nd-and-lose-of-reverse.367001/
today i replaced rear drums on my vw polo. first side went good, second side feels much tighter, cant free spin, it might be getting slightly hotter when driving.everything is new, second side was binding also before my 'repairs'.any ideas as to how to fix this? is this even an issue? is it safe to drive? could this be a wheel bearing? (i feel it might be going out). Iichecked if handbrake cables aren’t to tight inside the car but they seem fine. this was my first time wrenching on a car, i do not recommend drum breaks as a starter
>>27614152You’re using a scan tool that shows body codes besides the Pxxxx codes, right?When I had the bad TCM, I was getting a U code “Lost Comm w/ TCM” and was checking all the connections and grounds, and then I started getting “TCM Read Only” or some shit on a Uxxxx code and that’s when I decided to throw the TCM at it.
>>27614201Yes, it gives me codes for the occasionally wrong TPMS sensors and the rear HVAC actuator. I'm using a Autel AL329 and a ELM327 scanner + Car Scanner Pro AppI bought a extra solenoid (Duralast TCS0038) I might put in the place of 1/2 in this pic. Some diagrams show #2 as also being brake coast clutch. >>27614022 not sure what is pressure switch 2 in this pic. Maybe solenoid #31 here?
>>27614353>solenoids on transmissionsI’m stayin out of this one.How easy are they to access? Wondering if it’s one of those easy pulls for ~$10ea at the junkyard, maybe it won’t hurt so bad when you’re throwing parts at the thing.
Added a valence since that was missing and hopefully fixed the pcv oil leak
>>27614603Honestly I think it might just be a bad TCM, which would require a whole other transmission. Unless I find a TCM from AliExpress / eBay, but then I would have to get it programmed for my vehicle which is troublesome. A buddy of mine pointed out this burnt looking trace going towards the IC on the TCM. On the other end of that trade is the harness which looks okay but he thinks that the malfunctioning solenoid could have caused the IC to burn out. It's the same transmission used in Frontier Xterra Titan and NV van so it's not impossible to source, the problem is the labor because I don't have the resources to do a transmission swap in the street. I don't really have the resources to swap a transmission at the moment, so I'm going to throw two new solenoids at it (Line Pressure which is the first one in the solenoid diagram, and brake coast clutch which is the last one and the one giving me the code). It'll probably be tomorrow, because it's getting late. I'm also going to try to shoot a can of electronics cleaner through the whole TCM and all the solenoids but I don't think it'll helpI just shot two cans of brake cleaner through the valve body. Will any remnants of that possibly damage the transmission. I'm going to blow it through air before I try to put it back into the vehicle. The burnt pin does have continuity from the harness pin to the IC. Every pin looks like it's good on continuity at least the ones that are coming off the IC
>>27614603I forgot to mention accessing the TCM requires me to drop the transmission pan and valve body. My area doesn't really have pick-n-pulls so I would have to go to a salvage yard and pay for the whole transmission very unlikely they're willing to sell me the valve body that TCM is attached to
Been getting warning lights that the rear right brake light on my Golf is burned out every week or two, but every time I check the bulb is fine. Just popped up saying the turn signal is gone too. This has to be a bogus connection right?
Linked my garage door opener to the minivan's Home Link. Feels great.
>>27615093Have you checked out the connector? Some cars have shitty drainage back there and the plugs can get crusty. If it’s bad, clean it up and get some dielectric grease on there before you plug it back in. Could be a bulb going too, sometimes the filament is shot assuming it’s incandescent but is still touching enought to look like it works.>>27614695>>27614353I’m stayin out of this one
I now know where the "subarus are hard to work on" meme comes from.All I want to do is replace a few hoses.
>>27615093corrosion adding resistance to the wire, computer reads the resistance is over set value for the warning
>finally do the rear disc brake conversion I've wanted to do for a while >Had to bleed it a couple of times to get it working properly, test drove nice >Forgot to install the dust shields
tell me how dead im about to be, or how dead you wish i vould be
How do I go about diagnosing why my clutch pedal is hard? My car is old and I'm guessing it's because of the clutch cable, but I don't want to throw pieces at it.
>>27594570Nice working beast. What are your plans for it?
>>27594636Sweet price differential. Someone with a car carrier could make a nice profit, and they could pay for their trailer in a few sales.
>>27595247Undiluted Pine-Sol (not generic pine oil, I tested both as I clean many carbs etc) works even better and you can clean the floor with it after filtering the crumbs or dump it down your sink to break up residual scum from normal use. It doesn't eat plastic or rubber parts or seals. I don't bother with modern feeble carb dips (RIP the original Hydro-Seal with methylene chloride but I wouldn't clean plastics in that) since discovering how well it works in the early oughts. Try a couple jubs. Pine smell is strong so if boiling best do outdoors.
>>27595271Perform a leakdown test before teardown to be sure what is leaking so to be sure to cure it. Crude leakdown can be done if your compression tester has a quick disconnect by applying shop air using that. >>27595349^This. I don't do work based on what I wish was fucked up, I pull the engine then inspect and repair as necessary if it's a keeper. If it's not I usually install a used engine unless the vehicle is ancient enough (like my dentside Fords) that I can overhaul it with a fork and a large rock.
>>27596045This and use a disposable turkey baster or large irrigation syringe (cheap and useful, every mechanic should keep a few) to suck out most of the old fluid from the master then replace before bleeding/flushing. I anti-seize all my (well, the car's) nipples when bleeding to seal the threads a bit and so they never stick shut.
>>27596221I like the short block idea and you can always buy a remanned head to go with it.
Spent like two hours with dad removing and fixing my first starter motor and it's crazy how accomplished I felt afterwards.It's a temporary fix and I'll likely need to replace it with a new one but it working great as of now so I couldn't ask for better.
New water pump, thermostat, aluminum thermostat housing, aluminum pulley.It already had a metal impeller water pump, and the thermostat was not stuck open as I thought it was. Not sure why it was running cool at times. (air in system?)I may have just spent $300 for little but piece of mind that it's all been done.
>>27617381Spent like 10 minutes looking everywhere for two of the thermostat housing screws. Couldn't imagine where I put them.I'd left them in the old water pump in the holes designed to push the pump out.
The injectors i cleaned in the ultrasonic tank hella do not work. Have the backups im going to disassemble tonight. Considering warrantying the mpfi conversion ones. >>27616610Wanted to branch into moving, local nursing home pays like 2500 for less than a days work. Can't get any employees.
I'm slowly getting rid of my wrenchlet status. I plan to keep with 2000 Prelude SH alive as best I can and learning a ton along the way.Swapped alternator and belt, ps belt.Cleaned vtech solenoid and IACV on the throttle body. New spark plugs and ignition wires, significant wear and one of the wires was actually cracked in the casing going down to the sparkplug, surprised it was still working.The big shit though was getting down to replace the intake side camshaft plug which was hemorrhaging oil. Replaced with billet part, and the 2 bolts that were holding the camshaft holder down were partially sheared. Replaced them with titanium bolts.Taught myself how to do a valve adjustment which ended up taking about 10 hours until I got everything right, also almost all of the locknuts were seized onto the tappet screws.Buttoned it all back up and she started perfectly, feels fucking great. Now I just have to summon the courage to do the timing belt and seals on that end of the engine in a couple years.Reading about other peoples successes here was motivating as well.
>>27603853Why not run Mobil 1 in everything? I never understood people who are thrifty about motor oil. It's a couple bucks more. People will order beer and appetizers out, but then they'll try to save $20 on something that protects your engine for 5k miles.
>>27617541Project Farm said Amazon basics is fine
>>27617381Took it for a drive. Heat now blows hot at idle and temp stays exactly in the middle where it should.I think the thermostat may have been sticking open sometimes. It wasn't stuck open when I pulled it but I can't see any other way the temp should've been low when driving, and the heater getting cold at idle was also weird.
>>27617560His testing methodology isn't exactly robust for engine oil.I ran Walmart synthetic and my engine sludged up so bad I couldn't even pull 20MPG at 40MPH. and there was metal on metal scraping audible when I shut the car off.Seafoam cleaned it out and now I run Penzoil Platinum.
Installed a full stainless exhaust on my e60. it's deep and not loud at all.
>>27617703Good looking bottom.Spare removed?
>>27617717Spare is in the trunk.
>>27617727Remove it.Trust me.
>>27617732Does it save that much weight?
I miss this lil guy like you wouldn't believe. It was so fun working on something so inexpensive but breathing new life into it and fixing shit and realizing ancient Honda engineering stuff was always excellent. I want another project vehicle bros. I can't seem to find a project that tickles my fancy and isn't tens of thousands of dollars but find myself at the workbench wanting something to do.
>>27617703how much did that set you back?
>>27617750Miata
>>27617772$208 + tax and $71 shipping. it's out of production and was 80% off. I think they found a few in the warehouse and were trying to just offload them.
>>27617773Miata's are neat but they just don't excite me. There was an exocet the guy kinda trashed but it was cheap and I still didn't want to buy it for $1000. The lifted on off-road tires miatas are neat I guess, no idea what I'd even do with a vehicle like that. I just checked CL for manuals, the cheapest one is $3,200 for "light frame damage, rebuilt title" with some obvious damage to a lot of stuff like rag top, windshield, and interior. Other better examples for $7000. And modern ones for $10,000. Project bikes are nearly given away because finding good parts for 20+ year old bikes is such a pain and always expensive; think $300 Honda Carburetors for a bike in pristine condition would sell for $1200. Some bikes have 2. What a shame project cars are never that cheap. Wheres the good body but hole-in-the-engine cars for $500-1000 anymore?
>>27617735It's noticeable all around. Nearly 30lbs all the way at the end of the car really affects the moment of inertia. It's more nimble without it.If it's your daily and you don't have the equivalent of AAA (free towing), then you might want to keep it just in case. But tires so rarely go flat that I toss 'em without a second thought.
Picked up this pretty clean F150 for $5k maplebucks, but I gotta replace a cracked exhaust manifold. Wish me luck br/o/thers
>>27617541i did that for a while, then i remembered ive been doing this for 20 years and it literally doesn't matter, old engines go 200k miles either way and the designed to fail shit fails either way. if you want to worry about something worry about what you eat, you cant just rebuild your body for a couple grand
>>27617732>>27617735>>27617824Don't convince people to remove spare tires from their car. Yeah its like 20-30lbs of shit you NEED if you get a flat tire. You'd be better off removing the back seats and trunk insulation if you want to save 1% of the curb weight which you'll never notice in a daily driver.
>>27617828those front tires look cupped and have probably never been rotated, pretty shortbed tho
>>27617828>3v tritonOH NONONONONONO
>>27617864Luckily it's a 4.6l 2v. Wouldn't have touched a 3v
>>27617870Good buy in that case.
>>27617837if it's an older car with a full size spare that's tucked in the corner the suspension is also designed with that in mind.and five wheel rotations are also nice
I am installing a similar lip to my existing bumper, but the lip I purchased is missing these brackets that screw onto the bumper for added support, instead of fully depending on double sided tape.Can anyone think of something I can use as brackets?
>>27617839>cupped tiresYou think? I haven't noticed. Then again I had to Google what cupped tires were just now so maybe I don't know what I'm looking for
>>27617899where these lugs, notably every other one, is worn lower than the others, this is caused by the tire slapping the ground from bad shocks, the rear tires in comparison look nearly new, suggesting theyve never been on the front
>>27617892Would you plastic weld the tabs on?
>>27617892https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BY6PG69W
A Southerner will never know the feeling of having all his lights working.
anyone done the head gaskets on a subaru? specifically ej25 N/A? how big of a job was it?
>>27618233I've done head gaskets in an '02 outback once. I pulled the engine to do it. Probably could have done it with the engine in place though.
>>27617831>cant just rebuild your body for a couple grandI agree with this lol>old engines go 200k miles either wayThey should all last longer than that unless they're flawed by design. My last three cars all got well over 200k miles with no issue, all ran great. One, a honda I still have is almost at 300k. Two Japanese and one domestic, and all Mobil 1 for their entire lifespans.
>>27618477Stuff like head gaskets and timing chains just wear out beyond that point and while you're in there a dingleball and bearings isn't far off or expensive, it's not like cheap oil is an active detriment>300k mi hondathose dont even need oil dude
>know clutch is on its way out, isn't slipping but waiting for the day it starts>Transmission developing an occasional grind when i shift to 5thWell I guess it's gonna be a lot more than just a clutch job now
Parts finally got here, so I've started fixing up a colleagues BMW X5>spark plugs>air filter>fuel filter>control arms>ball joints>front stabilizer links>outer & inner tie rods
>>27619744Old plugs weren't gone, but starting to get real crusty
>>27619748Spark plugs & air filter did nothing for the rough idle, so I decided to dig deeper. Found that the DISA-flap was compltely snapped off, so a repair kit has been ordered
>>27619751The links, arms and whatnot went absolutely fine, EXCEPT for the ball joint. Its a type with two bolts while also being seated very snug into the spindle where it'll rust & expand over the years, getting absolutely seized in the process. It took a few hours with the angle grinder, air chissel, chissel & hammer, blowtorch and file sander before I was able to get the ball itself out & crush the housing to the point where it released
Anyone heard anything like this before?H22a, new to me but 2nd hand alternator, new power steering belt. I've adjusted tension back and forth a bit with no noticeable difference.https://streamable.com/zy391pIgnore the ticking, those are normal fuel injectors, its that odd bwwwaaaaaahhhh that is tripping me out.Gonna pull both belts off tomorrow and run the car to make sure its not something deep in the engine, but that doesn't role out tension on the pulley being a factor.
>>27615147Good news Either spraying the fuck out of the TCM with 2 cans of contact cleaner and blowing the valve body with brake cleaner then air did it, or it was just a sticking solenoid, but the code is gone and I put 50 miles on it. Went from archived/inactive to entirely gone after 4 drive cycles and a good 50 miles of driving.Now my other problem. 2011 Pathfinder 4x2 with 136k miles, VQ40 same as Frontier and Xterra. Are these normal long term fuel trims? It seems like it's running fine. I checked the air box and tb for any leaks and the vacuum lines are all new.
>>27620148Fuel trims are additive, bank 1 is showing 15.6 percent short and 13.3 percent long for a total of 28.9. Looks like a vacuum leak. You need to see if the trims go down under load. if the trims persist under load it could be the maf or the fuel pump.
>>27620172I actually think the trims go up when idling. Took that pic at a light driving home from workI think it's the stupid intake manifold plenum spacer I added. I might email Z1 and ask if it's normalhttps://www.z1offroad.com/z1-products/z1-off-road/z1-frontier-pathfinder-xterra-vq40-intake-manifold-spacer-ims-p-26558.html
>>27620172I forgot to mention, they do go down with load to 3-5%, but get worse at idle. I can't find the leak which is annoying. I used Windex on the air box, intake, tb, and manifold plenum spacer/gasket area to check for bubbles at idle.
ive had multiple rwd cars that get a driveline reverbation that intensifies at higher speeds. i dont think the current one needs a full rebuild but i do wanna fix it. tailshaft bushing?
what's under this heat shield just left of the engine block on this Miata? I haven't taken it off and can't get a great picture, but it looks like it's got a lot of rust.
are there any oil or fuel additives that are beneficial to run on a car that has the catalytic converter removed? ones that may otherwise prematurely destroy emissions related equipment
>>27620836graphite can be detrimental to cats, you'd have to look up who sells it anymore... there are gains to be had
>>27620853any benefit to running leaded fuel? or would that stop working if you weren't running it very consistently
>>27620411Exhaust manifold. It's just surface rust. It doesn't matter.
>>27620912lead just lubes exhaust valves on the way out, it actually makes a sludge in the pan when it blows by lucas has an upper cylinder lube, lead substitutes often contain ~70% diesel, you can try looking into those but theres not gonna be some miracle thing no one knows about hiding in the bushes
>>27615147>>27615259Thanks anons but still no joy. Bought a new housing so going to give that a shot next
>>27620190Definitely a vacuum leak.
>>27620190Also, you're not going to see bubbles with a vacuum leak, the air is sucking in not blowing out. Spray around the intake with brake clean and watch for a decrease in fuel trims.
>>27619744Less play in the steering now, but still way too much. Gotta replace the double-joint too it seems
If I'm going to buy a cheap OBD2 scanner is there any shit I should be aware of?
>>27622286Yeah, lock your doors if you turn onto martin luther king jr boulevard.
>>27622286Are you going to use it mainly on your own car? Do your research and see which scan tools work good for which makes of car.I’ve been happy with my $25 Veepeak bluetooth thing, although I might be limited by using it on iOS. I definitely recommend the bluetooth ones for the money. Most standard scan tools <$50 only pull the emissions codes (Pxxxx codes) and often don’t even do live data. I got the $45 Zurich from HF as my first scan tool and had to upgrade after one job because I needed live data. Then I got a $120 Autel that is decent, but honestly the $25 Veepeak bluetooth with a $10 app does about the same as the $120 Autel. And on certain models of cars, if you find a good app, the bluetooth ones might perform like a $500+ scan tool. The Veepeak with this JScan app is super good for Chrysler vehicles.
just finished these fuck ugly seat railsit should lower the seat position a bit, the sliders should also go farther than the factory ones.
>>27599490If your Crown's fan speed buttons aren't working check the blower motor resistor in the engine bay, passenger side in the firewall. Sisters car was an '01 MGM. Fan buttons were dead
>>27622952It's the motor. I can tap it with a hammer to get it going again. Stopped raining today so maybe I'll change it tomorrow while working from home.
>>27620937>theres not gonna be some miracle thing no one knows about hiding in the bushesNo i wasn't expecting that. I just figured some things wouldnt be safe for catalytic converters and would be good to run if you didn't have one.
>>27601527Based TLR7a enjoyer.
>>27622977theres nothing thats geing to improve a burn that is also going to hurt a cat, seafoam and distilates hurt cats because they dont burn
There's no QTDDTOT up and I rather not shit up the catalog. I have a manual 91 Jeep cherokee and I'd like to change the transmission fluid to hopefully keep it going longer and as a nice little treat for her. Will changing the fluid be similar to the automatic transmission fluid/filter change videos I can find or is there something huge I could fuck up? I'm a wrenchlet by any serious evaluation of my skill but I can follow guides. Finding videos for the manual is hard or I'm retarded, found one but it was a totally different engine, mine is the 6 cyl. I guess I'd appreciate tips in general for changing transmission fluid too. Thanks.
>>27623159theres a drain plug and a fill plug, no filter. Should take 3-4qts of 75w90. walmart sells a flexible clear tube that screws onto the bottles to make filling easier. Fill until overflow and then put fill plug back in.
Niggers first transmission swap. Bought some guys project on FB with new (probably cheapo) suspension but a nice "JDM" engine with -10 hp compared to factory because its got these gay torque-biased cams! Stock hp can be restored with factory cams. Dude somehow destroyed his trans, i noticed his driver side CV axel was not seated all the way. I dunno if losing fluid will grenade an MT gear box like that but my spare trans I installed in it drives just fine after I fixed this 3k RPM (someone loosened the jam-nut and bolt on the TB butterfly valve to always be open, sabotage?) Both trannies are non-ABS.I also bought a exhaust midpipe with cat so I can pass inspection. I'll be wrenching on that probably this weekend. I hate that i bought that shit but its temporary compared to the price a proper straight pipe will cost. This is just so I can get it on the road legally. I do have a 2.5" exhaust ill install when I get the rest of the pipe parts and cams. Also may need an exhaust header. Mines only 2" wide at where the runners converge into 1 pipe.
>>27623159you add fluid untill it runs out the fill plug, modern standard shifts take atf not gear oil/90w, I don't know for sure about a a 91 but I'd bet a whole dollar you need to put some sort of atf in it.
>>27623159also one thing to make it easier is if you can get a funnel attached to a hose and run it either down the firewall or through the floor shifter hole to fill it as opposed to wrestling the faggot oil bags they'll sell at parts stores.
e46 control arms and lollipops. Thank god for the earthquake xt long barrel hammer. They popped out in an instant.
>>27623259Protege 5's are fucking kino.
How much are you people paying for engine mounts?I'm reading online about people paying like $30. I drive a 15 year old Mazda and mine are fucked. Stealership quoted $600 for one mount, which I expected. But online I'm seeing $80-150 in leaf dollars. I'm considering bringing a jack, crossing the border and changing them in the parking lot.
>>27623534Like $80 each for my 19 year old bmw.
>putting new engine in car>swapped the old oil pan to the new motor today>left the silicone drying overnight>lay down in bed and plan out tomorrow>just remembered I have to swap the oil pump housing over too>have to take the oil pan off to swap the oil pump housing
>>27594484>What are you guys working on this weekend?Nothing! The engine swap is done, 8 months work to go from carbie to EFI. Just going to events and meetups, go for a cruise and enjoy it. Going to the radiator shop after work tomorrow to see about getting the A/C hoses adapted to the different compressor but that's it.
why can't fords just be normal
>>27624230Bosch sensor failing in an irregular manner?
I'm wanting to replace all the vacuum hoses in my 1995 Toyota.What's the difference between getting OEM rubber hoses vs aftermarket silicone hoses? I found an OEM hose kit online but it's $180 which seems very excessive. Meanwhile a silicone hose set is around $50. I'd prefer the OEM hoses but it's just too expensive. So, pros and cons of silicone hoses?
Got all of the carb parts and oil change/plug/filter together for the dirt bike i picked up last weekendgonna see if i can get it to run smoother
I thought I had a dentist appointment today but it turns out it was for next week so now I have a day off of work due to my own incompetence. Maybe I might be able to finish wiring this shit by next week, I'm sick of seeing it sit here for so long.
Took a 2hr trip to do some work on my sisters Mitsu Outlander>tie rodsLeft one was bad, did both while I was at it>leak from additive tankSo I had this one out about five months ago to refill the bag inside the tank, and it has apparently developed two veeeery small holes. Tried using thick adhesive to glue them shut, unsure if it'll work>ball joint left side worn outThis one I was really curious about, as it has only been 11 months since I replaced that entire control arm, bushings & joint included. The mechanic that had done the inspection wasnt wrong though - it was completely worn out. Ripped off the boot, and there was not a speck of grease, nor any sign of there ever having been.... cheap parts, I swear to god
I just want to install a double din, but the factory DVD player won't work without the oem head unit. For later model years, there is an aftermarket harness available to make aftermarket head units play DVDs on the overhead screens. Wish it was that easy for mine. Going to abandon this project and return the dash kit to Amazon. So glad I can make returns with open products.
>>27626945Silicon pipes are more expensive than rubber, especially back in 1995. Rubber is "good enough" and gud enuff is the motto when mass producing something. I say go for it and use different colors too, why not? Ask a seasoned mechanic if'n you're concerned. Post pics if you use different colors
>>27599490My Grand Marquis blower motor made a clunk sound and died a while ago. It's easy to swap because the motor is by itself on the left side of the firewall. I installed the autozone version but swapped for the Motorcraft because the former had weak output.
I went to take the front end off an old f350 at the scrapper, 27mm lug nut crossthreaded. Next!Got quoted $430 to put a side window on the van. Politely educated the gentleman on how i would like my testicles gargled. 13.5 in the van going 70 with the 18'er, towing the f150 to the field tomorrow, excited to see milage, probably no time to install injectors in box truck, they're ready now though
Got a cheap 12t press from hazard fraught, mostly to try and straighten stamped steel plates n shiet on my bird. Idk wtf im doing, but im having a good time.Scored a cool 1g from the neighbor guy for doing brakes on his caddy and an oil change on his missus' armada. Easiest money ive made.Hoping to get my body nicer looking and do a little autox next week, never been and i bet ill learn something if i get to run or not.
Neighbor asked me to have a look at their 2012 Volvo XC90, as it suddenly had the "Anti-skid service required" message show up, aswell as the same message for the rear parking sensors. Only fault-code I could find related to this was a communication failure with the DEM (differential electronic module). After some googling I found people having had the same issue, with the culprit being the rear electronic module (essentially just a glorified fusebox). After some multimetering I found that there indeed is no power to the fuses going to the DEM & rear parking sensors. With the module itself being damned expensive & the fuses having constant power I opted to put a fuse jumper in each of the two and connect those straight to the positive point going into the module. The anti-skid & parking sensors now work fine, but I expect further failure of the rear module at some later point>>27629297>1000 for a shade-tree brake job & oil changeHell, for the owners sake I hope that then includes pads, rotors, complete bleeding, and oil + filter
>>27629846>With the module itself being damned expensivedisregard this I suck dicks
>>27629846Pads, new fluid, tire rotation and maybe rotors depending on their condition. Oil, filter, air and cabin filters and checking over the basics.
>>27626945Silicone is nice. Flexible, lasts a long ass time, stretchy and seals well, resists lots of chemicals. I mean rubber has worked ok for automotive, but so many other applications, silicone is preferable to rubbers and other plastics and it’s always a cost thing, like the cheaper models have some PVC crap and the premium uses silicone.
>>27628973>I went to take the front end off an old f350 at the scrapper, 27mm lug nut crossthreaded. Next!There are many ways to slay a nut and you can leave the wheel attached (I have) for later slaying at home or even in the parking lot.I keep a Ken-Tool lug wrench and a long cheater pipe for jobs like that and would bring it next trip if needed to snap the stud. If they don't allow angle grinders drilling the joint between lug and stud then splitting with a chisel (I weld handles to mine) is one of many options. I also have a small oxy-acetylene torch set I use to shorten surplus steel to fit my trailer and those easily was off lug nuts.Self and bro use a garden wagon for salvage runs and pack it with just the gear we expect to need and hide additional gear in his Suburban.Keep an eye out for long straight pitman arms as they make great striking wrenches if you weld an impact adapter to them. I shove an extension into the adapter to hold the wrench straight and keep my hand out of danger then use a hand sledge (or my bro with a larger sledge).
