Stupid questions that don't deserve their own thread What's the best way to remove heavy calcification inside a radiator? I let it sit for 24 hours with vinegar and poured it out today, it was white as milk but there's still a noticeable amount inside. Just redo the vinegar soak several times?
>>28663170You scrap it and buy a new one for $90 on rockauto.
>>28663173Why when my current radiator is fine minus the calcium?
>>28663170undiluted vinegar soak with agitation
>>28663186And my current engine is fine minus the cracked block
>>28663190these aren't similar problems in the slightest. there's no physical damage, it's just a buildup.It would be like swapping out your engine because your old one had carbon buildup.
>>28663188>>28663170try CLR
>>28663190Wrenchlet dumbass.
Did you use actual vinegar, or the ~5% vinegar/95% water child-safe scam vinegar sold at grocery stores?
>>28663221I used the $3 gallon of vinegar sold at Walmart
>>28663221Say goodbye to the metal.
>>28663231Then you actually just used water>>28663243Yeah, I don't recommend using this without dilution, 25% vinegar/water should do fine, which is 400% stronger than scam vinegar.
>>28663250I've never had a problem with Walmart vinegar to dissolve rust, and I've put some very rust shit in it Vinegar elitism isn't something I expected to find on here
>>28663221Wow. Vinegar so strong it comes with a fucking MSDS sheet.
>>28663170keep the vinegar hot with a water heater element and pump it through the radiator bottom to top with some sort of a pump.
>>28663170I would just redo it 2-4 times then follow it with some dish detergent then water rinse. Personally I would not leave vinegar in there for more than a day. 15min of driving with the motor hot always worked good for me.>>28663257he's just being a faggot
>>28663304>keep the vinegar hot with a water heater element and pump it through the radiator bottom to top with some sort of a pump.I would just buy a new radiator before doing that.
>>28663325>Personally I would not leave vinegar in there for more than a day.I've left metal in vinegar for weeks with no ill effect. it's a very mild acid at 5% strength.
>>28663364which metal? I've tried to remove stuck piston rings and within a week the ring and the aluminum had significant corrosion, had to get used pistons and jugs. anyway vinegar is bad for the rubber bits and seals, it makes it soft then brittle over time
>>28663170>What's the best way to remove heavy calcification inside a radiator?Borax, 100% Lemon Juice mixture with distilled water.
>>28663170if your radiator has so much buildup then the block does too, throw that shit back on and use vinegar as coolant for a week then flush it out.
>>28663288>>28663243This.Vinegar is the go-to product for stripping rust on vintage BMX components.You can literally melt steel (beams) with it into a pile of goo if you let it sit too long. And im talking about the diluted white cooking vinegar like anon got from Walmart. Did nobody have a chemistry teacher in high school who started the semester with a dozen jars of various acids from vinegar to soda to citrus to battery acid and see how long it takes to dissolve an iron nail in it (?)
I need non-shill wiper blade recommendations, I bought a cheap set from super cheap and the blades ripped in like 2 months, so it turns out that wasn't a great choice
>>28663288Every household chemical has an MSDS as mandated by OSHA
>>28663600find out what brand/supplier your car came with from the factory and use those
>>28663611Have we not made advances in wiper tech in the last 30 years? I guess it is just a strip of rubber
>>28663614tires are "just" rubber too, but it's a lot easier to develop rubber that slides over glass without hopping, tearing, or cracking from temperature changes than it is to develop a tire. the materials science has basically been solved for the blade rubber itself; it's just a matter of how cheap the materials are
>>28663288every chemical has an MSDS sheet as required by law. even water does iirc
>>28663600oh man i remember when they had their silicone blades. they were fantastic when they worked, but they only lasted a year lol. premium ones like PIAA last like 5 years but very expensive to get here, if you can even get them at all.Anyway, try the oem toyota blades, you can get the part number for just the refills instead of the entire assembly which will be a lot cheaper. They're pretty damn good, also graphite coated so they'll glide right over the glass
>>28663591>You can literally melt steel (beams) with it into a pile of goo if you let it sit too long. And im talking about the diluted white cooking vinegar like anon got from Walmart.maybe if you leave it for like 700 years
Are these any faster/better than using channel locks?
>>28663605>Every household chemical has an MSDS as mandated by OSHAThey havent been called MSDS in a long time, they're now SDS, and they're only required by OSHA for workplaces. The exact opposite of "household" chemical
>>28663600PIAA silicone blades are nice, the ones with the metal frames have replacable blades
>>28663170Flush it with washing machine cleaner, calgon, or pure sodium citrate (same active ingredient in all of it).
>>28663354>I would just buy a new radiator before doing that.You do realize some radiators are hard to come by and super expensive right?
>>28663221That's what's used to convert morphine into heroin. It's heavily watched.
>>28663170you might be able to get it recored if it's some obscure or unobtainium radiator
>>28663802>That's what's used to convert morphine into heroin. It's heavily watched.unlikely, you can concentrate vinegar with fractional freezing.
>>28663702these are not better than channellocks, IMO piston expanders are only really useful on dual piston calipers (as in one on both sides of the caliper). so if you do buy one get one that expands in both directions.
>>28663718OK poindexter, it's still mandated by law whether or not they're used in the workplace. Dish soap, toothpaste and even water have an (M)SDS.
>>28663848I was gonna use it at work, so it would be on single and double.
>>28663646>didn't take high school chemistry.Here's a hint:There were no nails left at the end of the semester.
>take oil pan off 350 vortec to replace leaking gasket>previous owner was one of those dumbasses who uses RTV on top of the gasket so I had to scrape that mess off>it leaks anyways hence me having to replace it, what a moron>normally 14 bolts hold pan on except mine has 10 bolts and 4 studs with nuts>some other parts took forever to come in so I lost track of where the studs go>apparently I have the only engine in the world with some studs on the oil pan because no amount of searching can tell me where the studs are supposed to go or if it mattersI know one stud holds the transmission cooler bracket in place, that's easy. But the other three, I guess I'll just put them where the crossmember runs under the pan? That's the only place I can find that looks different or "special" where the studs could go instead of bolts.Do I have in fact have a 1 of 1 motor where this is the case or does anyone know where I should put the studs?
>>28663907>it's still mandated by law whether or not they're used in the workplaceagain they're not you retard. you dont even know what they're called, MSDSes were retired by OSHA in 2012. and you still dont seem to know what the O in OSHA stands for
>>28663977I misspoke but my point stands, just about every chemical used around the house has one even if the whole scheme is intended for occupational use.
Over here we have very mild winters, not even -10°C, the snow sometimes even decline the invitation.And yet every year you have normies switching into their "winter tyres". Good for the tyre guys I guess, they also need to be fed.But what I did was just install new 'all season' tyres and then never bothered. I've had no issue with it.What are the cons of this?
>>28663928You're not dissolving a nail with walmart vinegar in any short period of time you dimb faggot. Those tools sat in vinegar for a year and a half and are mostly unchanged.
>>28664087Who knows, 'all season' is a phrase used to refer to a whole lot of different tyres, some that are good, lots that are absolute shit, and everything in between. There's a specific tyre that exists that has certain specific properties, and it's the one you picked, but who knows what to say about it if you don't mention it either.A bit precious to be asking for validation after you've already made the decision to begin with at any rate.
>>28664136>mostly unchanged
>>28664136>ill take "whats the difference of chromium vs steel" for $200, Alex.Fucking moron.
>>28664164cherry picking a single tool in the bunch is beyond idiotic. these also weren't good condition tools when they went in, what you're missing from that wrench was mainly from a substantial amount of rust, not the vinegar. >>28664166yeah? chrome files? chrome impact sockets? fucking dumbasssome of the steel was eaten away, but not a significant portion, especially not enough that>You can literally melt steel (beams) with it into a pile of gooin anything short of centuries.that's also not even how jeopardy works. you're just retarded through and through.
>BRO 5% VINEGAR WILL MELT STEEL BEAMS!disregard that it didn't do jack shit to a spring that's probably not even 1/16" thick and every single tool still has perfectly legible wording after 19 monthsI guess that was just a chrome spring though, right?
>>28664160>A bit precious to be asking for validation after you've already made the decision to begin with at any rate.Well the thing is, I'm about to buy new tyres again, I have no idea what to look out for. I was intending to once again request "all season" tyres, hence this stupid question. I had no complains about my current tyres but then again, no idea what to look out for. All I know is I know want to have to bother chaning tyres for "winter".
Brehs, I want a nice headunit, that I can buy off the shelf. I want it to do wireless android auto and wireless car play. I want to use it for maps, music and rear camera, I want it to have possibly the latest bluetooth etc. There are too many in the market and it is confusing. Snoy, Pioneer, Blaupunkt, JXL? I don't want laggy shit. What should I look at? Can I go Honda / Suzuki OEM stuff from newer cars?
>>28663804>you might be able to get it recored if it's some obscure or unobtainium radiatorThose places are few and far between anymore. Sad state of affairs when Pakistani shitskins have better options than we do here in the US.
I replaced the steering rack on my F11 5 series with a used one which has an identical part number, however both E-Sys and ISTA fail to communicate with the power steering motor that's on the replacement rack. Is it safe to assume the motor is dead?
>>28663170Im going to take a guess here and assume you arent talking about one of these modern aluminum with plastic end tanks radiators.Draino flakes and boiling water flush.I have a bunch of brass oem radiators in otherwise good shape that i havent got to but thats what ima be doing with them to decalcify them.Its a process but it works.
>>28664087You were lucky then, the ones my car's previous owner put on there were dangerously bad in the wet and utterly unusable in snow. I've literally had bald 12yo tires that needed a daily 1bar refill before and even those had better grip in the wet. After damn near crashing twice at low speed I dumped them and got some good tires. Never had a problem again.Allseasons are always a compromise between durability & fuel consumption in summer and grip in winter. Some are functionally winter tires and will thus work with mild enough winter conditions, though they'll have downsides on hot summer days, especially in terms of wear.Some will be like mine and have a tiny rolling resistance and very little wear all summer, but come a single snowflake the 1% gradient on your driveway is an insurmountable obstacle.I'm sure theres manufacturers that do a decent job with them, but definitely look up some tests to find out which ones are decent so you don't end up with a pice of shit.If you compare a good season-appropriate tire with a good all-season, the winter / summer tire will win for sure. But it's true that not having to deal with switching is nice too.
>>28664229Oem tech is absolute shit. Most places that sell those kinds of things have walls covered in head units, just go there and try them out. They're all the same.
I love sedans but I’m 6’5” and every new sedan I’ve sat in is made for midgets. To make matters worse, I’m an engineer at an industrial plant and new cars are so low to the ground that I feel they would get destroyed by the rough roads and railroad crossings around here. I don’t really want a truck or an SUV but I feel like my hand is being forced. What’s a decently fast, reliable vehicle that a big fella like myself can comfortably drive? Currently looking at a used Lexus GX460 or possibly BWM X5. My last resort would to just get a trugg and call it a day.
>>28664507Just get an f-150 raptor you homo
>>28664507I'm 6'4 and have literally zero issue with any car, stop talking shit. The actual issue is you're 260lbs lets be real.
>>28664435Thoughts on DMH-AP6650BT or XAV-AX6000? Leaning towards the Pioneer one. Also, I doubt my car has anything on the Canbus to be supported.
Thermocure, run it for a week, heat cycle it a bunch of times, drain, you're welcome.Did this on a Ford Probe with iron block that had been ran on water most of its life and itr cleaned that shit right up, looked like mud water the first time I ran it, I did Thermocure twice.
>>28664218Yep.Youre fucking retarded.Notice how chromium doesnt rust but steel does (and very quickly) ?Chromium is resistant to chemical decomposition. Steel reacts with everything, from acid to fucking water.A STEEL nail will dissolve in coca-cola in less than a week.Now sit down and shut the fuck up you braindead knuckle dragging high school dropout.
After buying and selling my true first car, a €670 Getz 1.3, I'm ready to buy an "actual" €2.5-3k car, I'm mostly looking at>Alfa GT 1.9 JTDm 16v 150hp>BMW E46 320d PFL 136hpI've already driven a 147 1.9 JTDm 8v for a couple of years and haven't any bad experiences at all, what should I get?
>>28664636>A STEEL nail will dissolve in coca-cola in less than a week.
what is this autistic fight going on over dissolving metal?shut the fuck up and leave the thread be for people wanting to ask stupid questions, not have a stupid argument over middle school science.
>>28664218>not a significant portion
>>28664220The fucking spring is half the thickness on one end vs the other you gargantuan knuckle dragging, mouth breathing, no car, no tools wrenchlet retard
>>28664850>>28664848Dude just stop, this is embarrassing
>>28664896What's embarrassing is posting shit that directly contradicts the point you're trying to make then trying to act superior when you get called out.
hey guys, my fiance finally bought her own car. we found a retired vet selling his 74k mile 2014 Toyota Camry for $8k. Apparently this dude had his 3rd DUI. He wastes his savings by going to his local towny bar everyday, gets plastered, and then drives home drunk + being nearly 80 he cant drive at all, so his wife made him sell his car for cheap.this car has been dealer serviced recently, $2300 for new brakes and tires. there are a few small issues. besides never been cleaned, the touchscreen LCD isnt working, I found a fix for it but im wondering what else can I do to improve it. this is the first modern toyota ive deal with.it has no GPS, is there a GPS version of the entertainment system available that I can fit in there? I dont specifically need it for GPS functions, its just nice to have a map on display, and maybe a better quality head unit.2nd, im looking for remote start. my gf is really bad about getting the car started early, and she drives right off before letting it warm up at all. this irks me.the rest of it is in great shape, dealer did all fluids, transmission recall, and 60k service. so yeah, OEM headunit upgrade, and remote start, OEM if available.
>>28664923would this work as a plug in? it has dual climate, will those functions work by switching the head unit only or does it need a specific hvac unit as well?there are also a bunch of ~$130 android tablet for sale as well, are any of them good?
>>28664923>2nd, im looking for remote start. my gf is really bad about getting the car started early, and she drives right off before letting it warm up at all.This isn't really an issue. Your car is not a diesel. You'd only need to wait a few seconds for oil to circulate once in a petrol car. Just be light on the throttle, drive conservatively for a few minutes and you are good to go.
>>28664959sure but its cold up here and warming it up before driving is nice. she already drives conservatively so its a non issue. but it would be a nice present for her
>>28664966Aftermarket remote starters are janky as fuck. I had an old golf that had one installed by a previous owner, it would kill the engine and throw a CEL every time you opened the door with it running, and I never even got the remote to actually use the damn thing.
>>28664972im asking for an OEM one not aftermarket.
>>28664947probably not, if you dont have all the other hardware for dual climate zones and the ability to program the ECU that you have this functionality it will do fuck all. Same with navigation.
>>28664556I liked the interface for pioneer more so that's what I went with.
>>28664923You literally should start the car and drive it gently right off the bat. All idling it and waiting for it to "heat up" is doing is increasing the amount of time the car is spending in a low temp, high wear state.
>>28664850adding on more insults doesn't make your argument more solid.everything that was in the vinegar was thoroughly rusted to start with.. If vinegar was the reason for the spring's deterioration, it would be seen throughout the whole spring, not on only one end of it. And again, that is a tiny, tiny spring. Your argument was that grocery store vinegar will turn a steel beam into goo, but in over 1 1/2 years it barely did anything to an extremely tiny spring. so let's recap:>5% vinegar will dissolve metal!! metal sitting in it for 19 months was barely affected. Unless you plan to live into your 1000s, you're not going to see 5% vinegar from walmart do anything of note to a steel beam. >it didn't do shit to those tools because chromium!files are typically carbon steel>coke will completely dissolve a steel nail in under a week!!an old shit nail in coke had literally no change in 4 days all of your scientific claims are based on boomer myths that are just a bad game of telephone from retards telling retards telling retards what they heard another retard tell them.Google is free and you have internet access, why do you bother arguing claims that are easily debunked in half a second of research?
>>28663170I need an ID on the broken hose in the pic.It should be one of these, but I'm not sure which one:13411435781 (number 10 on this diagram: https://www.realoem.com/bmw/en/showparts?id=CB51-EUR-12-1996-E36-BMW-320i&diagId=13_1710 )11151703714 (number 8 on this diagram: https://www.realoem.com/bmw/en/showparts?id=CB51-EUR-12-1996-E36-BMW-320i&diagId=13_1712 )13541740159 (number 12 on the diagram right above)I feel like it's the first one (number 10), but I'd like a second opinion. Also please forgive the messy as fuck engine bay, engine cleaning is not allowed here.
>>28665066>>28664636>A STEEL nail will dissolve in coca-cola in less than a week.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwnAhIrqEYkLMAOI'm starting to think your "highschool chemistry class" was just viral facebook posts
>dry rot after just 7 years and 25k milesI expected better from McChillins. I guess I should replace them?
>>28665146>just 7 yearsThat would be caused by storage conditions and sunlight, not so much use.
>>28665074I'd second #10.Follow it the best you can to find the shape and what's on either end of it to confirm.
How the fuck is anyone affording vehicles these days? I make 110k/yr and feel like I can't get a vehicle. Once my 2009 camry dies it's over.
>>28665277have you tried not living significantly outside of your means?I make less than half of what you makeI have 4 cars, 2 motorcycles, and a mortgage and still have over 70k in savings.
>>28665288I don't, I have a 1k/m mortgage and no other major expenses. Just seems so weird to drop 20-30k on a vehicle instead of putting that into business, investments, etc. Should've bought more used Toyotas in the 00s I guess.
>>28663600Bosch AerotwinBetter than OEM Toyota, especially in winter.
>>28664087Ice
>>28665297>I don't, I have a 1k/m mortgage and no other major expenses.I don't get how you're unable to afford a car then. your bills are significantly less than mine.>20-30k on a vehiclenigger you drive a camry. if you don't care about cars, why are you dropping 20-30k on one instead of just buying another $3000 camry?
>>28665297Just buy another Camry? You make plenty of money, I have no idea what you're worried about
>>28665297>110k per year income>1k per month mortgage and no other major expensesfucken hell that's pretty damn great for today's standards...you'd be able to easily afford a fun daily.
>>28665342he's a humble bragging retard, he doesn't actually have a question.
>>28665297There's still plenty of shitboxes out there. You're good brother.
>>28665342>affordReally depends on what you mean by that word. ie, I could write a check for $30k and it would clear. But would that be retarded when I have a net worth of about $100k and don’t own a house?
>>28665368why are you paying 30k cash for an econobox grocery getter that will be worth 5k in 10 years even if you keep it pristine?
>>28665368>I could write a check for $30k and it would clearthen you better damn well make sure it's something that's reliable or at least has cheap parts.
I want to get a tool set for work and need suggestions. I'm looking for a few things out of it:>3/8" and 1/2" drive>6 point sockets, shallow and deep>preferably impact for versatility >case/chest I can bring beside/under the car>good/lifetime warranty
>>28665484go to harbor freight and ask an employee
What is the better oil change interval time or mileage? I change my oil every 4k miles. However it takes me almost a year to get there. Before I started changing my own oil I was always about half a year past the change by date.
>>28665495Synthetic doesn't have any real shelf life. You think guys that drive their classics/exotics twice a year do an oil change every drive?
>>28665508Yes>>28665495Just change your oil every year if you really don't drive that often
>>28665050What if my car's manual tells me to wait?
>>28664087Winter tyres become better than summers when the air temp drops below 7°C.
>>28664507>I’m 6’5” and every new sedan I’ve sat in is made for midgets.I drive a kei car and my 2 metre tall buddy fits just fine with a little bit of headroom to spare.You're just an obese fucking swine you fat faggot lose some weight
I have 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 DuallyI’m trying to find the seal for this fill plug on my rear differential and can’t find anything online
>>28664252the motor and module are on the rack? if not check the wire and connector continuity between the module and the motor. you're going to want an enthusiast board for this particular vehicle for better help with this, /o/ is too general
>>28665768>>28665789here is your chinkshit dorman cover, which comes with one.https://www.amazon.com/Dorman-697-712-Rear-Differential-Cover/dp/B00QSLOSBC
How much boost, relatively speaking, can these engines withstand on stock internals, from least to greatest?>LSX>LT1>350 small block>3800 series v6
>>28665182I've ordered #10, seems to be it. If not, i'll just return the part.
>>28665768It's not like there's any pressure against it, so you should be flush for options. Get a kit of oil resistant O-rings and look for one, or a hose washer might even do the job. Actually one of the times gasket maker RTV silicone might be appropriate because it's not like you open it that often unless you have a leak at the wheel.
>>28663170>Be me today>Fixing my dad's nissan shitebox>It's throwing a P0171 code, oxygen sensor is a goner>Parts are all here, thanks autodoc>Tear down exhaust header's heat shield>MFW:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poBT60QRwiwWhat's the price to weld this bitch?>Nissan doesn't produce replacements>New off the shelf would be 330 bux just for the part>Used parts are non-existant or are not worth itMy father only uses his car to get to work and back, he'll be retired in 2 years, fixing this beater is not really worth it, I just need it to pass emissions and not break the fuck down until he finally retires.
>>28665768Uh, just check the diameter?
>>28665838Cast parts are a bitch to weld. Might as well try it yourself though, not like it needs to look pretty.Or ask around from junkyards for a cheap replacement.
>>28665852>Cast parts are a bitch to weld.So I'm kind of SoL?>Might as well try it yourself though, not like it needs to look pretty.Due to very retarded reasons, I cannot weld it myself. I would try if I could tho.>Or ask around from junkyards for a cheap replacementBeen to every damn junkyard in the vicinity for the better part of the day. Not a single yard had one.
>>28665768Figures.
>>28663170Some dumbass used tap water in it kek
>>28665792>>28665861Lmao didn’t even realize it was an aftermarket cover, it was on the truck when I got it and thought it was factory.Will definitely get a better cover to replace it at some point.>>28665773Probably what I’m gonna do
>>28665879>>28665826Oops wrong reply
>>28665879Please do, before it cracks more and you lose all of your diff fluid on the highway.
>>28665874I might.Also bro, just as an unsolicited piece of advice back to you (I'm a computer scientist), please learn to sanitize your links. See this part after the "si=" in your Link? That stands for "sharing id", it is a tracking tag linking whoever clicks on your link to your account; means if some nutbjob clicks that link today, shoots up a building ten years later, the feds will no-knock your shit in deep because your youtube account was "linked" to the shooter's youtube on google's servers and palantir marked you as a threat.A proper sanitized link would be this: https://youtu.be/9DAcQnbmMzEEveryone is guilty of doing this btw, insta, facebook, youtube, and so on.
>>28665898Have mercy, my oldest car is 91 years old, and I still play NES games.
Fluid film anon hereApparently the product that comes in a bucket is much thicker than the aerosol cans. I don't like to compromise when it comes to my car. Might go all out and buy a compressor and gun. I have no friends or contacts that I could trust that would do this for me. I don't trust krown or any of these shops to do a proper job there's no such thing as trust these days
>>28663170One of the tires on my car needs to be replaced and the specific brand/type (Nokian Entyre 185/60R15 88T) have been discontinued. Will getting a different brand of tire mess with the handling of my car or anything like that?Additionally both of my rear rims are slightly bent. With that in mind I was thinking of getting a fresh set of rims and tires. Thoughts?
>>28665937Brush it is.
>>28665943Buy 2 new(ish) tires for that axle.
>>28665946Another option and with a can to spray to reach inside nooks and crannys. I hate living in the saltbelt
>>28665965Buy some proper hollow section wax for that.
>>28665971Unavailable where I live. Never heard of it
>>28665976Shit's great for sure. I have used it for years now. It spreads inside all the small pores, holes and whatnot nicely as well.
>>28665902No worries man, that's no skin off of my back, I just wanted to give you a heads up.What'cha playin'?
>>28666033I haven't been gaming for a few weeks. Think I played through either Batman or Talespin last time.
Asked in subie place but no one has a car there.Can a 09 WRX grill fit a 09 base and vice versa? After top mount swapped to a sleak beak hood want to swap grills too. I think they do I know the STI doesn't fit either.
>>28665838If all you're looking for is a bodge, high temp JB weld.
>>28666119You can make anything fit with a drill and a grinder.
>>28665943Rims can be repaired but usually not worth it over buying new replacements unless they're some vintage unobtanium.But yes.Fix your wheel situation.Literally the most important aspect of a vehicle. Handling and braking rely on your wheels.
>>28666050>TalespinThat's a franchise I haven't heard in a LONG ass time. Godspeed, Anon>>28666209It's tempting, but TÜV would fuck me up good for doing so. Rather, they would fuck up my father and I don't want that.
>>28666269Would the cracked area even be visible once the heat shield is back on though?
>>28666282Nope, it's concealed so good, not even my mechanic buddy noticed for almost 10 years. But at this point it would be a felony charge if they found out because I would be deliberately trying to deceive the TÜV.It's a shiteass car that only needs to run for two more years, that's not really worth it.
>>28666259And everything is a dildo if you're brave, but I mean like drop in.
>>28665971>>28665986hmmmmm this is VERY interdasting for me. there's a leak inside my trunk, below my rear window but it's in a very hard to reach spot, it's like a drainage area for rain that gets into the ventilation grille just behind the back window. Seems like only a spray nozzle would fit there but I'm also not sure about it letting water sit there to rust even more
>>28664087Winter tires have more grip than allseasons even on bare dry asphalt when it's cold
>>28665737the fuck kinda contradictory shit is that lol.>don't idle the engine for more than a minute but idle the engine to warm it up even though it that's gonna take more than a minute
>>28665937>Apparently the product that comes in a bucket is much thicker than the aerosol cansYou do realize the way cans work is that they're also full of solvents which evaporate away when you spray it on, hence why it bubbles. the stuff in the gallon pails is thicker due to the lack of solvents. its the same product, the solvents will evaporate once you spray it on
>>28665484i wouldn't get impact for normal mechanical work. they're more expensive, much thicker so they don't fit many places, and i've used good chrome sockets with an impact driver thousands of times and have never broken one.
>>28664224You didn't mention what you were using before still.The Goodyear Ecoready or Assurance Comfortdrive are good quality touring tyres. Continental AllSeasonContact 2 or Nokian Seasonproof 2 for top of the market all weather performance.
>>28665768get a set of copper crush washers and use the one closest to the original https://www.harborfreight.com/80-piece-copper-washer-assortment-67526.html(or they have bigger and fancier sets online)>>28665861even worse, dorman
>>28666486>even worse, dormanits a diff cover, nothing mechanical
>>28666489And still it's failing.
>>28666408>if the engine is really cold then you should idle until it becomes less cold>if the engine's already warm then there's no reason to idlePretty intuitive to me
>>28666516the paint is peeling, the cover is fine
>>28666489from the pic it's less than 2 years old. give it a couple more years, guarantee it rusts through dumps your diff oil and grenades your rear gears
Jack stands vs Ramps on a job that requires only getting under the car? I always fear my plastic ramps failing.
>>28666489i thought it was their electronics/anything with wiring of theirs that you needed to avoid
>>28666485>You didn't mention what you were using before still.No idea. I just told the mechanic to put new all seasons tyres on. >Go check. Im a city dweller and its late.>Continental AllSeasonContact 2Thanks I'll get those I supposed.Is it cheaper to buy my own tyres and have them installed or is it better to just go to a mechanic and tell them to put on new tyres?
>>28666486you can get 600 chineseium crush washers for the same price on amazon
>>28665949Got it, thanks.>>28666262I will - should I buy two wheels like the other anon said, just one, or say fuck it and replace everything?
>>28666595jack stands. they don't call ramps widowmakers for nothing.
>>28666595>I always fear my plastic ramps failing.race ramps exist. they also make two piece ones you can use with jack stands
>>28666595Use both. Jack stands take no time to put in and are an invaluable "OH SHIT" mitigation tool.
>>28666808I cant use both, because I have to drive some place to wench my car. I will be taking the stands then.
>>28666857You can't put your ramps in your car? Mine stack right together. Way easier using them instead of jacking my car off. No reason not to use stands, regardless of how you pick it up. Shit has a bad tendency of happening. Redundancy is smart too. Two is one and one is none.
>>28666595Rampys always seem move when getting onto them,How do people decide what size brakes to get. I need to upgrade as i will pushing out decent power (700hp) but just on the street.
>>28666902if you want to slow down quicker, you need gripper tyres. if you want to brake for longer before fading, get pads that hold up against fade better. bigger rotors and calipers will also increase the heat capacity.
If I do a wheel bolt-to-stud conversion, I'm screwing the studs to the brake disc, which means I'll have to take out the studs every time I replace brake discs, right?
>>28663170How is it illegal to drive around with fog lights on in clear conditions, but these 'Static Cornering Lights' (basically just flashing fog lights) are completely a-okay?
>>28664252>>28665773Turns out I managed to blow the 125 amp fuse on top of the battery. Worked fine after swapping it onto another spade coded it no problem.
>>28666628Not him but I won't trust Chinks to use actual copperI barely trust them with aluminium
>>28665937It should have dilution instructions somewhere on the pail
>>28667252Where is it illegal to use fogs?
Why are boxer engines not more popular?
>>28667372What on earth would they use as a fake substitute for copper? Gold with a little dirt mixed in?
I'm going to try my best to describe this. I have a car with a manual transmission. It's a 2020 miata if that helps. If I am in first gear, accelerate a little, then take my foot off the gas and immediately put it in neutral, it seems as if the engine continues to rev a little for a second or two. As in, nothing is connecting the engine to the wheels, my foot is off the gas peddle, but the revs stay elevated for a second. I also hear a faint high-pitched whine when this happens. Conversely, if I take my foot off the gas, but keep it in 1st for a couple seconds and let the revs naturally drop a little before putting it in neutral, the revs drop right away as expected and there is no whine. This car does not have automatic rev matching or anything like that as far as I know. What could this be?
Is there a reason to use one style hose clamp over another?my car has double wire hose clamps, but I wanted to swap out to basic wormscrew clamps instead since I find them easier to take off and put on
2009 bmw x5 3.0Any good? I am looking to buy a car
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>>28667756Yeah I know what people say I just didn’t know if every single one was unreliable
>>28663170Bought a used car, discovered previous owner using stacks of washers as wheel spacers. I only found this out recently and have put about 20,000 miles on the car since buying it. No issues so far at all, everything went back together snug after I did my brakes. Should I do something about it or just leave well enough alone? I have never fucked with spacers or anything similar and I don't want to open a can of worms
>>28667496UK, heard of it, never seen it enforced.
>>28667589the C type spring, and constant tension clamps are great because they always apply consistent pressure all around the hose no matter the temperature. worm clamps are often overtightened to the point that the hose rubber is basically squeezing through the holes like a meat mincer, and when the rubber expands and contracts they don't accommodate that so you get leaks.
>>28667905So should I not change to worm drive hose clamps?
>>28667967NTA anon, but if your clamp is a constant tension type (i.e. it can't be adjusted, it just is the size it is) then you shouldn't replace it, as they're used in applications where the clamp needs to expand and contract with whatever it is clamped to, which worm drive clamps do not allow. If you're replacing an adjustable (screw) hose clamp, then you should be fine to just use whatever. If the double wire clamps on your car are the same as the double wire clamps that appear on your list, then you'll be fine to replace them with a worm. If they don't have that bolt/screw show in the picture and are just a double wire variant of the C spring clamp, then no, do not use worm drive clamps.
>>28668007Its these clamps on radiator hoses
>>28666485Ok I have pictures. The front onces need be replaced but the rear ones are ok. I'm thinking of just buying two new tyres to be put at the back and send the onces currently at the back to the front. My vic is front wheel drive.I've had the tyres since 2019, never did any rotation. Do your rotations boys. I was a wrenchelett back then, I took my car to the dealer for maintenance and they never did the rotations lol
>>28663633>they were fantastic when they worked, but they only lasted a year loldid you leave them on over the winter? they're not known for faring well when exposed to sub zero temps and ice
Why don't more ratchets come with markings of loosen/tighten on the lever?I'm tired of having to engage mine with a Dremel.
>>28668124You have three front tires?
>>28668213aren't they normally a standard righty tighty lefty loosey? out of every ratchet I've handled, only was the inverse and it was a piece of shit in some office managers chinkshit kit
>>28668211this was in australia. most rubber wipers here last longer than a year even when exposed daily to the brutal aussie summer sun. the super cheap auto silicone blades were just cheap stuff so i didn't expect them to last as long as they did
>>28667517stamped pot steel + spraypaint?
>>28667517Copper colored plastic
>>28666613What do you mean have them installed? If not by a mechanic, your fairy godmother puts them on?You can put them on yourself easy enough, but I'm guessing you'd probably rather have a tyre shop do the installation balance and alignment and not worry about it.
Might attempt coolant flush next weekend. Should I use distilled ($1/gal) or De-Ionized ($5/gal) water? Price is just for reference but if using de-ionized is the proper way to flush and mix coolant with then I'd rather go with that.I also want to do a complete refresh of cooling components, including hoses but>New thermostat housing is all-plastic, original is metal but not possible to just replace the thermostat>Half of the reviews for every radiator, from cheap plastic endcaps to all-welded endcaps, complain about leaksMaybe I should leave all of that shit alone.N51/N52 if that matters.
>>28668524Distilled is fine
>>28667517Brass or other admixtures? I mean you want your crush washer to actually work at the specified torque, and it won't if it's a different material. I tried to replace alu crush washer with copper (genuine) and it didn't.>>28668402They are known to use coated aluminium with "copper" wires
>>28663170right, just impulsively bought some Federal 595-Pro Peformance for my GR86, did I fuck up? (My Bridgestone Potenza RS-71RS have finally worn out after a year and after a close call, I do need new tires) I daily it but my job has me going through mountain roads 3-4 times a week, so I tend to push it then.
>>28663170>>28663304This guy is the only one who posted an actual, intelligent solution to OP's problem. Without some sort of flow, it will take FUCKING FOREVER to get all the buildup out. With flow, you can take normal ass 5% kitchen vinegar and you'll be done overnight. CLR will also work. High percentage vinegar will also obviously work.You can get a cheapo aquarium water pump and an adapter. You don't need super high pressure, high GPH.>will cheapo aquarium pumps work with vinegar?Yes. Even if it eventually breaks, it's like $10-20. It'll work long enough.
>>28668218No, I just took three pictures of the front wheels and one picture of a rear wheel for comparaison. Why the fuck would I take 1 picture if the 4 different wheels if the tyres on each axle need be replaced at the same time. The tyres on each axle naturally have approximatively the same wear
>>28668524>Maybe I should leave all of that shit alone.N51/N52 if that matters.Why are you even trying to fix something that aint broke?
>>28668598Or just buy a new radiator instead of having to pump out shit that you can't even see. You're not gonna get all the calcified shit out and it will clog up during normal use.
>>28668596federal is a noname brand, can't think of any situation, use-case, or market segment where they offer something good or even competitive with top drawers go with potenza sports, cinturato c3, or extremecontact 02's in your next life
>>28663186It's probably leaking but the calcium is keeping it from leaking
>>28667776Don't let your dreams be memesjust know. If you want a BMW learn to wrnechIt's not the end of the world and it isn't as scary as it soundsJust know what you're getting into. I biought a German car and it's been good to me because I kept up with oil changes and maintenance
>>28667776>>28668764Maintenance items are pretty easy, but you might need a special tool for the job.Need to do anything more involved? Everything is going to be in the way and there's not going to be clearance.>>28668638It's a 15year old car pushing 140k miles and the cooling system is something to get ahead of instead of waiting for a failure during a commute.
>>28668019i've never seen those used on radiator hoses. air intake hoses yes, but never for liquids. iirc toyota used to use them on their really old stuff, like the fj40, but they've since all gone to spring clamps
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>>28668870I know both suzuki and subaru used them in the 80s and 90s
I’ve got a 1990s daihatsu mira with a leak under the (right hand drive) driver’s side. Just a small leak. Previous owner says it’s maybe a crank seal. Safe to say parts for this are basically impossible to find, and it’s pretty negligible. Should I basically just wrap the bits around it so it doesn’t ruin my driveway, find the seep and cover it in rtv, and drive on, replacing the oil as needed? I’m hardly losing any oil. Like negligible amounts on the driveway, but I also don’t want to be dripping oil when I go to get groceries.
>>28666613>Is it cheaper to buy my own tyres and have them installed or is it better to just go to a mechanic and tell them to put on new tyres?I always buy my own, and take the rims and new tires to the tire shop. mainly because i don't want tire shop monkeys touching my car, but secondarily you can buy tires cheaper during things like black friday and save considerably over tire shop inflated prices
>>28669017you can probably find that seal if you looked. good chance the engine was in other cars and possibly even things like heavy equipment. tons of NOS parts exist too worst case.
>>28669017If it's just a small drop here and there, who cares? Just check your oil level every now and then. And that's what you should do anyway.
>>28669065It’s basically a 2-inch diameter spot that will appear after driving the car, but never leaks after the car is off. It has never once affected the oil level
>>28663170dishwasher tablets
anons, thinking about removing my AC compressor i found that i can replace the pully from the AC with a one without de compressor, has anyone of you ever done something like this?
>>28669608If that's the pulley, how does it engage with the compressor? It doesn't look like there's any connection.
>>28668764I would love to learn to wrench but Im a city dweller with no place to do it
>>28669884it replaces the compressor so you can use the same serpentine belt. its just an extra idler pully
>>28670034you can do most things on the street so long as you can get it done, or at least your car visibly put back together in a day. worst part is when you forget a tool, have to put all your shit away so no one steals it, and then take it all out again.
>>28670038This once happned to me, I was doing a job on the side of a road, couldnt get the job done so I put everything in the car and manually lock it because the battery was taken out. I left it like that for a few days, I then found out that manually locking it only lock the local door aka the drivers door. All the other doors were unlocked lmao. Luckily nothing was stolen, I just had to lock them from the inside.
>>28668871>>28668872this really activates the almonds
Are there any portable carports that don't suck shit? I'm will be renting for the rest of my life and don't want my car to rot away in the sun.
> spilled my urine jar on the passenger seatHow do I clean this
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How to know if engine oil is cold/warm enough for oil change? Especially if I have to drive somewhere to wrench because I'm a city dweller?Would obd help?Same question for engine coolant.
>>28671078Ehh? you can check it from the dipstick I guess. Cold oil should still be drainable, just going to take a tad longer as long as you don't live in like fucking Yakutsk or some shit
>>28670957sniping's a good job
>>28671081>you can check it from the dipstick I guess.how? pluge the dipstick in it then?
>>28666536>the cover is fine>>28666632Anything that goes on both sides of your car should be replaced in pairs. Wheels, tires, suspension components.
>>28671114What do you mean how? Think for a second man.Or are you that much of a city retard that you don't know how oil works, genuine question.Oil when warm, same as with cooking oil, turns runny and watery when warm.For coolant, I'd rather drain it on a dead cold engine because it's mostly water anyway and it'll drain just fine cold, but no risk of hitting yourself with scalding water.
>>28671133Huh. Sorry to not be able to guess if oil is in safe temperature by just looking at it. I thought you had a smarter idea.
>>28671136You can test it with your finger from the dipstick.Same for coolant, you can just test from your overflow tank if you have one.
>>28671129that is peeling paint anon>>28671078OBD will often tell you oil and coolant temperature. you dont need to warm up coolant though, unless you like pouring scalding water on your arm
>>28671078>How to know if engine oil is cold/warm enough for oil change?Is the drain plug too hot to take out with your bare hand? Let the car cool off a little. Is the engine cold? Get it up to temp.It's not that complicated.
>>28671078I myself wait until the engine is at operating temp, then wait 10 minutes for the oil to settle in the pan before draining.
>>28670469Just fill it up, cap it off, and drill that fucker on the highway.
how do i remove this broken screw?it's an airbox screw that broke while i was tightening it and it's on the engine block
>>28671248Drill it out with a small diameter bit so you don't mess up the threads on the hole. That is usually enough to break it and you can pull out the remaining threaded part, if not jam something in the hole and turn the rest out.
>>28671248Drill a hole in the center and use a bolt extractor. Or just drill out the whole thing out, threads included, then helicoil the larger hole. Secret option 3 is to drill it out even larger, then dump a shitload of JB weld into the hole along with your bolt, and after the JB weld has finished curing, you'll have a thread that perfectly conforms to your bolt.
>>28671256>>28671264damn, thanks anons
I know jack fuck about Hyundais, but theres a neat 2014 Veloster under 100k with a 6-speed i saw. Complete dumpster fire or breddy gud cars?
>>28663340kek I'm a really good driver and I run summers. One winter I was too lazy to change my tires and it was already november and not a drop of snow. It snowed not even 2 cm on the way home and I struggled to get home. All season tires are pretty good for light winter source: my mom has all seasons and she manages. Hardcore winters don't happen anymore where I live so the need for DESIGNATED winter tires is gone
>>28666442Thanks I don't know shit about chemistry. I'm going to do it this weekend. I should have done it in summer but I do everything the last second
>>28671410Amen.I ran all seasons tyres for 5 years in western Europe, never had any trouble. Never even did any rotation. I just discovered that there were some cheap tyres ; Barum Quataris 5.I'm about to switch to replace the tyres on an axle and in 2 years do the same for the last ones. That linked post was mine btw.
>>28663170I don't know shit about cars. Is Suzuki a good brand? are the "grand vitara" series of SUVs good? I'm being offered a 2011 grand vitara for $6k. 130,000km (about 81k miles). no issues so far (as far as I've been told) but there is a recall regarding the
A few questions for you guys:1. What happens when you mix old and new brake fluid (in a motorcycle, but I don't think that matters). Is it fine, or is it bad? Am I gonna die if I do it?2. What is the best OBD2 code scanner that I can get online for $20 or less? I'd preferably like a backlight on it3. Does anyone have a link for an electronic service manual for a 1999 VW passat?
>>28671420Checked. Suzuki is generally not known for making high quality vehicles. There's a reason they left the US market. I mean, their bikes are okay, but their cars are considered sub-par. They have a lot of parts made in India from what I understand, and some of their vehicles are straight up made in India. I gather you're not in USA? I'll tell you like this : a Suzuki is better than no car, and it might be better when compared to trash brands like BMW, Fiat, China cars, etc. However, I'd never pay $6k for a Suzuki. You could get a way, way better vehicle for that much. Get a Honda or something brother.
>>28663188vinegar, more like vinigger
>>28671336How much is it? Does it have the turbo? Without the turbo it's pretty slow. Also be sure to test drive it. If you like how they drive, they're not too bad. I mean, I personally dislike Hyundai, but they're not too bad. They're maintenance friendly with cheap parts. It might be pretty fun with the manual transmission, but the car is a bit too small for my liking. It's also front-wheel-drive, which gives it ultra-grippy handling. You can't drift in it. And you can't really fit very much inside. If you can live with all the stuff I just mentioned, then go ahead. It's a good looking car that has pretty sporty handling. I also wanna say that it should have much higher MPG than it gets in reality, for some reason. It should be getting like 45MPG combined, but you'll be doing around 30 most of the time.
>>28671584I'm in chile. I assume the ones they sell here are made in japan.$6k is relatively cheap for this model and mileage... for some reason used cars are still expensive in this shitty country, even though they were cheap 15 years ago.also, is 11km per liter (26 mpg) ok for a SUV like this?
>>2867159926 mpg in an SUV is pretty good. I drive a 1.6L and get about 32.
>>28671599Gas mileage is good if it actually gets that much. >you assume it's made in Japan As a Mutt I don't know much about Suzuki cars at all. Make sure you run the VIN to check where it's made. The first number of the VIN tells you which country it's made in. >SUVTechnically it's a crossover, it's not really big enough to be an SUV like a Suburban. If it's Japanese, might as well go for it, but I'd definitely get a Honda instead
>>28671624>>28671628this source says it gets 19 to 25https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/bymodel/2011_Suzuki_Grand_Vitara.shtml>22mpg combined city/highway>City MPG: 19>Highway MPG: 25>>28671628>Make sure you run the VIN to check where it's madeI did, it says it was made in japan>Technically it's a crossover, it's not really big enough to be an SUVyeah. as far as I understand, it's kind of something between a jeep and a SUValso, I'd guess american SUVs are really big lmao
>>28671699>trusting the government not to lie to youAnon, don't be so naive.
>>286715651. Nothing2. They're all the same crap off amazon3. No
>>28671584>Suzuki is generally not known for making high quality vehicles.Nigga what
>>28670957I had an urine test arranged but apparently didnt close the jar all the way so it slowly dripped out
>>28670037>>28669608usually people just delete it and get a shorter belt. no need to have dead weight of a dummy pulley unless really necessary. check enthusiast forums for the car, chances are someone has figured out a different belt length and routing.
>>28672343buy or rent an upholstery shampooer and deep clean it.
I got a duplicate key made (oem blank cut at random locksmith)It works in the ignition and door locks, but not in my trunk The original works fine.Any idea?
>>28672631spray some wd40 in the lock and jiggle it around a tonif that still doesn't work, any chance they duplicated the valet key? valet keys don't open trunks, only doors and ignition.
>>28671420Everything after the sidekick was a mistake.
