Continuing our tradition of excellence, this special edition of Weekend Wrenching General serves as your hub for DIY updates and tool reviews. Beyond the repairs, we are here to uphold the friendship and brotherhood that serve as the foundation of this board. Godspeed anon.
My car is losing coolant, praying it aint the head gasket
>>28868381AutoZone will loan you a radiator pressure tester for free
This morning
When I called it quits a couple hours ago
>>28868855>lax broBASED
>>28868856You just left the engine hanging there?
>>28868901It was dark, flashlight died, couldn't see what it was hung up on. It's in now but the flex plate shield is bowed inwards and hits the converter bolts
Mounted horns on my hood.
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>>28868381Can you tell where it's leaking from? My Expedition had a big hose bust a couple months back between the radiator and the air conditioner. Learned a lot about coolant flushing that week.
>Those who can't drive, wrench instead.
looks like shit, maybe it works
how long do you let it rip when you clean injectors?
>>28868306no wrenching on my cars because they're all in proper working condition atm but I did do a full valve lash adjustment on the BRaptor, added a case saver chain guard, and fitted a new factory exhaust because the P.O. gutted it completely and didn't tune the atv. I also put new tires on the front.
>>28870149forgot pic
>>28869949lol
Going to be putting a head gasket on my brothers BMW today
>>28870653God speed fren
Fresh bottle of gas and the drivers side floor is like 95% done, just 2 more strips to the rocker panel and it's completely zipped up.Spent the winter mostly just welding the floor and every time I patched somethint up, another hole appeared.Ended up cutting the whole floor off and redid everything, I've now reached the point that no new holes are appearing on the drivers side at least.
>>28869521Just put in a shiny new front driveshaft too
>>28870715Fuck
gotta put this up on jackstands to yank the t5 back out yet again because it was a stupid idea to reuse a flywheel/clutch/plate out of a truck that was known worn out and chattering, it's finally driven me fucking nuts.
>>28870732really shouldve done it last year when I had to put a new counter shaft in it.po of the t5 claims it had a nitrous runaway in his car with no oil in it.I remember seeing a bearing cage on the input side wrapped around the shaft and my stupid ass rebuilt it anyways.hoping this shits not going to be a basket case forever.
>>28870669Outside of one rounded exhaust manifold nut, it is going smoothly
It's ogre
>>28870732I'm going to gig your mom's frog if you know what I mean
>>28870912reply to this post or you will have an electrical fire tonight
got the zf6 adapter plate
>>28872760gonna stick the transmission in tomorrow, gonna have to shorten my driveshaft, make a custom cross member, cut my floor up, plumb a cooler, splice the master to the slave cylinder and wire up the 6.4 starter
>>28872761How do you have the time/money for so many projects? Your always working on something interesting.
Just did an oil change. Burned/leaked less than half a quart in 5k
I asked in the stupid questions thread mostly because I didn't know this thread was up but you're more likely to have the ability to answer the question.2023 Ford Maverick 2wd hybrid, Eibach 2" lowering spring kit.A couple reviews said the rears are easy and the front needs a macpherson compressor. Are these things widowmakers, or should I pay the shop $650 to do the springs for me? It'll need an alignment regardless.
>>28872969when GM knew how to make an engine. virgin nu6.2 owners btfo
>>28872985like any tool that stores a lot of energy, it's up to the user how safe it is. just don't be a retard and it'll go ok. make sure the compressor parts are as even from each other as possible and run one side down a little and then the other side. do that back and forth until you have enough tension to free the shock from the spring. then do all in reverse for the new spring. I have noticed that some spring and shock combos dont need a compressor at all to reinstall the spring.
>>28872786Idk I just like cars a lot been working on them since I was a child, I do whatever I can to keep working on cars and building them
>>28872971overfilling enjoyer
Going to change spark plugs for the first time next week.How do I ensure I don't break anything?
>>28873618Use a spark plug socket. Don't over torque.
>>28870704Shit I keep forgetting I need to take my bottle in.
Question friends. I had an issue with the techs at audi in Sept.(they tossed some items in my trunk, no joke). I now have no VCDS cable to do my rear brakes on my 2012 a8l. The car is mint as I have been the owner since 2013 and I am driving it until it is dead which at this rate will be another 5+ years. I love the car, it is all I really need.Question is. What can I do to reset the major services I recently did like coilpack and timing chain? Also a device that can release my rear calipers... Currently in a legal situation with Audi for them to replace my VCDS cable costs (I bought one off ebay that was dead lmao so secondhand is also a pain right now and they are like $500+). Does anyone know of a bluetooth alternative or android solo device that can ping the service tick boxes and release the rear calipers and do other VCDS-like stuff? Some one said OBD11 but I also see a ton of wrong answers if that would work. I already have a mucar AIO android scanner but it seems incapable of such tasks.I do 95% of my own work and Audi had to fuck me on the 5%. Wife already sold her rs7 because they are morons.Picture of babe for your troubles.
>>28874817the solution is buy a vehicle that doesn't have a computer in it.
>>28874902Hold on while I go back 13 years to cancel buying this car that has been perfect to me.
>>28874910>perfect>suing the company for computer parts...right
>>28874920>>28874902Are you professional retarded?>>28874817OBDeleven might work? Some one else should chime in but I think it can do that
>>28874923>owns a vehicle that kneels to computer updates>calls anyone else retardedThe only things I need to fix my truck are hand tools.
>>28874929You really are that fucking retarded. It literally DOES NOT NEED UPDATES. Write about things you know about, which is clearly nothing you retarded cuck. So keep shut while adults talk.
>>28874931updates, sensors stopping the vehicle from working when no actual parts are faulty, same shit different pile. its retarded to buy computerized vehicles.
>>28874931>>28874923My fucking sides lmfao!!!! He really is that stupid! Thanks for the confirmation a bit that the one OBD11 should work. Hope some one else that owns an Audi can chime in.
>>28874933Again, literally entirely wrong. You are just trying for replies by being this wrong. Shut up you retarded cuck.
>>28874935>cuckthat's so fucking funny from someone who needs to jump through digital hoops to get his brakes to work when they aren't physically broken.
>car flat>wont jump>bust out battery charger>charge it>put terminal back on>it fucking splits open when i tighten itfuck cars
>>28875049>how do?A simple mod.
NAPA is 20% off for the next few days. I just purchased two 5 gallon drums of chlorinated brake cleaner. Last chance to get a good price before the ban.
>>28874933Oh my fucking god.
>>28874933there's literally a thousand different scenarios where a sensor will indicate DIRECTLY that a part is faulty.
>>28876971And another thousand where the error is false and prevents the vehicle from working when it aught to.
>>28877060thankfully I'm not a retard. I have a high level of diagnostic competance to overcome those situations. Good thing is your situation is way less likely than a sensor doing it's job and the built in fault reporting in the ecus giving me a direction to start testing.
>>28877064or you can just know how to diagnose the mechanical error without needing a computer to tell you what it is, like a man.
>>28877076I agree with the other anon. You're a retard and arguing out of boredom. add a trip so I can filter you.
>>28877096imagine being on a mechanics thread and calling someone retarded for being able to maintain a vehicle without computer aid
>>28877101lol whatever you say. you're the one that prides himself in doing it the hard (retarded) way. based time wasting parts shotgunner I guess. Keep Vatozone alive anyways. Do you even own any tools?
>>28877115diagnosing a vehicles troubles isn't hard at all, it must seem that way because you've never learned to do it right.
>>28872761got the transmission in, had to make a new driveshaft as the stock one was 2 inches too short
>>28877302set the drive shaft on some v blocks, got the runout under 5 thou with an indicator and welded it up
>>28877305fits perfectly and runs as smooth as glass
https://files.catbox.moe/p2lwis.mp4If anyone is able to help me diagnose this sound before I tear into things I'd appreciate it. I'll need to plan well since this is a daily driver. 91 Jeep Cherokee AMC 4.0 I6 engine, manual transmission. I cannot tell whether the sound is coming from the fan or the water pump, but it feels like it's one of the two. When the engine is off I can't replicate the sound. If anyone is familiar with the sound or is simply a more knowledgeable mechanic than I am(likely) please let me know what you think it is. I will take and and all advice even tangentially related.
damn ive been wrenching like 4 out of 5 weekends the past year including today and i looked at my cars and said why the fuck am i doing this instead of having fun.
>>28878078>I cannot tell whether the sound is coming from the fan or the water pumpbuy a stethascope or use a long flathead screwdriver possibly
>>28868306Need help, br/o/s! Tried to do a transmission fluid change on my wife's Subaru and couldn't get the fill plug out. I tried using a bigger wrench, penetrating oil x3, hammer taps, and even an impact gun, but the bastard wouldn't budge. I even tried running the engine to heat up the transmission and maybe expand the metal off the screw, but no joy. WAT DO?? The only other things I can think of are a blowtorch or sucking it up and paying someone to do the job.>>28878082You don't find wrenching fun?
>>28878265wrenching is fun but i think i need to take a breakalso try a breaker bar
>>28879590It's a 10mm hex head to fit the bolt, I can only find that in 1/4" drivers, and I already snapped one. Breaker bar is only gonna break my wrench again
>>28880130>It's a 10mm hex head to fit the bolt, I can only find that in 1/4"These are half inch drive for 13 dollars at harbor freightSpray some more penetrating oil and try some impacting
>>28880140I love these
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Have a buyer for some property so I went ahead and moved the car off of it. First time putting the front tires on it after the clearances fiasco and the brand new ball joints I put in are bad. So hilariously bad. Non existent quality control. I hope this gets someone killed so the people doing this bullshit can get sued into oblivion
If no more rain I'm gonna put spark plugs and lower rearward control arms in the old LexusWelded up the exhaust earlier this week with the harbor freight flux welder, and hit the smaller spots with some rtv. Quiet as a mouseOnce these plugs are in, and the control arms are in, and I gotta wait until I start at my job next week so I can use their tire mounted balancer, I'll be able to pass state inspection lolI've been riding dirty since I've moved here and Im just hoping I don't get a dick cop ticket for no sticker for the next two weeks
The only thing that even remotely gives my life any purpose is my two shitty cars but that doesn’t mean every single time I try to work on them I don’t get pissed off and want to blow my head off
>>28882297That's just workin on cars my man. That's just how it always be
>>28882297I gotta work on them one job at a time. If something gets hung up I can't go start something else, I have to finish that job. If you finish early don't start something else just take the time off. Schedule breaks not work, even if you're on a roll when that alarm goes off stop and take your break. It sounds counter productive but life is so much better that way. I don't scroll social media on break either I pick up a book. I've been interested in biblical and Islamic history recently. When my breaks over I feel invigorated and I have other things to think about if a job doesn't go well. Im more motivated and don't let little problems tie me up anymore, got the motor out and back in my car in 3 days after destroying a caster on my hoist and renting multiple tools from autozone. No garage just a clearing in the woods and a pallet to set the engine on to work on it.
>Get new tires>Notice my car has a cracking CV boot while installing them>Order new ones>Car starts making clicking sounds while turning>Well shit, that's a CV shaft>Sure enough, the cracking boot tore>Order new CV shafts>Install them>It doesn't stop>It actually starts getting a lot worse, and happens at certain speeds in a straight line as well>Well shit, is it a wheel bearing? I better replace that before my wheel falls off!>Order new bearings, install them>It doesn't stop>Diffs all have fluid, no metal in them>U-joints I guess>Sure enough, u-joints are fucked>Damn, I spent all of that money when it was a $50 fix>Install new u-joints>It still makes the clicking sound while turning>Remember that I was having trouble rotating the driveshafts from under the car in neutral>It was bad u-joints AND a fused center diff>Which is $1200 to replace and will break stuff if I don't replace it>After spending all my money on brakes, tires, and a bunch of shit that wasn't the problemWhat does /o/ do when you get trolled by your car?
>>28882617Inspect the parts when you pull them before ordering new ones
>>28882762>just spend 3 hours after work dismantling and reassembling the front half of your car when it's presenting the exact symptoms of a bad CV and it's missing the bootHow about no?
>accidentally ordered a mustang flywheel for my mustang and have to send it back
>>28882985Damn, I hate when I accidentally order the right part for my car.
>>28883005the correct flywheel for my mustang is a truck flywheel because i parts bin engineered it and had one and it fit in the bellhousing but I forgot.
>>28883011I did the same thing so I could re use my v6 starter. The heavier flywheel should help driving in traffic too
Holy shit some people should not be allowed near a toolbox. Look at this wiring mess. Lend me your energy, guys. I'm going to need it.
>>28883270At least they took the initiative
>>28883270Could've been worse. Could've also been better, but could've been worse.
>>28883276>>28883286Do you think it is workable or should I just buy a new harness? It is a dashboard for a scooter.
>>28883270>>28883286I once swapped a 5 speed into an auto Civic 1.7 and I got a good deal on the whole package with all the parts needed. Guy threw in a wiring harness that had been cut at the firing wall. I thought I could get away with the one I already had in the car, but turns out they're different. Spent a good month poring over wiring diagrams, tracing wires, and soldering the two halves back together. The wiring harness is also thickest at the firewall, so I was bound to make a few mistakes. Luckily no damages to the engine, and the only fixes I had to make involved a bad ground and crank sensor plug that was switched with an intake temp plug. Taught me a lot about wiring, and now wiring jobs are not as daunting as they once seemed.>>28883299Depends on how badly you need that scooter. If you're in a crunch I'd get one off ebay. If you want to learn, I 100% recommend you fix it. If you can find a diagram, it'll make your life easier.
>>28883299It's workable. I've had to un-fuck plenty of bodged wiring harnesses, and pretty much anything that isn't corroded to fuck or has the insulation falling off is workable. Worst case, you just cut the bad section out and splice in a new bit of wire. There's not really much going on with your harness, so as >>28883317 says, it's a very good learning experience should you want to fix it yourself. It's quite time consuming, but very satisfying when done right.
>>28883317It looks like I have no choice but to fix it. A new one will cost $100 in shipping, then whatever the import fee will be, and probably +tip as well at this point.All for a 30 dollar part.
>>28882287Lmao update. Those controls sucked fuckin so bad. If I had a two post it wouldn't have been so hateful because I could've gotten a screw jack under the knuckle and had more clearance underneath for a pry bar. But on jack stands I had to drop the back half of the front subrame, put a big ass welding clamp on the thing and pry it so fucking hard I kept lifting myself off the ground instead of prying it. The one side I didn't have it lined up at first and started cross threading it and luckily caught my mistake like right the fuck away. Yanked it back out had to chase the threads in the new control arms lmao. It was a fucking circus but they're in thereOld control arm vertical bushings were literally splitting out and you could feel them popping back and forth through the steering wheel. They sounded like sway bar links every time you hit a bump in the road just fuckin click click clickclick. Now she's tight as a fuckin tiger and I hope I don't gotta change them again for another 25 years lol
No parasitic draw anymore :-)
I'm about to pull the carb to clean/rebuild after letting her sit all winter.
I'm installing lowering springs on my FR-S that'll take down over an inch. From what I understand I'll need to install some camber bolts at the same time for the front wheels, but is there anything else I should do while I'm down there? I'm pretty new to wrenching.
mocking up the nv3500 in my envoy
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>valvesIn spec>CarbsCleaned>Random O-rings and washersPerished or missing >Left over fastenersOrigins unknownMission accomplished..
>>28886300>Origins unknown>Mission accomplished..lol
>All inquiries must be in ENGLISH!God bless craigslist
>>28886387I don't put any sortof racial profiling in my ads I just ignore coloreds which is easy on fbmp.unfortunately boomers fucking suck too.I sold an aod to this retarded white boomer guy one time and he tried to bullshit me that it was really an AODE because it a plugsocket hanging out the side.it was the neutral safety switch plug socket.
Been seven years since I worked on a car, just for fun.>pull out body-grinder, which I probably haven't touched in a decade, to remove rusted bolts from exhaust flanges>very little space - gotta be careful to not hit steering column or front brake line>Job done and not a scratch on either>sliced through rear brake line and cut the fucking oil dipstick tube off.Talk to you guys in another seven years.
>>28886300Fuck the extra bolts. Everybody knows they're just for show.
Wtf is this ? A secondary fuel filter?
>>28890271Thats on the A/C line.Since its wired i would guess pressure differential sensor.
