Is it true that torque x rpm = power?

Is it true that this board has been shit for over ten years now and nobody here actually cares about motorsport?

>>28479194
pretty much. we have the lowest quality shit posters and attention whores.

>>28479177 (OP)
Yes

>>28479194
Honestly, I don't remember this board ever being alive. It's definitely gotten a lot worse in the past few years though, the board was much better back when EV shills were sent to >>>/n/ and ignored.

Now that I repaired my oil burning issue on my 1999 Corolla 270,000 miles, please help me find what's wrong with it. The thing shakes at idle, and sometimes almost stalls when going from idle. I'm thinking fuel pump, but i can't tell. It feels a bit more reluctant to start, requiring more cranks. At higher speeds i feel nothing, except perhaps a bit low on power. There's no codes, nothing. Also it's technically a Chevy Prizm. Pls halp, what do i check before parts cannoning the fuel pump?

>>28479177 (OP)
5454

Is this too rusty on the underside?
https://imgur.com/a/Cqr7BbA

The truck in question is pic related

>>28479229
/o/ was teeming with weebs 10 years ago, alas, they have all ran for the hills due to the corvette besting the finest of Japanese offering

Engines use gas & air to make torque. Humans use torque & calculators to make horsepower.

>>28479326
It's 5252 and that's not the question he asked.

>>28479335
The frame is fine, I don't really care for the look of those tie rod ends but they're probably fine, too. Mostly it'll just be a pain in the ass to work on with all the bolts seized, it's not going to snap in half.

>>28479399
Torque and RPM and calculators. And we do it because that's how we determine torque and RPM on the other side of the gearbox.

>>28479433
>Torque and RPM and calculators.
So, you admit, if humans had no calculators, engines wouldn't make power?

>>28479443
They'd still make torque and RPM and you could still do the calculation by hand.

Are cheap dashcams not worth it? I don't know what a good range is. On Amazon there's shit from $30-$120, and some people recommend shit thats $200.

>>28479443
>>28479449
Fucking retards, how do I test my fuel pump?

>>28479484
Disconnect a fuel line and try to crank the engine. If gas sprays out your fuel pump works.

>>28479456
I got one that was ~70 dollars and it was megachinkshit, would essentially instantly turn off when power was disconncted. Turns out the 10k good reviews were mostly botted as I went back later and there were a lot less. I haven't bought a second one yet but I'd buy one that an actual real reviewer has reviewed, even if it's a little more money. I know techmoan has some dashcam reviews from a few years ago.

>>28479194
Much like sports "fans" they only care about the big ones. They don't have the attention span to watch anything else or can't like it because it isn't the current thing.

Yes the mechanical power equation is actually the product of torque and angular velocity.

>>28479308
Idle air control valve or shiddy throttle position sensor.

>when the pushrod enthusiasts start ranting about engine torque again but then you remember gear exists

Going thru clutch hydraulic hell on an FA (8th gen) Civic.

Replaced master and slave with Exedy at 186k. Taiwan made. Brand I thought I could trust. 3 months and 5k miles later the clutch actuation point has moved and I found air in the system which was previously bled. Fucking seals must be going. Fluid's dark now too.

My pops went thru a MC every 10k miles on his Element before ditching the car. The Civic is a nightmare to change the MC on so I hope not to do that many replacements.

Can't find any info on what fluid Exedy wants me to use. Honda says DOT3. Can't find any evidence if the $200 Nissin OEM MC is worth it over the $50 Exedy.

Can't find good info on how to adjust all the adjustments. Should the MC rod be allowed to extend fully? Or should the pedal-stop stop it just shy of full extension? Seems to me the MC should fully extend so it's not putting any pressure on the slave/pressure plate. But online some guys say to stop it short of extension.

To add insult to injury the fucking clutch pedal clicks each time it's pressed and it seems like it's coming from the master. It stopped for about a day after changing the MC.

Some say the OEM design is bad and to backdate to the previous gen civic master. Then, the line needs changed to fit as well. But then you rely on low quality forum comments from Spanish teenagers in 2011 to tell you how to adjust the mod parts to work.

The fuck happened to parts that just fucking work. I guess I have to just bite the bullet on an OEM for $200? And eat shit when that too fails in a year? Gotta replace the slave every time too, right?

To be fair when I replaced the OEM master/slave at 186k, it was just the slave that had failed. Really just selling myself on the OEM cylinder at this point.

Captcha mocking my manual trans drama with "PRNR4J" aka PRND 4U

>>28479194

>>28479194
outside of Isle of Man TT I don't care about motorsports. Maybe some Cash Days or desert racing, but I just can't pay attention to any seasonal racing series, the drivers, or try to find out how to watch them.

>>28479657
i dunno i had an exedy clutch kit in my old car back in 2023 or so and had it for 30k miles no problems. maybe you got a bad batch?

>>28479657
>Can't find any info on what fluid Exedy wants me to use.
Literally any sort of brake fluid or hydraulic fluid or whatever. Hell, even ATF or 0w20 would do if you were stranded in a desert. It's not exposed to extreme heat so none of the things that matter for brakes matter for your clutch.

>Can't find good info on how to adjust all the adjustments. Should the MC rod be allowed to extend fully? Or should the pedal-stop stop it just shy of full extension? Seems to me the MC should fully extend so it's not putting any pressure on the slave/pressure plate. But online some guys say to stop it short of extension.
It should bottom out externally, not internally. If that's putting a static load on the on the clutch fork you need to adjust your slave cylinder.

If you're really sure you've got a problem with your components and it's not just poorly bled, replace the master, slave, lines, and hose clamps. If you still have problems it's user error.

2.5 NA, 10k miles Mazda engine oil dipstick shows a bit a above max, over 6 months of 50/50 city/highway usage.
Should i care about oil dilution if the car in driven 4k miles or 6 months between oil changes?
I notice some exhaust smell every time i remove the dipstick and nothing else.

>>28479456
I'm using an old android phone as dashcam
not pretty or comfortable or good viewing angle or "smart", but it's free and more or less works

>>28479194
You could say that niggers tongue my anus.

>>28479177 (OP)
no, but (volts x amps)/746 = hp

>>28479456
cheap dashcams have shitty sensors, you do need to cough up a certain amount to get above the pain threshold. I got a viofo, paid $120 I think, got the good memory card for it, and it's always just werked for years. Buy once cry once, after doing research; that should be your rule of thumb for automotive parts.

>>28479308
stop replacing random parts
what codes are set and/or pending in the computer?
what is your fuel pressure at the injection manifold as measured with a gauge?
have you smoke tested for vacuum leaks?

Where the fuck do I find caps for these old ass wheels? They're supposedly enkei rp01s with a 49mm centre bore (maybe 50, my calipers don't go in deep enough). Unless I'm being a retard and the screw holes aren't for the caps.

>>28479194
Motorsport enthusiasm and automotive enthusiasm are 2 very different things

>>28479194
motorsports are gay. i just like to drive a fun car through the twisties.

>>28479177 (OP)
Found a 2011 Cayman PDK at a dealer in Germany
Grey, Japan import, 140k km

Took it for a test drive a couple of days ago
Surprisingly tight for the mileage
Interior well kept, newer gen steering wheel already installed
New tires, fresh brakes, super clean in and out

Ticked a bit on cold start, sounded like lifters
Dealer said it's normal when it doesn't run for a while
Noise disappeared completely after driving
Didn’t sound like something to freak out over

Service history fully stamped, but all in Japanese
Didn’t have time to translate everything
Auction sheet was a 4.0/B, only minor scratches listed

Paint thickness everywhere was around 200μm
A bit high, but it was consistent

Plan to use it as a daily (I work remote so low mileage)
Still slightly paranoid I’ll get burned with a big repair

>>28479484
>Fucking retards, how do I test my fuel pump?
Im sure you drive an EV. Who's retarded now?

>>28480455
I feel as though they definitely should have caps. Search anywhere you can, with eBay and Facebook being my first choices. Measure the diameter of the hole and look for "[yoursize]mm Enkei wheel" caps if you can't find the ones for your specific wheel.

>>28479433
>The frame is fine, I don't really care for the look of those tie rod ends but they're probably fine, too. Mostly it'll just be a pain in the ass to work on with all the bolts seized, it's not going to snap in half.

Any opinion as to the truck/price in general? I need something to haul with once or twice a month (golf carts, mini excavator, ATVs, etc). I live in a hilly area hence opting for a 3/4 ton not a 1/2 ton

>>28479177 (OP)
Do i need to replace the whole tappet cover the gasket is leaking and i've got oil in a single coil pack tube?
Every where is saying to replace the whole cover but so long as the inner o rings are healthing on the cover i should be alright with just the outer gasket, right?

>details
Had some ignition issues with my G35, got it diagnosed and also had a leaking tappet gasket, checked my coil pack and all are dry and healthy resistent except 6th, which was covered in oil and barely in resistance range.
talked with the mechanic that diagnosed it and he said that only the gasket should need replacing since it's would just be dry and old so it's lifting a bit allowing a bit of oil into the coil tube, but everywhere else is saying replace the whole cover.

Fate has forced my hand and I will be doing an engine rebuild on a 91 Jeep 4.0 6 cyl. Manual if that matters. I would love a list of things that ought to be done while the engine is out. I figured new engine mounts, probably water pump and thermostat. I'm a newbie at most of this though, is there anything else? Thank you.

>>28481948
If you're removing the cover and those seals are old and hard, you're best to replace them anyway, especially if you're keeping the car for a fair length of time. If you'd be selling it within a year, then I wouldn't worry. That being said, I don't see any reason to replace the whole valve cover if it isn't warped.

What LTFT percentage is generally considered too high/low? I know 20% is generally the limit to trip a CEL, but I mean for example mine are pretty much always positive 12-15% when steady state cruising, would that be considered average or higher than normal?

>>28481956
clutch, throw out bearing, pressure plate, etc. also engine out is the best time to do all oil gaskets (front crankshaft, rear main, oil pan, valve cover, etc etc. anything that isn't leaking on that old of an engine will be soon.

>>28482155
i don't accept anything 10% or more. if i'm hitting that, i'm going to troubleshoot the problem. a good running car should stay between 0%-5% even if factory spec says up to 20% is ok.

Guise, my car started pissing gasoline after I filled a full tank at the gas station. Some dude literally noticed the gasoline pouring out of my car and told me, I stopped at the shoulder of the road and noticed that indeed the gas was pouring out of somewhere real hard. Gas was dripping on the ground only where the fuel filler neck is tho. I drove for some time after that and it stopped leaking. Is my fuel filler neck fucked? Can I get away with filling the tank 3/4 instead of full now or does this require immediate attention?

>>28482684
I think if the fuel system isn't sealed, you'll get a CEL because of EVAP

>>28455188 here, took the car to the dealership and they told me it sounds fine, I insisted on a valve clearance check and they told me it doesn't need it because it has hydraulic lifters (which every bit of information I've been able to find tells me is false). Thought about doing it myself but don't know where to find the shims nor do I really have a place to do it since I park on the street. So I guess for now I just keep driving it and hope it doesn't do any permanent damage while I search for a workshop that'll do the job and looks trustworthy enough. Maybe I'll try one of those fuel additives that claim to clean valves and shit, maybe that'll help. I hate mechanics so much.

>>28479177 (OP)
My transit connect has a 1.6l ecoboost, similar to the Fiesta ST. When my transmission inevitably dies, I'd like to convert it to a manual.

Why can't I just throw the manual transmission from the Fiesta into the truck? I understand this is next to impossible due to electronics, but why I don't understand why. Its the same engine with a different tune no?

Never been to a dealership and bought a car before, I have one getting shipped to my city through carmax and it says I need insurance to test drive? I already have auto insurance on my old vehicle, does that cover it or is there some separate insurance for just test driving? Really interested in the car but I was told to wait for specific insurance on it until I test drive and like it

Temporarily drove car hard yesterday(5k rpms, redlines at 6.5k or so), have not driven it today.
Is the timing chain(known to stretch on this engine, n45b16a) about to grenade my engine? I had valve cover seals done earlier this month and mechanic said it(the chain) was fine.
Car is at 165k kms
Also coolant level has increased somehow

>>28483020
This is the coolant about a month+ ago

>>28483026
This is now
Also is the white foam of concern? It could have not been changed in a long of time right?

>Drive car normally shifting through gears
>Cruise to a stop in a traffic light
>try to shift into 1st
>won't go into gear
>try to shift into any gear
>won't go in
>so the clutch isn't disengaging
>wait 2 minutes
>it works normally again
wtf was it bros?????

>>28483076
bad slave maybe.

One of these popped up in my local marketplace in manual. I'm kind of tempted, but didn't Hyundai have issues with a particular 4 cylinder engine during this time period? Would it be the same one in this car?

>Idle air control valve acts up
>Want to replace
>Need to do some relearning procedure for the iac
>Says to drive with AC on
>AC is broken
What can I do that doesn't involve going through fixing the AC? Can I delete and retune so the engine doesn't need it to idle?

>You'll need it if you fix the AC
I don't plan on it so far.

>>28483122
have you tried just turning on the A/C as it is and seeing if the car learns to idle anyways?
It shouldn't be a big deal. When you get the A/C fixed then do the learning procedure again...

>>28483126
I have. The compressor just clicks on and off. Probably because of low gases, but I'm sure it is leaking somewhere. And it needs the AC on to learn for some reason.

>>28482606
Yeah, kinda what I was thinking

>>28483020
can someone give some insight on this?

Are extended warranties really that bad? I see so many differing opinions on this. Looking at getting a used 2020 luxury sedan with about 40k miles on it. About $3k for 100k mi/5 yr warranty. I want to take good care of this car and have it around at least 10 years if not 20+ if I can.

Especially with a luxury car with all sorts of functions and doodads would an exclusionary warranty be a good idea? Water pump issue is a thousand, door handle issue is a thousand, etc

This issue was resolved but I have no idea how
>Clunking noise when accelerating or braking in gear (Mazda 3 manual)
>Persists between tire changes
>Change motor mounts and transmission mount
>Persists
>Tires on the front are fucking old
>Get new ones
>Clunking is gone
At this point I think it was the brakes but I doubt the tech did anything

>>28479194
There are few motorsports left that haven't been enshittified by hybrids or other gay shit.

Thankfully BTCC got rid of their hybrid retardation, but they kept the stupid "push button to overtake" thing, which only serves to neutralise any skill advantage or multi lap battle, and also they re-introduced the tyre choice aspect, which just amounts to "bad tyre/good tyre, you lose if you have to use the bad tyre this race".

I was excited to see WRC ditch the hybrid too, except this year the ITV coverage suddenly changed from excellent to completely unwatchable. I cannot hear the cars over their shit music, and there's no summary/story of the day anymore - just spliced out of context clips of a full broadcast we don't get.

Goodwood revival and members meeting are both great, but only once a year.

F1 is tolerable, but I watch that hoping for a crash while thinking about how the cars used to sound and how they used to jump over Flugplatz at the Nurburgring Nordschliefe in the '60s.

>>28479177 (OP)
Yes, this is true.
It's why one cannot give a straight answer as to the horsepower of a steam locomotive, as its direct drive means its power increases with speed, but one cannot practically exert the theoretical maximum force once at speed for mechanical reasons I shan't go into.

>>28483638
Where I said "power", read "horsepower".
Tractive effort is used instead, if you were wondering. You weren't, though.

>>28479194
Yes, though it's gotten worse due to same reasons the rest of the site has gotten worse.

That being said it's still full of poorfags that worship slow JDM shitboxes that they think are still cheap for some reason because they refuse to look at the prices.

>Found a tiny little hair in my paint
Do you think it was from factory? Did some humble japanese man shed a pube on my car 25 years ago?

>>28483659
You can multiply the tractive force by the radius of the drive wheel to determine the torque, and then multiply that by the RPM of the wheel to calculate the effective horsepower.

>>28482910
>I already have auto insurance on my old vehicle, does that cover it or is there some separate insurance for just test driving
most insurance will give you the same coverage on any borrowed car including test drives. good insurance will cover rentals too. call your agent and ask.

Should I get full coverage just for potential hail damage? I invested $32,000 into this thing I can bear to think a freak storm might make it into nothing.

>>28483020
>>28483026
>>28483032
what am i looking at? also, i dont see any foam

>>28484085
you should insure anything you can't afford to lose. if you can't set $32,000 on fire in your fireplace and have a laugh about it, you can't afford to not have insurance

Am I driving a death trap? I have a Scion xA moving to a major US city for a job and will be doing some high traffic highway driving for my commute + other trips I want to make. My parents are nagging me to upgrade because they don't think it's safe. I can see where they're coming from since the thing is about 2,300 lbs without all of the modern crash safety features.

>>28484377
You're parents are retarded.
As long you don't have an actual underlying problems like suspension or structual issues you'll be fine.
What type of cars are they even recommending?

>>28484388
They were suggesting a few years used Rav4, but I think they would be happy with me getting anything made in the past 5 or 6 years that isn't a subcompact. The Scion xA is at a bit over 150,000 miles with no mechanical issues. I suspect it will last until at least 250,000 if I want to keep it that long.

>>28484398
>Rav4
Ah yup, something bigger with more percieved safety. It's just them recommending something for them to feel like they're helping you, but honeslty the car you have sounds like it's perfect for a city enviroment and any normal commuting.
Keep doing what you're doing, let your parents have their yarn and but you don't need to take it to heart or get into an argument about it, just say that you'll think about it but you're very happy with the car you have right now.

how's the tuna ?
I like the tuna here bullshit asshole no one likes the tuna here

>>28482781
my car doesnt have a cel tho

>>28484086
First pic is oil cap of pic rel
second and third are coolant reservoir, which has collected something white atop and idk if its normal(also as you can see in third pic coolant level has rose for unknown reasons)

>>28484429
forgot pic

>>28484429
Nothing looks out of the ordinary here. Coolant level in the reservoir can change substantially depending on how warm the engine is, usually a BMW will be losing coolant not gaining it lol. Coolant looks a bit dilute though, kinda hard to tell from photographs. Chain stretch will usually manifest as a rattling noise on cold start, loss of power, should throw a "cam-crank correlation" code of some kind long before it causes physical damage.

t. mechanic

I'm going to adjust valve lash on my 2018 CRV. Is it absolutely necessary to replace the valve cover gasket while I'm at? I'm at 165k km in the rust belt.

>>28484508
Thanks
My worry about the timing chain was wether the mechanic that did valve cover seals recently actually placed it back properly or not. He said it would need an inspection(easy deal since the top of the engine was opened for the seals) since those engines stretch it easily but it was fine.
What else could be behind those pieces on the oil cap then? The white part on the top of the coolant is what makes you think it's a bit dilluted? I assume it would be a good idea to put new one in, especially during summer when its hot?

>>28479177 (OP)
yes hp is just torque hidden at higher rpms
>>28479194
>car go round, ha ha

>>28484517
>Is it absolutely necessary
No, but it's a good idea, especially if it's an old gasket. Better to do it right the first time instead of doing the job twice IMO - just don't cheap out on the gasket.

>>28484520
>My worry about the timing chain was wether the mechanic that did valve cover seals recently actually placed it back properly or not.
If he just did the valve cover seals then he wouldn't have touched the timing chain, you only take that off if you're doing a cylinder head or a similarly major engine repair.

>What else could be behind those pieces on the oil cap then?
Hard to say, it just looks like tiny bubbles in the photo, could be anything or it could be nothing. Are they actual physical particles, did you touch them or collect samples of them?

>The white part on the top of the coolant is what makes you think it's a bit dilluted?
The white part (circled in red) is just the float, it's what raises the coolant dipstick depending on the level. The actual coolant (circled in green) doesn't look very strong to me, but again it's hard to say just from a photo.

>2005 F1shitty
>near dead empty on gas
>Make it to a station just on time
>Managed to fill its 27 gallon tank with 28.6 gallons
>didn't top it off, that's where it auto stopped
>God damn, it wasn't running on fumes it was running in hopes and dreams
>The truck literally spotted me some gas, the tank was negative full
>Anyway
>start back up and go to drive off
>Immediately upon starting the fuel gauge shows empty, low fuel warning beeps and CEL on
>Wat da fak
>Scan code
>P0463 fuel level sensor circuit high input
>Tried clearing it, came right back when I restarted The truck
>Figure it's probably because it's like 2 gallons overfull and should fix itself once I burn some off
>Two days later I've driven about 100 miles, which should be 8 to 10 gallons, well below full
>Gage still not working and still has CEL
>Tried clearing it again
>Still not working and pops right back up
When the fuck happened here? How did overfilling the tank which has happened plenty of times before magically cause this sender issue? I would maybe understand if it was a sensor range error, but a high input problem makes no sense in this context.

>>28484551
Sounds like the float arm has gotten stuck at the low mark, maybe it's a bit rusty and seized there after being run low on gas too often, maybe it's just worn out. Hell, I've seen a fuel sender where the lever just straight up fell off one time.
>but a high input problem makes no sense in this context.
Depends on how it operates - some senders are high resistance with an empty tank and the resistance reduces as the float goes up, some work the opposite way. High input could also mean it's an open circuit, which would make sense if the sender has packed up completely. Low input typically means a short circuit, for example. Either way I'd be checking the sender with an ohmmeter if you can access it.

>>28484532
>Are they actual physical particles, did you touch them or collect samples of them?
I did with a paper towel but I wasn't able to tell. Since it's clean now, I will check the cap again tomorrow since I will be gdriving the car today.
Thanks again

>>28484558
Doubtful it's stuck or rusty, I replaced the assembly maybe 2 years ago. Plus if it was stuck low or fell off, I don't think it would throw a cel, it would just show the wrong level right? Also upon googling my truck sender is 15 ohms empty 160 full.

>try to work on car myself
>millions of things you have to remove to get to anything
>impossible angles you're expected to fit a wrench into to unscrew things
>you need old-man dad hand strength to unscrew anything
>get completely fucking filthy in the process
Why do cars have to be so hard? Why can't they be as easy as putting together my computer?

>>28484558
>>28484725
Also it occurred to me to check the data since I have that scanner, it is reporting 99.9% full despite that it should be should between half and 3/4

>>28480225
bump

>>28484754
You got soft hands brother. Just keep working at it and it’ll be as easy as your computer someday and you’ll be better off for it

Suggestions on how to get this 340 motor off the ground? I want to be able to move it around my garage. I don’t have a stand nor a crane, and a cable winch around the garage rafter won’t work (rafter isn’t strong enough IMO). I can’t lift it alone nor do I have enough strong friends to help. I asked local auto parts stores and no one rents an engine crane. I’d rather not spend money to buy one, but if I do what brand should I get? I saw the Pittsburgh brand foldable crane and stands. Thanks.

>>28484754
>millions of things you have to remove to get to anything
welcome to nu-car problems

>you need old-man dad hand strength to unscrew anything
1 - git gud
2 - powertools

>get completely fucking filthy in the process
clean before
using protective equipment

>Why can't they be as easy as putting together my computer?
some parts are, but will be more expensive too

>>28484920
Forgot to upload photo. Pic related

>>28484754
>millions of things you have to remove to get to anything
Generally speaking, the newer and smaller the car, the worse the access.
>impossible angles you're expected to fit a wrench into to unscrew things
See above, and also blame engineers.
>you need old-man dad hand strength to unscrew anything
You are weak or aren't using the right tool. Get swol or use a tool that gives you more mechanical advantage (be that a longer handle or an impact wrench)
>get completely fucking filthy in the process
Such is the nature of working on stuff that both lives outside in all weathers, and contains fluid.
>Why can't they be as easy as putting together my computer?
Because computers stay indoors and aren't 14 feet long. They also don't experience any mechanical stress sitting still, and as such don't need shit torqued down to prevent things from falling off or coming loose, they're perfectly adequate just having clip in connectors and tiny screws.

>>28484920
a floor jack to get it up somewhat and then put one of those moving floor dollies under it and slowly try and angle it on that.

>>28485000
You think that wood will be strong enough to hold it? I have a low profile floor jack so I’m willing to try it.

>>28485040
they held my miata engine up. and for a bit with the trans attached as well. woods pretty strong. maybe the casters will break maybe not.

>>28484920
>>28484932
Find a used hoist and stand and then sell them on when you're done with them. Even if you take a loss it won't be more than the rental would have cost you if it's more than a week before that engine goes in a vehicle, and it sure looks like it will be.

>>28484725
>I replaced the assembly maybe 2 years ago
The one I saw with a fallen off float arm was fairly new too, just a dodgy brand.
>Plus if it was stuck low or fell off, I don't think it would throw a cel, it would just show the wrong level right?
If it was stuck in one spot it shouldn't throw a CEL, yeah. If it's broken contact, fallen off, or failed in some other weird way that goes outside of the max/min expected resistance, that would log a code.

Is the wiring plug easy to get at without dropping the tank? Could just check the resistance manually and see what it's doing.

>>28480225
Are you checking the level before or after a drive?

>current car in need of several potential repairs
>difficult to work on car myself due to time constraints
>Will end up spending substantial amounts of money if taken to shop
>considering just financing an inexpensive car until time/money allows me to fix the other one
Is this a bad idea? The only immediate downside I see is monthly payments and increased insurance costs for both vehicles. When might it be considered unwise to finance a car?

Never got tinted windows before and thinking about it on my new car. Do cops even care about that shit? Legal in my state is 35% front windows, 25% rear, and none on the windshield

>>28485760
I have a legal level of tint and have never gotten any questions from cops. I don't think it's worth the anxiety of going beyond the legal limits.

I am painting a car for the first time and I've wrapped the windscreen in this plastic masking sheet shit and after I'd got around the car in primer I noticed it was blowing flakes of paint off of the plastic. I was wondering if it would help if I laid a decent coat over the plastic so it didn't flake off or should I just use newspaper? Maybe paint just doesn't stick to this plastic but it's sold as paint masking shit so you'd think it would.

>>28485474
after a drive, reaching operating temperature, then 5m rest leveled

>>28480455
The screw holes are for the caps.

Car's cabin air blower doesn't work until car has been running for a while

First 20ish minutes of driving = no air, ac or not.
after that = perfect AC

what causes this?

>>28486099
blower motor resistor.

>>28486071
I figured as much, but I can't find them for he life of me. Your picture is actually very helpful.

>>28486100

thank you anon

>>28486064
I wouldn't expect oil dilution from fuel to be happening on such a low mileage modern car, is it a known issue on those models or something? Has the level gone up considerably since the last oil change?

there is my dream car for sale. a corvette c4 from 1990. it has a manual transmission too. 33k km. it has been standing in a garage for 25 years. a little research tells me that he fuel pump is going to be the biggest problem. how stupid would it be for me to buy it? the seller wants 10k

>>28486336
Very stupid if you have no idea what you're doing, as you'll no doubt have many more problems than just a fuel pump, chief among which being If fluids were left in the car when it was parked (extremely likely). I'd recommend flushing the various systems several times before trying to start it, as trying to crank it over with 25 year old congealed sludge and grime in your oil, coolant, and fuel system will no doubt cause you some very expensive issues down the road.

>>28486359
I know about the fluids. I never worked on a car but I am good at technical stuff, especially when there is documentation about it. Let's say I did take care of all the fluids, replaced the battery and fuel system as well. Is there any other way I can fuck this up or bigger problems that aren't immediately apparent? talking strictly about getting the car to run

>>28486367
Do you know anyone that does have experience with cars? It'd be a good idea to drag them along to inspect it before you think about buying it.

Otherwise, consider anything made of rubber to be suspect - suspension bushes, tires, brake hoses, etc. You'll probably find the coolant will need a thorough flush, and if you're lucky the brakes or clutch system won't be seized. Lastly, you'd better hope the fuel tank isn't full of rust and/or varnish.

You'll learn a lot from getting it roadworthy, at least - just make sure you budget accordingly (money, tools, time, your mate's time when something inevitably becomes a two-man job, beer, more time, more money) and it should be a worthwhile project.

>>28484754
>>millions of things you have to remove to get to anything
>>impossible angles you're expected to fit a wrench into to unscrew things
You can thank EPA faggots, cars used to be easy to work on
>>you need old-man dad hand strength to unscrew anything
Try hitting it with your purse

>>28480225
>>28484826
being slightly overfull on oil level (ie a quart or less overfull) won't hurt anything, i wouldn't worry about it

>>28485939
i dont think a thicker coat would help and it would waste paint and distract you from laying good lines of paint down
just use newspaper, not worth risking getting those chips in your work

>>28486336
$10k is insane for a nonrunning C4 unless this thing looks like it belongs in a museum.

Does the P0000 "No trouble codes set" OBD message mean that the earlier message is now fixed and I can reset it?
I have an SLK R171, which I've had some issues with the secondary air pump with. Previously it was fixed by replacing the fuse acc. the workshop.
Yesterday I got a check engine light again, and checked with AndrODB. That showed P0410 again with a little clock image. This time I just pushed the fuse in a bit better to hopefully fix it myself. The little icon in AndrODB also changed from a clock to this guy with a flag on the P0410 and the P0000 now appeared, but the check engine light is still on. Do I need to clear it myself, or is it still fucked and is that why the check engine light is still on?
I think I heard the pump running as well, but it's difficult to distinguish so I can't be sure about that.

>>28479194
If you want motorsport you have to head to >>>/sp/

>>28486382
my brother in law is a mechanic but i havent asked him yet.
>>28486468
exterior and interior look perfect on the pictures. it only has done 20k miles. everything is original. the running c4s for 10k euro dont look nearly as good around here. i have to admit i am a little biased, i wanted this car ever since i was 4 years old and this one looks good even if it's not running because it was sitting for 25 years

>>28486208
didn't hear as many reports as Honda's 1.5t, but the car is driven 50/50 on city and in winter had many days without the engine temperature needle going up to the operating level
it's the first oil change, i don't have many data points, but will start collecting them

>>28486459
thanks

Is there a dashcam infographic?
It's seemingly impossible to find one that's different from the rest of them. I'm looking for
>4k 60fps
>dual card slots
>The screen does not piggyback the main front camera (so I can put it somewhere else)
First seems common now, I can't find anything with dual card slots. Last is probably just a nitpick because I want to place the screen to the left side of my windshield, instead of sitting in the middle of my windshield (LHD)
More expensive units just seem to add more cameras and other useless things instead.

>>28486899
>The screen does not piggyback the main front camera (so I can put it somewhere else)
I also want one like this, or even no screen at all.

I've got a 2000 Buick Park Avenue sitting in my driveway while I pull doors from it for my daily.
What else should I pull from it before I send it to the scrapper? Either stuff i could sell for a profit or stuff I should expect to fail on my '04 (both cars are non-supercharged models.)

>>28484571
Ok so I did not notice anything funny on the cap this time, as far as I could tell.
Coolant level remained above max though, idk am I supposed to do something about it?
Another note is that the car was probably a bit warm when I started it today because the iddle rpms were a bit lower(normal 1050~ on cold start, 700~ when up to temperature, this time it was hovering around 800-900)

>>28479177 (OP)
Nm * 1/s = Nm/s = Watt which is Power

>>28479177 (OP)
The higher you rpm the engine, the shorter your engine life. Who cares about power?

>>28486507
>C4 vette
>in yurop
What's the parts availability like, did they even sell many Corvettes over there?

>>28487366

Look up things that are likely to break on your daily so you can be a step ahead when you need to get it fixed.

I'm in the process of rebuilding the motor in my shitbox 94 corolla daily. Since I have the trans off I'm going to be replacing the clutch, too. My question is, should I do a slight upgrade on the clutch? I've always noticed that mine fades pretty much immediately after going from stationary to 1st gear. Clutch upgrade in question is still organic clutch material, so I'm guessing it won't be much more aggressive. I just wanna get rid of the fading I experienced.

I also have a pretty fucked flywheel that I'm replacing, it got bad about 7 years ago when I was retarded and drove on a bad clutch for too long. So maybe that was the cause of the fading, idk.

>alternator cooked, get it replaced
>2 months later start to get the battery light flash sometimes, same symptoms as previous alternator failing- but without actually failing (yet)
>go to mechanic, they check it say it's fine
>go to auto electrician, they check it and the car's wiring and say it's fine
>battery also fine
>no light flashing since (1 week ago)
Is there anything I can really do in this situation besides just assume it's fine? Is there anyway the alternator could be fucked but have it NOT show up on any diagnostics tests? Or is it possible that getting it tested alone has somehow fixed it?
While I'll obviously be happy if it is actually working 100% now, I'm just paranoid about going on a longer drive and having it fail on me like the previous one did.

>>28487324
I've been digging further and seems like Blackvue and Thinkware for non-screen. Alpine has one that's 1080p but the psychos want $500 for it.
I'm leaning toward Viofo A329S. Seems new and I technically get dual storage. But if I wanted my own surveillance state in my car, a third camera drops the 4k to 30fps.

Otherwise the main thing to watch out for is to avoid any with built-in batteries since these sit in the sun and batteries don't enjoy that.

Not really a question, but do you have any good guides about suspension? I don't need something too complex, just a video (preferebly an animated one) to understand the parts and functions.

How do I make my car sit level? As in the back wheels have the same space between the wheels and fenders as the front?

>>28488119
coilovers

>>28488113
something from this century ?

>>28488113
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=how+car+suspension+works

>>28487967
its usually good to upgrade a wear item to a higher quality part if you think you’ll use the car for the next several years. if you plan to scrap it next year, i wouldn’t bother
>>28488078
what was the weather like when this happened? sometimes humidity can do weird things to car electronics.
my other guess would be that you have something intermittently pulling a lot of current, which gives the battery light,
but it would be hard to diagnose from my couch.
>>28485613
if you’re not picky, you can get any car any time of the year. lease deals on something disposable like a chevy trax or kia soul should be in the range of $200 a month with a couple thousand down. now through september is the right time to buy if youre interested in a MY25 vehicle, as theyll want to get rid of them as MY26s come in and may offer better deals. but non-promo financing is still gonna run you 6-7% if you have perfect credit.
id recommend keeping an eye on the deals your local dealerships might have available.

>>28483367
anecdotal, but my gf-now-wife got an extended warranty on her 2020 jeep cherokee when she bought it used. saved us $3k when the water pump failed.
i personally don’t like buying warranties, because its often a hassle to get the dealer/oem/third party to pay out, and i often find that i dont use them. i guess youd have to decide if <year make model> has <common expensive issue> and if that issue costs more than the $3k warranty. then you can justify your purchase
>>28483118
Hyundai in general is designed to be disposable, there’s a reason you rarely see 10-15 year old hyundais. I wouldn’t bother unless it’s a killer deal.
>>28482869
with time and money, anything is possible. but this would probably require a lot of custom fabrication to have the ST trans mount properly into a transit. not to mention that youd have to rig up a clutch pedal, probably retune the engine, and upgrade the flywheel/output shaft, among other things im probably missing. modern cars make this a lot more difficult than older cars.
>>28479194
im too poor to take my car to a track and beat on it regularly. but i will drive through the mountains spiritedly maybe once a year and enjoy every minute of it. i religiously watch nascar and occasionally indycar.
cars are a dying hobby. its expensive, messy, and will only get harder to enter as cars get more complicated. boomers largely gatekeep the accessible parts of the hobby, and social media car culture is centered around arabs revving their base mclaren in a mcdonalds parking lot, or street takeovers in stolen dodge chargers, or chinese ev useless feature posting. this slop has replaced most normal car content in the minds of zoomers, which are all universally unattainable goals unless you work hard or are born rich

>>28488456
>saved us $3k when the water pump failed.
lmao, do nucar owners really pay $3,000 US to replace a fucking water pump?

Trying to determine if this car is a lost cause, need some input
2004 Nissan Maxima SE with ~120k miles
The front subframe had rotted so I figured I could buy one online and swap it myself at home. Which I did, but the last of four subframe mounting bolts snapped. The rest of the bolt is captive inside the frame rail. There really isn't any way for me to replace it at home.

Is it safe to just weld the subframe to the broken bolt stub once I get everything back together? Will a shop do that if I ask?

>>28479335
bump/update

I went to look a this truck (2hr drive), and when I got there the power steering was spewing on the ground. Dealer was like "shit dude I swear it wasnt doing that until you got here". Anyway I didn't buy it there obviously, but I did check it out. The body was pretty rusty, heavy flaking off inside the wheels wells and around the hitch.

The guy offered to drive the truck to my house if I was still interested, because he felt bad that I drove all the way to his lot and the power steering was fucked up.

What do you guys think?

Is the rear sway bar under any tension with the tires on the ground/ramps? Can I remove/reinstall the bushings easily, or is it going to be a pita to get them back in there as a result?

Is this the best fag-a-tree to order an engine from?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rS9CB1kz0k

First time manual learner here. I want to know if I'm burning the clutch disc. I have read that the smell of burnt clutch is unmistakeable, but my question is, where is the smell? Would I smell it in the cabin? As soon as I step out of the car at home? Or would you have to stick your head under the car and sniff?

>>28489563
You have to do some really stupid shit to fuck up your clutch so bad you can actually smell it. It doesn't happen from learning to do hill starts, it happens from learning to do burnouts. Just don't worry about it.

>>28489452
It shouldn't be but they usually are. If they're not close enough to reattach the endlinks when you're done just stick a jack under the control arm and lift it until they get close enough to get the nut started.

>>28489431
If you've got tools and don't mind working on a rustbucket, go for it as long as you budget a couple grand for parts. If you'll be paying someone else to do your work, you're probably better off paying more money for a vehicle in better condition.

>>28488631
im sure the dealership gave her a “you’re a woman who doesnt know the water pump from the windshield squirter” price, but that’s at least how they drew it up. 800 for the part, 200 for a system flush, just under 2k for labor. at least on the part price, that was about what it went for on mopar’s website. i never looked further because it was all covered, i assume chrysler corporate paid the bill on that one

>>28489563
yes you would smell it in the cabin
>>28489649
i've done it trying to tow big things with a little truck, also i've smelled it in the interior of a car of mine when i picked it up from the mechanic, (was the last straw and why i have diy'd everything for 10 years now)

>>28489649
I was in stop and go traffic for 2 hours straight. At no point did the traffic even move fast enough for me to get into first gear. I had to feather the clutch every time I moved the car. If I let distance build up between me and the car in front, someone would merge in there. When I got home, I wanted to know how bad the clutch disc was fucked, but didn't know where to smell.

Retarded question probably but I'm a wrenchlet and couldn't figure it out after googling.

I need to replace my struts on my FWD '03 Volvo V70. It's a North American model.
I'm getting pre-loaded quick strut kits from IPD, but I wanted to replace the hardware while I'm in there since I live in a rust belt city.

I'm having trouble figuring out what hardware pieces I need though besides new Front Strut Lower Bolts and Front Strut Lower Lock Nuts that attach the strut assembly to the steering knuckle.

I think the kit in the picture comes with everything I need besides those two?
https://www.ipdusa.com/products/21868/IPD-Sachs-Loaded-Quick-Strut-Standard-Height-2001-2007-V70-1999-2006-S80-Volvo-8667253

Who sells good leather shift knobs? I bought a momo one but its not even built to screw on.

>>28489920
Sway bar links, if you don't already have them
The strut bolts are probably fine desu but yeah that's it

>>28489858
That's normal usage, you don't have to baby the clutch so much, it's supposed to get worn. If you really wanna know what it feels/smells/sounds like to fuck up the clutch depress the clutch pedal completely, depress the gas pedal as far as you can without overreving the engine, and then lift the clutch to the bite point.

>>28489920
find a parts diagram with part numbers and google them if you want the exact part, otherwise your FLAPS will have something close enough to work, just make sure to get grade 8 or better hardware.

>>28490114
>depress the gas pedal as far as you can without overreving the engine
You can't overrev an EFI car by pressing the gas, only by downshifting. Even some carbureted cars have rev limiters.

I'm trying to find a forum for this, but I'm failing. All the forums are geared towards tuning and not answering general questions. I'm looking at potentially buying a 2008 Subaru Legacy. I know these things have head gaskets as a common repair that's needed. I'm looking for more information on the 2.5L model and things to look out for. Non-GT. It looks to have been owned by an older gentleman, so I don't think it was beaten too badly.

>>28486461
Yeah just using newspaper now. I was lucky and the first parts had dried by the time I got right around the car and noticed to flaking off but obviously it's just going to go everywhere and land in my wet base coat if I left it there. Pain in the arse though and I'd never heard of other people having that issue.
>>28488902
Sounds like a nightmare. Have you got any photos? By the sound of it I'd suggest cutting that bit of the frame out and welding in a plate with another bolt but I don't know exactly what your situation is down there.

>>28488456
>transit connect manual swap
I've actually been reading on the subject quite a bit, literally looking at used focus sts to buy
>same platform, no fabricating
>everything fits, even the st upgraded shocks
>vehicle weights are almost identical
>transit has a hole in the firewall and bolts for clutch pedal and routing for cables
>believe drive shafts need to be different only
So basically, no existing PCM exists for a straight fiesta manual swap and nobody has done the customizing to make it work. The upside is the very common 2.0 st motor drops right in. Considering a used st and just work on the motor until my transmission dies. Basically I hate trucks and run a business but can't buy a new transit connect anymore...

Link to the guy who did a swap http://www.vaccar.co/news/category/transit-connect-st

>>28491533
Expect to pull the engine out to change the head gasket every 60,000 miles. I would strongly recommend buying literally anything that isn't a Subaru instead. Even their naturally aspirated cars shit themselves for no reason.

>>28488902
you can definitely fix it at home. not a lost cause at all.
just drill out the bolt. once it's out you can either get a nut and a washer on the other side of it (and use a longer bolt obv) if you can access the other side (possibly cut a hole in the floor pan to access)
if you can't access the other side install a rivnut, it expands outward and becomes a captive nut.

I have a Lexus IS that's got over 200k miles on the clock. I'm going on a cross-country trip soon.
Is it a good idea to preemptively replace the stock plastic/aluminum radiator with an aftermarket aluminum radiator?

>>28492337
no, not at all, unless it's cracking or leaking.

>>28479177 (OP)
would it be bad idea to get a job that pays like 20K more and use that money to open a garage where i design and build a tube frame car and try to sell a few of them a year?

>>28493477
Probably. I've had the same idea, and assuming you have the skills and tools to do it, here are the considerations that have been stopping me:
>How much time do you plan to spend on finding buyers vs building cars?
>If you're building DIY frames, how big do you think the market for DIY kit car builders is compared to how many companies that sell kits?
>If you're building complete vehicles, how do you plan on registering them? Keep in mind that you'd be a manufacturer, so you couldn't use programs for self-built cars like SB100.
>Will your clients be able to insure them?
>Where do you plan on sourcing parts from, how much do they cost, and how much will they cost after you've built a dozen vehicles?
>Will you be able to provide maintenance and repairs for them? Many alignment shops won't work on vehicles that aren't in their database, body shops probably wouldn't touch a car that replacement panels aren't available for.
>What's your plan for if someone crashes due to a design or manufacturing defect?

Is EGR delete bullshit or is it actually useful?

Has anyone driven a W222 and driven anything else with comparable ride quality? I've driven other cars with air suspension but for some reason the W222's seems way better.

I’ve noticed carmax is cheaper than local dealers for a car I’m looking at. Is carmax to be trusted or steer clear ?

>>28494262
yeah it's fine, just check over the car well, people will often ditch cars with major hidden problems at big anonymous lots like carmax.

>>28494262
You seem to CarMax and carvana, you buy from a private party or franchised luxury dealer

>>28494273
in english?

I've driven a 2016 Fiesta ST for the last 3 years and i've gotten bored of it and am thinking about getting a GTO. Am i retarded?

Trying to understand how the input shaft bearing is lubricated in a manual transmission. Specifically in a Miata, but any general insight would be appreciated too. I thought it would be lubricated by the transmission oil, but then I watched this video:

https://youtu.be/u8rTYlK8Q0g?t=126

Picrelated is a couple frames from the video. In the top frame, it's showing the front of the input shaft bearing which has the ball bearings exposed. The second frame shows the back of the input shaft bearing, and you can see it doesn't seem to be open to the rest of the transmission. Yet at the very start of the video, when he removes the end cap, liquid pours out from the bearing and it looks a lot like transmission fluid, not grease like I would expect in a bearing. Can anyone explain? Does the input shaft bearing have its own sealed lubricant?

>>28483137
>needs the AC on to learn for some reason
Same reason you tune a carbed car in drive with the park brake, if it learns without the ac on then it could stall at idle when you do eventually fix said AC. Just find a way to reset the IAC system when you do eventually get the AC fixed again

if the radiator fans aren't operating, how likely is it that coolant will evaporate away?

Where do you feel max acceleration, is it peak torque or peak hp? I am assuming its peak HP, so why does the torque curve even matter?
HP is a function of torque, but if HP is all we care about in terms of the "feel" of going faster, why do we care about the torque?

>>28495654
If it's a closed system it's not supposed to "evaporate away", the system will just get pressurized as it gets hotter.

>>28489985
Yup, I need to do my control arms too because one of the bushings is shot and it's cheaper than pressing a new one in. So I'll just be doing all the tie rods and sway bar links like you said as well.
>>28490684
>grade 8
cool didn't know about this grading scale.
>find a parts diagram
Yeah I think I'll just download VIDA for convivence at this point, completely forgot about the blow up diagrams.

Thanks anons.

What is the SUV for the man who seeks to give the image of himself as a man inferior to women in every way, a man who earns less than his female colleagues, has a female boss, and works in a female-dominated job?

>>28495763
>Where do you feel max acceleration, is it peak torque or peak hp
Without a gearbox, it would be peak torque. A gearbox lets you convert excess RPM into torque and vice versa, so it's peak power.

>but if HP is all we care about in terms of the "feel" of going faster, why do we care about the torque?
Peak torque is where an engine is most efficient, and it's a useful tool for tuning, but you shouldn't really care about the peak torque number on a spec sheet.

>>28495654
It will just condense in the overflow tank and be drawn back into radiator later on. You only lose meaningful amounts of coolant when the radiator boils over, which is typically only an issue at high loads combined with low speed, high altitude, or drafting.

>>28495779
Remember that metric class 8.8 is equal to SAE grade 5. The metric equivalent is class 10.1.

>>28495763
HP is not a function or torque, so that's one source of your misunderstanding. Higher torque will get the car from lower RPM to higher RPM faster, so it will lead to a stronger feeling of acceleration there, especially the feeling of acceleration from a complete stop. High torque also allows you to accelerate faster when going uphill. Horsepower determines top speed and that's it. A farm tractor is a good example of insane torque and low horsepower.

>>28495847
You're wrong. Power is torque times RPM. It's torque at the wheels, not the crankshaft that determines acceleration, which is determined by power, because power divided by wheel speed is your torque at the wheels. Farm tractors have insane torque at the wheels/tracks because they have insanely short gearing, not because they have insanely high torque. Many of them actually have less torque than a Honda.

>>28495847
>Higher torque will get the car from lower RPM to higher RPM faster, so it will lead to a stronger feeling of acceleration there
Then why do you shift at peak HP and not peak torque?
>>28495830
Ok lets think about two scenarios, suppose you have 500 HP and 120 lbft of torque in one car, and 500 HP and 600 lbft of torque in another car.
If you could somehow measure at the instantaneous RPM the amount of acceleration felt in both cars, would there be any difference in how the cars feel?
Is torque only a useful quantity to know if you can move from a dead stop?

>>28495829
anything ev

How do I make P0440 fuck off without actually fixing the problem?
Do I just CEL bulb delete?
It's a '00 4runner
Too lazy to drop the tank and replace gaskets.
Too cheap to pay someone to do it.
Car is fine, I'll do it after fuel pump shits the bed or if it starts stinking like gas.

>>28495935
Which electric SUV would be the best to give me the image of an inferior man to the women I'm looking for?

>>28495904
>Is torque only a useful quantity to know if you can move from a dead stop?
No it's useful to know so you can install proper transmission and drive ratio.
And of course since you don't have infinity gears, you want some sort of reasonable torque for the application of the vehicle. Truck should generate more power at lower rpm compared to a sports car.
It's less and less relevant with more gears you have available.

>>28495904
Peak power doesn't tell you the whole story unless you have a magical CVT that can hold you exactly at peak power no matter how much or how quickly the wheel speed changes. But yes, if you had exactly the same amount of power at exactly the same velocity in exactly the same car, you'd have the same acceleration regardless of the torque.

Maybe I can show you how power and acceleration are related:
1. Let's say you're going 75 MPH and you have 500 pounds of tractive force (the actual force that pushes you forward) and 25" outside diameter tires.
2. 24" OD tires have a 75.4" circumference
3. 1 mile / 75.4" circumference = 840.3 rotations * 75 mph = 63022.5 rotations per hour / 60 minutes per hour = 1050 RPM
4. 24" OD / 12" per foot = 2 feet * 500 pounds = 1,000 foot-pounds
5. 1,000 foot-pounds * 1,050 RPM / 5252 (scaling coefficient) = 200 horsepower
6. Power in is power out (ignoring friction losses), so because you have 200 horsepower at the wheels, you also have 200 horsepower at the engine
7. This 200 horsepower at the engine could be 200 ft-lbs at 5252 RPM, or 100 ft-lbs at 10,504 RPM, or 400 ft-lbs at 2626 RPM, it's all the same.

If you didn't follow any of that, just let me know where and I can clarify. And no, torque doesn't matter at a dead stop, either. You still have gearing even when you aren't moving.

>>28495956
>>28495904
Also it might help if I point out that when tractive force equals the weight of the vehicle, acceleration equals the acceleration of free fall (1g, or 9.8 m/s2, or 21.9 MPH/s)

>>28495940
i'd smoke test to find out where it's leaking. evap leaks are usually pretty easy and having it hurts your gas mileage. could be as simple as a gas cap gasket or something easily reachable. i'd smoke test and go from there.

Why do my cylinder need to be closed before cleaning an intake port? Surely it can burn all the carbon if I make sure nothing else falls in there !

trophy trucks. it seems to be the end game. i dont understand why people dont consider it to be the endgame. those things are fucking insane.

>>28496202
maybe it'll burn, maybe it'll fuck stuff up. why take the risk?

How are people buying cars on cragislist or fbmp that are like $15,000? Are people actually just showing up with a stack of $100 bills hoping to not get robbed or even pulled over?

>>28496282
Wait until you learn about King of the Hammers.

>>28495287
I'm fairly sure it's splash lubricated, the engine side is sealed, the transmission side is open, and the transmission oil splashes onto the bearings as it spins.
Hijacking this because I also have an input shaft bearing question.
>300k km 1ZZ-FE 2005 Toyota Celica with the C60 tranny
>Recently started making ticking/chirping noise identical to a slipping belt
>Goes away when clutch is pushed in, slowly returns after a couple of seconds when the clutch is released again.
Most places point to the input shaft bearing. Dunno if the mechanic fucked me and didn't change the clutch without topping the transmission oil (I'm a retard wrenchlet) I haven't considered replacing the transmission oil as the previous owner told me he hadn't changed it and I don't want to risk losing any metal filings needed for the synchros to grip. Any ideas on a cheap fix. If it comes down to transmission teardown I'd rather just drive it till it grenades, but if there's any cheap way I can prolong it's life by early intervention I'm all ears

>>28496612
I've turned up with bundles of 1000. It's a fun negotiating position.

should cars from CarMax be avoided? I found a decent car with a great service history and CarMax cars always seem to be cheaper than my local dealers by a good margin $2k.
https://www.carmax.com/car/27600458?utm_source=LG_OC_CGS&utm_medium=OC&utm_campaign=LG_OC&utm_content=carpage&adcode=CGS7116
this one is at my local carmax lot as well, so I could check it out in person.

>>28496612
you shop from a white person or an asian.

how do I lift just the front end of my truck to level it out? is there something I add to the front suspension to raise it just a bit?

you can see it's tilted forwards slightly, I think the leaf springs were upgraded by the previous owner because it used to have a gooseneck hitch in the bed. I just want it to be level.

>>28496612
my coworker recently bought a civic off marketplace. $13k I think, he paid cash. I didn't ask whether he went alone but he bought it off some college kid so he probably wasn't worried about getting robbed.

>>28497464
3d print a stack of spring isolators.

>>28497199
I usually associate that kind of noise with a throwout bearing, not an ISB. Without a load the clutch kind of chatters along the throwout bearing, when you press it in it's all squeezed together and the bearing spins like it should. If it annoys you, you could try taking out apart and repacking or replacing the bearing, but it won't hurt anything and it's kind of a lot of work.

>>28479177 (OP)
>find long-lasting and inexpensive Jap car with manual transmission
>buy another for myself years later
My friend recently asked me to help her find a good used car with an automatic transmission, and to my surprise and horror (in the U.S.) every fucking automatic transmission is now a CVT and planetary gearboxes are now a "premium feature."

When the fuck did this happen? How the fuck am I gonna find a used but low-mileage automatic with a planetary gearbox under 30K? Got any decent models to recommend?

>>28497713
Teach her how to drive manual.

>>28497717
Okay, so if we can pretend that isn't an option, then now what?

>>28497199
>I'm fairly sure it's splash lubricated, the engine side is sealed, the transmission side is open
This is what I would think too, but bafflingly, the transmission side does not seem to be open. The only way I can rationalize it is that the transmission side might have a "cover" of some sort for whatever reason, but maybe it's not fluid tight. I would be eternally grateful to anyone who has held an input shaft bearing in their hands and can confirm.

>slowly returns after a couple of seconds
It's hard to imagine an input shaft bearing problem that takes a couple of seconds to kick in. The input shaft is spinning full speed as soon as the clutch is engaged.

>>28497729
Tell her it's not your problem.

hello, i just noticed that my check engine light came on while returning home, I asked chatgpt (yes ik its not very helpful) and it gave me a few answers as to what might be causing it, i saw that one of the possible causes was a loose gas cap and i thought that seemed likely since i just got petrol yesterday, but it felt like it was on pretty good, so im unsure of what to do now. It isnt making any weird sounds and drives normal, should i just book it into the garage already?

its a 2007 swift sport if that matters.

>>28479177 (OP)
canadabros, is Clutch a decent website to buy a car from? it seems like cars on kijiji and marketplace is just as expensive but sketchier because most postings are dealerships larping as private sales.

>>28497713
Toyota cvts have a real first gear and are reliable. I believe Subaru is also a reliable cvt.

>>28497785
>I believe Subaru is also a reliable cvt.
lol, lmao

>>28497781
You can borrow a code scanner at any car parts store.

Anyone got any good borescope recommendations? I see a lot for under $50, too good to be true I'm guessing?

>>28496612
typically when buying a car like that, one would drive the car, agree on terms, and both parties would drive to the buyer's bank. if financing the bank would give the seller a cashiers check in exchange for the title. if paying cash the buyer would give the seller a cashiers check from the bank. it's pretty rare to spend five figures in cash.

>>28497218
carmax is fine, but sometimes people use it to get rid of cars with problems. just inspect the car thoroughly or have a trusted mechanic do a PPI if wrenchlet, and you'll be fine. the company itself is ok.

>>28497781
there are literally hundreds of things it could be. get a code scanner, they are very useful this is a good one for the price https://www.amazon.com/INNOVA-CarScan-Pro-5210-RepairSolutions2/dp/B07Z46L5FG?
or just swing through vatozone, just don't buy whatever part they try to sell you based on the code.

>>28497858
>>28497792
OK thanks fellas

Anyone recommend me a mini compressor that I can keep in my trunk?

>be me
>Yaw rate sensor bricked itself
>local Merc stealership tries to quote me 1300 euros
>find part on daparto for 400 euros
>sensor is in the back of the booth and is literal plug and play + calibration
How do these jews keep getting away with this?

AC/cabin blower goes "tick tick tick" and then stops.

how fucked am I?

>>28498355
>AC/cabin blower goes "tick tick tick" and then stops.
Mines been doing that for 6 years, should be fine

>>28479177 (OP)
Remember when ccf discord was self advertising on here
Was it somehow decent or just full of kids pretending they own skyline gtrs?

>>28479706
Motorsports are extremely exciting to participate in, track days are worth every penny, but are so boring to watch imo
Just tell me who won and by how much

>>28483367
Someone was paid tens of thousands of dollars to make sure you lose money on a warranty (and all insurance). Otherwise they wouldn’t sell it. If you actually save the money and invest it so it grows at ALL (most people won’t) that’s better.

If doing a mild build on a stock engine is it worth the expense to have the rotating assembly balanced? All I've got is a slightly spicier cam and higher compression pistons, not trying to go crazy here

HOW DO I FIND THIS PART WHAT IS IT I DONT SEE IT ON ROCKAUTO NISSAN 1998 FRONTIER OIL TRANSMISSION COOLER WTF
https://www.nissanpartsdeal.com/parts/nissan-cooler-assy-oil~21606-3s600.html

What is it about diesel that makes it a better fuel for trucks and gasoline that makes it better for cars?

>buy used car
>flush the coolant among other things. recommended coolant online for the model is "silicate-free, ethylene glycol-based coolant"
>it's green
>reservoir has dried pink coolant at the bottom, but its not blocking the hole at the bottom
>its strong enough that it would turn the green coolant PINK
>assume a previous owner put the "wrong" coolant in there
>clean out the reservoir with water and remove all the pink crap
>now any coolant i put in there remains green (more visible too)
i am a wrenchlet so what was i witnessing?

>>28499175
Hard to rev diesel engines fast
So you need really gay gearing to reach highway speeds
Trucks often have 17 speeds

How dangerous is it to drive around on busted shocks? When I go over a bridge or a railroad crossing in my trugg it feels like I'm on a boat.

Why is there 'wrong' coolant? Doesn't it just pump all the same, transfer heat similarly. Why are some comments turning to sludge? Haven't they figured this shit out yet?

>>28499226
>add green stuff
>it stays green
what's the problem?

>>28499258
they are different chemical compounds. Supposedly green should be changed every two years.
Orange can be 5 - 8 years...but I wouldn't do that. Use whatever your OEM recommends. Don't mix them ever. Sludge is usually due to mixing them or using the wrong "color" and it's corroding something and creating sludge.

>>28499381
reading comprehension isn't taught to weebs?
the dried pink coolant was apparently strong enough to turn the green coolant PINK.
i am trying to understand why that happened.

>>28499441
Whoever made that table is fucking with me

>>28499511
the pink dye is stronger, so it overpowered the green shit

>>28499532
ah okay, i guess that's all it is. i was concerned there was some chemical infighting.

what are some good wheel catalog sites?

>>28499518
yea making green orange and orange green was certainly a decision.

>>28499175
Diesels have slightly better efficiency (better for truckers who spend 1/3 of their paycheck on fuel) but much worse transient response (makes them shit for anything but cruise controlling 1000 miles at a time).

bought a thicc sway bar from egay but the third worlder that made it welded this stopper plate way off from where it's supposed to be. does this render my swag bar useless??

>>28499837
It's fine. Thick sway bars are shit though, they reduce your lateral grip.

>>28499837
Nah. Swaybars shouldn’t move side to side much.

Why does engine rpm increase when going down a gear and decrease when going up a gear? I understand all that stuff about torque and gear ratios, but what is confusing me is that the gears change the speed of the output shaft, not the input shaft, right? So the speed of the transmission is changing because of the change in gear ratios, but why does it also change the speed of the engine? Idk if I am making myself clear.

>>28500021
the engine is connected to the rest of the drivetrain when the clutch is engaged anon

>>28500021
Car travelling at 100mph in a 1:1 gear at 2k rpm
Drop down to a lower gear that's 2:1, so that the engine needs to rotate twice for the driveshaft to rotate once, since you're still traveling at 100mph your engine rpm needs to increase to 4k (or you would get clutch slip or binding). If you don't increase throttle to maintain that higher rpm your car would slow down because the engine is acting as brake.

I recently saw a car that really caught my eye, but I'm not certain what it was. I only got a brief look since I was driving the opposite direction, after looking around online a bit it looks at least rather similar to a Lancia 037 (pic related), or perhaps a Stratos. I also saw online those cars are very expensive, way over what I could ever consider for a car. Are there any other cars that look similar to either, or perhaps a kit car that uses that sort of shell?
I know almost nothing about cars besides the basic stuff I need to keep my Polo running, but I'd be willing to learn about building a kit car in the long-term if necessary.

Verdict on a used focus st? How easily can it make more power? How reliable is it?

>>28500035
That's how gear ratios work, but it's not how the throttle works. You would only need to increase the throttle position if it was a big diesel or something and the valves were floating so you made less power at 4000 RPM.

>>28500074
Lancia Scorpion? Or did it only look vaguely like that?

Had my oil changed at the dealership a couple months ago. Just checked my oil dipstick and it's about 1/4 inch over the full mark. I've driven it 800 miles like this, and plus I'm now questioning every oil change I've ever gotten. I always pay attention to the temperature gauge while I'm driving and it has never been abnormal. If the oil was overfilled enough to get frothed up, is it fair to assume the temperature gauge would be higher due to worsened lubrication?

>>28500023
Yeah, I know.
>>28500035
So what you are saying is that the input shaft and the output shaft are always synchronized when the car isn't in neutral and that is why the crankshaft increases speed when the gear is lowered?

>>28500356
The Scorpion is cool but it was closer to the 037. It definitely had the slight wedge shape of he 037/Scorpion but it had a spoiler on the back, and the shape of the back before the spoiler was more like the 037 i.e. it dropped down from the peak height to a bit lower and flat, before rising up to the spoiler at the back.

>>28500614
Need more to go on, it could have been a million cars. Maybe a first or second gen MR2 or an X1/9, they're all cheap wedges with flat rear deck and commonly fitted with spoilers.

>>28500508
1/4" over the full mark isn't enough to cause any issues but it isn't great either. your main concern unless it's like an 1" or 2" above the full mark is blowing out seals.
more oil -> higher oil pressure

>>28500578
>input and output shaft are synchronized
yes. they spin at different speeds because of the gear ratio between them (unless you're in a 1:1 gear like 4th usually is) but it's pretty much a solid connection from the wheels to the engine.

>>28479177 (OP)
Can you combine headers with a turbo?

>>28500741
pretty much every turbo requires a hot-side header, only really weird drag builds use an inline header on the exhaust under the car.

I have a 2012 Honda Accord and yesterday the alarm started randomly going off. I'd lock/unlock it, the alarm would go off, and then ~10 minutes later the alarm would starting off again. When I would lock the car, normally when I press the lock key twice, it'll beep the horn the second time. The horn was NOT honking regardless of how many times I hit the lock button. If I opened all the doors(always ending with the front trunk, not on purpose, just realizing that now), it would then lock. I'm thinking it has to do with a door sensor, but I could also see it being just a shitty car battery OR key fob battery. Anyone ever deal with anything like this before? I just got laid off, so I don't want to jump at getting a new battery if it's some sensor. I have my wifes car to use as well, so not an immediate concern that I need to throw money at, but I'm curious if you all have any thoughts?

>>28500759
take a multimeter and measure the voltage of your battery in the morning.
if it's low, it's probably the battery. my wife's corolla did this shit because of a shit battery.

>>28500741
Technically you can put a turbo anywhere in the exhaust system. If you mean "are there long tube turbo manifolds," yes, they look like this and they're typically custom and pricey. If you mean "I have a set of headers on my car already, do I need to get rid of them to add a turbo," look into remote mount turbo systems.

If a transversely mounted engine sends most of its power to the rear wheels, how is it any different than a longitudinally mounted engine that does this?
Are there any weird driving characteristics besides a different weight distribution?
What about if it sends all power to the rear wheels?

>>28500356
>That's how gear ratios work, but it's not how the throttle works. You would only need to increase the throttle position if it was a big diesel or something and the valves were floating so you made less power at 4000 RPM.
Are you retarded? Get up to 60 mph in 2nd gear and check your fuel burn, then shift into 5th and check again. There's a reason transmissions are manufactured with more than 2 gears.

>>28500910
A transverse RWD car wouldn't have any different power delivery than a longitudinal RWD car. The difference is going to be in weight distribution, which is more complex than "X front, Y rear." Notice in your picture how the entire engine is ahead of the strut towers? That's typical for transverse engines, and also some cars with longitudinal engines like Subarus. You can balance that weight out by putting an equal weight in the same position in the back to give you a 50/50 weight distribution, but that gives you an extremely high polar moment of inertia, which makes the car resist changes in direction. Compare that to something like this Viper where the entire engine is behind the strut towers, closer to the center of the car.

>>28501110
What does that have to do with throttle position? You know what a throttle does, right? Hint: It's not related to fuel.

>>28500759
if you have access to a decent scantool that can read livedata, the alarm module probably has a data pid for something like "last alarm reason" that will tell you what triggered the most recent alarm. also possibly there could be stored trouble codes in the alarm module.

Is a burning smell normal when you rev an engine up high?

>>28501911
Does it smell like burning oil, clutch or electronics? Any burning smell is unlikely to be good news

>>28501918
Burning metal

>>28498811
Damn, I could only find one for sale in Japan. Your best bet would probably be to look for the truck in nearby junkyards/pick-a-parts, or maybe part outs on facebook

What's a good app for Android or PC that will collect all OBD2 sensor data in the background so I can review the data later?

>>28500760
I'm just now realizing that my multimeter is fucked up, which was causing me some frustrating confusion in a previous project... I'll be getting another one and providing an update.

>>28501585
Good callout. My neighbor has a scantool, but I'm not sure to what features it actually has. Thank you, will try this too.

>>28502233
>I'm just now realizing that my multimeter is fucked up, which was causing me some frustrating confusion in a previous project... I'll be getting another one and providing an update.
Voltage should be 12.1 - 12.6 with the car not running. 13.8 - 14.5 with the car running. Measure right on the battery.

>>28480553
I work in paint and ~7.8mil is not high. Very consistent with oem paint thickness of that time. When every manufacturer switched to new bs low voc shit post 2018 or so things got a lot thinner. Like half the thickness. Thankfully most body shop repairs are very detectable here in north america because you would see a thickness of 14 or more mil. Not sure about japan but I would imagine it to be the same. They are still using humans in their body shops as well....for now

>Coolant level rose above max last week without me doing anything
Should I be worried? It has not overflown as far as it seems, it looks fine, oil also looks fine...so it must be air trapped inside right?
Though I have a power steering fluid leak it seems and the cap cannot even be oppened despite me giving a decent amount of force(I am scared of breaking this cheap plastic thing)

>>28502649
Measure it cold like 3 mornings in a row before you start the car, then get worried.

>>28502876
I have done this 'cept at night, I keep it in a garage anyway
Also I don't really drive it much during weekdays anymore so I certainly have had a look when it was cold

>looking at a car
>65k miles, $28000, considered a "fair price"
>also tacking on a $1788 reconditioning fee (in the fine print)
They show this fee on every car on their website. What're the odds of getting that waived off? Carfax says they did the brakes (no rotors) and tires. Pads are $170 and the tires are $890. Idk, going from $28k to $30k makes this a bad deal all of a sudden. I maybe should just wait. There's new ones popping up on cargurus in my area every week and a different dealer actually has prices at "good" deals. Just some are nearly 75k mileage or higher and I was hoping to get one a bit lower.

The air conditioner in my car won’t blow cold air. Sometimes if I turn it on max heat and then switch it back to max cool, it will blow cold air for a little while and then go back to blowing warm air. What’s going on?

What's a "short journey" as referenced by advice? E.g. "change oil ever six months if car mainly used for short journeys."
I drive maybe four miles a day on average, but that includes going to top gear and a little above 60mph.

>>28503055
I would consider that short.

I want to lower my 07 tundra back to stock height, don't know what lift kit the previous owner installed in it. What parts would I need to change? I assume the struts and I guess steering knuckles too but those are expensive so I'd prefer not if it isn't necessary. What am I missing? Never worked on auto suspension before

is this too rusty

PPF? Ceramic coating? Car wrap? Or something else? What do if I’m just trying to keep my car nice. Got a new car (2019 but low miles) and I want to take good care of it because it’s the first I bought with my own money and not a hand me down beater

>>28503403
I mean I would be more concerned with the condition of most of the rubber parts there. If they need to be changed, you maybe be changing other parts that refuse to come apart cleanly.

Like you might not ever be able to bleed those brakes without new calipers and/or new lines. Soak everything with PB now; and again in a week, and then like a day or two before you have to work on any of it. And have a torch and big ugga dugga nearby.

>>28503403
there is usually not rust preventitive on suspension parts, the rust to worry about is in the floor boards and structural parts, surface rust on the frame means fuckall

>>28503025
what year?
have you connected a manifold guage set to the check the pressures on both sides?

>>28503154
google 2007 tundra lift kit. see what parts come in it. buy oem style replacements for those parts.

is 76k too many miles to start doing transmission drain and fills?

Is it okay to like manual with rev-matching? I rented one for my trip because I hadn't driven manual transmission in so long and I liked it but it did feel like cheating.

>>28504389
yes retard enjoy it

>>28500760
>>28501585
>>28502248
So I don't have a lot of extra battery cable, and I'm scared of cutting this and it not reaching. How terrible would it be to cut it on the blue line, and just squeeze part of that connector in there?

>>28504700
why are you wanting to cut your battery cable? are you trying to install a new end? they sell replacement ends that bolt on at vatozone

>>28504700
What are you doing

>>28504704
Correct, I guess you can't see it too well from the original picture, but I'm trying to install picrel on the end, but the original connector is all fucked up, and the more I try to get it off, the more it fucks up the cable.

>>28483561
Magnets

>>28504715
Yes you can most likely cut it off there and stretch the cable. There is usually a couple inches of slop so it'll most likely still reach. Worst case you'll have to replace the whole cable which isn't that expensive and is usually fairly easy.

>1999 Volvo v70
>4900€
>156.000 km
>2,4L turbo, 193HP
>state you'd expect from a 25yo car (a rear window don't open, wear on the seats...)
The price seems a bit high, do you think it's worth it?
My primary criteria is getting something reliable

>>28504973
I burger units, that's 5750 freedom dollars and 35k freedom miles

>>28504973
very ordinary
a plain car for a plain man

Am I being retarded if I get oil changes sooner than 5k miles? I thought about doing 3k because my car is now over 100k miles. It's a honda v6 engine. Should i get my oil analyzed? 0W-20 full synthetic every time I change it.

>>28479706
>or find out how to watch them
This 100%, I'm not paying for all these different streaming services, or god forbid cable, to watch the 4 or 5 racing series' I care about. And honestly I don't really care about them like I used to enough to torrent them or find some wild ass sketch stream like I used to

>>28505024
if it was turbo I'd be all for it,but N/A? I don't see the point.

>>28505024
if you want to waste money thats on you, but there's no need to go any less than 5k unless you're doing something extreme

>>28479456
basically any $50 to $150 dash cam uses the same camera with the same recording qualiu, but the price difference comes from durability and additional options

>>28486899
i bet lots of people would consider dual slots and an auxillery screen to be useless add-ons. you should hire someon to build you a custom dashcam

Best time to buy a new car?

>>28506325
last day of the month. dealers have to hit certain sales numbers to maximize their bonuses. in general they are more eager to sell.
now, the real question is why on earth would you want to buy any of the bullshit car manufacturers are building in 2025

how retarded would it look to try to use a paint pent to color match my matte black emblem with the body?

Some pebble must've hit my roof some time ago and there is a rusty spot the size of a needle poke on top.
Should I even bother taking it to a body shop? About 2 or 3 other spots on my car's body would apreciate a touch up too(small dents and scratches) + the front bumper which is a bit messed up but you still have to get real close to see it since its scratched on the side bellow.

Should I install coilovers myself if I've never really worked on a car before?
Also why are torque specs so hard to come by? No one ever seems to mention them even when they're talking about a specific car.

I'm not a car guy but for some reason the bottom area of my Altima where I put my feet down when I'm driving is constantly damp. It's been this way for months and have no clue how something could be leaking just here

What is the last century paint scheme with the pink and turquoise splashes on a white base?

anybody know what sort of cars Sam Hyde likes? I cant tell if he actually likes exotics, supercars, modern, classic, jap etc but he seems to have a broad spectrum of interest in cars at least. I know he drove a turd gen Camaro in the Icuckzzz doco to scare him but im not actually sure what he likes or what he legitimately drives

New radiator, new top rad hose, with all the clamps as tight as I can screw them, yet leaking massively from that specific point between top hose and rad. Will a second clamp there do anything???

>>28507125
Could be a leaking heater core. Has it been raining?

05 mustang dashboard lights have suddenly switched to turning on when the headlights are off and turning off when the headlights are on.

Anyone got advice on how to diagnose and fix?

>>28506412
it wont look good. if you want to paint it, take it off, sand it, and spray paint it with several coats, then wetsand the spray paint after it dries overnight with 1500 then 2000 then 3000 grit

>>28507694
get a wiring diagram and trace where the power is coming from. i dont think these had a body control module controlling them, if thats the case most likely an internal problem in the switch. if it does have a BCM see if you can connect a scantool to it to read codes and read the dashboard lights state PID

>>28497464
why does it matter so much that it is level? its probably much easier to lower the rear with no steering than raise the front steering components

>>28507538
It's been raining on and off. I've been wanting to check more on days when it hasn't rained in a while but I swear it pours at least once a week now so I can't really tell if that's what's doing it.

I'm looking at shitboxes. Dealer mechanic notes says he say dried coolant residue but the water pump housing looked new (so probably replaced). Do I trust that the previous PO wasn't a retard and stopped when it failed and didn't overheat the thing / it was a slow leak that was replaced, or should I just avoid it? It's a 2017 v6 toyoter with 72k miles. The rest of the service history is great. oil changes every 5k at the dealership up to 50k miles.

>>28507759
the emblems are recessed into the hood/trunk so i was hoping i could just take a paint pen to match them to the body color but yeah probably won't look hot

>>28507819
passenger side or driver side? If passenger side, it could be a clogged drain. your a/c causes water condensate and a line runs right next to the passenger foot area.
If driver side, smell it. If it doesn't smell like coolant, then it probably isn't coolant so it isn't a heater core.
If it's usually damp after raining, then you have a clogged drain line. I'm guessing you have a sunroof. Nissans are kind of known for these clogging a lot. My mom's G35 had a similar problem.

>>28507457
Try using a different style of clamp. Use one of these or a constant tension clamp. That said, shitty screw clamps SHOULD still have worked...your hose is OEM or OEM equivalent right?

>>28507878
The hose is a silicone aftermarket to replace the old rubber OEM which, funnily enough, was actually leaking from a hole in same area.
The screw clamp was a re-use however so I'm going to replace it. Quite easy to put on but I had no idea about reuseability bc wrenchlet.
I'll try the clamp you linked if still hapless. Cheers.

>>28507862
i mean go ahead and try it, worst case you just spray paint it anyway

>>28507859
very good chance it was just a leak and didn't overheat.

>>28507457
carefully compare the size of the old radiator outlet and old upper radiator hose inlet with the new parts. i'm guessing something is a different size.

>>28507924
I'll consider it, then. I like the color and it's $24k for a 72k mile car. My other option is $27k for a 55k mile car. Is it worth $3k more for 20k miles less, idk but that blue is nice.
I'll look in the coolant reservoir and pop the oil cap as well just to make sure there's no chocolate...it's not a fly-by-night dealership, I doubt they would be scummy. They replaced the front lower control arms and the starter as part of reconditioning it before selling.

>>28507762

Thanks anon

should be fine to drive a few more days on this, right?
I bought 4l of Shell HX7, oil/air/cabin/gas filters, an oilpan plug+gasket and gonna do it myself for the first time

>>28508177
you can't really judge oil by its looks barring something completely nuts. how many miles are on it?

>>28507878
>>28507926
I think I fixed it. I located the charger for my electric drill and used it to tighten the clamp further than i could by hand and now no more leak from top hose. I'll drill the other clamps too for when I go under the car tomorrow for the oil change.

If I'm gonna daily drive a car with leather seats whats the best way to make sure they don't wear out fast/keep them clean outside of seat covers?

>>28508277
no fucking idea, it's a shitbox I bought 2 months ago to get me to work and back 70km round trip
the previous owner had it for 2 weeks so he didn't know either
it leaks oil a bit somewhere (the bottom of the engine is oily) so I've topped up 2l of oil since buying it

>>28507798
because I want it level nigga, fuck. if you don't have an answer to the question then don't fucking answer, dumbfuck.

>>28480447
Haven't scanned. Haven't smoke tested. Haven't checked fuel pressure.

>>28479177 (OP)
after my battery died and got replaced I've been measuring voltage drop
12,94V and after 18 hours 12,80V
is that good for a new battery?