Is it the all the gooning? Or just the low T from microplastics?
Are men truly women these days?

>>513479407 (OP)
>why
it is too complicated

I wouldn't repair that shitbox. I have a 99 chevy I regularly maintain

>>513479407 (OP)
You can't repair any car made after 2005. No chance at all.

>>513479407 (OP)
You have to HAVE shit before you can repair it and nobody has shit anymore.

It's not really that, it's because companies have made it much more difficult to repair things than in the past. That's why guys like Louis Rossmann keep pushing for right to repair legislation.

>>513479407 (OP)
i live in an apartment. i tried repaiirng myselff. takes too much nerves, time and patience to achieve something that basic. i have a job and i receive money which i can spend on things im not proficient at. generally everything i touch becomes even bigger problem that has to be fixed. id rather not.

>>513480980
Me and my dad were able to make some repairs to my 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix, it was a pain in the ass, though. Even without DRM and other bullshit in modern cars, they were already on the trend of being more difficult to repair.

I have to remove 4 bolts to just replace a headlight and my car was made in 2009. There's a fuel cap sensor that does nothing but tell me if the cap is closed, and it broke for mo reason and is constantly showing on my dashboard. There's pressure sensors in my tires telling me I don't have sensors in my tires because the tires I put it on don't have TPS in them.

This shit is dumb.

>>513479407 (OP)
>Why isnt anyone repairing their shit anymore?
because modern vehicles have parts coded to the computer and sensors and shit and you can't just fix your shit without a dealership or professional telling your car it is able to use the part. not to mention stupid proprietary tools to even work on specific makes/models.

>>513480988
Shitboxes can be cheaper than your goon pc

>>513480935
Now thats just hatespeech

>>513481411
Especially German cars. BMW in their wisdom with late models decided to take out the oil dipstick, and made it so you have to rely on the onboatd computer to know how much oil you have, and what condition that oil is in. Not only can this possibly fail, but it's absolutely stupid too.

>>513479407 (OP)
It looks like to me you've done a head gasket. Would explain why you removed the exhaust and the rad which im sure was so much fun

>>513481143
Thats new cars, but some 90s, 00s shitbox doesnt have that

>>513481685
True. I'm driving a 1999 Chevy Tahoe, and it's much nicer to work on than my 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix.

>>513481164
Atleast you tried

>>513481590
No physical dipstick is just mental retardation

>>513481636
100 points dude. You know your wrenching

>>513481590
arent most european automakers just staffed by fucking pajeets now? why ever buy another overpriced piece of shit for an emblem

>>513481740
Those r nice. The pontiac is cool too, i didnt know they made itbhard to work on from 2006 allready

>>513479407 (OP)
i pay real men to repair my shit

>>513479407 (OP)
I can't even take the battery out my phone, let alone repair it

>>513479407 (OP)
Because everyone adds proprietary chips you need proprietary tools and diagnostic machines to work with. Look up right to repair.

/thread

>>513479407 (OP)
Imagine working on some shitty outdated car to feel like a man. Are you an Andrew Tate University alumni?

>>513479407 (OP)
it's cheaper to buy new
the price of spare parts has sky-rocketed
and god forbid you need to find a mechanic to fit them (because believe it or not, not everyone has a car lift and a plethora of tools in their garage). Then you're talking £80 an hour just in labour.

>>513479407 (OP)
>Why isnt anyone repairing their shit anymore?
1) Tech oligarchy - corruption
2) Tech oligarchy - lobbyism
3) Tech oligarchy - weak regulations
5) Tech oligarchy - proprietarism and lawfare
6) Machines more complex
7) People have less free time
8) People have less real estate/accommodation+storage security to do any work in over the years - literally no space
9) Prices went down for whole products while spare parts prices went way up for big ticket items
10) Loss of value and ambition because deep down many feel and varyingly articulate/act out this hopelessness

>>513480841
It's much more complicated nowadays than it used to be. Cars from the 80s and 90s are a piece of cake to work on. 2000s as well but starting to get cramped and need special tools and good diagnostic machines etc.

>>513479407 (OP)
Because companies revoke right to repair.
Modern system are intentoinly made in-repairable by user.

>>513481817
well yes. it actually taught me some things and whatnots, came out useful experience. for example i havent touched a single suspension component myself and to this day i have no fucking idea whats the difference between independent and non independent suspension. what the heck is mcpherson strut. what are ball joints and how they look.what are control arms and whatever. i still dont know what type of suspension X car has. i once changed shocks and springs on my car and i know how they work and how they act. wasnt a high IQ job, but made me swear like a baboon, things jujst never go by the plan and promised 1 hr job became half a day job. so i am aware of this specific stuff, also i have done brakes, which gave me some insight. i have fucked with a car with lightly (not even suspension or engine stuff) and i know how uncomfortable this shit is to fix, thats why for several years now i havent touched a single shit with tip of my finger. i enjoy cars but im not ready for sadomasochism for some BS to fix. besides, my car is pretty cheap to maintain, so it doesnt break my bank. in ideal world where i have 90% of my time free, i have perfect garage with a roof and all necessary tools and also have 2 cars (one which i love,other is reliable shitbox just incase) then i may start working on them. other than that i cant afford to spend several days to fix daily drivers brake discs and pads.

>>513482392
A good lawyer is 300-600 euros an hour

>>513479407 (OP)
I'm retarded enough that if I were to attempt to repair it, I would gladly find a way to disassemble it, but never be able to put it back together again. I know there would be resources out on the internet, but I would only get so far at re-assembly because most of the tools needed, I don't own. Don't even own a garage or the kerb I park on, this is before you get into the fact that most of the features in cars are "CONVENIENCE" so I'd just end up breaking the damn thing and have to take it back to a garage which will happily bill me for more than I even have in savings, and then I am really up shit creek.

It's an uncomfortable feeling, I have "freedom" with this vehicle, but I can't repair it beyond knowing full well how to replace the tyres, light bulbs and add various liquids, but if I go beyond that, I risk damaging it entirely and it's almost as if I don't own the fucking thing, it owns me.

I can repair and use a bicycle but ffs, I'm not working a full adult job and going back onto the bus, but that's where we're going in this economy, manbaby economy where women moan that there's no men whilst occupying all the high paying jobs and wasting it all looking like clowns whilst 3rd world shit spawns here with a BMW riding up my arse or killing people driving trucks and not a fuck given about the road rules for them, but I get to pay for this shit.

>>513481322
Sounds like a mercedes

>>513479407 (OP)
Because they are designed to not be worked on.

My previous car was made in 2004. I had to replace the headlight and did it myself.
This required unbolting and lifting the engine. To replace a fucking headlight.

The car before that? Open hood, unplug light, replace. Done.

>>513481322
This, and makes cars more expensive

>>513479407 (OP)
newer things have proprietary fasteners, special tools and secret procedures
commies increasingly won't let you have older things.
a nation of the mechanically declined

>>513482534
You seem to be trying to against the infeasibility of the relatively infeasible propositon by bringing up an extremely infeasible proposition.
I know repairing stuff is good and an advanced society is able to be in such a way that it's possible because it's desireable due to many reasons - none of them align with tech oligarchy though.
This goes all the way up and throughout our society at many levels.
I have no fraction of a concern for shot CEOs and other such anti-elite uprising at this point.

>>513479407 (OP)
You can't learn everything at once.
My generation was into programming, and we were not able to fix our cars.
Current generation is into AI and they can't fix their cars or code.

>>513481585
headgasket looks like crusty shit probably the factory one. get a felpro my dude.

>>513479407 (OP)
Most modern cars are deliberately made to be difficult to repair at home or even at an independent shop. Feminists also soft-banned auto shop and car clubs during the 90s and 2000s so most boys never got to work on a car unless their dad did it with them. I only even know how to change my own oil because I had a really cheap manager at my fast food job that would essentially make us peons do his personal errands on company time and he taught me and two other guys some basic auto maintenance solely so we could do that for his and his family's cars while paying us out of corporate's pocket.

>>513482521
m8, secretly you like it. But i have the same problem, it always takes longer and things break off and than the swearing starts.

I mostly learn by doing shit same as you, the most important part i guess is the workshop manual and severe autism, which would be perfect for everyone on pol

>>513479407 (OP)
I’ll only do shit that is easy, like suspension/brake related stuff. I’m too tired to be taking shit apart.

>>513482714
>newer things have proprietary fasteners, special tools and secret procedures
>commies increasingly won't let you have older things.

You complained about the consequences of capitalistic rent-seeking yet still contort into some diatribe to try and blame it on imaginary "commies".
Go eat lead paint and drink from lead pipes, you retarded nigger.
Your kind are such contemptibly stupid and pig-brained subhumans it's truly mind boggling.

>>513480841
>It's too complicated

Imagine being unironically stupid

>>513482172
software isnt even a problem these days. plenty of basic scanners or cracked software on torrents. all you need is some OBD cablle from aliexpress are youre set. some makes like VW has proprietary diagnostic application VCDS thats been almost fully cracked since decades ago. it costs like $20 for a CD with soft and a cable. bought myself, tested, worked, super useful. if you want universal stuff, just buy ELM OBD cable and then download any app on your android (can be found cracked and unlocked premium version) which shows you all faults. biggest task is to find an actual fault in the car itself after seeing error codes in your tool

>>513479407 (OP)
Mostly it seems to be a belief that the systems are too complicated to service due to the computers involved(and this was even true with OBD I/II, which were incredibly simple), or a general unwillingness to even try due to a perceived idea of “fucking it up beyond repair”, which is quite difficult to do. I’ve taught a few people how to work on cars, which at the end of the day often works out to just turning wrenches, loosen/removing bolts, placing new shit in, and doing the reverse of removal, tightening bolts in the sequence specified. Brakes, tune ups, oil changes, alternators, water pumps, timing chain, and much more are easily accessible without any electronic diagnostic tools- and most tasks beyond can be diagnosed via just a cheap reader, then investigated(just check with a voltmeter for proper, or improper, readings) and replaced. Back with obd I/II the problem was often upstream of where indicated, but on modern systems it’s much less prevalent.

>>513479407 (OP)
i dont know how to fix my sn95

it hangs on startup unless i start it up again to make it turn over

while it is true that cars are a lot more complicated and have black box modules you just have to replace (depends on the manufacturer how bad it's gotten), it's not true that you can't repair them at all. a big part of it is also people just don't bother to get the tools or knowhow. I have replaced several parts on my 2022 subaru, and as long as I'm not working with the stereo/computer stuff it's actually quite simple. just requires some elbow grease and the right tools. I've worked on tail lights, exhaust, intake, intercooler, replacing wheels, brakepads, doing my own oil, even tweaking the shifter with no problem. granted it's a manual so I dunno how easy automatics are to work on. I don't really buy the diagnostic BS unless it's an electric car or something, when I forgot to install the o2 flow sensor, the check engine light came on and my $20 OBD2 reader told me the code and I figured out the problem. now maybe if something else happened like to the ECU or something major in the engine I'd be screwed but so far I've been able to maintain my newer car just fine on my own. I also have the luxury of disposable income, tools, and extra time to work on my car.

>>513482559
I understand your arguments and looks like you tried some shit. Knowing your own limits is good.

>>513479407 (OP)
Their dads didn't teach them how.

>>513479407 (OP)
I usually try to repair everything that breaks. I had a fan die out a few weeks ago, diagnosed that it was a blown out thermal fuse. I ended up junking it because it was at least 15 years old and the blown part had nothing indicating the resistance value. I could've just bought an assortment, but when was I ever going to use another one? A completely new replacement fan was only going to be like $10-15 more anyway. If it was newer or a more expensive fan, sure.

There's no real harm in at least attempting repairs on things that aren't high voltage electrical items. You've got nearly 20 years of people repairing junk on YouTube.

>>513482683
Thats probably a single model? Lots of new cars have easy changeble lights. Well the new led headlight dont go the promised 50.000 hours and are very expensive thoughbeit

>>513483031
There's guides out there, but do you have the tools or know for sure that you're not going to fuck it up, this also requires that you have a garage with a roof or good weather, plenty of time and space to put the spare parts before you start repairing. I have a socket wrench and the basic kit sitting in the back of the car, but it's not comfortable for replacing tyres, I should really buy a proper hydraulic car jack, but that costs money and space which I don't have etc. hence most people will probably replace the simple stuff like lights, tyres, wipers, oil etc but anything that starts to get uncomfortable like fucking around with brakes and suspension or engine parts becomes a real chore.

>>513482831
Are you lawyering me right now?

>>513479407 (OP)
I repaired my 1987 Mercedes-Benz myself with no training.

I'd never attempt to repair my 2018 Toyota truck because it's all computer bullshit and will brick if you don't give it the right codes or whatever.

>>513479407 (OP)
I repaired my bicycle the other day. Changed the cassette, the tire and derailer. I also changed oil in my car (shit was so easy actually) I just watched youtube videos for that. Saved hundreds of dollars. Shit was so satisfying.

>>513481286
Yeah I could fix some stuff on my 2009 Alfa on my own but anything big was next to impossible sadly. Got a 1960 Porsche after that and I'm not looking back to modern cars.

>>513479407 (OP)
Sold my car. Motorbike only now.

>>513479407 (OP)
Because all the lemmings see shiny new plastic and aluminum computerized hooptys as a drivable version of an iphone, and cars that are meant to be worked on as poor people cars. My 5.3 vortec is 160k into hopefully over 400k lifespan

>>513479407 (OP)
Modern cars use proprietary parts

>>513483342
I'm not lawyering anybody.
I have nothing but contempt for what the artifice of "rule of law" has been bent into.

>>513479407 (OP)
I am a horse trainer so I harbor a deep seated hatred for “motor vehicles”.

>>513479407 (OP)
I drive a car made in 2025, when I need something repaired I just bring it to the dealership and then get a replacement car.

>>513482511
>need special tools
Last month, I had to grind down the short end of a hex L-wrench until it was barely a nub in order to get the clearance to manipulate a pair of bolts. And that wasn't even that bad because the bolts still had a standard drive instead of some exotic "security" bullshit. They do this deliberately.

>car breaks down
>download latest update
>it now works
Such is the life in 2025

>>513479407 (OP)
I'm trying to figure out if my truck needs a new water pump or just a new impeller.

>>513479407 (OP)
I have a 2012 SUV that I service myself for most things. The only thing I refuse to do are fluid flushes and oil filter changes since that gets messy and absorbs into your skin. Everything else I do on my own and I could not recommend it more. That knowledge is invaluable.

I had a coolant heater core hose split the other month on me and boiling hot coolant was spraying everywhere under the hood. I thought the car was fucked and I’d be up the creek for thousands, but I remained calm and assessed the issue and managed to diagnose the problem. I ordered a replacement hose and learned how to install it and everything was fixed for $40, when a mechanic probably would’ve stung me for much more. So I saved money and gained knowledge in the process.

My dealership mechanic wanted $1200 for new rotors and brake pads, but I learned how to replace those too. Cost me $100 all up, saved $1100 almost.

>>513481685
Most of those no longer exist. Thanks Obama.

>>513479407 (OP)
Cause I’d rather not have shit to break when I’m on the road. So you just trade up every couple of years and not deal with the headache. Being stuck on the side of the road at odd hours really fucking sucks

>>513480980
i do shit on my 2015 focus all the time, only poo-driven shitboxes like audi bmw or mercs are irreparable

>>513479407 (OP)
>>513480980
>Why isnt anyone repairing their shit anymore?
have you been living under a rock? The smart ones are still enjoying their 90's machines as car enthusiasts today. Maybe not in your retarded farmland countryside.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnMOIT-oKKc

>>513483418
Yes! Good point mentioning the satisfaction of fixing shit can last for weeks

>>513479407 (OP)
Because I have to work 70 hours a week and margins leave me with close to nothing so I’ll just drive it all into the ground since I have no time or money. It’s cheaper month to month in the short term to just buy a new car then to keep fixing it

>>513479407 (OP)
Some things can’t be done at home like if you have a cracked engine block or fucked up timing belt youre probably going to have to go to a mechanic, but 99.999% of things can be fixed at home with patience and the right tools
Panel replacements, windows, wheels, brakes, fluid top ups, coolant hoses, fuses, lights, seats, and steering wheels can all be done in a driveway by a noob with a screwdriver

>>513483437
Would be cool to wrench on your own 60s porsche, mechanical machine

>>513481585

2 heads full up and 2 heads all down? just sprinkle some Marvell Mystery Oil..

Reason 1) Shit is too complex and requires specialized equipment. I have a '99 Ford Ranger which has been gradually rebuilt piece by piece. I have a hillbilly mechanic who replaced the engine and he does any big job. But the truck is simple enough that if something minor breaks I can probably fix it myself. I also have a newer Rav4 and I wouldn't even think of trying to work on it.

My thing mostly is house rehab and there is nothing involving a house that I can't do.

Reason 2) People nowadays are retarded retards of retardation, and they mostly grew up thinking that they were too good to work with their hands. Many of them have specialized cognitive skills but can't accomplish the simplest physical task, and have no common sense.

I was reading about a guy who bought a vintage Ford pickup, like from the thirties. It had the original owner's manual with it. The manual explained such things as adjusting the valves to get rid of tapping. He also had a newer Ford pickup. That owner's manual did not explain how to adjust the valves. It did explain that, although antifreeze looks like a sports drink, you must not drink it.

This is how far we have come in 90 years, and it ain't progress.

>>513480980
I mean, you're exaggerating a little, but fair point.

>>513484409
100%

>>513479407 (OP)
By late 2000s cars became too hard to fix. They made that way so you cannot fix it at home. You need a special tool for everything.

>>513482953
>m8, secretly you like it
i think that too, its like im lying to myself, but as i said, i have very uncomfortable environment. apartment block, no garage, only basic toolset and scan software. its enough for majority of work, but still. some makes and models require specific types of tools (looking at you germans). so theoretically i could probably replace basic suspension components and brakes. draining motor oil would be an ass thing and probably would end up me being arrested because neighbours would see me spilling oil all over tarmac. and i get it. nobody wants to live in a smelly and dirty shithole, not even talking about >muh environment. oil just doesnt dry out by itself. and you know what anon. since im not that wealthy, i own relatyively old shitbox. that said, it doesnt even matter if its rusty shitbox or not, no matter what, SHIT will still get stuck/corroded and shit. i have encountered this bullcrap and it made me rage like a literal ape. all went well until you snap a bolt or smth. i said fuck this shit and ended up giving car to a shop for them to fuck with it. i dont even have welder or smth to heat that bolt and remove it. nor do i have any other power tools.

>I mostly learn by doing shit same as you, the most important part i guess is the workshop manual and severe autism, which would be perfect for everyone on pol

yes. but even more useful are comprehensive tutorials by some dudes on forums. or youtube videos. sometimes tech literature is too detailed, wastes precious time

pic related my ex

>>513484485
>That owner's manual did not explain how to adjust the valves. It did explain that, although antifreeze looks like a sports drink, you must not drink it.

The stupid lawyergames fucked usa up in alot of ways. Small businesses going bankrupt because a retard tripped on the stairs

>>513481590
>BMW in their wisdom with late models decided to take out the oil dipstick, and made it so you have to rely on the onboatd computer to know how much oil you have, and what condition that oil is in. Not only can this possibly fail, but it's absolutely stupid too.
Bro I love old-school BMW and I absolutely hate what the modern fags that work there now have done.

I have a newer truck, and outside of rebuilding major drivetrain components, everything is just remove and replace. I just did my whole front end ecause you can't buy ball joints, CV joints, bushings, or any other wear and tear part. You have to buy the whole assembly. Fortunately the assemblies are actually pretty cheap, a control arm costs what I would expect a ball joint and bushings to cost and I get a brand new arm with it. Sensors used to be a pain because you needed a dealer tool to reprogram them, but someone released an app that mimics the dealer tool so I bought that for $100. I do only buy OEM parts and sensors because I've been burned too hard on aftermarket parts over the years and OEM usually only cost 15% more.

Nigger we poor

>>513484630
> apartment block, no garage, only basic toolset
Just do it. Ive jacked up cars in apartment blocks with success. Fuck what people think if they see you, you’re saving money.
> draining motor oil would be an ass thing and probably would end up me being arrested because neighbours would see me spilling oil all over tarmac
That’s why you don’t flush fluids at home unless you have a lot of buckets and pairs of gloves. When my coolant hose busted it stained the concrete because it leaked all over the place and I had to scrub it off, was a huge pain.
> oil just doesnt dry out by itself.
You have to use oil displacement chemicals and then cardboard to soak it up. Specifically cardboard. Paper won’t work and neither will a mop.

>>513481499
The cheapest used car for sale in my town is $11k. A new gaming PC with parts from manufacturer just cost me $1,500

>>513484809
Ball joints and bushings will be the next thing I do but I can’t do that shit solo so it’ll be off to ford and theyll want 2k for the job so that’s fun

>>513484630
Nice, a golf4, gti? Thats a turbo one right?

Yeah apparments and working on the street is a challenge indeed.


Oil change is easy and the action or some other cheap shop sometimes sells these oil catchers, you put in under the car and remove oil drain bolt. Most of those have a schenktuit to pour it in another cant to dispose it later. I always use empty wiperwashflued cans to fill them with oil.

>>513484501
Oh I am, but once you go past simple stuff you have no chance as it's proprietary parts or hidden behind some IT tools. Like my clutch on my Alfa sperged out, I can't just repair/replace the clutch, nope it's the entire engine element that had to be changed and that's 2009.

>>513484413
I just to that. Full restoration and maintenance is done at home or a friends place if it goes over my abilities. The car just werks and replacement parts can be source from junkyards.

>>513483031
You've got a T37 error on your RX338 chip. What do?

>>513484972
Look harder retard, plenty of cheaper cars on the private used market

>>513479407 (OP)
I have 8 cars that only get repaired in my garage. They range from 6 - 62 years old. I don’t know that I’ve used a mechanic in over 20 years

>>513484707
I hate people who can't be expected to find a dipstick and want a computer to tell them if it's ok...

You don't hate them,
enough.

>>513479407 (OP)
I always used to work on my own cars back when you could actually see the engine and not a shit ton of emissions controls. Now it seems as if you spend most of your time disassembling auxiliary components just to get at what you want to work on. Respect to the guys that have the patience and skills to do all that.

>>513484809
>I do only buy OEM parts and sensors because I've been burned too hard on aftermarket parts over the years and OEM usually only cost 15% more.
Same. Some parts absolutely have to be OEM or you will have endless problems. It is so goddamn annoying. It's like the engineers who work for the aftermarket NEVER EVEN TALK TO THE GUYS THAT DESIGNED THE OEM SHIT. It's pure objective retardation and there's no excuse for it in 2025 & beyond.

>>513479407 (OP)
not worth it for cars made after 2016-2018
too many specialized parts that need specialized tools that need to be activated by a dealership and the parts wont even last a decade and manufacturers drop platforms after 1 or 2 generations so old parts wont work on new models.
meanwhile i can still walk into an O'Reillys and buy any specific part i need for my 99 s10.

>>513479407 (OP)
modern cars are basically devices now like your phone with computers shoved in every inch

they're impossible or impractical to repair

>>513484995
Bullshit, it's easy as hell. Does upside-down land have parts stores where you can rent the specialty presses for free?

>>513479407 (OP)
Because I drive a Toyota and not a Shitsubishi.

>>513485083
modern cars dont even come with dipshits anymore

>>513482511
It's on purpose. On some modern car you have to take out the entire engine to just replace the exhaust gas recirculation valve. Or, just to change a light, you have to disassemble parts of the chasis or remove parts of the engine.
It's fucking retarded and they're doing it on purpose so you bring it into a certified workshop.

>>513485103
It's not that sinister, it's that they have to reverse engineer and frequently don't have access to OEM tolerances, they have to guess which leads to parts that are out of OEM spec being sold.

>>513485044
yeah for $2k you can have my 2008 GM car that's rusted to the bone.
And to OP's points, pretty much anything around me under 4k is 'tow away when you buy it'

>>513485171
modern cars have plenty of dipshits. dipshits are the only people thatd buy this garbage.

>>513483338

>words words words

sucks to suck I guess

>>513485125
Modern cars are just consumer disposable grade shit like cellphones.

Yes.

>>513485083
It's funny because if the sensor malfunctions, it will keep telling you to add oil. Had a BMW the customers put like 13 quarts in. Dipsticks don't malfunction.

>>513485253
Buying used stuff is one of those things where you just have to set alerts on Craigslist or fb marketplace and check every day till something decent comes along. Impatience people get fucked but that’s how it goes.

>>513484630
If you have to just drive it to the forest and spend a day working on it out in the bush where no one can bother ya.
>>513485132
> Does upside-down land have parts stores where you can rent the specialty presses for free?
probably actually, or I could ask a mechanic to borrow one for some cash. I dunno if I’d trust myself tho, never done joints before I don’t even know how to get to them.

>>513485192
you germans were the pioneers for that retarded engineering philosophy.

>>513479407 (OP)
I've replaced every thinkable bit of my 2005 pumpe duse golf, head gasket twice, camshaft, juiced in 6-gear box after original ate itself, 4 alternators, 2 starters. The funny thing , shit breaks all the time, but its so dirt cheap and simple to repair there's no excuse for not fixing it myself.
I've had Mercedes before which was bullet proof as opposite to this vw nuisance.
On the other hand , I've had 300k in 5 yrs and the golf is still going strong.

>>513484925
>Just do it. Ive jacked up cars in apartment blocks with success. Fuck what people think if they see you, you’re saving money.
Fuck rubber-neckers in the mouth dude. I'm a mobile mechanic. The ONLY time someone has EVER given me flak for what I do, was a karen in a golf-cart. I told her I would stop right now, she left, I finished the job, never worked in that exact area again. Easy. Even someone who comes up and squawks at you doesn't actually give a fuck. They are NPC's reacting to their immediate environment. And if they do call the cops (the odds are so low), the cops are gonna be more annoyed that dipshit called them than they're gonna be with you.
>Sir you're not allowed to be a hero and save this person's ass from a car break-down & massive expense
nobody is ever gonna say that to you lmao, skilled mechanics are assets, not liabilities.

>>513485192
yeah the full front bumper removal for headlight change is a nasty gotcha

>>513485348
Thank Obama for getting rid of all the classic beaters that could have been fixed.

>>513485103
>engineers who work for the aftermarket NEVER EVEN TALK TO THE GUYS THAT DESIGNED THE OEM SHIT
kek, you expect the chinks that steal or reverse engineer the tech to talk to Americans or Germans that have the patents?

>>513484925
>Just do it.
done it dozen of times. feels like everyone judges you. jacking up your car isnt illegal, i meant that stuff like oil change is barely legal without proper equipment. besides, oil changes these days (atleast in my shitbox) cost rather cheap. so id rather pay them to do this dirty job. btw, you have to dispose oil in a certain way, you cant just throw the bottle in food related container. it has to be given to recycling company. too much hassle and its literally dirty shit. also fixing car in the open pisses me off. change of weather is unpredictable this summer.
>hat’s why you don’t flush fluids at home unless
yeah, well, flushing fluids isnt even that emergency job. can wait. not even that crucial honestly. timing chain replacement. brake line replacement. suspension parts replacement is what matters.
>You have to use oil displacement chemicals and then cardboard to soak it up
ye yez

>>513483022
>>513483022
>You complained about the consequences of capitalistic rent-seeking
No I did not. liar.
>>513483022
>yet still contort into some diatribe
I will not simplify my argument for retards.
>>513483022
>blame it on imaginary "commies".
Cars turned to shit beginning with emissions controls and exacerbated by save-the-spotted-owl overregulation.
>>513483022
>Go eat lead paint and drink from lead pipes, you retarded nigger.
Your commie housing block is far more likely to have lead pipes or copper sweated with led.>>513483022
>Your kind are such contemptibly stupid and pig-brained subhumans it's truly mind boggling.
Well, it's easy to boggle a commie.

>>513480841
this. there are 500 different retarded computer chips that can fail in a car now.

>>513485132
specialty? what kinda nigger shit are you working on with specialty ball joints and bushings?
>buy a $100 press kit off amazon
fucking losers dude

>>513479407 (OP)
too expensive, modern cars are built to break faster, and built to make repairs impossible

>>513485561
>you have to dispose oil in a certain way, you cant just throw the bottle in food related container
i thought everyone knew to just put it in the new oil container and take that to the auto store to have them dispose it.

>>513479407 (OP)
Nobody owns shit to repair anymore and bulk buying is expensive for one part, also companies aren't bulk buying from China to sell us stuff individually in order to kill rights to repair. Investors literally own the entire system and it's their rules.

>>513485490
So $800 79k miles.

You take cash right.
Ill have it in a rubber band at the DMV.

>>513485069
>look at me
>look at me
>I am the mechanic now

>>513484630
>tutorials by some dudes on forums. or youtube videos. sometimes tech literature is too detailed, wastes precious time
Yeah but you have to watch like 5 videos because 4 of them are doing it wrong and you have to figure out which one it is. Same with forums. Some faggot on reddit did a nice engine bay diagram write-up of a Tacoma but labeled the evap hoses wrong and nobody fucking caught it. Just get a service manual.

>>513485664
It's not impossible, but the average mechanic will quit.

>>513485379
Take off everything attached to the front knuckle, remove front knuckle, press out upper and lower ball joints, press in new ones, change the tie rod ends while you're at it, remove control arms, press out old bushings, press in new ones, put everything back. For a first time it's like a 4 hr job. On top of a set of wrenches and sockets, you need a torque wrench and torque specs for your suspension.
In the states, professional mechanics are nearly universally people with substance abuse problems, I always figure that anything a junkie can do I can do better.

>>513485402
> Fuck rubber-neckers in the mouth dude.
100%. Ive never had one day shit, usually people who see you doing it are more impressed than anything. Like a “good on them” kinda vibe. I’ve seen ppl fixing their cars and i would never in a million years say shit.
> I told her I would stop right now, she left,
That’s exactly what I always thought would happen if confronted by a Karen npc lmao. Like they don’t expect you to be that in control and it takes them by surprise when u offer to just stop.
> the cops are gonna be more annoyed that dipshit called them than they're gonna be with you.
fucking lold

>>513479407 (OP)
>Why didn’t boomer men teach their sons anything?

>>513483222
Had a similar issue with a broken TV I had, new projection bulb was just $50 less than the cost of a new TV.

>>513485397
Based

>>513485779
Despite what boomers would have you believe it's not historically normal for a father to come home and drink beer while watching sports either at his home or at a bar.

Because cars are a scam and I'd much rather have horses like we did for centuries, no repairs needed just grass and some water. Fag. Amish were right aakkk

>>513485523
I get it, but either make aftermarket shit illegal, or give them the know-how to do it properly, otherwise what are we doing? Just fucking around and hoping the knock-off shit is good enough? That's so incomprehensibly stupid I can't stand it.

>>513485715
Greys at the tire store.

We can't get the hubcap covers off.

You got a fucking blow torch right?

Your fucking awesome.

>>513485914
Horses fucking suck and are still expensive

>>513485662
Presses are specialty tools, like timing lights, spring compressors, or everything else that is for one or two parts. Even axle nut sockets are specialty.

>>513485585
Society only ever gets better in spite of people that think and act like you.
Drink bleach and die you stupid subhuman.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqtrNXdlraM

>>513485561
Oil change is one thing I’d probably go to a shop for, but if it’s a standard job don’t feel embarrassed anon. Be proud to work on your car
> feels like everyone judges you
nah fuck them, and fuck that. Look them in the eye and nod at them like you are proud
> btw, you have to dispose oil in a certain way
I know. I’ve heard of ppl just driving to forest and dumping their oil on the ground and the oil fucks up the nature. Easier to just pay a shop to deal with it.
>>513485775
U make it sound very easy anon, knowing me I would fuck something up with torque spec lol

>>513485760
I do agree, even 1 high quality video is never enough to be 'sure'. But after 5 you do get enough 'wrongs' to be knowledgeable enough to actually do the job.

Oh yeah a service manuel would be nice but I'm not intrested in being fucking raped everyday, everymonth, just to get access to their nigger manuals that should be FREE

>>513485676
yeah exactly. Every auto part store has a massive tank in the back. just dump your stuff in there for free. They like to pretend to care who dumps how much oil, there's a sign-in sheet or whatever, but it's free, quick, and easy.

>>513485914
>no repairs needed
They get sick at times.

I fixed my honda with sandpaper glued to a tile after it overheated. It has 340k miles now.

>>513479407 (OP)
>Cars (and most new products) are specifically designed to be hard to repair and fragile
>reeee why aren’t you repairing things like people used to
Gee anon it’s a mystery

I am 6'7" and 260 lbs
my hand fits around a basketball
I can't fix shit because I am a giant and no space was created nor intended for someone my size

>>513485999
As long as it's cheap, aftermarket is good for keeping dying shitboxes limping along long enough to find a better shitbox.

>>513485007
>Nice, a golf4, gti? Thats a turbo one right?
hell yeah, a rarity these days. pic related

>Yeah apparments and working on the street is a challenge indeed.
another issue is lack of motivation anon. im 100% certain when a person is dedicated - nothing stops him. its not like working on your car on the street is illegal

>>513485103
> Some parts absolutely have to be OEM
100% accurate. i had to replace twice or thrice some plastic part near an engine because 3rd party chinese/polish part was deforming due to heat. plastic was just of poor quality. had to cash out on OEM

>If you have to just drive it to the forest
haha anon, i once did. nearly shat myself when disassembled car half way and couldnt assemble it back meaning i would be stranded. fuck that. too risky, unless youre with your buddy with a spare car

>>513485397
high mileage old golf. forget about reliability, you will replace everything. ask me how i know :^)

>>513485676
if they accept it lol. 99% of the times container gets dirt, eh too much hassle. oil is not a problem

>>513485760
>reddit threads on fixing cars
dont do it. old school forums only. that is if your car is old enough and forum is still alive, most of them are lost to time, your only hope is wayback machine archive then. for my ex mk4 golf i found pelicanparts website (US based) had some good tutorials for literal ape dumbasses (like me)

>>513479407 (OP)
Real info on how to DIY is nigh-inaccessible these days. And the gov is coming after the free internet so soon we’ll be turbo fucked. Also, everybody is working or slaving 24/7. If they dont then they dont have the money for one single spare part so forget fixing anything.

>>513485806
how good is fucking fixing shit
90% of consumer retards will buy a whole new object and lose the entire cost whenever something fucks up but a smart person will tear it down and fix it for x10 cheaper

>>513480980
I have a Chinese ute that may as well have been made in the 90s its so simple. Meanwhile my friends drive Ford rangers that have so much safety shit and computers they have to get them repaired at the dealers. All the computers / emission control stuff and safety gear is ridiculously consumer unfriendly

>>513485775
>In the states, professional mechanics are nearly universally people with substance abuse problems,
I know you didn't ask, but a lot of people subconsciusly become mechanics (fixers) because there's unfixable shit in their life that's tearing them up inside. A lot of drug users aren't like
>drugs wow awesome I love this
they just want an excape from the pain. It's not a good coping mechanism, but that's why it happens so often.

>>513486375
Oh Christ don't try to fix that new Car with a blow torch.

>>513479407 (OP)
I was never taught how to do anything like this
t. 1996 model

>>513486035
YOU MAY think that way, but
nah nigga, its 2025.. a specialty tool is something that the 'general' ball joint press kit from ama-zone can't do because a engineer made sure of it.
OK yeah timing lights are specialty because its ancient fucking technology. We line up timing marks on cams and chains in 2025.
spring compressor? what kinda spring we talking kike?
Maybe you could say they are automotivice specific specialised.. but they are no where near specialized tools or "one off" for john deeerrrr

>>513486075
german giving tips on 'society'.
post of the year, mohamed

>>513485027
Unless that chip got dirt on it, I eatin it.

>>513486335
> nearly shat myself when disassembled car half way and couldnt assemble it back meaning i would be stranded. fuck that
yeah no don’t do that hahahahah if you’re fixing something that is like it’s going to render the car inoperable if you don’t fix it then don’t go to a forest
I just mean like if you’re doing something easy
You could paint a car in some remote location instead of doing at home sort of thing or some other minor job

>>513486217
Wow you did it, how many miles after the headgasket replacement?

I was gonna try that too but the engine rebuiltshop could deck it for 60euros, so i did that

>>513486383
Kek I bought my ute for next to nothing because the 'ac was broken' and she was quoted 2k for repairs. Replaced the blower motor for $50 from wreckers and good as new

>>513486112
>U make it sound very easy anon, knowing me I would fuck something up with torque spec lol
It's simple, not neccessarily easy depending on the specific vehicle you might have to take more shit apart. You're not going to fuck up the torque spec any more than the guy you hand $2000 to will. Look up the specs and buy 1 or two torque wrenches that can handle the range of specs and you're good to go. You can also just look up what control arm assemblies cost and replace the whole thing which only requires the skills needed to remove and install nuts and bolts. Last thing is make sure you get an alignment after any suspension work

>>513479407 (OP)
Because engines in first world countries look like this now

>>513486689
For comparison

>>513486596
Yeah might just do the whole control arms desu. Solid advice tho ty
>>513486591
oath mate, love a good fixer upper bargain that just works after some easy dumb shit

>>513486217
Does the sealing surface deform with time due to thermal cycle stress and deformation?
Was there also a blowout or just gradual leakage?
I guess they'd use a specialized surface grinder in a "professional" setting, right?
Any idea how close this is to flat or is gradual smoothness sufficient and flatness is just the efficient general purpose process with this being the more artisanal one-off approach?
Nice going either way, owning a car is a pain but one is often screwed without one as well.

>>513486499
Your entire argumentation on the issue of repairability is terminally diluted and deluded with your boomer-tier lead-brained retardation and absurd conjecture about "commies".
Shut your maw, you stupid dog.

>>513486468
Ok, go to vatozone and see the range of "specialty tools" you can rent for free, feel free to argue with them over what constitutes a specialty tool.

>>513486466
Me neither man, selflearn everytime i wrench. I started with moped when i was 16 i guess.

You have the same car but model 1996?

>>513481585
might as well change those freeze plugs while you have access

>>513486849
Repeating oneself doesn't disprove a thing I said.
Even a shit tier engagement bot has at least an argument.
If you're anxious, just take a few deep breaths, lol.

Updating my old car.

>>513487002
That's true, I have tried but never got into it (I had a moped too, but was never good at repairs and got someone else to do them). I meant I am a 1996 model human, so I am not quite a zoomer but not fully millenial either. I have always had stuff done for me and never learned to do things myself, and am a totally clueless adult as a result desu

>>513479407 (OP)
How about no one owns a home so if they try to change their spark plugs on the side of the street they will get robbed by niggers. That should be clear enough for you.

>>513487113
If you want some advice get yourself a basic bike or bmx and ride it around until something breaks, then learn to fix that
Bikes are extremely easy to learn with
Once you can fix any problem that arises with the bike move onto something more complex like a computer or a car
A car is just a bicycle with extra parts

>>513486539
overheated at 220k due to a failed thermostat, I watched "that" youtube video and mostly just wanted to see if I could do it.

>>513482626
All modern cars are like this. It's fucked. The trend is for everyone to ride those nigger escooters.

>>513483338
Damn you sound gay as fuck. Shut up, faggot.

>>513479407 (OP)
Neighbors will turn you into the police for making any smells or sounds over 20db (unless you're a nigger in which case laws do not apply to you)

>>513487081
I reject your retarded premise.
Technology got worse due to capitalistic rent-seeking behavior.
Environmental and pollutant regulations are orthogonal to that at best and in some ways aid the planned obsolescence that is desired most by the very companies building harder-and-harder-to-repair things as well.

>>513483041
>>513483043
OBD software should be the first thing you buy.
Even if you decide to have a shop do the repair you'll know if the mechanic is bullshitting you.

>>513486849
Overheating causes the mating surfaces to warp, other causes are aluminum heads on cast iron block that expand at different rates under thermal load. Shops usually deck the block with a mill. There's a machine shop close to me that decks blocks for $100 if you bring in the prepped short block. You're looking for flatness perpendicular to the head bolts so sandpaper on a tile may work or may make things worse depending on how you position the block. I do that shit when I rebuild small engines because if I were to fuck it up I can always find another blown engine for basically free, wouldn't do it on a vehicle unless the machining costs went up drastically.

>>513479407 (OP)
price of parts is now outweighing price of replacement

>>513480980

Skill issue.

>>513487214
Cheers Bruce, that does make a lot of sense. I like that idea. It would be good exercise too!

>>513487459
Thanks, I'll remember that when I literally blow a gasket instead of just figuratively when arguing with retarded facebook "conservatives".

>>513487426
My neighbour actually loves it, hes an old pensioned truckdriver, like semitruck. He’s always curious what in wrenching on this time.

Depends on the peoples i guess, mostly like the ozzy said, people kinda think its cool you work on it

>>513487067
This is why I have a love-hate relationship with doing my own work. Every two hour project becomes much bigger since when I start taking shit apart I keep going while telling myself "as long as I'm doing x, I may as well do y."

>>513482876
Europoors will brag about ripping their engine down to the pistons to replace a headgasket with a shitty $5 composite gasket that will blow again in 20K miles instead of spending $50 on an MLS gasket

I got tail end slammed at about 20 mph at a stop light a block away from the house.
I was waiting for it.
Like fuck it I am not even going to run the light and I know it's coming.

Guy out out with a neck brace from the last crash.

I took $2 and called it even.

He keep telling me he'd got to the ATM and get more money.

I said give me whatever is in your wallet and we will call it a day.

Fuck new cars.

>>513479407 (OP)
Too many people these days were raised by people incapable of fixing their own things, that had the money to just pay someone else to fix it for them or replace it outright.
And now there's "people" that think they're entitled to getting a free top of the line car every four years because their parents did it.

I repair all my shit. I have 3 vehicles. A civic hatchback that I had to fix up that I got for dirt cheap. A nice jeep cherokee that I use as a woods rig, and a chevy k2500 for hauling and towing. All easy to work on, with plenty of parts availability.

Civic and jeeps are both 1999. My chevy is a 1988. Mechanically simple, with the perfect blend of creature comforts.

>>513487450
yep yep, you just cant go wrong when shit costs a few bucks. lifetime item. i have one with bluetooth connection. i dont even need the cable anymore lmao. just hook up to the car and connect via android smartphone.

>>513479407 (OP)
I fix stuff. AMA

>>513487435
You are correct, it is why those saftey and environmental standards are pushed by the big companies that have to comply with them. Those companies know they can mavigate the red tape, but smaller companies will be pushed out, and new companies will fail to gain a foothold.

>>513487606
Cool cars

>>513486075
Too soon man..also Nanachi fluffy tail

>>513487502
Np bong I used to be shit scared to tackle anything car related so I get it but once I learned how to fix a bike it became second nature

once you fix your first car problem and learn that it can be done you will gain confidence, is a good feeling when something fucks up and you fix it and are back on the road

I have popped bike tyres in the middle of literal nowhere and fixed it on the side of the road because I carry spare tubes and it’s always a relief having that knowledge an being able to make it home you know

>>513479407 (OP)
Sorry grandpa but modern shit has too many proprietary components to make sure you can't repair it. You had it better in your day, we now live in a dystopia because you never challenged the corporations and billionaires.

>>513487085
Meanwhile in Lithuania

>>513479407 (OP)
I mean I’ll do my oil, tires, air filter and fluids. Maybe even some minor electrical or ac.
But when the duel clutch automatic transmission went out? Fuck the fuck off.
Fortunately the closest shop I barely made it to was in fact legendary for this exact problem. $1200 and a month later she was as good as new. I still send “tater automotive” a Christmas card. That whole ordeal convinced me to get my head out of my ass and be responsible for my financial life, something my dad tried to do for decades

>>513479407 (OP)
I still do but it feels like more effort than it used to

Im tired hitler

>>513487502
99% of car and bike problems can be fixed with a small wrench, pliers, a knife and a tyre pump
I have hand pumped car tyres to 30psi with a $2 bicycle pump before

>>513487597
>were raised by people incapable of fixing their own things
consequences of good life. notice how poor regions like south america or africa fixes shit out of thin air by using some metal scrap and bare hands. they dont thrive with dreams of learning something. theyre forced to do so because they have no money. in developed countries its a no brainer. you just drop your car at dealership, pay and get back on the road. only ones in 1st world countires who can do their job on their own are older generations, way way back, early post ww2.

>>513487589
dear american, we dont do it for fun or just for keks. we dont earn enough to drop several K's on some minor repair. come to europe and see the streets. you wont see any nice or pimped cars. atleast not in common areas. monaco and high end places may have luxurious cars. rest of europe drives shitboxes like ford fiesta and some german premiums - think audi a6 with 2.0l diesel which isnt anything to brag about in USA

>>513487582
literally an exception of a person at this point. old grandma would probably despise you lmao

>>513487949
The problem isn't the foam, it's that it's ALL OVER THE FUCKING RADIATOR INTAKE

>>513487949
No accounting for taste as you would expect in a former SSR but the talent is there.

>>513487861
That’s right but at least they paid me a hefty salary to do so. Meanwhile you kids do it for free

>>513487774
So the enshittification is at the behest and driven fundamentally by corporatism and capitalistic rent-seeking instead of these nebulous "commies" you gesticulate about.

>>513487816
As she so are we in an abyss, seemingly only able to descent, without the possibility of ascending again.

>>513487067
Whats a freezeplug? I changed so much extra shit, when i was done i saw the injectorrubbers all fucked up so i ordered new ones also delaying the whole shit again. But yea it feels good to replace extra shit while everything is open for sure

>>513487861
This is the golden age of repair. Most products are built to be openable and repairable. Parts are widely available and reasonably priced. Fasteners, connectors, components are highly standardized over a wide range of devices.

>>513488051
Psssht grills are vastly oversized for most use cases

>>513487617
Good to have, but pretty much all auto parts stores have a code scanner now. Even perpetual aparment dwellers can basically rent every tool needed to do everything short of rebuilding an engine from parts stores. I even saw wrench and socket sets for rent the last time I went once they start renting engine hoists people will be completely out of excuses. The only sad thing is that it looks like haynes and chilton don't publish anymore. That's a shame because they had awesome detailed writeups for everything including tons of schematics and wiring diagrams

>>513479407 (OP)
Why repair things when you can just take out a loan and do an email job 8 hours a day for the next 6 years to pay it back?

>>513488077
I don't do shit as I no longer own a car. I'm leaving this 3rd world country this year. American Dream was a lie.

>>513487949
>>513488067
>they don't just get their women BOGGED, even the cars are BOGGED.com in "the east"(TM)
Impressive.

>>513479407 (OP)
don't all you fags ride bicycles or some shit

>>513488204
Exactly son fighting the man takes time and money ain’t nobody got neither. Hopefully you are brown, and if not, are off to impregnate many brown women

>>513485257
>>513487367
>come to thread asking why people don't repair their shit
nah here's your response, please keep this grift of paying mechanics at garages and reward vehicle companies by making it increasingly difficult to repair your vehicles. cheers car faggots

>>513488135
Not who you were originally arguing with. I hate commies and corporate oligarchs with equal passion. Hail Victory.

In combat preparedness simulators they actually teach you how to perform basic car maintenance on vehicles that may or may not be broken down or need work in an apocalyptic environment
Things like how to siphon petrol with a hose, putting water in a radiator to prevent overheat, duct taping split coolant hoses and knowing how to wire start a car can literally save your ass

>>513484413
>Would be cool to wrench on your own 60s porsche, mechanical machine
depends on the model, I don't know about 1960's models but I know the 1980's turbos you had to crane the engine out to change the oil

>>513488156
>proceeds to post drawing of 100+ year old technology used like depicted mostly in low tech tooling

>>513488267
The Netherlands car infrastructure is also impressive and the fact that they have a full-spectrum view of transportation and city design leads to synergies of different modes of transportation, better space use, better living spaces in general and superior financial viability of developments.

>>513479407 (OP)
Honestly, my job is to fix the dies that make car parts. I'm not fixing my own cars. I don't know how. People always think that because I fix the things that make the car parts, I can fix cars. Not true.

>>513488267
You buy food at the store like a fucking normal person!

Or fucking what Karen?

Uhh really.

Uhh really.

>>513488200
>Good to have, but pretty much all auto parts stores have a code scanner now
even better.
>The only sad thing is that it looks like haynes and chilton don't publish anymore.
teutonical amount of work by haynes. probably earns close to nothing from those books, especially when they get posted online for free. thats why it probably got discotinued. moreover your books get obsolete as time goes by. cars are being replaced every few years. whereas literature from sveral centuries ago written by greeks are still being read today

>>513488405
Yeah, nvm
I'm just switching back and forth.
Closing the tab now.
For a better future - death to oligarchy, death to oligarchs, fellow human.

>>513479407 (OP)
Because I chose to learn to repair computers instead. Now I get paid $100/hour base rate, which means that if my car breaks down, I can just pay someone to do it. It's called division of labor.

Unrionically I just dont have the fucking space to do so

>>513479407 (OP)
>2004 Mustang
I try to fix my own stuff, but it's basically impossible. So much is hooked up to computers and sensors. Unless you have a car from before like 2001, you can't really change much outside of windshield wipers. Hell, even a my 2004 has crap that connects back to the computer. It's brutal.

Of course, with how complex cars are now, it almost makes sense to just pay a guy to fix it instead. Why spend 4 hours just trying to swap out breaks when you could just pay a guy to do it in half the time while you sit in air conditioned comfort?

It sucks, but it's the way of the world now.

>>513485027
look up the error code, look up the chip, you know use my brain?

>>513488153
>Whats a freezeplug?
Plugs that cover the coolant passage holes that are left in the block as part of the casting process. Easy to replace.

>>513480980
I have done 90% of all the work on my 2016 cadillac ats... you can even drop the transmission pan to put a new filter in it, the turbo is as accessible as my old skylines. Workable cars do exist still.

>>513483338
Then it's not a question of smarts it's a question of access to resources. If someone says "i have no shop space or tools" that's a good enough reason why you can't repair your car and I won't give you a hard time. But saying "it's too complicated" legit just means your dumb.

bad partsd

Another useful thing to have on hand is a 12v battery charger/maintainer. There have been several times where I had a battery that was too "dead" to even jump start, but then after putting it on the charger for a few hours it was totally fine again.
Also stuff like spare oil, fuel, air filters, belts, spark plugs and coil. An assortment of fuses in the right size for your car, anything like that to keep on hand so you don't need to make a trip to the autoparts store or wait on a delivery if something fucks up.

>>513479407 (OP)
I hate that normies don't demand simple to work on cars / demand repealing safety laws that have insane perverse incentives

>>513488579
Brakes are so easy though
literal 10 minute job

>>513487435
>capitalistic rent-seeking behavior.
Commies make lousy Marxists.

>>513488712
Fuck I need one of those so bad
> There have been several times where I had a battery that was too "dead" to even jump start, but then after putting it on the charger for a few hours it was totally fine again.
Same.

>>513488724
Yeah, that was a bad example, but the point still stands.
>inb4 nuh huh, I could do it in 20 minutes with my hands behind my back

My first crash was on a international tractor with a stump to the bush hog.

>>513488371
The last time you were able to truly repair a car we still had strong unions. You let the corporations and billionaires gain too much power gramps, because you didn't want a side effect of brown people benefitting too amd instead wanted to live vicariously through rich people to feel a false sense of superiority. So now no one can fight the man anymore, outside of other major world powers at this point. BTW, the US is a brown continent, White people can't survive here without Eurotrash immigration.

>>513488888
fucking checked

>>513488712
Actual good advice. I also carry coolant and test mine before winter to make sure it won't freeze on me.

>>513488579
Computers in cars aren't ideal, but they aren't as bad as you think. Everything may be connected to the ECU, but they are all designed as isolated systems to facilitate repair at the dealer. Automakers are going the way of the military, where everything is remove and replace. There isn't much that only a dealer can do except very early in a platforms lifecycle where no one has come out with the tools yet.

>>513482511
It’s more an electrician’s job now than a mechanic’s.

>>513482041
Yeah, mostly because it's difficult to work under the hood because everything is so compacted in. We replaced an alternator, and something else, a serpentine belt, I think it was. What a pain in the ass just doing that was.

>>513479407 (OP)
It's not repairable. It's deliberate.
ECU is dead? None available? The vehicle is parts.
Planned Obsolescence.
https://youtu.be/ANxhQ4wUiMQ

>>513480980
what a load of shit, do you think modern mechanics are just magic or something you retarded ass urbanite yuppie faggot?

>>513488153
those bottle-cap looking things
there's coolant behind them

>>513488971
No it's worse.

Update failed plz buy a new car.

>>513488888
Wtf? Checking them!

good information here
https://youtube.com/watch?v=zsDKa0DmcNs
https://youtube.com/shorts/tmSJvk__1Tc

>>513481585
Based enjoyer. Don't let them get you down.

>>513489061
O shit those come off? I didnt know that. It doesnt look like something that has to be replaced that often thoughverbeit.

Are those plastic or metal caps?

>>513488153
Freeze plugs corrode from the inside and leak.
Had to drop the tranny to get at 1 of 3 that were leaking.
Replaced all 3 with boiler plugs.
Use the permanent Loctite on the threads.

>>513483437
Sweet. Those cars made from back then, extremely easy to work on.

>>513480841
The vast majority of car maintenance hasn't really changed in decades. But once you get into computers and electronics yes, shit's ridiculous.

>>513488576
This is a big part of it here as well. Apartment kids never learn because they will tow your car/kick you out. Suburb kids don't learn because the 2 car garage is BARELY big enough to park in and karens will fine you for parking a car on the driveway/lawn.

>>513489016
Buy an aftermarket ECU then. My buddy did that to replace the RENIX system on his XJ, they're a little spendy, but work just fine. They also vastly simplify the process of shutting down emissions sensors and idiot lights. If I ever get to the point of a dead ECU I'm going with an aftermarket one and I'll just run standalone gauges with a dead DIC. All your fuel injection system really needs to know is when to pulse and for how long, which is really only governed by a few sensors. You can run generic standalone gauges for everything else you would want to keep an eye on.

>>513488772
It's one of the inherent internal contradictions in an order of unrestrained profit-seeking systems.
They do provide better productivity at the outset.
When initially the order was feudal systems, serf systems and other such corrupt monopolies they historically came in and replaced them.
There was a power vacuum that was filled up with many actors and companies.
They consolidate and then become functionally increasingly similar to the feudalists/serf drivers/apparatchiks they claimed - at some point perhaps legitimately - to replace with an alternative.
Your mantras are worthless non-analysis of the situation "our" economy and economic system and society is in.

>>513484231
That "cash for clunkers" was a really bad idea.

>>513489381
They're metal and pressed in.
Drill and use a dent puller or pry out with a screwdriver.

>>513489381
They're metal, cheap, and easy to replace. Do it while you have access
>>513489483
I don't know that I'd trust rubber any more than metal, it's not like freeze plugs go out often enough that I'd feel the need to try a boiler plug.

>>513479407 (OP)
wat

my house is literally a shop with at least $40k in tools everywhere. i fix, solder, build, repair, upgrade everything. most people aren't as skilled and smart as they claim to be

there's no way a woman would ever tolerate this, so I'm living my best life right now

>>513489562
I learn everyday it seems

>>513479407 (OP)
the same reason they aren't cooking

>>513489342
It wont. You into fixing shit too?

>>513484485
>I was reading about a guy who bought a vintage Ford pickup, like from the thirties. It had the original owner's manual with it. The manual explained such things as adjusting the valves to get rid of tapping. He also had a newer Ford pickup. That owner's manual did not explain how to adjust the valves. It did explain that, although antifreeze looks like a sports drink, you must not drink it.

That's another factor. Population IQs have been dropping, yes, even among Whites.

>>513485069
Nice

>>513484707
Mid 80s BMWs are top tier. It's tragic what has happened to them.

when was the last time you saw a commercial that advertised built to last a lifetime ans made for easy self maintenance. me neither.
at least the new car has apple car play, that makes up for it.

>>513490000
fucming checked

>>513485103
They literally do not talk to each other. They're employed by different entities they're not sharing information. The aftermarket is reverse engineered with measurements and tools. It's like the chilton repair manuals. They figure it out and deliver a suitable product with an asterisk. Im sure back in the day you could call up Ed at Ford to shoot the shit and get actual specs or meet up at a industry show or whatever. Not so much anymore I'm sure.

>>513489858
corporate planned obsolescence and force consumer culture are part of that. They don't want you to know how to fix it, they just want you to buy a new one

>>513485069
man. I couldn't drive a Camero, makes me feel like a total shitkicker

>>513490056
if they would make cars last eternity, no one would buy new ones. and with amount of aftermakret parks - manufacturers would go bankrupt

>>513479407 (OP)
>Why isn't anyone repairing their shit anymore?
Honestly it's from corpo assholery making it god awful to repair anything - from making it literally illegal to fix their shit, to not having spare parts available, to flat out making it impossible to open the damn thing. Add to that computerization of everything making shit 1000x more complex than it needs to be, of course requiring PROPRIETARY software and PROPRIETARY repair equipment to even think about getting into your enshitified product.

Repairing stuff is an attitude from the old days when we weren't jewed into PROFIT MUST GO UP bullshit, and we had literal chains - Radio Shack - that let you maintain and repair crap. Now outside of the few doodads that cars regularly need - oil, batteries, filters, you can't get shit for replacement products. You have to special order ANYTHING electronic now, good fucking luck getting a resistor or capacitor from a brick and mortar store.

All that fuckery just makes people give up. Why repair a shit box when it's forcibly out of date and unsupported 3 years from introduction? Fuck trying to scan and 3D print a replacement part - I don't get paid to reverse engineer shitty plastic chinkware.

And don't even get me started on TOOL COSTS. Thousands of dollars spent on tools that get used like twice? When you could just rent a pro that has all the tools he needs and can do that shit in a thousandth of the time it takes your dumb ass to do it. I can't beat Sharmart's oil change price. The amount of labor and fuckery I'd have to do just to replace my oil far exceeds what it costs to have them do it. Literally NO savings, especially due to the recycle/disposal laws here. Not saying I can't do it - I can, but god damn when I've done DIY projects half the time I regret that shit monumentally.

>>513490000
>>513488888

>>513479407 (OP)
Everything is purposely built to be as difficult as possible to repair now so that the consumer throws the product they paid for away and buys a new one, or they take it to a brand certified repair shop where they can price gouge like fucking crazy. Just one of the innumerable consequences of (((capitalism))) and (((free market trade)))

>>513489037
I can't even pay someone to repair my car. They replace entire large sections of the car and its computer system still claims the thing is broken.

>>513490324
Blessed thread

I have a 1999 dodge dakota that i maintain and have owned for 12 years:
>onyl two times it was beyond my skill level and had to take it to a mechanic
>it has only cost me a total of 6500 to own and the mechinc repairs and parts. and $40 a month to insure.
Feels good man. I wish women liked old trucks thinking about buying a used 2023 bmw to get 18 y.o ass.

>>513489105
I don't know of any ICE vehicles that disable the vehicle if some forced system doesn't update. I already pointed out aftermarket ECUs being a very viable option. I grew up driving vehicles from the 60s and 70s, while they may be simpler, they required more frequent maintenance and reaching 100k miles without some kind of major rebuild was basically unheard of, all the while getting 10 miles to the gallon. Learning programmable ECUs isn't some herculean task and does allow for a more powerful, more reliable, and more effecient vehicle that you control. People have just gotten used to a million different comforts and driver safety features that you could just eliminate if you wanted to and turn your "complex new car" into something on the level of mid 90s complexity and reliability, which in my opinion was the best balance between reliability, maintainability, safety, effeciency, and cost.

>>513485125
Hell, computers actually got better to work on. The XLibre fork of XOrg was an awesome thing to happen this year, and it's you can run and play around with a Linux distribution like it's 1999 all over again, except it's not stuck in 1999. Cars have computers, yes, but they could be much easier to repair if the software on them were free software in the Richard Stallman sense, but the car makers don't want to do that because they're greedy fucks.

>>513489037
You can’t repair modern cars because they were broken when they came off the lot

>>513489483
Good tip. will have to check next time the exhaust manifold comes off. Its all back together now

>>513490381
>buying a used 2023 bmw to get 18 y.o ass.
That’s a vibe

>>513489723
Gracias

>>513479407 (OP)
I found some good bikes near my trash a few months ago shortly before losing my license. All they needed were tire repair and oil. Now I'm working on repairing myself. I couldn't believe how long it's been having a bike. Almost crashed a few times at first lel

>>513489723
>I don't know that I'd trust rubber any more than metal
This was the back of a small block V8 just inches from the firewall.
There was no way to hammer or drive that plug in straight.
They held for years.

I've never run into issues modern computer cars have with mismatched serials or bad firmware because I dont have a new enough car to have those problems. Just the typical problem of "I have one car and I hope I get to work then back home tomorrow and I have to call out of work to get a problem looked at. Not enough free time to fix it myself.

The crapification of cars is just another way to steal wealth from you, feature of the central banks. What would you sacrifice to be free?

I would give up AC and my smart phone, to which I am talking to you right now, to be able to have a single family income that I got out of high school support my wife and 6 kids without concern for saving for retirement and regular vacations, earning equivalent of 100 oz of gold a year, a front door I can leave unlocked and capital punishment for violent criminals.

But no, our ancestors said, hey this paper money ain't so bad and this constitution that gives no authority for the IRS is totally fine, sounds hard holding politicians accountable. So now it's my problem and I won't make the same mistake by kicking my duty down to my children. The greatest generation was the one from 1776 and it seems to me we haven't had a good one since the mid 1800's, every generation after 1900 was full of pussies who'd rather invade smaller nations than take on their own government. Total SIMPs. This is how we got feminists, your grand papa was a simp.

>>513479407 (OP)
Why is the valve cover off outside? You're going to get dust in your engine. If the car is worth replacing the head then it's also worth a cylinder head recondition. Which you need to get a engineering shop to do. Looks like you could have got a new engine for a few hundred USD.

>>513481322
Laughs in ek civic.

>>513485760
Getting a Chilton and Haynes manual is good as well.

>>513490056
> built to last a lifetime ans made for easy self maintenance
Deflationary systems do that anon.
Inflationary ones create disposable products.

>>513490742
Fair enough, I wouldn't have pulled the motor either, but that poster already had the block out of the vehicle so I'd reccomend an OEM replacement.

>>513490858
Well i have to tighten the bolts from the head, cant do it with the camcover blocking it?

And im not in the outback so the valves can breathe some fresh air here

>>513479407 (OP)
I was raised by a single mother and had no father figure, that's my excuse.

>>513491073
Just open things with screwdriver and go from there

>>513491073
so was I. and i was building engines at age 19. And turning high output alcohol powered engines at 22. nobody showed me anything.

your excuse is bullshit

>>513481585
Is that beater worth pulling the head off? Must have had a blow head gasket. You're fucked if the block deck is warped or cracked. That's one fuck of a lot of work for a ragmobile.

>>513487494
No, the car makers have unironically made it more difficult to repair on purpose. That's why the right to repair movement has become a big thing.

>>513491123
>Just make things worse bro
Even though I never had a real father and never learned any "fatherly lessons" I did become a blue collar tradie, I know my trade well it's just auto mechanics were never my thing.

>>513480841
More complicated than most people think. Even with a OBD2 reader there's still no guarantee the expensive ass part you buy to replace yourself is going to fix the problem.
Parasitic draws are some of the worst.

>>513491073
With the amount of information available and the fact that you can rent everything from autozone for free, your only limiting factor is disagree to do the work and transportation while your car is down. When I drove beaters I always had two so one could be down for an extended time. Cash for clunkers kinda wreched the market though, you can't buy an '89 corolla with 200k miles on it for $300 anymore.

>>513479407 (OP)
Parts cost is how they get you. For example, an air-conditioner compressor for a 2023+ Prius Prime is $5000.

>>513491275
Even if I had the time and resources to start learning auto mechanics I have nowhere to work on a car. I live with my mother and she would screech at me.

>>513486335
I realized it wasn't reddit, it was Tacomaworld. Doesn't matter, people still post wrong shit on the internet. Nothing beats the official service manual, Haynes will do in a pinch, but get the real one.

>>513479407 (OP)
These kikes intentionally design it so that you can't do it without specialized tools.

>>513487606
Nice. Keeping them in a garage protects them from the elements. I knew an old guy who drove his 1981 Lincoln Continental from when it was almost brand new to 2007, and he only got rid of it because it ended up developing a hole in the back floorboard, which probably could have been easily repaired with some welding. Kept it in an underground parking garage at his apartment, which protected it.

>>513487774
Yep. Classic regulatory capture.

>>513479407 (OP)
whenever i hit up the junkyards i always see cars that look practically new just sitting there. and im not talking about junk cars either
>>513480841
>it is too complicated
no its easier than ever! all you have to do is watch the vid on youtube

>>513491436

Right to repair...1776 2.0.

>>513486182
Not to mention you have to feed them every day, even when you aren't riding them.

>>513488067
Man, driving on cobblestone like that can't be great. Even though I love cobblestone.

>>513488156
>This is the golden age of repair.

If that were true, there wouldn't be a right to repair movement underway.

>>513488371
>are off to impregnate many brown women

Based single mother maker pusher.

>>513488712
Trickle chargers are definitely a good investment.

>>513491647
that's awful. middle age women are selfish and awful. i totally get it, been down that road

>>513490130
Also true.

>>513479407 (OP)
I don't care anymore

>>513488030
Lol no. We have to deal with rust here at the DMV metro due to salt on the road during winter time.
Time = Money.
Need a couple battery powered tools and propane/MAPP torch.

>>513490441
Rossman fought and won, helped pass right to repair legislation. he's got a yt video on it

know what these scumbag manufacturers did? changed the connection protocol to some proprietary wireless stuff, which was outside the scope of the law as written. chiefest of scumbag moves.

>>513487649
Do you have a billion tools and machines? It seems quite easy to accmmulate machines and tools for specific cases that you only rarely come across. Are there workshops that you can rent time out to fabricate some part?

>>513488579
>Why spend 4 hours just trying to swap out breaks
They'll do a half ass job like not lubricating the caliper pins or replacing seized caliper pins. Some times they'll put a used part from the junk yard, instead of the new one you paid for.

>>513491808
Damn straight.

>>513482953
Sleep tight, vroomer.

>>513487949
>most gangster widebody award.jpg

very impressive. picture very relsted

>>513488156
>This is the golden age of repair.
>Parts are widely available and reasonably priced
exactly! you can look up how to repair everything and know exactly what you need beforehand and even watch vids of people doing it. you can order anything you need instantly online. the biggest cost of repairs is labor

>>513492479
Yep, huge assholes. Based Louis Rossmann is still fighting against this bullshit. I hate modern auto makers so much.

>>513492893
speaking of which California is scanning for remaps and checksum changes on ECUs now as of a year or two ago

i now tell them to cram it up themselves, and got out of state plates. meanwhile all marine and tractor diesels are exempt driving all over the coast and highways. proud highway tax dodger

>>513479407 (OP)
I asked the electrical safety guy about companies making stuff harder to repair and they went on a huge rant. UK plugs are moulded from a single block of plastic rather than having a screw so you can split it open.
Tumble dryers now require you to support the drum to fix a specific component (thus requiring a large specific contraption that you could only find in the factory). Previously the tumble dryers were designed so the component could be fixed without needing to keep the drum up.

>>513493146
Fucking California retardation. Even my blue state of New Jersey hasn't gone full retard like that, and actually has relaxed some of the regulations regarding vehicle inspection. Probably the best thing that fatass Chris Christie ever did.

>>513490441
>car makers don't want to do that because they're greedy fucks
perhaps also because the government doesn't want you to remove the government telemetry (i assume that exists) (tho i guess they could just try harder and make it a separate component)
FOSS printers still aren't a thing
>>513492479
So you can do reflashing and update the software etc., but they made it impossible to connect to the computer in the first place?
Devious