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wesleywillis posted:One gently caress of a giant vacuum leak? In this scenario, with the butterflies closed, how is it getting enough fuel? Surely not enough for full rev would be flowing with them down?
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taqueso posted:Leaving them on the car seems really common, but I took mine out (it's easy to do on my car so why not?) Recommended grit seems to be anything from 400 to 6000, what did you wind up using?
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# ? May 25, 2020 17:03 |
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Tai-Pan posted:In this scenario, with the butterflies closed, how is it getting enough fuel? Surely not enough for full rev would be flowing with them down? It doesn't take much fuel to hit redline at no load. Jaded Burnout posted:I need to restore my headlights as they're pushing the limit of legal here. Am I going to be safe using a random orbital sander while they're still on the car, masked off, or do I need to fully remove them? I've looked at the removal procedure and it's a pain in the rear end. I've done it on two vehicles leaving them in. Use multiple layers of masking tape and check it regularly, it is really easy to burn through.
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# ? May 25, 2020 17:06 |
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IOwnCalculus posted:I've done it on two vehicles leaving them in. Use multiple layers of masking tape and check it regularly, it is really easy to burn through. This was my worry. Since spelling it out here I've decided it's too much trouble right now, so I'll probably just give them a really solid clean and leave it at that for a while. I was going to just give in and take it to my local place but they're all shut down, and MOTs have been extended 6 months anyway, so I have until 2021 to get it sorted.
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# ? May 25, 2020 17:09 |
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Jaded Burnout posted:Recommended grit seems to be anything from 400 to 6000, what did you wind up using? I'm actually just getting ready to spray clearcoat over 600 grit today. There was some discussion in the detailing thread*. As I understand it, 4-600 grit is great for paint to stick to and it will fill in the sanding marks. If you don't want to clearcoat, then I would go all the way to a plastic polish. *https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3474488&pagenumber=94#post505031037 e: thinking about it more, I'd be worried about getting overspray somewhere bad if they were still on the car when doing a clearcoat; mask things super good
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# ? May 25, 2020 17:28 |
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taqueso posted:I'm actually just getting ready to spray clearcoat over 600 grit today. There was some discussion in the detailing thread*. As I understand it, 4-600 grit is great for paint to stick to and it will fill in the sanding marks. If you don't want to clearcoat, then I would go all the way to a plastic polish. My assumption was it's just a sand and polish operation, surely they don't clear coat the headlights?
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# ? May 25, 2020 18:34 |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W83P9VjQ7E&t=577s Anybody try it with brake fluid like this? 😬 3m sells a kit here in the States, and it comes with wax protectant. https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/company-us/all-3m-products/~/3M-Headlight-Restoration-Kit
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# ? May 25, 2020 18:45 |
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Jaded Burnout posted:My assumption was it's just a sand and polish operation, surely they don't clear coat the headlights? It depends, you can absolutely do it without clear coating. Clearcoating provides a uv protection layer to reduce future oxidation and yellowing. Some car headlights are clearcoated from the factory, I have no idea if it is all of them though.
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# ? May 25, 2020 18:53 |
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Huh. TIL
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# ? May 25, 2020 18:55 |
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Charles posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W83P9VjQ7E&t=577s Nope but I might have if i'd seen this a week ago.
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# ? May 25, 2020 19:40 |
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Hmm. The car could do with a proper clean and polish, maybe I'll mask off the lights enough to chuck a similar solvent on and then buff them along with the rest of the car. I've got a buffing pad for the ROS so that would remove (or reduce) the risk of burning through the paintwork.
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# ? May 25, 2020 20:07 |
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You can also sometimes tape on some cardboard tucked into the gap between the headlight/bodywork depending on the car if you are worried about burning through a tape-only mask.
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# ? May 25, 2020 21:42 |
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Autoexec.bat posted:You can also sometimes tape on some cardboard tucked into the gap between the headlight/bodywork depending on the car if you are worried about burning through a tape-only mask.
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# ? May 25, 2020 22:02 |
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Yeah don't kill your paint please.
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# ? May 25, 2020 22:11 |
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Oh hey topical, this just dropped on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDB5U4QUdD0
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# ? May 25, 2020 22:33 |
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I used a 3M drill powered kit a few years back and it did a great job. Still have the gallery on imgur: https://imgur.com/a/U4ZTn. It still looks good although I could've done more with the finer grits to get rid of some of the scratches from the heavier grit. The only bad part was the polishing compound flying all over the place. If I had expected it I'd have used some newspaper to mask the area just to catch it. I used this sealer afterwards but I've only reapplied it a couple of times so I'm not sure I'm using it right: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051PJWQW/
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# ? May 25, 2020 23:05 |
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Jaded Burnout posted:This was my worry. Since spelling it out here I've decided it's too much trouble right now, so I'll probably just give them a really solid clean and leave it at that for a while. I was going to just give in and take it to my local place but they're all shut down, and MOTs have been extended 6 months anyway, so I have until 2021 to get it sorted. I squeaked mine through with toothpaste and a rag and lots of elbow grease, if you're really up against it I'm sure cutting / polishing compound would be easier than Colgate Also if you have a Dremmel or similar that'd do it, with the right head (ie the polisher not the router) would be precise and save your elbow
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# ? May 25, 2020 23:10 |
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Charles posted:Oh hey topical, this just dropped on youtube I'll vouch for the Sylvania kit. I used it on my Mustang a while back and they came out great. Yeah, it's a little work with the hand sanding, but that UV goop at the end really makes the kit. Would recommend.
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# ? May 25, 2020 23:19 |
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Is it possible to replace old and chipped door window trim with some particular kind of weather stripping from a hardware store? I don't really want to spend $90 for two pieces that are going on a beater.
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:I'll vouch for the Sylvania kit. I used it on my Mustang a while back and they came out great. Yeah, it's a little work with the hand sanding, but that UV goop at the end really makes the kit. Would recommend. I really like the Sylvania kit as well, I've used it on every car that's passed through my hands. I just picked up a 3M kit with the drill adapter for the first time because I had some credit that was about to expire at Oreilly.
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Charles posted:Oh hey topical, this just dropped on youtube The 3M kit in there is what I used on both my WJ and my CR-V immediately before selling.
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How long/much elbow grease is there with the Sylvania?
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Colostomy Bag posted:How long/much elbow grease is there with the Sylvania? It's hand sanding so it's a bit of effort. I pulled the lights out of the Mustang when I did it because they are piss-easy to remove. I just sat down with a bucket of water on the ground and the light on my lap so it was pretty mindless. I took my time with it so it took me maybe an hour and a half or so for both lights. It's not hard work, but you need to use enough pressure on the paper to get through the oxidation and remove scratches. I feel like it would be a bit of a pain with the lights still in the car, but if you tape everything off well and set yourself up in a comfortable work position, I don't think it'd be too bad.
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Colostomy Bag posted:How long/much elbow grease is there with the Sylvania? Very little. I'll n-th the Sylvania recommendation.
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# ? May 26, 2020 17:22 |
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Brake fluid leaking from the banjo bolt. Conventional wisdom says leaking brake fluid is the caliper, but could it be the brake hose in this case?
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# ? May 26, 2020 19:42 |
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Minto Took posted:Brake fluid leaking from the banjo bolt. Conventional wisdom says leaking brake fluid is the caliper, but could it be the brake hose in this case? Sure. Does that clear things up? Oh, that only applies to blue cars.
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# ? May 26, 2020 19:53 |
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Motronic posted:Sure. :| Ok, fine. I'm sorry. Right front caliper and brake hose(both probably original), 74k mi on the clock, pad wear is normal, but long brake pedal travel. Caliper piston boot looks good. Brake fluid at the banjo bolt and on the rubber coming from the banjo bolt--almost like whoever did the last brake job let the calipers hang by the brake hoses. I'm fairly certain that the hose is bad, but I was hoping for other opinions since the rudimentary Internet searching I did pointed to visible brake fluid always being a bad caliper.
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# ? May 26, 2020 20:01 |
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Or the banjo bolt isn't tightened. Or the o ring on it is bad. Like with anything else, clean it all and make it leak again to see where it's coming from.
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# ? May 26, 2020 20:04 |
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Ask your SO/friend/neighbor or whatever to step on the brake pedal. You'll find real quick. Good thing is soft lines are sort of easy to do.
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# ? May 26, 2020 20:27 |
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If I try to use a multimeter to find a current leak in a diesel with two batteries, can I just measure using one pair of cables?
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# ? May 26, 2020 20:31 |
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If they are in series, yes. If they are in parallel, no.
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# ? May 26, 2020 20:53 |
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Is there a benefit to having the dealer install a hitch, other than they in theory are more familiar with the car than a third party? I have a 2020 Forester and need a hitch. Subaru wants $340 for it + $280 for the install. I found a local place that'll do the hitch + install for $270. I'm fine paying the premium at the dealer, but wondering if I'd be better off saving ~$300 and going elsewhere. I'm in Brooklyn for what it's worth.
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yoohoo posted:Is there a benefit to having the dealer install a hitch, other than they in theory are more familiar with the car than a third party? What are you using the hitch for? What class? The install looks pretty easy to DIY. Failing that, I would do the $270. If they do hitch installs they’re probably more familiar with the install process.
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# ? May 26, 2020 21:56 |
I installed the highest rated hitch I could find last week. Unless they need to drill into the frame there are no special skills involved.
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big crush on Chad OMG posted:What are you using the hitch for? What class? The install looks pretty easy to DIY. Mostly to carry a bike rack but will need to be able to tow a uhaul trailer from time to time. I don't have the space I'd want to do it myself, I'm fine spending the money to have it installed. But it sounds like there's no real benefit to having the dealer install it.
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# ? May 26, 2020 22:11 |
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wesleywillis posted:One gently caress of a giant vacuum leak? meatpimp posted:That was my thought. Air has to come in somewhere, and if the butterflies are shut, welp. Well, the balance bar itself has a big intake on it, so I am not really sure how much a "leak" would play into this. Then again, I am stupid.
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Tai-Pan posted:Well, the balance bar itself has a big intake on it, so I am not really sure how much a "leak" would play into this. Then again, I am stupid. So this comment is a big wtf for me, what do you mean? Is there an unmetered hole in your intake somewhere because yes that is a problem. And one you could cover and see an instant change. Also earlier you said the butterflies "seem closed when not running" is there a way to see them while it is running? Like air cleaner off and maybe a mirror or something I'd the access is weird?
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# ? May 27, 2020 04:13 |
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I have no idea how TPMS works, and have never had a car with TPMS and multiple sets of wheels. Is there any possibility of interference? I got a car used with winter tires and wheels on it in January and it started throwing TPMS warnings this winter every once in a while; I just swapped the wheels over last weekend and driving it everything seemed to be fine until the moment I pulled into the garage, when I got a warning again. The extra set of wheels is naturally in the garage right next to where the car is parked. Is there any possibility of this being an issue, or is something else likely going on?
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# ? May 27, 2020 04:47 |
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Bought an electric car. One day a couple years ago it decided not to charge when plugged into any charger. Brought it to the dealer and they're like: "yeah that's weird, it's not charging on ours either. OK, we did a systems reset with our specialized computer and now it charges, we'll let you know when we figure out why it happened in the first place." Few years go by, they never find a cause, and my car does it again. Bring it back to dealer "Sorry, it's out of warranty now, it'll be $200 to look at it." That doesn't sound fair if they never solved the issue in the first place back when it was in warranty? I guess I'm in a bold new "internet of poo poo" future where my car will brick itself unless I have a proprietary tool to turn it off and back on again? Can I press the issue with them? I have it on paper that they were supposed to find a cause/fix for the issue and never did, so in my opinion my warranty "ticket" was never really closed. Would Small Claims court do the trick if they're stubborn? Zero VGS fucked around with this message at 06:23 on May 27, 2020 |
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Steve French posted:I have no idea how TPMS works, and have never had a car with TPMS and multiple sets of wheels. Is there any possibility of interference? I got a car used with winter tires and wheels on it in January and it started throwing TPMS warnings this winter every once in a while; I just swapped the wheels over last weekend and driving it everything seemed to be fine until the moment I pulled into the garage, when I got a warning again. The extra set of wheels is naturally in the garage right next to where the car is parked. Is there any possibility of this being an issue, or is something else likely going on? There are some cars that use wireless sensors. What kind of car is it though, please.
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