Horrible Mechanical Failures: Looks Like the Tin Man's Undies After Taco Tuesday

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revmoo: May 25, 2006; #basta

I'd seriously be pissed if I had to let some random fucker take my brakes apart for a forced inspection.

# ¿ Apr 25, 2010 20:16

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# ¿ Apr 28, 2024 08:19

revmoo: May 25, 2006; #basta

Rhyno posted:

Local Ford Dealer did this to people all the time while I worked there.

It's an old tactic. Doesn't make it legal.

# ¿ May 2, 2011 23:28

revmoo: May 25, 2006; #basta

Yeah I don't get the gear oil hate it just smells like oil to me even scorched atf.

Brake cleaner(either type) or simple green though, those things are absolutely toxic.

# ¿ Jul 13, 2011 01:38

revmoo: May 25, 2006; #basta

Shroomie posted:

Speaking of oil and failures, I caught my dad pouring non-detergent SAE 30 into his 5.4L F150 the other day

Wtf. You need to stage an intervention.

# ¿ Jul 21, 2011 01:14

revmoo: May 25, 2006; #basta

Wow I just looked up the neon crash test. This is 40mph:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N13KOM1OpFY

This is my e36 from a similar year range (early 90s):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8CjyFj1tWo

Airbags would have helped but the passenger compartment stays intact.

# ¿ Aug 21, 2011 15:13

revmoo: May 25, 2006; #basta

I'd take it to Napa and ask them to machine it just to get their reaction.

# ¿ Sep 15, 2011 22:41

revmoo: May 25, 2006; #basta

...at 30-100 psi.

I'd probably still do it though.

# ¿ Dec 1, 2011 16:32

revmoo: May 25, 2006; #basta

GnarlyCharlie4u posted:

I'm actually surprised this many AI posters actually even have A/C.
I think my Ranger does, but I NEVER use it. Not in the 8 years I've had the thing.

I don't know how you live without it. Even in the winter it's useful.

# ¿ Dec 2, 2011 22:04

revmoo: May 25, 2006; #basta

bidikyoopi posted:

Sounds pretty cool but I'm betting if you put 30g of amalgam in the head/sump and let it sit for 30 minutes, it just won't turn over. as soon as one crank bearing seizes you're done and then it's an expensive timelapse. I say turn the engine on, let it idle, and then add the amalgam to the breather vent and record from there.

This is an awesome idea.

# ¿ Feb 1, 2012 23:14

revmoo: May 25, 2006; #basta

Frank Dillinger posted:

Better yet, raise the driven axle off the ground, and really rev the engine for maximum destruction.

Jack the rear up, rev the crap out of it, wait for bad noises and then drop the jack.

# ¿ Feb 2, 2012 01:26

revmoo: May 25, 2006; #basta

Those wheels are stock for that car so I don't see why they would be fake.

# ¿ Mar 20, 2012 20:38

revmoo: May 25, 2006; #basta

Does it bother anyone else that transverse V6's never have symmetrical valve covers?

# ¿ Apr 15, 2012 18:30

revmoo: May 25, 2006; #basta

1/3 of drivers in my city drive with their fogs on at night. 10% drive with their high beams on, day or night. God I hate driving in this city.

# ¿ May 27, 2012 15:41

revmoo: May 25, 2006; #basta

Yeah we don't do inspections around here.

# ¿ Jun 26, 2012 23:11

revmoo: May 25, 2006; #basta

I too have had a harmonic balancer separate. Makes for a weird noise.

# ¿ Jul 20, 2012 22:26

revmoo: May 25, 2006; #basta

Hammer a 3/4 inch socket onto it w/ a sledge. It's easy.

# ¿ Aug 26, 2012 17:34

revmoo: May 25, 2006; #basta

Haha or go to Autozone and look for any socket labeled 'Duralast'

# ¿ Aug 26, 2012 18:14

revmoo: May 25, 2006; #basta

kastein posted:

Might want to rethink that after considering manifold vacuum and the effective area of the throttle plate at, say, 10% throttle... not sure I would trust nylon screws with those kinds of forces.

Nylon-coated.

# ¿ Sep 10, 2012 16:56

revmoo: May 25, 2006; #basta

Someone post the torque guide for air tools again.

# ¿ Oct 25, 2012 05:47

revmoo: May 25, 2006; #basta

Carteret posted:

Working on my Genesis Coupe has been amazing. 2011. Don't know how much can change in 8 years, but My car doesn't even look like a Hyundai.

Yes it does.

# ¿ Dec 31, 2012 22:32

revmoo: May 25, 2006; #basta

I have no problem with plastic intake manifolds but plastic valve covers can gently caress right off.

# ¿ Jan 26, 2013 22:09

revmoo: May 25, 2006; #basta

When I ordered my blower motor (probably the same part), it came wrapped in that form-fitting foam stuff that they pump as a liquid and then dries in the shape of your item.

# ¿ Feb 21, 2013 22:57

revmoo: May 25, 2006; #basta

Kegerator dude :smug:

I pay $1.41 per 20oz pint of craft beer.

# ¿ Apr 9, 2013 22:41

revmoo: May 25, 2006; #basta

Slavvy posted:

They're called bottle jacks, they look exactly like the business end of a hydraulic press but upside down

Why I love this forum.

# ¿ May 14, 2013 00:25

revmoo: May 25, 2006; #basta

It's annoying that they would put a frame rail there and not reinforce it for lifting.

# ¿ May 17, 2013 04:05

revmoo: May 25, 2006; #basta

CommieGIR posted:

Just in time for summer.

# ¿ May 26, 2013 22:08

revmoo: May 25, 2006; #basta

Sucks to be you guys. My state has no inspections, no emissions regs, no front plates, and it's in the south so my lawyer's good-old boy network makes tickets disappear. Of course, the downside is that police are nearly completely ineffectual, drunk drivers are everywhere, and EVERY car on the local used market is hosed.

# ¿ Jun 7, 2013 00:04

revmoo: May 25, 2006; #basta

Slavvy posted:

gently caress yeah motherfucker! Got that sonovabitch out.

You lucky bastard.

# ¿ Jun 12, 2013 22:17

revmoo: May 25, 2006; #basta

Nitr0 posted:

Not really a mechanical failure. More like a stupid user failure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JZoDpLwUp0

Pelican Parts price on a N63 short block: $26509.50

# ¿ Jun 20, 2013 21:21

revmoo: May 25, 2006; #basta

Holy mother of god.

# ¿ Jun 25, 2013 03:30

revmoo: May 25, 2006; #basta

Frinkahedron posted:

Does she work at a slushy salt mine?

Funny but I wonder if a salt mine would be really bad or really good for a car's chassis. Yes there is a lot of salt, but there is probably also going to be the lowest humidity possible. I could see it having a preservative effect.

# ¿ Jun 28, 2013 21:58

revmoo: May 25, 2006; #basta

Phanatic posted:

GM almost certainly is self-insured on that car and doesn't even care who's at fault.

Yeah, I would think that's actually a lucky car to hit. No way it's worth GM's time to pursue that.

# ¿ Aug 6, 2013 00:54

revmoo: May 25, 2006; #basta

It's not just Nissan, I've seen other makes with weak "frame rail" spots. It's time that manufacturer's standardized on what a jacking point looks like. Lives are literally at stake.

# ¿ Sep 25, 2013 22:26

revmoo: May 25, 2006; #basta

After you've owned a BMW for a few years you tend to get pretty good at sticking wheels back on and lining them up. It is a pain in the rear end though.

My understanding is that wheel bolts are marginally stronger, but probably not enough to really matter. I prefer them for looks, but that's about it. Of course my current wheels have bolt covers so you can't even see them at all.

# ¿ Oct 30, 2013 19:43

revmoo: May 25, 2006; #basta

Agreed, it's not that big of a deal.

# ¿ Oct 30, 2013 22:44

revmoo: May 25, 2006; #basta

IT is worse.

# ¿ Nov 21, 2013 01:31

revmoo: May 25, 2006; #basta

Plinkey posted:

I did the same thing. Called a shop to ask how much the radiator and thermostat replacement was on my F150. They quoted me at like 1k parts and labor and I was like 'gently caress that' tore it apart in my back yard on a Saturday afternoon and when I got stuck had a coworker come by because I promised him a 12 pack. The feeling when done was glorious.

Next up is replacing my brake rotors because they are chewed to poo poo for some reason.

This effect is magnified quite a bit when you own a BMW. Blower motor is somewhere around 1500 at the dealer, I replaced it for like a hundred bucks.

# ¿ Mar 4, 2014 23:41