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26 minutes ago, Drak3 said:

Don't lump me in with them. I'm an enthusiast of mechanic design, be it engines, weaponry, or productive machinery. Not a guy with a wrench that reads the marketing garbage AFE/insert other "enthusiast" brand that can't legally warranty half of their products.

 

I fail to see a correlation between people screeching variations of "forced induction is more efficient!!! Reclaimed energy!!!" and anything I've said.

If you can't be civil. Please leave

 

Edit. That goes for everyone in the thread

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24 minutes ago, vetali said:

Like the previous gen rav4s and corollas. Terrible headlights.

Yeah the corollas especially. So freaking bright 

 

I feel like I’m blinded by every other car At night now not just those. 
 

about to cave  and buy a freaking SUV just so I can see at night lol

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7 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

Yeah the corollas especially. So freaking bright 

 

I feel like I’m blinded by every other car At night now not just those. 
 

about to cave  and buy a freaking SUV just so I can see at night lol

Being higher does help with the OEM headlights, wont save you from HIDs in reflector housings though.

 

I am split on a SUV like a passport or CX-5 turbo. Or a truck. I have been test driving a lot of vehicles. Was really hoping to like the newer F150s but the steering is way too light. If you are cruising with just your left hand on the wheel you are all over the place because the bumps will move your hand.

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On 1/20/2021 at 12:50 PM, Real_PhillBert said:

Not crazy far off...

 

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Had some fun in the snow today. Definitely decided I need something rwd soon though. Damn modern cars with their electronic handbrakes

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Some previous owner of my chopper project(probably) : hmm the throttle won't return like it should, well let's just add another spring to the carbs to help it along

 

Issue was that the paint on the handlebar had melted and become goopy so the throttle tube was sticking....

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Yo!

Could someone recommend me a pc software that can read out error codes and live data through those generic BT OBD2 dongles? For some funny reason the app in my head unit cant read out oil temperature and says no errors in ECU so i just want to verify it.

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5 hours ago, jagdtigger said:

Yo!

Could someone recommend me a pc software that can read out error codes and live data through those generic BT OBD2 dongles? For some funny reason the app in my head unit cant read out oil temperature and says no errors in ECU so i just want to verify it.

I use "Torque" for reading my OBD2 bluetooth adapter. 

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3 minutes ago, vf1000ride said:

I use "Torque" for reading my OBD2 bluetooth adapter. 

That is whats on the head unit.

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3 hours ago, jagdtigger said:

That is whats on the head unit.

I don’t know if anything you can use on a PC to be honest... 

 

I know forscan can work with WiFi/Bluetooth obd2 readers (for fords/some Mazda’s) 

 

but that’s it. There’s gotta be something though 

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6 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

I don’t know if anything you can use on a PC to be honest... 

 

I know forscan can work with WiFi/Bluetooth obd2 readers (for fords/some Mazda’s) 

 

but that’s it. There’s gotta be something though 

I know a few but all of them pretty much paid and require their own cable to work..... Torque seems pretty nice but its interesting that it cannot read out the oil temp, highly doubt it could be possible that the car does not have one.... (VW GOLF MK5)

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2 hours ago, jagdtigger said:

I know a few but all of them pretty much paid and require their own cable to work..... Torque seems pretty nice but its interesting that it cannot read out the oil temp, highly doubt it could be possible that the car does not have one.... (VW GOLF MK5)

Quick Google suggests its a combined oil level and temp sensor if you have one?

Is it a GTI? If so this might help confirm if you do have one: https://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/Volkswagen_Golf_GTI_Mk_V/37-ENGINE-Oil_Level_Sensor_Replacement/37-ENGINE-Oil_Level_Sensor_Replacement.htm

Sensor should be under here:

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32 minutes ago, Longsh07 said:

Quick Google suggests its a combined oil level and temp sensor if you have one?

IDK (probably not because it has a rod for oil level checks), dont really have any way to lift up the car so i can look at the underside of the engine. Ill figure out something during the weekend.

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48 minutes ago, jagdtigger said:

IDK (probably not because it has a rod for oil level checks), dont really have any way to lift up the car so i can look at the underside of the engine. Ill figure out something during the weekend.

May still have one. My Subaru has a dip stick and an oil level sensor.

If you can get your arm under the car, start recording video on your phone and wave it around under the car in roughly the right place. Front facing camera is often easier to use imho. Used this a few times to save having to jack my car up 

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19 hours ago, jagdtigger said:

Yo!

Could someone recommend me a pc software that can read out error codes and live data through those generic BT OBD2 dongles? For some funny reason the app in my head unit cant read out oil temperature and says no errors in ECU so i just want to verify it.

Do you have a oil temp gauge in the cluster? IIRC only GTI/R VW's have oil temperature sensors. IIRC coolant temp sensor (which Torque already displays) is used for most of the things nowadays, including warning when engine is cold.

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1 hour ago, Levent said:

including warning when engine is cold.

Big mistake, oil can be still way too cold while the coolant is already at or above 90 °C

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On 1/24/2021 at 2:24 PM, iDeFecZx said:

Had some fun in the snow today. Definitely decided I need something rwd soon though. Damn modern cars with their electronic handbrakes

And so begins the search for the next car 😂

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7 hours ago, TVwazhere said:

And so begins the search for the next car 😂

Already *planned* haha

All goes well I should be picking up an E46 M3 in a couple months time 🤞🤞

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12 hours ago, jagdtigger said:

I know a few but all of them pretty much paid and require their own cable to work..... Torque seems pretty nice but its interesting that it cannot read out the oil temp, highly doubt it could be possible that the car does not have one.... (VW GOLF MK5)

so you have a VW.. I'm gonna say you really should pay the extra money to get a real VCDS cable from Rosstech, it's totally worth it for those cars.

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To be honest, for VAG there's only one working solution - VCDS. I know they're cheap on aliexpress, but you need to know, that they're pain in the ass to use, despite the fact, that they're illegal. Genuine VCDS is really great solution for every VAG car - and they work with every car that supports obd, since early 90s till now...

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10 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

so you have a VW.. I'm gonna say you really should pay the extra money to get a real VCDS cable from Rosstech, it's totally worth it for those cars.

Ugh, 200$ is way out of my price range right now.....

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Anyone else know how high they think the prices of old early to mid -2000s BMWs will go?

 

I've wanted a nice E39 or E60 M5 for a long time, and just as I've started to have the money to buy one, the prices seem to keep going up.

 

Are these really collector cars or will the value eventually come down to reality?

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2 hours ago, arnavvr said:

Anyone else know how high they think the prices of old early to mid -2000s BMWs will go?

 

I've wanted a nice E39 or E60 M5 for a long time, and just as I've started to have the money to buy one, the prices seem to keep going up.

 

Are these really collector cars or will the value eventually come down to reality?

sad to say the price is starting to go up on them

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3 hours ago, arnavvr said:

Anyone else know how high they think the prices of old early to mid -2000s BMWs will go?

 

I've wanted a nice E39 or E60 M5 for a long time, and just as I've started to have the money to buy one, the prices seem to keep going up.

 

Are these really collector cars or will the value eventually come down to reality?

e39, the sky is the limit. e60 has a v10 so thats gonna go up as well.

 

With anything used, buy asap. New car prices are gonna keep climbing to dumb levels and used cars will follow.

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