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[vetali]

4 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

Tire #2 lol 

big oof. Another pot hole?

[bcredeur97]

5 hours ago, vetali said:

big oof. Another pot hole?

 

I wasn’t driving again! So I can claim it wasn’t my fault twice xD 

 

we replaced it all good (for now)

[vetali]

5 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

I wasn’t driving again! So I can claim it wasn’t my fault twice xD 

 

we replaced it all good (for now)

At least that situation would condemn any tire, regardless of wheel size lol.

[Bitter]

4 minutes ago, vetali said:

At least that situation would condemn any tire, regardless of wheel size lol.

Nah, just toss a plug in it and loop it through the sidewall for extra security.

[bcredeur97]

3 hours ago, vetali said:

At least that situation would condemn any tire, regardless of wheel size lol.

Lol. We drove almost 600 miles with that in there lol 

 

so lucky 

[bcredeur97]

2002 miatas like mine are going for 5 figures now what the heck 

 

this market is stupid 

[bcredeur97]

So uhhh my parents may have traded in their QX80 for a fully loaded q7 while I was gone xD 

[Bitter]

Oil change done, it's nice having time to do things slow and lazy. Ended up using almost the whole 5qt jug between the engine and filter, I think the fluid extractor got more oil out than the drain plug because I could let it sit overnight and pull more out again the next morning. Added 4oz of Hy-per Lube Zinc Replacement additive, VVT clatter at hot engine idle seems to be gone which is nice. I'll have to see how it is after a drive tomorrow to make sure the brakes are cleaned up.

Also, took it through a touchless wash for the first time since I fixed my drip channel leak and good news my leak is in fact fixed!

[TVwazhere]

16 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

2002 miatas like mine are going for 5 figures now what the heck 

 

this market is stupid 

I bought the ST in 2016 for $21K

 

I could theoretically get $17-19k for it nearly five years later. 

 

If I wanted something different I definitely would trade in right now (assuming I could find anything I wanted) I had a dream I saw the new Bronco's on the road...

[Bitter]

Have a 2017 Chevy Malibu 1.5 turbo in for hard brakes/won't stop, engine light on, stalled, and reduced power.

 

Found the problem, vacuum pump drive off the end of the exhaust camshaft has shattered on the pump side and possibly damaged the camshaft. Also now it doesn't start, bulletin says this can happen if the exhaust position reluctor has shifted or been bent. Probably going to need a camshaft and a vacuum pump. I predict this will be a safety recall soon, since it causes sudden stalling and loss of power brakes. Car was a bitch to stop even at parking lot speeds on warmup idle! I can't imagine rolling 20mph when that fails.

[the gamer that is bad]

3 minutes ago, Bitter said:

Have a 2017 Chevy Malibu 1.5 turbo in for hard brakes/won't stop, engine light on, stalled, and reduced power.

 

Found the problem, vacuum pump drive off the end of the exhaust camshaft has shattered on the pump side and possibly damaged the camshaft. Also now it doesn't start, bulletin says this can happen if the exhaust position reluctor has shifted or been bent. Probably going to need a camshaft and a vacuum pump. I predict this will be a safety recall soon, since it causes sudden stalling and loss of power brakes. Car was a bitch to stop even at parking lot speeds on warmup idle! I can't imagine rolling 20mph when that fails.

Good to know stay away from that when looking for a car

[Bitter]

Mmmmmm yeah high performance cooling fan.

 

[bcredeur97]

5 hours ago, Bitter said:

Have a 2017 Chevy Malibu 1.5 turbo in for hard brakes/won't stop, engine light on, stalled, and reduced power.

 

Found the problem, vacuum pump drive off the end of the exhaust camshaft has shattered on the pump side and possibly damaged the camshaft. Also now it doesn't start, bulletin says this can happen if the exhaust position reluctor has shifted or been bent. Probably going to need a camshaft and a vacuum pump. I predict this will be a safety recall soon, since it causes sudden stalling and loss of power brakes. Car was a bitch to stop even at parking lot speeds on warmup idle! I can't imagine rolling 20mph when that fails.

^ why I don’t buy American economy cars in a nutshell lol 

[bcredeur97]

6 hours ago, TVwazhere said:

I bought the ST in 2016 for $21K

 

I could theoretically get $17-19k for it nearly five years later. 

 

If I wanted something different I definitely would trade in right now (assuming I could find anything I wanted) I had a dream I saw the new Bronco's on the road...

I’ve seen Bronco Sports but yeah waiting to see the real one lol 

[vetali]

6 hours ago, Bitter said:

Have a 2017 Chevy Malibu 1.5 turbo in for hard brakes/won't stop, engine light on, stalled, and reduced power.

 

Found the problem, vacuum pump drive off the end of the exhaust camshaft has shattered on the pump side and possibly damaged the camshaft. Also now it doesn't start, bulletin says this can happen if the exhaust position reluctor has shifted or been bent. Probably going to need a camshaft and a vacuum pump. I predict this will be a safety recall soon, since it causes sudden stalling and loss of power brakes. Car was a bitch to stop even at parking lot speeds on warmup idle! I can't imagine rolling 20mph when that fails.

Funny joke, its a GM. It wont be recalled until it kills about 20 people.

[arnavvr]

3 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

I’ve seen Bronco Sports but yeah waiting to see the real one lol 

I was looking at the new F-150 Lightning, considering I could get one for $10,000 off ($7500 federal + $2500 CA). Looks pretty good for $30K

[Bitter]

2 hours ago, vetali said:

Funny joke, its a GM. It wont be recalled until it kills about 20 people.

Yeah, I know. I guess soon is relative...

[bcredeur97]

4 minutes ago, arnavvr said:

I was looking at the new F-150 Lightning, considering I could get one for $10,000 off ($7500 federal + $2500 CA). Looks pretty good for $30K

It’s really not a bad option. Very useful vehicle. 
 

charging infrastructure sucks for anything but Tesla right now but it’ll keep getting better and better 

 

and if you only need it to drive in your own town it’s a no brainer really. Why would you get the gas one? It’ll just break more and cost more 

 

heck, I want one. I’m just too cheap to justify spending $30k on a car period lol 

[arnavvr]

2 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

It’s really not a bad option. Very useful vehicle. 
 

charging infrastructure sucks for anything but Tesla right now but it’ll keep getting better and better 

 

and if you only need it to drive in your own town it’s a no brainer really. Why would you get the gas one? It’ll just break more and cost more 

The electric one is actually cheaper than the gas one lol because of the tax credits. Seems like a no brainer.

[Bananasplit_00]

Anyone got a good DIY fix for a worn bearing race? Took out the secondary shaft and saw that one of the ball bearings was busted and had spun in its race quite a bit so now the race is worn and the bearing won't sit tight in it. Idk if a new one will either but this bearing will sit tight on the non worn part so I have a suspicion a new one won't sit tight either.

[Bitter]

If the bearing spun then it's not the race that's damaged but the part the race seats on or in. Spun means the races were turning instead of stationary in terms of a roller or ball bearing. For an engine, spun means the bearing shells are turning with the crank/cam.

 

If the bearing race won't sit tight it's time to replace the part it fits into. Sometimes you can get lucky with some green loctite but if it's something that gets hot then probably not going to last. Maybe some epoxy when you press it in would hold it, but you'd need some darn good stuff and probably have to scuff the surfaces up to get traction for the adhesive.

[bcredeur97]

do you guys see a growing market for electric car conversions? I guess more in particular for special/classic cars

[OldFord76]

Was driving with some friends and saw this absolute BEAUTY, I think its a Rolls-Royce, but I'm not sure. 

[Bitter]

17 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

do you guys see a growing market for electric car conversions? I guess more in particular for special/classic cars

At some point, yes. Hopefully the EPA/NHTSA will allow it!

[vetali]

On 6/2/2021 at 5:31 PM, bcredeur97 said:

do you guys see a growing market for electric car conversions? I guess more in particular for special/classic cars

I think we are gonna see a significant uptick in conversions here in a few years. Then stuff will catch on fire, explode, etc and laws will make it much harder.