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jdfording posted:This is a fairly new Dodge Cummins Turbo Diesel. The machine shop/tuner I go to had this dropped off a while ago. This is what he found inside. Apparently this is the 3rd engine Dodge has replaced for this guy. They are not going to cover this one. E: drat, new page --  Not my image; failure attributed to restricted airflow and correspondingly rich mixture.. IPCRESS fucked around with this message at 09:20 on Jul 24, 2013 |
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We had a 2.0L diesel sportage with the R series engine floating around a while back. It had a magic box between the engine ecu and fuel rail pressure sensor, pulled 200awhp. I'd love to know if that car still has a functioning transmission.
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Jul 24, 2013 10:47
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IPCRESS posted:Ford Motor Company would like a word. Nah, they totally fixed that.  See? Perfectly safe now. G-Mach posted:Holy gently caress. How long was the last time the oil got changed in that? To kill a cummings like that is impressive. I'm gonna take a wild guess and say "the last time the engine was replaced".
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Jul 24, 2013 14:44
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Powershift posted:
More like FIREari! 
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Slavvy posted:That sounds doubtful to me. The prius battery is located immediately behind the rear row seat area, it has the entire boot region between it and the towbar/any potential collision. Ok, that's interesting. I know that Toyota Australia refuses to supply a tow kit for the Prius and Hybrid Camry, as one of my friends used to work at a Toyota Dealership and went through their hybrid training.
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You Am I posted:Ok, that's interesting. I know that Toyota Australia refuses to supply a tow kit for the Prius and Hybrid Camry, as one of my friends used to work at a Toyota Dealership and went through their hybrid training. Yup. Toyota NZ here  it's because they aren't rated for it, safety isn't really a consideration. Most genuine towbars bolt up in place of the steel rear crash structure behind the rear bumper; on a camry/aurion you actually throw that part in the bin entirely.
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Odd, here in Europe most towbars bolt to the chassis rails with an additional condemned under the bumper.
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As a Prius owner, I wouldn't dream of towing anything more than my two labrador retrievers. It's just not meant for such things.
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From what I understand the weak link in hybrid towing is the CVT tranny which is only rated to 1,000lbs or so towing.
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DrPain posted:From what I understand the weak link in hybrid towing is the CVT tranny which is only rated to 1,000lbs or so towing. Yup. Remember it isn't actually a CVT in the sense of two pulleys and a belt. It is literally a planetary gearset with the engine linked to one gear and the two motor/generators linked to the other two. The relative speeds of the motors alters the gearing dynamically; there isn't any 'slop' or room for over-loading. Any additional load from cargo, passengers etc is taken up by engine power and MG juice alone.
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Slavvy posted:Yup. Remember it isn't actually a CVT in the sense of two pulleys and a belt. It is literally a planetary gearset with the engine linked to one gear and the two motor/generators linked to the other two. The relative speeds of the motors alters the gearing dynamically; there isn't any 'slop' or room for over-loading. Any additional load from cargo, passengers etc is taken up by engine power and MG juice alone. As I understand, true CVTs aren't great at handling a lot of torque either (which would explain why Toyota wouldn't want the CVT Corolla fitted with a towbar, as mentioned on the last page). Simply getting them to work for everyday driving was a pretty big challenge.
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Cockmaster posted:As I understand, true CVTs aren't great at handling a lot of torque either (which would explain why Toyota wouldn't want the CVT Corolla fitted with a towbar, as mentioned on the last page). Simply getting them to work for everyday driving was a pretty big challenge. I remember reading something on this. The problem isn't in making the CVT strong enough, it's a matter of making it strong enough whilst still being small enough to fit into a normal vehicle. Size in a CVT apparently scales really quickly with strengthening.
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Jul 26, 2013 04:05
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 Don't leave aluminum caps on brass fittings in a wet environment for 6 months, Fuckin things are welded together. A 5 foot long pipe wrench/snipe couldn't break that fucker loose and a hammer, while emotionally rewarding, doesn't do poo poo either.
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Yah, galvanic corrosion's unforgiving. The corrosion boundary layer is (should be) somewhat insulating, so you might be able to attack it with a torch to expand the aluminium over the bronze.
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Jul 26, 2013 07:53
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 Crank pulley decided to make a break for freedom on my 155k '04 320d. That'll probably be the "exhaust rattle" I've been ignoring. For the past 6 months 
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stump posted:
The good news is that it's not rattling anymore.
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meatpimp posted:The good news is that it's not rattling anymore. Well, that's true. Hopefully everything else is OK, going to check over all the pulleys and ancillaries before refitting with new belts. Nursed it a mile home, getting half way before I saw the temp gauge climbing and clicked that the water pump is also off that belt. Don't think it got hot enough to hurt anything though. Automotive Insanity > Post Pictures of Horrible Ownership Failures.
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Polymerized Cum posted:As a two labrador retriever owner, I wouldn't dream of towing anything more than my Prius. Mush!
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IPCRESS posted:Yah, galvanic corrosion's unforgiving. Totally. The after market cooling system parts I've found for the Fairlane all seem to have the same alteration from original spec. The OE parts have steel hose fittings pressed into the aluminium casting. I still have the thermostat housing I took off. i should take a picture. It's cracked, there also appears to be a much older crack on the other side, there's a cavity eaten out around the steel fitting, the steel fitting is corroded, and what amazed me the most is that the mating surface was manufactured with high points. The replacement part is far nicer and I trust it a lot more than the Ford part. Well, I'm off to deal with another mechanical failure and what I consider to be a design failure. Why would anyone put a heater tap in the cabin near the firewall? It's cable operated so it could have been put in the engine bay. I see a future mod coming on. I now have a carpet drenched with coolant 
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General_Failure posted:. I now have a carpet drenched with coolant Could be worse. Could be car sick dog vomit, or worse, car sick child vomit.
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Ferremit posted:Could be worse. That's true. That's never pleasant.
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Just been catching up on this thread. With regards to than crane carrying the turbine assembly that collapsed, did anyone else see this frame from the video: Doesn't that mean that the crane was only rated (werklast -> workload) for loads 15 tonnes lighter than the turbine (16, if the turbine's 75 tons were long tons). I know the engineering rule of thumb is to add in a safety factor of 2 or more, but that shouldn't really be relied on in practice!
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Unwelcome passengers  
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One Eye Open posted:Just been catching up on this thread. With regards to than crane carrying the turbine assembly that collapsed, did anyone else see this frame from the video: The figure one line down "proeflast", meaning test load says 680KN, or 68000kg. "Eigen gew." is eigen gewicht, the crane's own weight. Tsuru fucked around with this message at 20:49 on Jul 27, 2013 |
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stump posted:Well, that's true. Hopefully everything else is OK, going to check over all the pulleys and ancillaries before refitting with new belts. Nursed it a mile home, getting half way before I saw the temp gauge climbing and clicked that the water pump is also off that belt. Don't think it got hot enough to hurt anything though. Automotive Insanity > Post Pictures of Horrible Ownership Failures. Check the overrunning clutch on your alternator, they have an irritating habit of failing shortly after stuff like this, although I can't speak for BMW diesels specifically.
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 Customer said they attempted a DIY fuel filter replacement on their sweet '99 328i and now it has trouble starting and idling. Found these sweet brand new blue point hose clamps on the fuel line. Recommend customer stop attempting DIY stuff.
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DrPain posted:
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stump posted:
Had something similar happen on my 96 Sentra. The belt had been squealing a lot, so I bought an extra belt and was going to get around to changing it on the weekend. I was leaving a stoplight on the way to lunch when there was a tremendous BANG under the hood and a loss of power steering. I looked down to see the battery light, then looked up to see my tensioner pulley race down the street like a scalded cat. It had been slowly working itself loose from the mount. When it finally worked the nut loose, it shot up into the bottom of the hood, ricocheted out the bottom of the bay, and made it about a block before tipping over. Oops.
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I wonder what left this mark in the rotor? Hold up...    Guess someone dropped a bolt in the factory
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Sudo Echo posted:I wonder what left this mark in the rotor? How the gently caress?
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Sudo Echo posted:I wonder what left this mark in the rotor? I actually started laughing out loud.
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Wow, who made that pad? Liability city.
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Looks like they got the full-metallic pad. That's why I stick with ceramic or semi-metallic.
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Reminds me of the "toad found in a lump of coal" stories from the old Reader's Digest "Book of poo poo Charles Fort Made Up".
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Sudo Echo posted:I wonder what left this mark in the rotor? So is that a bolt cut in half? or is it two bolts? Can't really tell.
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Wibbleman posted:So is that a bolt cut in half? or is it two bolts? Can't really tell. The top one is the imprint in the material. I had to stare at it for a while too.
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Sudo Echo posted:I wonder what left this mark in the rotor? Please tell me what brand that pad is so I can never put them on my vehicles ever.
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xp67 posted:I hope they never try working on their brakes. I once had a guy do just that with the rear brakes on his Civic. Tried to do his own rear pads, popped the piston, wrapped the caliper in a plastic bag, and then drove to my shop.
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Sudo Echo posted:I wonder what left this mark in the rotor? This is the most amazing thing I have ever seen 
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