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blk posted:Counselor: OK, for our next session I want you to think of a totem that symbolizes who you are - some object, icon or picture. I laughed pretty hard at this
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blk posted:Counselor: OK, for our next session I want you to think of a totem that symbolizes who you are - some object, icon or picture. That last sentence should be the subtitle of AI.
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May 8, 2014 19:44
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blk posted:Counselor: OK, for our next session I want you to think of a totem that symbolizes who you are - some object, icon or picture.
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May 8, 2014 19:44
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After much consultation with my good friend Jim Beam and noted Subaru and Jeep specialists I've conceived of the ideal automotive fastener. M9x1.125 thread 190mm long unthreaded shank, followed by 17mm of threaded length Head design shall be a combo 19 fine-spline internal and 12 coarse-spline external such that the socket will only fit on in one single orientation and the torque spec shall be such that using only an internal or external spline tool or not fully seating the socket will guarantee roundoff. The bottom of the spline flutes shall be necked down to prevent overtorquing (read: head drive surface shall shear before bolt shank does.) The bottom of the internal spline socket shall be inverse coned to prevent unauthorized users from drilling them out easily. The head shall be reduced diameter and countersunk. Fastener hardness ISO PC 14.999 Regular zinc plate These fasteners shall be used to attach the tailhousing mounting flange (cast aluminum) of a $5k transmission to the cast aluminum housing of a $2.5k transfer case, each only used for a single model year of production. The reduced heads are specified because there is no clearance between the tailhousing side and bolt hole for a fullsize socket/ratchet. Have fun with that one in 10 years!  They actually manufacture 5 lobe torx plus security fasteners. Whoever came up with that atrocity should be tried for crimes against humanity, and is the inspiration for this post.
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May 8, 2014 22:11
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kastein posted:Have fun with that one in 10 years! I lost a day trying to find that loving bit in this city when i had to change the MAF sensor on my 540i. One set at one store in the city had it. Places like acklands and greggs distributors couldn't even order one in. It's the work of the devil.
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May 8, 2014 22:16
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So I found out my Camry has a sludge problem. Rather than taking the aggressive route, I decided to just do low interval oil changes with maybe a little seafoam in the crankcase now and then until it starts looking good. Any suggestions on a good oil with lots of detergents? I was thinking of just using supertech (walmart) synthetic since it's cheap.
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leica posted:So I found out my Camry has a sludge problem. Rather than taking the aggressive route, I decided to just do low interval oil changes with maybe a little seafoam in the crankcase now and then until it starts looking good. Any suggestions on a good oil with lots of detergents? I was thinking of just using supertech (walmart) synthetic since it's cheap. Auto-RX Seriously, https://www.auto-rx.com , I've had good luck with it to the point that I almost bought a sludged-to-stall 1.8T Audi.
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May 8, 2014 22:24
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May 8, 2014 22:26
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Powershift posted:I lost a day trying to find that loving bit in this city when i had to change the MAF sensor on my 540i. One set at one store in the city had it. Places like acklands and greggs distributors couldn't even order one in. It's the work of the devil.
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May 8, 2014 22:28
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Cage posted:I needed that poo poo to get at the MAF for my mustang, what the hell is the point of that? No worries, get one of these and leave it on the shelf until you need it (and you will): http://www.harborfreight.com/100-piece-security-bit-set-68457.html
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May 8, 2014 22:31
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meatpimp posted:No worries, get one of these and leave it on the shelf until you need it (and you will): http://www.harborfreight.com/100-piece-security-bit-set-68457.html
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May 8, 2014 22:33
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meatpimp posted:Auto-RX This looks like the snakiest of snake oils.
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Geirskogul posted:This looks like the snakiest of snake oils. It looks like it, and I was skeptical, but bitog forum reviews backed up with blackstone results made me take it seriously. ~8 years back we made a weeping rear main seal in a Grand National stop, and I've used it to no ill effect in several cars since then.
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May 8, 2014 23:12
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I know Amandyke had a hell of a time with it a few years ago but I don't know if it was ever resolved. Blew out a seal or something.
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meatpimp posted:Auto-RX poo poo I forgot about this, thanks man. Also when I was under the car changing the oil I noticed the trans pan was wet with fluid and missing a bolt. Found an extra bolt and put it in, and found that all the rest of the bolts were HAND TIGHT. I wonder how long it was driving around like that, the missing bolt probably worked it's way out because it was so loose 
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May 9, 2014 00:15
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I'm looking for an online checking option that is not a BIG BANK. I want to start keeping all my Amazon and Ebay funds in one account and be prepared for another compromised card like the Target hack a few months ago. Any suggestions?
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I use Ally since for some strange reason they would let me open an account even though no local bank would because of my hosed up credit from several years back. Haven't had any issues with it.
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Rhyno posted:I'm looking for an online checking option that is not a BIG BANK. I want to start keeping all my Amazon and Ebay funds in one account and be prepared for another compromised card like the Target hack a few months ago. Any suggestions? I use an account at https://www.capitalone360.com as an intermediary between my real accounts and paypal. interceptorV8 turned me on to it when it was still ING Direct Orange. No fees, seems perfectly legit. I've given them no money, keep no money in it, but I've funneled a large amount between paypal any my real accounts. Might be worth a look.
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meatpimp posted:I use an account at https://www.capitalone360.com as an intermediary between my real accounts and paypal. interceptorV8 turned me on to it when it was still ING Direct Orange. No fees, seems perfectly legit. I've given them no money, keep no money in it, but I've funneled a large amount between paypal any my real accounts. Might be worth a look. I plan on actually keeping money in the account, I'm currently sitting on about $2500 in Paypal and my Amazon balance this period is already $300. I just want to keep it segregated from my paychecks so I don't spend it on worthless poo poo.
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meatpimp posted:I use an account at https://www.capitalone360.com as an intermediary between my real accounts and paypal. interceptorV8 turned me on to it when it was still ING Direct Orange. No fees, seems perfectly legit. I've given them no money, keep no money in it, but I've funneled a large amount between paypal any my real accounts. Might be worth a look. I had like 70k in my account with them at one point before I bought my house. They are legit, they didn't steal it. Back in the day (like 08 or so) they were paying some pretty nice rates, too. I think I was getting 4.5% when I first signed up.
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Did I hear Auto-Rx? Allow me to direct you to the #4 Google US search result for Auto-Rx: http://www.i-club.com/forums/vendor-tuning-service-parts-review-152/auto-rx-oil-treatment-dont-do-233281/ I highly advise AGAINST using their product. It is pure snake oil and in my case caused more harm that it could have possibly solved. If you want to run something through your car to try to clear out slude, try mystery oil or seafoam. Or better yet, just run some high quality oil through it a few times and change your oil more often after that. The only reason to have sludgy oil is if you fail to replace it on a regular schedule, or you have a headgasket leak which is creating wonderful milkshakes in your oil pan. TL:DR; DO NOT USE AUTO-RX.
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Amandyke posted:Did I hear Auto-Rx? Allow me to direct you to the #4 Google US search result for Auto-Rx: http://www.i-club.com/forums/vendor-tuning-service-parts-review-152/auto-rx-oil-treatment-dont-do-233281/ Welp. Guess it's back to my original plan.
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This place (rightfully) worships Seafoam aka Subaru Upper Engine Cleaner, why would anyone even consider anything else? If I could, I'd use it for sex lube.
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Like an idiot with huge dreams I bought an A4 with a sludged 1.8t and blown turbo. All I used was oil, seafoam and MMO and I was able to clear out all the sludge so it ran like a new engine after 3 quick oil changes. Then the rest of the car sucked me dry with shittiness but man that concoction cleaned out the engine and that was the one part that didnt suck about that giant piece of poo poo car.
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Amandyke posted:Did I hear Auto-Rx? Allow me to direct you to the #4 Google US search result for Auto-Rx: http://www.i-club.com/forums/vendor-tuning-service-parts-review-152/auto-rx-oil-treatment-dont-do-233281/ So one guy has an oil leak that doesn't get fixed, then bitches on the internet that he doesn't get free product and that's a damnation of the product? Either way, on a sludged engine, it can't do anything but good.
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Rhyno posted:I'm looking for an online checking option that is not a BIG BANK. I want to start keeping all my Amazon and Ebay funds in one account and be prepared for another compromised card like the Target hack a few months ago. Any suggestions? Go find a local bank. Seriously, many of them are awesome and the good ones use one of 2 or 3 big backend online providers so you can access your account with quickbooks/quicken/mint/whatever. A local bank is more likely to work with you on things like loans, etc especially when you've been a customer for a while.
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kastein posted:Back in the day (like 08 or so) they were paying some pretty nice rates, too. I think I was getting 4.5% when I first signed up. I've had accounts with them for ages, and now that I actually have money I sure do miss those rates. They're still better than the rates you get from nearly anyone else, but everyone's paying poo poo interest rates these days. I've got nothing but good experiences with them, though. They make it as painless as possible to move money in and out, and despite having effectively no branches it's actually really easy to get cash if you need it. They use the Allpoint ATM network, so the ATM at every Costco, Target, and CVS is free.
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meatpimp posted:So one guy has an oil leak that doesn't get fixed, then bitches on the internet that he doesn't get free product and that's a damnation of the product? Well it did say that it tends to produce leaks and I really don't want to deal with that, especially if just a few short oil changes and a little seafoam (that I already have) will do the trick. I'll see what happens, I may just give it a shot if my original plan doesn't work.
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IOwnCalculus posted:I sure do miss those rates. That's everywhere, though. Remember when there was something called "interest income"? Oh, those were the days... 
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meatpimp posted:So one guy has an oil leak that doesn't get fixed, then bitches on the internet that he doesn't get free product and that's a damnation of the product? From what I understood the oil leak didn't exist until this snake oil melted his seals, and then the customer support sent him abusive, inbred-worded screeds which blatantly ignored what he said and banned him from the forums for posting it afterwards, then used a sockpuppet account to bump a thread elsewhere on the internet years later to post another half-literate blather-fest calling the guy a liar. I know who I'm inclined to believe here and it isn't the guy hocking snake oil... whether it worked for you or not. I hate replacing seals.
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Yeah that whole Auto-Rx thread can be boiled down to idiots arguing with idiots egged on by idiots.
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MrChips posted:Yeah that whole Quote modified to more accurately reflect the truth.
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Who would have guessed that bleeding the brakes in a Lexus RX350 involves bribing the old timer in your shop with beer to borrow his time and his Verus Pro. My God what an insane sequence.
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I ran a head that sat on a motor with a badly blown head gasket outside for over a year. The inside looked like it used chocolate chai melted ice cream for lubricant. All I did was replace one quart with with a quart of atf, ran it hard for a few days, changed it again and it looks perfect.
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Some years back I sold my brother's Civic to a friend in dire need of a car for $1000. It's served her quite well, she's been in two fender benders and the car's been a champ. She'd told me the rear exhaust hanger snapped the other day and last night the pipe cracked just past the CC. So we just spent an hour under the car in the dark strapping the exhaust up until we can tackle it and seal the crack up properly. I like to feel useful and normally I don't like to help people with their cars but considering it came from me I didn't mind.
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So the a/c I'd ordered was actually out of stock. Sick of constantly melting on this side of the house, so I snagged an a/c from Lowes. I'm so tempted to "modify" the shutters so that a window shaker will fit. At least it'd be quieter, and take up a lot less space. And be a ton cheaper anyway. Oh hey the condensation pan was full. So much for "single hose exhaust", I drained a good two cups out of the drat thing. Motronic posted:Go find a local bank. Seriously, many of them are awesome and the good ones use one of 2 or 3 big backend online providers so you can access your account with quickbooks/quicken/mint/whatever. A local bank is more likely to work with you on things like loans, etc especially when you've been a customer for a while. This, but credit union instead. My CU uses Intuit for their online services, which lets them offer a lot of stuff you typically associate with "big" banks (deposit by phone, expense tracking, etc). They're also part of the Allpoint network, so for the rare times I actually use an ATM, I have to work to find an ATM that actually charges me. Or if you have a way to join, USAA is loving awesome (and the only big bank worth two fucks). The only reason I have both CU and USAA accounts is because most of my income is cash.. which is kind of a pain to deposit when there's not a local branch. 
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I use Fidelity for banking. It works fine, they do check deposit over smartphone and refund all ATM fees, and with tricks you can earn OK interest. You can also pair it with their credit card to get 1.5% back. Only downside is it's a pain if you need to withdraw a lot of cash in a hurry, but that's going to be true of any non-local bank. For obvious reasons the banks you want to do savings / cash management with are usually not the places you want to do loans with.
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Rhyno posted:I'm looking for an online checking option that is not a BIG BANK. I want to start keeping all my Amazon and Ebay funds in one account and be prepared for another compromised card like the Target hack a few months ago. Any suggestions? Simple is pretty neat. Free smartphone check deposit, and a decent amount of ATMs.
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I like chase because there's a branch on every corner, their app is pretty good, and I can quickpay my brother cash if/when he needs a loan, which is nice. I just use two chequing accounts, one nicknamed savings and the other checking, that way I'm not limited on transfers per month because I tend to put too much into savings when I get my paycheque then need to transfer $20 here and there until the next cheque comes
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Chase is a dick if you don't have direct deposit, and don't receive a certain amount per month. So yeah. I have some genuine concerns now. I haven't been able to afford medical care in years. I finally got in under the evil ObamaCare thing, but then missed 2 appointments thanks to life and money. Since I'm in a HMO, my PCP has to handle most aspects. And since I haven't had blood work in decades (and have blood pressure high enough that the doctor actually asked me if I'd had a heart attack yet), he wanted to draw blood and take a bit of piss. The piss was no problem. The blood? One nurse tried 3 times. The physicians assistant tried once. The doctor finally walked back in and jokingly said I was causing trouble, and he'd show everyone how it was done (and ushered in the PA and one nurse to watch). Then played hunt the vein for over 5 minutes. When he finally did find a vein, it was in my wrist. Halfway through, he asked if I'd ever passed out from a blood draw. I'm always a smartass, so I said "not yet, but there's a first for everything, right?".  Guess who woke up on the floor, surrounded by a doc, PA, and nurses? 
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