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InitialDave posted:VAG dipstick tubes are made of the most fragile plastic known to man. Sudo Echo posted:I thought that was BMW radiator end tanks? Wouldn't surprise me if it's the same superior German plastic in both.
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German plastic is actually made from a slurry of excess engineers, they lure them into a boiler with beer and calipers. Once they liquefy the resulting sludge is poured into a mold. Good for detail work but lacking in durability.
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Feb 11, 2015 23:38
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NitroSpazzz posted:Wouldn't surprise me if it's the same superior German plastic in both. Nazi knockoff Bakelite
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Feb 12, 2015 00:15
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Brittleness scale: Styrofoam cups Balsa wood Those lumps of salt you get if you forget to put the lid back on 20 year old Bakelite German plastics
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Feb 12, 2015 00:33
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Any plastic exposed to hot oil or coolant for 20 years, really. It takes one hairy eye from a hundred paces to break an 87-96 XJ heater control valve in half, stranding the vehicle till you realize you can just loop the heater core hose back to the water pump and drive it to the parts store that way. Or just think about changing the #5 and #6 spark plugs. I'm not sure why people think it's such a great loving idea to expose plastics to hot oil and coolant. It ends badly every time.
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Feb 12, 2015 00:42
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Probably because it only ends in tears well outside of warranty.
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Feb 12, 2015 01:33
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kastein posted:I'm not sure why people think it's such a great loving idea to expose plastics to hot oil and coolant. It ends badly every time. Sudo Echo posted:Probably because it only ends in tears well outside of warranty.
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Feb 12, 2015 02:27
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It's next to a cast iron block, with a copper radiator used instead of aluminum and heavy steel axle housings, so I doubt it's weight. I am sure it is cost based, it just annoys the poo poo out of me.
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Feb 12, 2015 02:31
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[ASK] Me about the Yukon that came in for a starter replacement and that I'll probably be lucky to roll out the door in under 20 hours (at 14 and counting)
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Feb 12, 2015 03:20
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OFFICER 13 INCH posted:[ASK] Me about the Yukon that came in for a starter replacement and that I'll probably be lucky to roll out the door in under 20 hours (at 14 and counting) Why don't you show us pictures? I wish we had taken one of the variable vale timing solenoid taken off a 2012 Canyon, covered is so much burned oil that we had to use grips and poo poo to get it out. He then asked us to put it back in (after we cleaned it).
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Feb 12, 2015 03:28
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Ibe got pictres I'm working on uploading i just needed to vent. Or drink. Mayne both.
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Feb 12, 2015 03:34
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I heard for every GMT800 chassis you subtly sabotage on its way out the door, a kitten gets wings.
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Feb 12, 2015 03:48
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Got a call from a good client of mine the other day. Hey Slidebite! Mind dropping by the plant? We've got a parallel shaft reducer that's getting a little noisy, I'd like you to take a look at it. No problem. Be there in a few hours(2 hours later,) Yeah, uh, we'll just send it to you. It started sounding pretty bad so we're putting the spare in. See what you can do to replace it or rebuild it for me, K? Thanks.  Love to, fire it over.Next day, a pallet arrives in my warehouse.  Oh, yeah, there's your problem.  Ooooooooh  For reference, at one time this was a spherical roller bearing and looked like this  This is around a circa 1970 gearbox and while I can indeed get a new one, it's about a $60K touch for this exact unit which is stupid. I can put in something a little more modern including an integral motor for about half that which would also get rid of the V-belt input. At this point, I'm hoping for the clients sake the first stage of reduction is salvageable and we can get away with just the secondary gears and hopefully reman it for <$10K but I am really not optimistic they're relatively unscathed. The amount of material in the sump was something to see, even though it was already drained. slidebite fucked around with this message at 03:58 on Feb 12, 2015 |
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Feb 12, 2015 03:55
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Sudo Echo posted:I thought that was BMW radiator end tanks? Have you ever seen an unbroken Miata dipstick handle?
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Feb 12, 2015 04:28
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FatCow posted:Have you ever seen an unbroken Miata dipstick handle? The yellow ones seem to hold up rather well and add quite a bit of value
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Feb 12, 2015 04:56
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OFFICER 13 INCH posted:The yellow ones seem to hold up rather well and add quite a bit of value Speed and class mutha fucka.
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Feb 12, 2015 04:58
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NitroSpazzz posted:That's fairly terrifying My first car was a '84 VW Quantum with a length of 3/4" rubber fuel hose slipped onto the stub of what was left of the dip stick tube. You just jammed the dip stick down there like the world's most magnificent catheter, and the end stayed plugged in pretty well so there wasn't a lot of, ahem, dribbleage. Who knows if the hose length was actually calibrated to give you a reading. Was it a quart high? Or maybe a quart low?  At 150k miles and burning more oil than fuel, my dad told me as long as I saw SOME oil on the dipstick, I'd be good to go.
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Feb 12, 2015 06:23
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NitroSpazzz posted:That's fairly terrifying I had to replace that same style dipstick and plastic tube on the ALH I salvaged. Cracked in half the first time I tried to pull the dipstick.
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Feb 12, 2015 15:18
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'93-96 LT1 GM B-bodies have BMW-esque plastic end tanks on their radiator, too. If you ever have to change one, and don't substitute a metal tank replacement, you're an rear end in a top hat. I just realized I have pictures of a CF6 reverser cowl that ate itself when it closed, at home. I'll have to dig those up.
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Feb 12, 2015 15:54
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iwentdoodie posted:Speed and class mutha fucka. Did that thread ever get goldmined?
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Feb 12, 2015 16:27
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BraveUlysses posted:Did that thread ever get goldmined? Was it a thread? Thought it was in the craiglist thread. Either way, I have a .pdf of the car's info. Converted to .jpg: 
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Feb 12, 2015 19:25
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Sudo Echo posted:I thought that was BMW radiator end tanks? Fortunately, Volvo was insightful enough to only use this plastic for non-essential parts, like the door pockets.
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Feb 12, 2015 22:25
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NitroSpazzz posted:
Item 1: I started laughing and said "Man gently caress VW" before I scrolled far enough to see you give it away Item 2: Replace the dipstick RIGHT NOW. The entire handle is made of the same material and exposed to the same conditions, and the goofy artistic fluting on it makes it likely to shatter into several narrow tall lobes when it breaks. Each one fits down the tube. Man, gently caress VW. Also if the dipstick is not sealing perfectly it's a vacuum leak. 
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Feb 12, 2015 22:58
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glyph posted:Was it a thread? Thought it was in the craiglist thread. Either way, I have a .pdf of the car's info. Was it that thread? I thought it had a dedicated thread due to all the trolling AIers were doing to the seller.
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Feb 12, 2015 23:04
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Splizwarf posted:Also if the dipstick is not sealing perfectly it's a vacuum leak. Had a scare working on a BMW once, we'd had the dipstick out for whatever reason, went to start it and it ran like poo poo and spewed a huge cloud of smoke out the tailpipe. Freaked us out but there was no check engine light. After some experimentation we realized it was the dipstick being out causing the issue. Don't ask me how the hell that works. Also, that Sears was a newer shop built around 2000, and due to some bad PR incidents in the 90s the waiting room had a massive glass window looking out into the shop ("so our valued customers can ensure the highest standard of care for their cars!!!"  ) That car's owner was glaring daggers at me the whole time, and of course an explanation of a situation like that would never satisfy one of them.
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Feb 12, 2015 23:09
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if a bmw owner takes their car to sears to get the oil changed they deserve whatever they get
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Feb 12, 2015 23:11
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Fucknag posted:Had a scare working on a BMW once, we'd had the dipstick out for whatever reason, went to start it and it ran like poo poo and spewed a huge cloud of smoke out the tailpipe. Freaked us out but there was no check engine light. After some experimentation we realized it was the dipstick being out causing the issue. Because it's part of the CCV system, and BMW has never figured out how to build a system that isn't completely loving retarded.
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Feb 12, 2015 23:21
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Fucknag posted:Had a scare working on a BMW once, we'd had the dipstick out for whatever reason, went to start it and it ran like poo poo and spewed a huge cloud of smoke out the tailpipe. Freaked us out but there was no check engine light. After some experimentation we realized it was the dipstick being out causing the issue. Well, if it had a PCV system, that was effectively a massive air leak (atmosphere -> dipstick tube -> crankcase -> PCV valve) which would play hell with any MAF based fuel management system. e: or CCV I guess. I'm used to CCV (metered orifice from filtered atmospheric pressure source into the engine, then draw from other side of engine into the manifold) but either one's gonna make for a hell of an unmetered air leak.
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MrChips posted:Because it's part of the CCV system, and BMW has never figured out how to build a system that isn't completely loving retarded. Pipe going from the cam cover into the intake duct right in front of the TB? Check. Vent going into a ludicrously complicated valve system made of plastic forming the back plate of the intake manifold right against the firewall? Check.
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Feb 13, 2015 00:17
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Any guesses as to what's wrong here?
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Root Bear posted:Any guesses as to what's wrong here? The pinion gear pushed into the diff case?
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Root Bear posted:Any guesses as to what's wrong here? Pinion nut backed off and the pinion pulled in against the diff carrier.
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Feb 13, 2015 04:09
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Outer pinion bearing junk and/or pinion nut backed off. Oh and now you need a new carrier, too. It may be optional but I wouldn't want to run with that, they're cast iron generally and somewhat brittle as it is. looks like a dana 60 or sterling 10.25/10.5 in the rear of something with ABS?
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Some failures from around my ice rink.. Harbor freights finest socket adapter   Calcium build up in a heat transfer glycol pump machined a brass impeller.. should be a cheap replacement..  See if you can spot the piston rings! VW 1.8 burns about a quart of oil a week.
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Feb 13, 2015 05:53
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Das Volk posted:Nazi knockoff Bakelite BMW plastics are the first time I've seen plastic turn into a thousand beautiful snowflakes just by touching it
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Feb 13, 2015 07:08
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Why do 80's and 90's domestic cars all have lovely door hinges? I just had to replace the pin on the lower drivers side door on my Grand Marquis (2003 but same design). That fucker was riveted in and definitely not strong enough to take the weight of the door. It had so much play I had to get a bigger pin and drill/Dremel/file/grease it to get it tight. I don't know what was worse, getting it out or putting the new one in. Thunderbirds, Camaros tons of cars from this era have huge rear end doors with weak hinges. Is it that hard to make a beefier hinge? The aftermarket kit is like $6
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Feb 13, 2015 07:41
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Freedom hinges.
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Feb 13, 2015 07:59
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Root Bear posted:Any guesses as to what's wrong here? So that's what happens 
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Slavvy posted:Freedom hinges. In Glorious Nippon they make hinges so good they don't even need bushings. Well, they don't need bushings for the first 15 years. Then you're stuck with door hinges that sound like death and no easy way to fix them. The Twinkie Czar fucked around with this message at 13:54 on Feb 13, 2015 |
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It's the bushingdo code
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