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Beach Bum posted:I miss the textured oil filters Purolator used to make. I just had to put on a leather glove and I could remove them by hand (if I hadn't BDA'd the fucker on at installation, that is). The yellow ones? Those were great. Then they replaced them with a nice high gloss metallic blue. Gee, thanks.
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slidebite posted:I don't remember Puro ones, but I do remember Fram ones like that. Keep seeing the Fram hate flowing here and feel compelled to point out that the dedicated lunatics over at the Bob Is The Oil Guy forums swear by the Fram Ultra Synthetic filters (XG series). All other Fram filters are complete junk, but apparently the XG is one of the top tier filters on the market. I've used them for years and had no issues, backed by intermittent Blackstone Labs oil analysis results. Yes, they cost a bit but with oil changes regularly stretching past 7500 miles I don't mind spending a few extra bucks.
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And Walmart Supertechs are actually pretty well made, especially for the price point which is Fram level or less.
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skybolt_1 posted:Keep seeing the Fram hate flowing here and feel compelled to point out that the dedicated lunatics over at the Bob Is The Oil Guy forums swear by the Fram Ultra Synthetic filters (XG series). All other Fram filters are complete junk, but apparently the XG is one of the top tier filters on the market. I've used them for years and had no issues, backed by intermittent Blackstone Labs oil analysis results.
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skybolt_1 posted:Keep seeing the Fram hate flowing here and feel compelled to point out that the dedicated lunatics over at the Bob Is The Oil Guy forums swear by the Fram Ultra Synthetic filters (XG series). All other Fram filters are complete junk, but apparently the XG is one of the top tier filters on the market. I've used them for years and had no issues, backed by intermittent Blackstone Labs oil analysis results. Yeah, I bought a bunch of the XGs from the US with a RockAuto parts order for my 300C. Found them to be good filters, and about a 1/3rd the price of the equivalent Ryco synthetic media filters available here in Australia, even with cost of shipping.
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cursedshitbox posted:You found the guy that torques oil filters on at 3 Hulk grunts. How many impact wrench dakka-dakka-dakkas is that? I can never remember the conversion.
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Shifty Pony posted:How many impact wrench dakka-dakka-dakkas is that? I can never remember the conversion. About 9-10, depending on air pressure.
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Is that 9-10 dakkas or "dakka-dakka-dakkas"?
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One imperial dakka is about two and a half metric dakka.
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I have the hardest time getting filters off my sequoia. they somehow tighten to infinity over the course of the OCI. Weirdly enough. my chevy metro uses the same filter as the 2uz and does not have this problem. I use wix filters on both... I hate all the argument and speculation about oil filters, so i just buy whatever the mfg used OEM and it's never let me down...
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Is a dugga-dugga one half a dakka?
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Bat tree didn’t even have a go handle.
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Wouldn't have happened if it had been properly disposed of in the ocean.
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Even I can weld better than that.
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BigPaddy posted:Bat tree didn’t even have a go handle. Yeah I like that. I've been watching perhaps too many a thems.
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Mr. Wiggles posted:Wouldn't have happened if it had been properly disposed of in the ocean. Not an empty quote.
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Mr. Wiggles posted:Wouldn't have happened if it had been properly disposed of in the ocean. A safe and legal thrill.
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Mr. Wiggles posted:Wouldn't have happened if it had been properly disposed of in the ocean. Recharge the eels!
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PainterofCrap posted:On my '65 Fury, the ends of driver's side lugs were stamped with an "L" The '66 Coronet failed its first inspection because the service writer at Federally-Mandated Foreign Car Inspection Expert Canadian Tire (who asserted he "knew Mopars" and had a fahv hunnert horsepower Challenger) did not pass that information on to the actual workers, who ugga dugga snapped a good percentage of the lug studs on the drivers' side. I can understand snapping one, even two... but at some point "drat, all these lug nuts can't be seized" has to pass through your brain.
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It blew my mind when Canadian Tire, of all places, became the mandated foreign inspection shop. They must have become it by default since they have the largest geographical footprint and it's easier than authorizing/licensing individual shops. To people that aren't familiar with them, it's literally the same level of a retail store as Walmart but has a much larger auto, hardware and sports section. Still 99.9% of everything made in China (actually, Walmart almost certainly has more North American made products), pay workers minimum wage but wrap themselves in the Canadian flag because  patriotism It's literally the last place you go for "quality" other than maybe some semi-decent tools... nestled in between all the junk.
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Canadian Tire issues their own currency. It’s the most powerful corporation since the John Company.
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Platystemon posted:Canadian Tire issues their own currency. do they have their own crypto yet? seems like a missed opportunity if not.
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slidebite posted:It blew my mind when Canadian Tire, of all places, became the mandated foreign inspection shop. I brought my ZX2 up there and the inspection consisted of: 10% looking at the modifications I had made to bring it into Canadian compliance (DRLs, basically) 10% attempting to copy information from the door sticker into some lovely palmpilot device 80% freaking the gently caress out because somewhere in their database it said that the car was manufactured at a Ford plant in Hermosillo, Mexico, and they absolutely knew that I couldn't import MEXICAN CARS into Canada even though it was clearly a USDM model and I had the original Ohio title in hand. Sagebrush fucked around with this message at 18:50 on Jul 21, 2021 |
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They must really hate USDM Nissans and VWs then. I think even Toyota is building some stuff in Mexico now.
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Canadian Spec Honda Fits were built in Mexico and the HR-Vs are right now... along with Dodge Trucks IIRC and god only knows what else.
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My understanding was that Puebla is a city made up exclusively of auto plants and roughly the economic footprint that Detroit used to have.
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slidebite posted:Canadian Spec Honda Fits were built in Mexico and the HR-Vs are right now... along with Dodge Trucks IIRC and god only knows what else. The US 1st and 2nd gen Fits were all Japan, then 3rd gen was split between Japan and Mexico.
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Tacomas are now, or will soon be built in Mexico
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The ones that my local dealer has been getting in have Mexico as the final assembly point already.
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Dry contacts, eh? That would help.
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Sagebrush posted:80% freaking the gently caress out because somewhere in their database it said that the car was manufactured at a Ford plant in Hermosillo, Mexico, and they absolutely knew that I couldn't import MEXICAN CARS into Canada even though it was clearly a USDM model and I had the original Ohio title in hand. It's easier to import cars from Mexico with RIV than it is from the US, too. Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 06:25 on Jul 22, 2021 |
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BigPaddy posted:It is me I am the mechanical failure. Was removing the driver side wheels from the new 63 GP what had the factory drums still on it. Thought they were super tight but no they are reverse threaded so spent 30 minutes soaking them down and trying to loosen them the wrong way. Remembered the reverse thread thing once I did the passenger side and they came off no issue. Left handed lug nuts were an incredibly stupid idea that serves no purpose. I know Dodge liked them in the ‘60s, too. Shifty Pony posted:How many impact wrench dakka-dakka-dakkas is that? I can never remember the conversion. I thought that was “Ugga-Duggas”? I know “Dakka” as Orc for firepower. Oh, there’s the 10mm!
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Don't lead acid batteries produce hydrogen during heavy current draw, as well as when being charged? If so, I'm doubly impressed it didn't go bang.
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Only when the voltage goes above a certain threshold, which can be done deliberately during a reconditioning cycle. I'm not aware they gas during discharge. Unless you draw so much current you start cooking the acid though internal resistance. Related question: most batteries sold in Germany nowadays are fully sealed. Anyone knows what happens when you recondition one of these? I never saw a warning about that on the charger or the battery but I'm still refraining from it. In my mind it'll build up gas pressure in the case and blow something.
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babyeatingpsychopath posted:Dry contacts, eh? That would help. You guys got those fancy liquid cooled relays
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Darchangel posted:I thought that was “Ugga-Duggas”? I know “Dakka” as Orc for firepower. Oh hey, another fan of Mary "hand me another elf, sergeant, this one's split" Gentle's Grunts.
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Combat Theory posted:Only when the voltage goes above a certain threshold, which can be done deliberately during a reconditioning cycle. That's good to know. I put a neighbor's battery (she's out of town for awhile, asked me to look after her car after her brother let it sit for 6 months) through a reconditioning cycle after the battery went through a complete discharge, and it definitely gassed a bit. I had it in my garage originally (overhead door open a bit, but only a bit), went in there, and got a decent rotten egg smell. Wound up unplugging the charger at the time, then the next day, moved it to my patio and ran the recondition cycle again. FWIW, it's been a few days now, and her car still fires right up. The smell inside the car is still enough to induce  , but that's not the fault of the battery.
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babyeatingpsychopath posted:Dry contacts, eh? That would help. this is like my car rn. they said the sunroof drains were clogged and it flooded some modules in the footwells. gonna be 3k to fix cause they gotta strip the interior. I'm hating life rn.
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skybolt_1 posted:Keep seeing the Fram hate flowing here and feel compelled to point out that the dedicated lunatics over at the Bob Is The Oil Guy forums swear by the Fram Ultra Synthetic filters (XG series). All other Fram filters are complete junk, but apparently the XG is one of the top tier filters on the market. I've used them for years and had no issues, backed by intermittent Blackstone Labs oil analysis results. Ok, that does look like a darn good filter. Enjoyed reading the rabbit hole of only replacing them after every other oil change or so and letting them go 20-30k miles.
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C-Bangin' it 