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STR posted:Extremely blown shock coupled with a slightly unbalanced tire. The resulting wear pattern (a series of oblong thin spots, resembling an old worn leather shoe sole and that can go right through to the tire carcass) was described in my '66 Pontiac Factory Manual as being due to "wheel tramp"
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I need a little advice on a new-found leak. I have a Chevy Sonic with the 1.8L and a manual trans. I noticed a small spot on the driveway so popped the hood. I have a leak of some sort and the fluid looks pinkish on a napkin. My initial thought is coolant leak because it's high in the engine bay (pics below) but I guess transmission fluid can also be reddish? In the pic below I pointed out the connection where I THINK it might be leaking from. There is a hose running to it. The connection seemed pretty snug but I couldn't really get my hand on it and the visibility is poor. Any initial thoughts/suggestions on what it could be or what to try? Thanks!  
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I think that's your throttle body heater inlet, it would be full of coolant. If that's where it's leaking from, that would be coolant. It should be a hard line, so chances are it has already been hosed with. It's a $20 part and pretty easy to replace if that is the leak. https://www.csmans.com/throttle_body_heater_inlet_pipe_replacement_luw_-2047.html Powershift fucked around with this message at 02:09 on Apr 26, 2023 |
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Apr 26, 2023 02:04
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Powershift posted:I think that's your throttle body heater inlet, it would be full of coolant. If that's where it's leaking from, that would be coolant. Thank you! I'll need to verify tomorrow in the daylight but that looks to be exactly what it is. A quick google shows it to be a common source of coolant leaks on this engine. I found a YT video that walks through replacing one (albeit on a Cruze but possibly the same engine?) so I might give it a go.
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Apr 26, 2023 02:22
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Also, I wasn't quite sure what you meant when you said the line had already been hosed with since I bought the car new and haven't had any major work on it. Now, I remember that I had it at the dealership last year to fix misfiring. If it was poorly swapped out, it happened then.  Since it's very likely that line is 8 months old, I might try popping the connector off and reseating it? Or does that way lie pain, due to the connector type?
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Apr 26, 2023 02:43
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What i mean is all parts diagrams/sites show it as a hard line, yours looks like a chunk of hose. They do sell quick connect > hose barbs so if it is a repair it's not entirely inappropriate. And yeah, those quick connects are a pain in the rear end, it might only be half seated. This is what you're dealing with.   push down on the top and see fi you hear a click. if not, Just spread the teeth and it comes off. Powershift fucked around with this message at 02:58 on Apr 26, 2023 |
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Apr 26, 2023 02:55
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Powershift posted:What i mean is all parts diagrams/sites show it as a hard line, yours looks like a chunk of hose. They do sell quick connect > hose barbs so if it is a repair it's not entirely inappropriate. You rock, thank you.
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22 Eargesplitten posted:It's entirely possible I'm wrong, but the accepted answer on this page explains my thoughts better than I can. it's true that you have less space for the suspension to travel if it's lowered, but the spring rate should be commensurately higher, so it should take about the same amount of time for transitions to occur. there should be a lot less body roll, though, and similarly less dive on heavy braking or squat when accelerating. in my experience with low/stiff cars, going over big bumps are either "you don't lol" or it feels like you have no/less less cushion. it will go BANG BANG when you hit a pothole, instead of a nice gentle thump with the original suspension. you're right that you'll need different shocks, both because of length and also rate. if you're under-damped it could feel bouncy and unsettled, but i don't have much experience driving cars set up like that. i guess you could say that everything i am saying is really about stiff springs rather than low springs, but the two go hand in hand. if you cut your original springs, you get stiffer springs, and lowering springs should always have a higher rate to go with their diminished travel. if you suspect some florida man type poo poo, who knows what you have, the above really just applies to intentionally lowering the car with some appropriate lowering springs.
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I'm not trying to restart the discussion but just share, here is a dashboard showing state of ZEV and ZEV infrastructure in California: https://www.energy.ca.gov/data-reports/energy-almanac/zero-emission-vehicle-and-infrastructure-statistics/new-zev-sales
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Also, not trying to restart the discussion, but wanted to add a recommendation to the person looking at PHEV's: As someone who had one without a heat exchanger. Get a one with a heat exchanger no matter where you live. That way you can have the car prepare itself with heating / cooling before you leave, and you won't have to waste time / gas on cabin heating, defogging etc.
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MrOnBicycle posted:Also, not trying to restart the discussion, but wanted to add a recommendation to the person looking at PHEV's: As someone who had one without a heat exchanger. Get a one with a heat exchanger no matter where you live. That way you can have the car prepare itself with heating / cooling before you leave, and you won't have to waste time / gas on cabin heating, defogging etc. The fact that heat pumps are still regularly limited to specific regions, packages, and/or drivetrain configurations is arguably one of the worst catches about the current EV market. It's such a massive difference in power consumption when heat is required for so little extra hardware cost, yet it's so easy for uninformed shoppers to end up without one.
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As much as I hate to say anything Pro Tesla - I'm pretty sure they're 100% heat pump at this point. Though the  of hoses and solenoids on to the Octovalve (in the Y) is pretty  to look at during assembly (even more more of a  to assemble or troubleshoot when the system won't hold vacuum).But they're using one heating/cooling system for everything - the drive units, the battery, the cabin - anything that needs heating or cooling. That octovalve thing is pretty important, and looks insanely complicated. But Munro claims it appears to be a very robust/reliable design. 
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STR posted:As much as I hate to say anything Pro Tesla - I'm pretty sure they're 100% heat pump at this point. Though the Munro also claims that Elon Musk is a singular genius and that we’re in a job crunch because everybody got too many English degrees for too long.
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Where can I get like one or two recommendations for a two channel dash cam to put in my RF Miata. I don't want an in cabin camera, just front and rear. I've looked at a few 4k cameras on Amazon but I suffer from indecision and other than blackvue I really have no idea which ones are trustworthy.
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MetaJew posted:Where can I get like one or two recommendations for a two channel dash cam to put in my RF Miata. I don't want an in cabin camera, just front and rear. I don’t have a rear camera and personally don’t lose sleep. If you’re not concerned about losing the rear, I use a Garmin dash cam mini 2. A big plus was just pulling the trigger for a model from established manufacturer, and not needing to decipher 500 bot written reviews of Chinese fly by night designed and built trash.
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Inner Light posted:I don’t have a rear camera and personally don’t lose sleep. If you’re not concerned about losing the rear, I use a Garmin dash cam mini 2. A big plus was just pulling the trigger for a model from established manufacturer, and not needing to decipher 500 bot written reviews of Chinese fly by night designed and built trash. Yeah Garmin has been on my list just because they are a known brand and make pretty solid products. Are you satisfied with the camera resolution and night/low light image quality? Maybe I'll just go for Garmin.
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I don't know about rear, but for front I bought a Viofo A139 Pro. Trying to buy an RF Miata right now.
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MetaJew posted:Where can I get like one or two recommendations for a two channel dash cam to put in my RF Miata. I don't want an in cabin camera, just front and rear. Here's the dashcam thread if you want to really nerd out about it: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3597215 But the tl;dr version is basically "Buy the Viofo A1x9 variant that ticks your boxes". I have an A129 Pro that has been mostly good for me but has a few quirks when it gets hot as many of the 4K models do. The A129 Plus 1440p model doesn't seem to have those quirks. I live in Ohio so it's not usually hot enough for me to care, but if you live in the south and park outside you might want to avoid the 4K models.
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I had been looking at the Viofo 4k as well. I don't know if I want to read that thread. My analysis paralysis is v bad. Regarding the Garmin and Viofo cameras, how hard is it to pull the video off of them?
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you pop out the memory card and stick it in the card reader on your computer, if you have one. If you don't, you bring the whole camera in and attach a usb cord this is basically how all dashcams these days work also you don't have to actually read the dashcam thread, just post your question, but we'll just recommend the Viofo most of the time so don't feel you have to
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MetaJew posted:Yeah Garmin has been on my list just because they are a known brand and make pretty solid products. I have been very satisfied with both the quality and value of the Garmin dash cam mini 2. Also you do not need to pull the card to get videos if you do not want. It has wireless connection functionality that works with smartphones so you can pull video that way while the vehicle is running using a phone app. The app also has editing functions.
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MetaJew posted:Where can I get like one or two recommendations for a two channel dash cam to put in my RF Miata. I don't want an in cabin camera, just front and rear. Viofo sells very solid stuff without the Blackvue price. It's not the same build quality, but you're gonna be replacing it in a couple of years anyway. MetaJew posted:Regarding the Garmin and Viofo cameras, how hard is it to pull the video off of them? Pop the card out, put it into something that can read micro SD - they record in standard formats (I think my Viofo records in MP4, Win10 is able to play it back without any additional codecs). A lot of dashcams have wifi built in that lets you play video back on your phone (using an app). Most will let you play video back on the camera itself if it has a display, though you may need it connected to power (they're pretty much all some variant of USB; mini, micro, or C, depending on price point and when it came out - obviously the power supply it comes with will suffice, if the car can still supply power). I've popped the card into a tablet before; I've also played video back for a cop (after an accident) on the camera itself on one that supported playback. Even a USB-OTG cable and a micro SD adapter (for a phone that doesn't have a memory card slot) lets me watch it on my phone using the standard Android video player stuff. I'm not sure how the dual camera models do it though, I assume they do a split video file (one for front, one for rear). Make drat sure you get a high endurance card though; dashcams are particularly rough on memory cards, and you'll need to replace the card now and then (depends how much you drive; I drive a lot, usually get almost a year out of them before they start giving errors, using Transcend high endurance cards - I've had the best luck with Transcend FWIW, bad luck with Sandisk). tl;dr you can play the video back on just about anything that supports a micro SD card, even if support is indirect via adapters randomidiot fucked around with this message at 07:37 on Apr 29, 2023 |
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How can I open the hood on a Mk1 Honda Fit/Jazz if the handle doesn't do anything? The battery is dead after I haven't been driving it for a while and now I can't get to it because the hood won't open. I also can't move the car or jack it up as it's parked on an incline in front of another car lol.
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Wow, my friend has the same problem with his '99 BMW 323i convertible. It's been sitting in his driveway for (edit) appears the easiest way is to pop off the grilles & literally unbolt the retainers from the underside of the hood. drat. PainterofCrap fucked around with this message at 16:12 on Apr 30, 2023 |
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Apr 29, 2023 15:32
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A recent Rainman Ray video dealt with that as well on a reluctant Jeep. They ended up taking the front end of the car off so they could get to the mechanism with some needle-nosed pliers.
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mobby_6kl posted:How can I open the hood on a Mk1 Honda Fit/Jazz if the handle doesn't do anything? The battery is dead after I haven't been driving it for a while and now I can't get to it because the hood won't open. I also can't move the car or jack it up as it's parked on an incline in front of another car lol. try getting someone to push down on the hood around the latch while you try the release or the other way around
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Depending on the make and model, you can get at the latch from underneath. No idea if this applies to the fit, and certainly doesn’t apply to this situation. Can you move the car from behind it?
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mobby_6kl posted:How can I open the hood on a Mk1 Honda Fit/Jazz if the handle doesn't do anything? The battery is dead after I haven't been driving it for a while and now I can't get to it because the hood won't open. I also can't move the car or jack it up as it's parked on an incline in front of another car lol. Did the cable break off the handle? If so pull the cable with a pliers. If the cable broke of at the latch then you're pretty much gonna have to take the grille off and try to get to it
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Safety Dance posted:Low effort question, but my 2006 Cayenne Turbo has this air line running from the air box to the air compressor, and I'm supposed to disconnect it so I can change the air filter. I can't figure out how to disconnect it. Feels like I'm putting way too much force on plastic. The green bit is loose and rotates freely. Any ideas? On the hose end, the largest diameter portion of the connector should have some lines molded into it 180deg apart. Squeeze those while first pushing the connector towards the airbox and then pull it away. It is incredibly finicky and took me a solid 5 minutes and bruised fingertips when I replaced my air filters.
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I drove across the country in a 2012 Nissan Cube. What all do I need done at a mechanic? Does servicing include refilling car fluids?
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Yeah, it should. Fluids, check brakes, rotate tires. The rest would just depend on if it’s acting funny.
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That Old Ganon posted:I drove across the country in a 2012 Nissan Cube. What all do I need done at a mechanic? Does servicing include refilling car fluids? How are your hemmorhoids?
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That Old Ganon posted:I drove across the country in a 2012 Nissan Cube. What all do I need done at a mechanic? Does servicing include refilling car fluids? Manual or CVT? If CVT then most certainly check however that is checked on the Cube. If it's a manual then no worries about your transmission!
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PainterofCrap posted:How are your hemmorhoids? KakerMix posted:Manual or CVT? If CVT then most certainly check however that is checked on the Cube. If it's a manual then no worries about your transmission!
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Thanks everyone. The cable was still attached to the handle, and was clearly under tension when pulling it, which was weird. Really couldn't see anything through the grille or the gap between either (there was a rubber gasket). Somehow just pulling on the hood really hard got it open though, which is again strange because pushing it down didn't latch it either  Anyway, got the battery out. Look how cute it is   It's really tiny even compared to the Miata battery. I'll probably charge it to get the car running and pick up a new one. E: the battery store is closed today (and probably tomorrow) so that's just going to have to wait. mobby_6kl fucked around with this message at 13:37 on Apr 30, 2023 |
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I had a similar issue on my E39 where the hood latch cable was actually three separate Bowden cables. First one from handle to a join, second one from the join to the drivers side latch, third one from the drivers side latch to the passengers side latch. The middle one was binding a bit and not moving freely. The latch mechanisms might also require lubrication.
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Jesus dp
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:I had a similar issue on my E39 where the hood latch cable was actually three separate Bowden cables. Sounds like his is set-up the same way.
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Stupid question time. I have an oil leak on the BP4W in my 98 Miat. It seems to be coming from the cams so I've bought new seals. When I install them am I lubing the centre so the cams can spin freely or is that not a requirement? I need a Tamiya-esque guide to show me where to dab grease etc 
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Stupid question time. I have an oil leak on the BP4W in my 98 Miat. It seems to be coming from the cams so I've bought new seals. When I install them am I lubing the centre so the cams can spin freely or is that not a requirement? I need a Tamiya-esque guide to show me where to dab grease etc If anything just lube the seals for ease of installation. Otherwise, if theres supposed to be any lube in there, it'll probably be engine oil.
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