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08-30-2013, 12:05 PM | #26 | |
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08-30-2013, 12:11 PM | #27 |
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08-30-2013, 12:11 PM | #28 |
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Wish I could. Not i the budget right now unfortunately. It's in pretty good shape for it's age. There's just a handful of things it needs to have done. I can do most of it.
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08-30-2013, 12:14 PM | #29 |
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08-30-2013, 12:17 PM | #30 | |
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IDK ask talapia. For his sanity I hope for FI. |
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08-30-2013, 12:21 PM | #31 |
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The right tools for the job. Sometimes the right tool is a ****ing 5lbs hammer to get rusted cv joints out of a hub.
If you have an OBD2 car, just get a GD code reader. They're cheap and they pay for themselves the first use even if you were just going to go to autozone and get the codes read for free... saves gas and time. Don't be afraid of the car, it's just a machine, fix it! |
08-30-2013, 12:34 PM | #32 | |
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I learned this from a tech named Lugard Dey. He was from Guiana and could fix anything with an engine, the guy was brilliant. I got a 1985 Toyota Cressida for 50.00 that had been sitting for at least three years with a broken timing belt and crank pulley out of alignment. It had 420,000 miles but the body and interior was pristine. He told me to do this while I was fixing the timing belt and crank pulley, and then go from there. I followed his directions and the car fired up on the first shot. I sold it, regrettably, in 2009, still running on the original engine, for 2000.00. Apparently its still on the road in Jacksonville, NC. |
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08-30-2013, 12:45 PM | #33 |
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08-30-2013, 12:51 PM | #34 |
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Call your local Matco man and see if they still have the oil filter shaped funnels to drain the oil correctly. You need the same thing on any newer Toyota/Lexus product with the cartridge type filter on the bottom of the engine. Same as Tacoma's with the filter on the top. I also recommend buying the correct oil filter wrench for these newer cars with the cartridge type oil filter. I made a ton of money on cars folks brought to Walmart or did it at home with a set of channel locks and broke the plastic housing.
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08-30-2013, 01:01 PM | #35 | |
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08-30-2013, 01:10 PM | #36 | |
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08-30-2013, 01:52 PM | #37 |
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You guys thought about punching a hole in the filter, at the top, and letting the oil drain back in the crankcase?
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08-30-2013, 02:31 PM | #38 |
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Not sure on the miata but on the is300 it sits at a 45* angle so anything that was going to drain out already has. It's what's left and the goddamn subframe that's the problem. And the strut tower. And the tranny dipstick. I could go on but I'll just get pissed off.
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08-30-2013, 02:47 PM | #39 | |
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09-05-2013, 10:02 PM | #40 |
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well, finally got my steering knuckles back from good ole uncle joe...took the old bearings out and pressed the new ones for $40. Not bad obama....
left bearing was reaaalll bad. like cracked housing and half worn flat balls inside... got it put back on tonight. pretty easy... gonna need a new left tie rod end soon... other than that, went well...saturday or sunday the right one is going on....wish i had more money, i'd do new tie rod ends, brakes and errthang all at once.... |
09-05-2013, 10:06 PM | #41 |
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What a timely bump.
X-posted from gripes thread. Replaced my spark plugs and now the ****ing car will start, idle for a second or two, then die. I can increase the RPM but it feels like it's choking and it dies as soon as I let off. When I pulled them again today to double check on one side of the engine the plugs were already turning black but on the other side they were fine. It idles normal and feels like it wants to run but then it just dies. |
09-05-2013, 10:08 PM | #42 |
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weird....did you pull a vacuum hose lose or something? maybe a sensor wire? How's the ground?
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09-05-2013, 10:10 PM | #43 | |
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Guess I gotta have someone come over so we can pull them one by one and make sure they're all sparking properly. |
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09-05-2013, 10:14 PM | #44 |
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Vacuum leak or coil/distributor related. Look for loose hoses.
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09-22-2013, 09:00 PM | #45 |
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042, did you ever figure out that problem with your car? what was it?
so i needed to replace the driver side outer tie rod end in the ol' saturn . so u went to loosen the tension nut or whatever it's called, just the pressure of twisting that popped the ball out of the socket. i was like :whoa: I knew it was bad, but dayummm!! I had a hell of a time getting what was keft of the tie rod end off. It involved 2 sets of vice grips, car jack, and a 3 pound hammer....I was sort of worried i wouldn't get it done....but i got it. made a huge difference though. after a little test spin, i noticed just about immediately. hard to tell, but it was pretty shot... v ibnicemcdonaldsbag |
09-22-2013, 09:17 PM | #46 |
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My wife's car has a leak in the flex pipe. Dealer says they have to replace the whole thing, at a cost of $1200, but I think a muffler shop could just weld a new pipe onto the catalytic converter for about two fiddy or so.
What would OT do? It's a 10-year-old Camry, she only plans to keep it for another 3 years maybe. |
09-22-2013, 09:21 PM | #47 |
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how bad is the leak? is it noisy, or is it keeping you from passing any inspections? I've heard of places just replacing the flex section. I had a GF once that had a similar problem, and they told her it would cost $$$ but then her dad found a garage that did it for like 1/$$$ like they do it all the time...
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09-22-2013, 09:23 PM | #48 |
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Dealership isn't going to do anything short of replacing the whole works with a factory part. Go to the muffler shop.
Meat, that was probably pushing that a bit too far. You're lucky you didn't end up in a ditch! |
09-22-2013, 09:27 PM | #49 | |
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Have them weld it. ....or look for a new cat yourself. Dealer quoted $1050 replacement. Subarugenuineparts on their site is only $350 plus shipping. For a Camry, maybe it would be even less. |
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09-22-2013, 09:28 PM | #50 |
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No inspection or anything, you can hear it when the car's sitting still and I think some exhaust is getting in the cabin, which would explain why my wife is so dumb... Or maybe that's genetic.
But anyways my concern was mainly whether that was considered a ****ty/half-assed repair which I'm still kind of OK with as long as it lasts a good 3 years. Sounds like it will. |
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