cars

[civic spoke]

That.. IBC ain't empty...

That's a tonne right there.

[charred depot]

plenty fine : )

[pastel socket]

I have a 2015 Impala LT, Comfy ass car... Doesn't have Plush Leather like my 82 Cadillac though.... BY FAR the Cadillac is the MOST COMFORTABLE vehicle I own!!! and GOD! It is WONDERFUL!!! Imagine the Old Leather Couch your Uncle/Grandfather had many years ago that you just SUNK into..... IN A CAR!!!!!!!! It is Unbelieveable for anyone that has Never been in an Older* cadillac. I cannot recommend it enough!!! Newer cadillacs don't have plushy leather.... they Mostly use stiff leather just like My 2015 Impala uses... I wish that Instead of stiff leather. I Just had fabric Seats???? Anyone else in that group of people????

*By "older" I mean at least a model made before 2000

[marsh badge]

Our 1970s international field fire truck is running pretty good for the end of the summer

Our 1970 ford custom cab trying to run this year

Battery issues, over heats and we can’t get the valve to slide over for the water pump

[pastel socket]

LLooks like it is!!!!!!

[pastel socket]

GL!!!!!!!

[marsh badge]

Not touching the batteries just because the cost is about $5,000-$10,000. Valve issues I’m praying the old fire chief is still alive or around lol only person who can look at it. Over heating issues is just the age

[graceful flower]

Why is battery cost 5-10k?

[marsh badge]

Big batteries

[wispy cloak]

I don't know how to operate the pump on my truck

When I saw that video it was so surreal

[marsh badge]

Think of 2/3rd this size and two of them

[leaden solar]

does anyone know how hard is it to replace a starter on a x3 xdrive m57 engine? (2010)

[rugged lynx]

I have a 71 Chevelle but I can't really daily that. Too many idiots driving

Was going to keep the Toyota 86 stock. New ones have plenty of power

Most unique 86, it's stock lol

Might do something with the oil pick up and maybe an oil cooler though

[fathom socket]

bastardization

why are people putting these aftermarket radios into the older GM trucks which probably ALREADY HAVE BETTER RADIO FEATURES

a firmware updated 2011 and up Chevy LTZ Heavy Duty has full apple car play and android auto (keyword firmware updated)

similar case for a firmware updated 2008 and up GMC Denali

provided they had the "smart radio" installed in them

[brittle totem]

Yeah then i don't se the point unless the factory screen sucks or is very low res. The only point to put in aftermarket screen is to get AA/carplay in your car.

[graceful flower]

@plucky arch take notes you donkey

No garbage Taiwanese touchscreen tablet bullshit in your Corolla bud

[fathom socket]

factory radio for that era of GMTs was fine

I dont really like the UI but it got full carplay and android auto via updates in 2016 and 2018(iirc)

[brittle totem]

Yeah but how usable are they in 2024 better to have AA/Carplay that will always be up to date.

[fathom socket]

they still get updates

my 2011 Chevy LTZ is still getting updates lol

and that truck shares its radios with GMTs as old as 08

[brittle totem]

Are you sure you can update the older ones?

[fathom socket]

none of the GMTs with that radio had android auto or car play from the factory

they got it from firmware updates

[fathom socket]

yeah lol i just updated my LTZ about 2 weeks ago

the aftermarket radios dont really get updates unless you get recently

[brittle totem]

Well if you get one with AA/Carplay it will get update trough you phone.

[fathom socket]

no I mean the radio firmware is still getting updates from GM

[brittle totem]

Not in build software but aa/Carplay will always be updated.

[fathom socket]

yeah lol

my 24 Sierra actually dosen't have carplay or AA

https://www.motus.com/blog/gm-removing-apple-carplay-and-android-auto/

[brittle totem]

Which makes AA/Carplay so good basically even if you have 10 year old car it will always feel modern because of that.

[fathom socket]

cause it mostly relies on the phone

[fathom socket]

I haven't looked AA or Carplay on newer trucks ngl

[brittle totem]

We had Audi A4 loaner from 2023 earlier this year without AA/Carplay for some reason if it has been standard equipment on A4 for years now.

[fathom socket]

normally the manufacturers bluetooth radio is just as fully featured and matches the truck

idk about cars

I know ford cars are a similar case

[fathom socket]

if it was a rental its often disabled on rentals

[brittle totem]

Yeah that's shit move from them why would anyone think that is a good idea.

[fathom socket]

because its worse then GMs built in bluetooth one

my OnePlus phone was dropping connections on AA in my 2018 Sierra constantly

but GMs Bluetooth Connect wasn't doing that

in my 2018 Sierra untill I got used to GMs bluetooth connection thing I used AA with a usb cable because wirelessly it was so garbage

but that wasn't an option on the 21s

and newer

[brittle totem]

I highly doubt that AA/Carplay are superior to lost infotainment systems. And also removing a feature that the car already had from the factory is that even legal?

[brittle totem]

I think you need a new cable. My brother had that issue in 2016 Cupra Ibiza but getting a new usb c cable solved it.

[fathom socket]

the 23s still have it

the 24s do not

[fathom socket]

no it was FINE with a cable

just wirelessly was a problem

on the 21s they stopped letting you use a cable

(the latest AA interfaces actually don't support USB)

[fathom socket]

GMs one has the same features and actually matches the radios UI thou and dosen't drop features

• my steering wheel controls work with it

they did not with AA

[brittle totem]

Weird wireless works flawlessly on our 2021 Passat EU version so not the shitty American one.

[fathom socket]

both my recent Sierras are CA models

not US

[brittle totem]

Interesting works on every car I have driven with AA/Carplay.

[fathom socket]

2018 and 2024 are both CA NEC models

[fathom socket]

its cause of safety concerns

GM didnt let you use the left side steering wheel controls (where volume and stuff is at) with AA or AirPlay because its also where the trailer traction control is at

[brittle totem]

What? How is using steering wheel buttons a safety concern it's much better than needing to use the touch screen for stuff.

[fathom socket]

they do on the 2014s and 2015s and it actually was responsible for crashes

like pretty often blamed in crashes because people accidentally turned traction control off

[fathom socket]

just use the physical dials?

GM kept their dials

[brittle totem]

Yeah sounds like GM tried to make it bad as experience as possible to me

[brittle totem]

Still easier and safer to turn up and down the volume with buttons on steering wheel.

[fathom socket]

on cars yes

I have seen some pretty bad mishaps with it on trucks thou

RAMs had a volume control on the column shifter at one point

which led to a lot of mishaps

[fathom socket]

GM also dosen't have an ass radio connect thou is the thing

like its comparable to AA in my 2019 Camaro (a GM car)

I have had flawless AA in that 2019 ZL1 besides connection issues untill I got my pixel 7 pro

I just use GMs one on my trucks and cars now because it syncs everything across vehicles too which AA does not

[brittle totem]

Radio connection if fine with dab+ but who listens to radio this day?

[brittle totem]

Yeah unfortunately the new car we have ordered doesn't have physical dials 😔

[fathom socket]

no like I get google maps (ill just use the trucks inbuilt one anyways), phone calls, and music via my phone

[brittle totem]

Wydm with syncing? AA is literally just run of your phone so its all the same with contacts and everything. Honestly just sounds like GM had shitty AA/carplay integration in there cars.

[fathom socket]

also i just realised most of the issues I had with AA on GM trucks are probably specific to the diesels (despite sharing radios)

[fathom socket]

GM's thing is doing volume in db not percentage

so even the volume correctly syncs across vehicles

(provided they all are the bose sound system trims since the regular ones dont do that)

[brittle totem]

Yeah never experienced any of those issues with European cars AA has worked flawlessly on every car i have used it on.

[fathom socket]

corded or cordless

AA mostly works fine besides not syncing volume across vehicles with a cord

its just cordless isn't working right

[brittle totem]

Cordless

[fathom socket]

(also the brighter UI of AA bothers me I don't like how its not matching my orange grey interiors)

[brittle totem]

Just turn dark mode on

[fathom socket]

AA darkmode is black

everything in my ALL my gm vehicles is a darkish grey

ALSO AA won't come on my digital gauge clusters at all

[brittle totem]

Yeah i know some manufactures has issues with wireless AA/carplay but it it works great on must car i have used in on mainly VAG cars so i guess they all use similar system that just works.

[fathom socket]

thats not even exclusive to GM thats just not an option

you cant have anything from AA or carplay on digital gauge clusters

only the radio head unit

[brittle totem]

Yeah it does VAG cars it syncs you navi direction and shows which music that is playing even while using AA

[fathom socket]

the center of your gauge cluster on the newer GMs (and basically all other american vehicles) is a big screen for stuff like volume

[fathom socket]

thats not doing it via AA though thats doing it via bluetooth on the cars own system

I mostly just like the UI on the GM one

its really clean and simple

[brittle totem]

BMW does it best it even shows google maps in digital cluster if you use it trough Android Auto

[tepid wing]

These are gold: https://youtube.com/watch?v=GgVKYM2ADLk

[fathom socket]

thats not AA doing it thou thats BMWs own thing

[tepid wing]

I wish my car did that.

[brittle totem]

Yeah same with European cars bascially just screens this days

[brittle totem]

Its not

[fathom socket]

it is, look up how its implemented on the F150 and Escalade its entirely different from BMW

[brittle totem]

It can show you navi app you are using trough android auto on drivers display i think its only BMW that does this at the momeny.

[fathom socket]

no like everyone has it

just nobody is doing it via AA they all do it via bluetooth

F150

whatever the fuck the escalade V is supposed to have </3

carplay actually has support for this natively here it is on a F250/F350

here it is on older RAMs (2013-2020)

[brittle totem]

No that's just the arow directions BMW shows you google maps based on your phone looks like this https://youtu.be/GTH-a7SoPNM?si=YrPoTTaoe7pqXHH_&t=292

[fathom socket]

this is specifically a longhorn

[fathom socket]

is this AA or COS thou

COS actually DOES support this in AA

but COS isn't used on very many vehicles

COS is what GMs trucks run ironically enough their rom just does not have AA in it

[brittle totem]

Its AA trough Bmw iDrive system.

[brittle totem]

Yeah every new car should do that it's so nice.

[tepid wing]

I at least get Android Auto on a screen that isn't too big and isn't too small.

[fathom socket]

honestly I havent even used my Phones maps even linked to the car in any of the new vehicles I have

I just pay the $2 a month for a data plan on them (its the same esim across all them) and just use the built in GPS

my grandpa does the same cus on his RAM AA dosen't fill the full screen due to its weird dimensions and the RAM one does

(he has litterally not ONCE paired his phone to his truck he just uses the built in stuff on a 2022 RAM 3500)

[tepid wing]

$2/m isn't bad.

[fathom socket]

its across like

12 dif vehicles too

if you stay within the same manufacturer verizon actually lets you put the same esim on all your vehicles now

you can only run one at a time thou

[tepid wing]

I have no idea what GM charges.

[fathom socket]

GM dosen't do their data plans

they let you get a esim from any carrier

its just a normal data only esim

[tepid wing]

I guess $30/m.

[fathom socket]

if you have verizon get one through their plan

[brittle totem]

I just find AA easier to use especially with google assistance basically you can just tell it where you want to go or what you want to listen to and its just works. Instead of doing the it manually trough the inbuild system and.

[fathom socket]

my truck has built in google assistant thou

no need for a phone

GM has had that since 2018 on its trucks and cars

RAMs have had it since like 2020

[fathom socket]

I have a $60 line through them a $2 vehicle line and a $12 data only line for a laptop

[tepid wing]

I don't know of a way to change the SIM at all, it came with a trial with like 10TB of mobile data, OnStar, application access and satellite radio.

[fathom socket]

depends on the vehicle

some use physical sims (you have to use the manufcaturers data plans)

some use esims (just bring it to a store and they program a new one)

also AA disables some features on rooted phones now

[brittle totem]

Yeah the its different story but yeah Germans doesn't do it that way they just insist on making their own infotainment instead of paying google to do that.

[fathom socket]

(well more so if your not passing strong)

[tepid wing]

Are you in the US?

[tepid wing]

Haven't had an issue.

[fathom socket]

im in the US but I drive a CA truck

[fathom socket]

i had issues with it connecting based in PIP

[tepid wing]

That's interesting.

[fathom socket]

I think it depends on the manufacturer mabye

I know my friends audi wont connect my rooted phone (well it will now cus it passes strong)

[tepid wing]

I only have issues with the connection if I plug it in too early.

[fathom socket]

do multi person calls work for you?

[brittle totem]

Yeah they started doing that with Android 14 before it just could just download 3rd party app to be able to watch youtube and stuff via android auto even without rooted.

[tepid wing]

I really wish I could lie to Google.

[tepid wing]

I haven't tried.

[fathom socket]

what phone r u using

[tepid wing]

I only really use Maps, VLC and occasionally messages.

[fathom socket]

its realitively easy to pass strong and extremely easy to pass device now

[tepid wing]

Pixel Fold.

[fathom socket]

oh its like

SUPER basic on pixels to pass strong

you just need trickystore (no config required) and PIF

keep in mind however if you use LSposed chances are one of your modules causes you to fail device and strong

[tepid wing]

As far as I know you just can't because it uses HW based crypto secrets in the Trust Zone or whatever it's called.

I'm only using https://github.com/LSPosed/DisableFlagSecure

[brittle totem]

But yeah people have started to sell like android boxes now which the car thinks is phone with AA on it but in reality its basically Android tablet which you can do anything on https://youtu.be/yUSJ6GuvTnA?si=X49z_WAfUElFjsBS&t=326

[tepid wing]

https://github.com/5ec1cff/TrickyStore This?

[tepid wing]

That's funny.

[fathom socket]

usepixelexpert for this

[fathom socket]

use the chiteroman fork

[fathom socket]

the LSposed module ur using is detected, pixelexpert is not

[brittle totem]

Yeah honestly works pretty well will probably get one for our new Passat to be able to watch things on infotainment screen which is quite big its 13" on that car.

[tepid wing]

So this: https://github.com/chiteroman/TrickyStore

PIF?

[fathom socket]

yeah

PIF = Play Integrity Fix

[tepid wing]

There's no download there.

Ah.

[fathom socket]

ur on stock rom root right?

[tepid wing]

Yeah Pixel.

[fathom socket]

gimme a sec

nvm people are using the 5ec1cff one again

that one WAS discontinued for awhile

[tepid wing]

This is stupid: https://github.com/5ec1cff/TrickyStore?tab=readme-ov-file#stop-opening-source--停止开源

[fathom socket]

on GMS devices you dont need to do any config

(stuff like the pixel)

[brittle totem]

Is there anyway to get youtube and stuff on AA on Pixel 7 Pro without rooting after android 14?

[fathom socket]

it should work right out of the box with PIF unless you're using a weird root config

[fathom socket]

probably not

rooting pixels (espically the 6/7) is incredibly easy thou

[brittle totem]

Yeah that sucks it was super easy before 😔

[fathom socket]

PixelFlasher pretty much automatically does it

[tepid wing]

Root is trivial.

[brittle totem]

Yeah but i don't feel like rooting my mine phone. i rather get one of those Android boxes for that kinda of stuff.

[fathom socket]

if you use PIF and TrickyStore on the pixels with KSU or Apatch (dont use magisk its terrible) your root is not detectable by 99.99% of apps

trickystore does not need config on pixels

[tepid wing]

Anyway, I'll go reboot.

[brittle totem]

Yeah but you cant update it right without doing it manually every time ?

[fathom socket]

KSU and Apatch can update easily after system updates thou lol

Strong with KSU on P7P

[fathom socket]

your using magisk 😭

magisk is a lot harder to pass strong with since its kinda detected

I think theres a way to make trickystore work with magisk but idk it by heart

[tepid wing]

Huh, no phone/Android channel....

I guess Linux is the closest channel?

It's what I know.

[fathom socket]

oh also afaik you need a bootloader spoofer on the Pixel 8/Fold and newer

https://github.com/vvb2060/KeyAttestation

if this says your bootloader is unlocked you cant pass strong

(you dont have to relock btw you just need a spoofer)

[tepid wing]

Relocking wipes data anyway.

[fathom socket]

unless ur on a ROM that supports relocking yeah

[tepid wing]

Well this is wrong. :V

[fathom socket]

oh you just have to wait lol

also delete that

it still has ur

keys visible

(delete the image)

if you press the 3 dots you can turn on private mode

but yeah either ur root is bad (not unlikely cus magisk flashes weird a lot) or you just gotta wait 2-3 days

[tepid wing]

I dunno, the root of trust thing sounds public but I don't know this stack very well.

[fathom socket]

you can just remove trickystore if you dont care about strong (theres not really a need for it besides RCS rn)

you need valid TEE for RCS

might need a second reboot not sure

[tepid wing]

Eh, for whatever reason Google let me put my card on my watch today so that's all I really wanted from non-rooted.

[fathom socket]

oh you can use gpay without strong afaik

pretty sure you just need device

which PIF does for you just fine

[tepid wing]

It wouldn't let me add it to my watch for ages, it complains about being rooted too.

[fathom socket]

yeah cus ur phone is rooted

if the watch has a data plan it wont complain

[tepid wing]

It doesn't, I only use it with Bluetooth.

[fathom socket]

you only need to pass device for gpay iirc thou so

[tepid wing]

I don't know why I'd want it to use mobile data, that just sounds expensive for no benefit...

[fathom socket]

it should be fine anyways now

the usual google apps need to be in ur denylist

and you need zygisk

but besides that you shouldnt ever have issues with gpay

[tepid wing]

I do have all of that setup.

Eh, I guess I'll just have to wait and see what happens.

How the heck did Google of all companies allow this to happen?

[fathom socket]

happens when ur rooted

[fathom socket]

yeah deny list needs to be on

and zygisk

[tepid wing]

Yeah I have that stuff on.

[fathom socket]

honestly magisk might be full detected cause even with valid FPs and Strong you still where not able to use RCS at all on Magisk but it was fine on KSU and Apatch

[tepid wing]

I don't know what KSU and Apatch are and RCS usually works.

[fathom socket]

for about a month rcs needed a valid fp and passing strong or rcs messages didnt send (they rescended this)

now it just needs basic

and valid fp

[tepid wing]

I guess if it doesn't work in a couple of days I can just research and ask around more.

[fathom socket]

yeah

might be particular to the pixel fold

I know it took TS like a day to start working on my 7P

[tepid wing]

IIRC it's basically a 7.

[fathom socket]

its closer to a 8

[tepid wing]

Do you know how the private key got out?

[fathom socket]

and rooting communities consider it an 8

[fathom socket]

it didn't

googles keybox isnt leaked

key attest says that when ur rooted

[tepid wing]

Hrm.

[tepid wing]

I just got a random RCS text from someone and Google Wallet doesn't complain anymore, neat.

[hexed kayak]

@misty mantle who needs a crash structure anyway

[white heart]

I bet it did Lego sounds lmaoo

[hexed kayak]

the occupants made a roblox oof when they died

[white heart]

Wait I had a meme about that

Can't find it

[brittle totem]

Looks like your average rental karting experience.

[halcyon grotto]

Looks like muh bolvo might need a new full exhaust

[charred depot]

scaffold pole

[white heart]

Guy in the blue car killed that ngl

[wraith rivet]

Am I bad at using a dipstick I always had problems with it picking up oil from the side

but my car requires 4.8 qts (so they say), I did an oil change a couple weeks ago and just added 5 just to get rid of the bottle.. I really doubt it affects it this much?

or do I gotta drain some out

not smoking or anything runs fine just slightly concerning

[wispy cloak]

Is this after wiping it

[wraith rivet]

yeah

I did it a few more times and it pretty much fixed itself

🤷‍♂️

I could tell because the bottom little hole had a film of oil over it if yk what I mean but the top one didn’t

[vapid nova]

There should just be a film of oil over both holes really

[compact grotto]

@dusk ocean it’s so dirty, it’s sad. B7.

[dusk ocean]

Same thing lol

I feel like people who buy them are too busy and don't care

that poor paint

[wheat hatch]

[dusk ocean]

@compact grotto

[wheat hatch]

[stiff bloom]

I can't stop seeing this thing everywhere I look, the LTT discord was my last vestige of freedom and now it's finally spread here.

[wheat hatch]

Likewise, but, to be fair

It's a wicked build

[compact grotto]

Omg.

[stoic ledge]

It's oily all the way to the top?

Car level? Engine cold?

[wheat hatch]

Good day jij domme kut hoer @stoic ledge

[stoic ledge]

Enne

[wheat hatch]

[stoic ledge]

Caution!

Do not overfill the engine oil. This may cause engine damage.

Literally in the manual xP

[dusk ocean]

Ya'll dunno how rare my mirrors are

[wheat hatch]

I will underfill it, np

[stoic ledge]

🤓

[wheat hatch]

[charred depot]

Maybe ruined the all sneasons slightly taking it on track, the edges are definetely cooked.

[hexed kayak]

@charred depot @misty mantle

[charred depot]

Didnt watch too much, I remember when they made a v8 trailer to assist the car it was attached to. We joked about making one to attach to the back of potentially unreliable cars when going for a drive

Nothing crazy just enough power to limp home

[prisma frost]

@bigone360 Havent heard the squealing sound since I last brought it up. Although I am leaving my car at the mechanic soon so he can cold start it in the morning himself.

Not sure if it even pinged you.

[indigo axle]

Did you know,
you don't say B M Double-U

You say B M V

W is prounounced like V in the first world

[compact grotto]

Loved them when they were on Youtube

Roadkill was fantastic before the paywall

[brittle totem]

Easy just click on the refuse button 🤓

[wraith rivet]

I drive it a couple miles I think the cold light went off

flat surface after sitting for like 4 mins

But in the end it turned out fine I guess there was just a bunch of oil stuck in the tube

Prob from after the oil change there’s more oil up there in the cam area idk

I got no clue

[rapid tinsel]

Mines goin strong at 230k. You still have urs?

[stoic ledge]

Oh lol strange

[stoic ledge]

At least it's not overfull

And if it was, I could just refuse it

[nocturne iris]

I knew what I was getting into and im in it mostly for the learning experience

[civic spoke]

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/burglar-discovers-peel-cybertruck-access-131144647.html

[nocturne iris]

I heard about that, kind of funny but not unexpected

[tepid wing]

How do you do this so badly?

[silk sluice]

A mustang would never

Even if you tried

It's just too good

[tepid wing]

I wasn't even this bad when I first drove a manual.

[finite marsh]

That's nuts

[charred depot]

its obviously deliberate, going for reverse gear.

[brittle totem]

Well just look at his car...

[dusk ocean]

its clearly a joke

[native ermine]

grind it till you find it

🤣

[tepid wing]

Hm, if the synchros break you probably can't shift?

[civic spoke]

This kinda sounds like first gear lock-out. But idk

Either way, shit's no good.

[native ermine]

don't need synchros... just float them gears

[tepid wing]

But if they are broken, could they actively prevent meshing?

[native ermine]

skill issue

[leaden solar]

foot clutch training gon go crazy

[graceful flower]

What'd it end up being?

[prisma frost]

Oh sorry thats in a week

[graceful flower]

Ahhhhh

[prisma frost]

Yea..

[graceful flower]

But I mean if it's gone then that's probably a good sign

[prisma frost]

True

They are interested to know if the timing belt might be worn out though

[graceful flower]

On my old car it just did it when it was cold so I fixed it by ignoring it till it was summer again

[prisma frost]

I believe its quite normal for that to happen in the cold

[graceful flower]

Defs get the timing belt checked out if it's near the interval anyways, it shouldn't be too much work

[prisma frost]

Well its quite a pain to get to

[graceful flower]

Really? Like just the inspection cover?

[prisma frost]

Havent had a quote yet since it can somehow be covered under the warranty I got with the car but still not sure I understand how but we'll see

[graceful flower]

Hmmm if it's prematurely wearing out because something failed then maybe?

[prisma frost]

Yeah who knows

[prisma frost]

Eh im not a mechanic so ignore what I just said

Maybe it is easy to check

[graceful flower]

Hopefully they were smart enough to add an inspection cover haha on my mom's aveo it's like this little plastic cover that just clips on

[prisma frost]

Ye there is a plastic part but I think there are some hoses in the way

I think those just unclip though

But I'm leaving that to the mechanics

[graceful flower]

Yea just let the techs take care of it then they'll know what to look for on the belt too

[prisma frost]

Idc if I gotta pay or not I just want this replaced before winter

Want to make sure its well maintained ofc

This is the sound when I cold start the engine, Its like you hear something rattle/knocking but i dont think belts make noise

Maybe this is completly normal

Even if nothing comes up during the cold start I'll still be happy knowing all is good with my car

I get so paranoid with every sound, I've never had a car before so I quite literally don't know what is good and bad to hear

[graceful flower]

Usually clatters/scratches on cold starts are usually because of something letting all the oil out overnight. On timing chain cars it could be hydraulic timing chain tensioners releasing a lot of the tension, on other cars it could be the vvt actuators, but I'm not hearing that here, maybe it isn't coming through well in the video?

Usually vvt makes more of like a scratching sound

[prisma frost]

Its like that ticking noise u hear right at the start

It lasts about 2-3 seconds

[graceful flower]

Haha you'll get the hang of it dw it's very easy to lose sleep over things. Forums are really helpful though, after a couple years most "common" noises have already been identified and hopefully resolved

[prisma frost]

Might be completely normal though

[prisma frost]

Ah alright

[graceful flower]

Does it consistently do it on every cold start?

[prisma frost]

I’d say out of every 5 cold starts it does it like 3 times

Maybe 4 of out 5 times

[graceful flower]

It's probably worth asking the shop to check it out anyways, it could be related to vvt. It's not something catastrophic, from what I understand there's like a locking dowel that's held into place by oil and as they wear (or your oil level is low) they can release the oil and that locking dowel doesn't engage, so the clacking just ends up being a few seconds while oil pressure builds up and pushes that dowel back in

[prisma frost]

And might as well show this as well but during the cold starts the car vibrates quite a lot and you can see the RPMS being quite high

[prisma frost]

Alright well that’s all very interesting and I totally understand it all 😅

Sorry if this is all a bit too much

[graceful flower]

https://youtu.be/gwJ5BBHb9W4

This guy shows it around the 3 min mark, but basically it's not gonna destroy itself if you drive it, it'll just keep wearing out more and more on every cold start. In the end though it might be something totally different so just let the techs take a look and see what they think

[prisma frost]

Alright yeah and chances are its nothing

[graceful flower]

Higher rpm on cold start is normal, that's just the engine trying to warm up a little faster

[prisma frost]

Alright I had guessed yeah it just feels like a mini earthquake inside the car 🤣

Free massage (its not actually that bad but very noticeable)

[graceful flower]

Vibration could be many different things but on a new car if it's doing something like misfiring or knocking it'll definitely throw an engine light

Where new car = newer than like 1993 or whatever

Could also just be that it's a small car so it gets shaken easily haha

What engine is it again?

[prisma frost]

2014 1.2TSI Engine code: CJZC

[prisma frost]

Yeah probably, our 1.4tsi Vw Touran is so smooth when cold starting it to a point where you don’t even feel any vibrations only sound of the engine.

If you start my small little Polo you definitely feel the engine starting

I will definitely at some point carbon clean my car (Not necessary related to this topic)

[graceful flower]

On my old civic it was funny because my spark plugs were very worn so I could make it misfire by putting the foot to the floor in a high gear 😂😂😂

[prisma frost]

😬

I haven’t noticed any misfiring

Engine also is very still and smooth once warm

[graceful flower]

Yea it'll defs throw a check engine light even my 96 civic was smart enough to flash the cel when misfiring

[prisma frost]

Alright that’s good to know then

[compact grotto]

Good god yes https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a61996828/hyundai-plans-to-build-the-n-vision-74/

[prisma frost]

Well I appreciate all the new knowledge and effort now its time for the mechanics to do their thing.

Definitely made me feel less worried

[graceful flower]

No worries, I live to yap about cars

[prisma frost]

Haha good to remember

[brittle totem]

So the 🤡truck has made it to Sweden

[tepid wing]

I still don't understand how that's street legal.

[brittle totem]

Green plates so it basically registered as a "test car"

[tepid wing]

What about any other country? :V

[hexed kayak]

bribery

[dull heron]

fun fact: a polished cybertruck reflects less sunlight towards drivers than most other cars

that truck would look so much better if it came polished

[stoic crescent]

Omg

LMAO

[stiff bloom]

doubt?

[dull heron]

since its flat planes the sun is reflected up on all surfaces or isnt reflected at all

most cars have curved surfaces which directs light directly into your eyes

[native ermine]

:0

sagjhgfsjhagsjhg

they saw the mess that was the cyber truck and were like "ALRIGHT...... fiiiiine. i guess we'll have to step in"

[copper salmon]

Changed oil in 2 kias one a soul an idk the other one but this was a week or 2 ago i did it for my old man friend 60 bucks i did 2 cars oil changes an put up plasitic siding in his little shed.
So today his Engine light came one an he checked there was oil under his kia soul idk how i drained all the oil from the pan replaced the oil filter lubed the oil filter filled his oil with the oil he provided. Idk what happend i tightend dpwn the oil filter tighter than hand tight with the socket tightend the oil pan bolt with a socket an then a wrench to make sure warmed the car up to get the oil through it idk what happend i did everything right

[tender timber]

Finally, a new manual driver who dosent ride the clutch

[civic spoke]

https://x.com/jakkuh_t/status/1829030479598891461

Jake Tivy (@jakkuh_t) on X

MUAHAHAHHA

Twitter · Aug 29, 2024, 5:37 AM

[iron birch]

he is rev un matching

[graceful flower]

I wanna see what this looks like from the pov of the average drunk driver at night

They'll probably think they hit an invisible wall lol

[graceful flower]

Engine light and oil underneath could also be something else. Did you check the dipstick to see you added the right amount of oil and to see how much oil you lost?

Or to verify that you are actually losing oil and not some other fluid?

Also did you replace the crush washer on the drain plug? Usually they seep instead of pissing oil all over if you don't replace em

[wispy cloak]

You overtightened the filter

Also potentially lost the crush washer

[charred depot]

Motorway of the countryside, 70mph limit still too : )

[graceful flower]

Must be nice

Stop signs make me so mad, idk what the civil engineers are doing but they need to stop saying "fuck it stop sign at every intersection"

[charred depot]

Pretty much no stop signs here maybe two or so I know of at extremely low visibility junctions (basically cant see)

[graceful flower]

I am jealous

I've started basically treating them as yield signs at the dead intersections

But my god someone needs to introduce our city planners to roundabouts and yield signs

[prisma frost]

Lmao thats america for ya

Stop signs here in NL are pretty rare

[fickle swan]

I wonder if I could restore this trim to gloss black at home

Might need help from someone who has a polisher

[civic spoke]

Don't even think you need a polisher for it.

[misty river]

fox body guys are either going to love me or hate me

[dull heron]

is it vinyl, rubber, plastic, or metal?

[fickle swan]

Plastic

[dull heron]

are you sure its not vinyl or rubber?

it kind of looks like it is, but if its plastic i got a good recommendation

[fickle swan]

Pretty sure

[dull heron]

if you are 100% sure its plastic you could get meguiars black plastic restore

shit is magic

if its rubber or vinyl, i think they have a product for that too, but the plastic restore wont work on vinyl or rubber.

[fickle swan]

That would probably work

[dull heron]

its about 10$ on amazon for a large bottle, just apply with microfiber or applicator pad

[fickle swan]

https://euroactiveparts.com/products/32747_185355184525_35060_1ced1

$1300

I'll try the plastic restore

[dull heron]

holy shit

[fickle swan]

Apparently using the touch less carwash causes this

[tepid wing]

Yeah they aren't great for cars oddly enough.

[copper salmon]

Shouldnt have same tiightness i did on my truck little past hand tight

[copper salmon]

Added the right amount of oil didnt crush the washer

[graceful flower]

How much oil did you lose?

Like are there puddles under the car or is it just dirty and oily underneath? Try to get under and see where the oil leak starts

[wispy cloak]

Hand tight is what it should be

[wispy cloak]

That's the problem

It's a crush washer

Meant to be crushed

[copper salmon]

Update he hit a pot hole an punchured his oil pan with a rock

[wispy cloak]

[copper salmon]

Knew i should have kept the fucking plastic skirt off

Z

@wispy cloak should have seen the other cars oil bolt tho had to take it off with a impact 😅

[hexed kayak]

why do people do this.

[uneven mauve]

Not a car... But look how good my girl turned out in the end☺️
She whas a mess at first but i think i spent 350€ well on her

[civic spoke]

If the engine and fairings are in good order, then it's often worth spending the time, and money into fixing up a motorcycle. 👌

Though. I bet fork seals are a pain.

[uneven mauve]

100% true
but i never heard her running untill she whas at my shop
but now she is all fixed up and ready to go!... now i just have to wait for my MOT appointment
most pain i will want to go through is valve clearance... if that needs adjustment i have to take the cams out as the engine has the shimms under the tappets

[deep zealot]

https://www.motor1.com/news/729265/toyota-gr-corolla-warranty-claims-weird-reasons/

You know toyota is doing something wrong when the most reliable GR product is a BMW

[civic spoke]

Exceeding a certain speed?

[deep zealot]

yes

basically, do not buy a GR Corolla if you plan to exceed 85 mph

[civic spoke]

Yeah. Which is stupid AF.

[deep zealot]

im not gonna lie i dont even get the gr corolla hype. its so overpriced for what it is

[civic spoke]

It's a more realistic hot hatch that you can get with a manual and everything.

[deep zealot]

Sure but for $45K you get the same crap interior as the $20K base model corolla. It's pretty cramped and the materials suck

[civic spoke]

You're buying it for the power/drivetrain, I guess.

What other hothatches that are AWD, manual, with 300 hp can you get for that price?

I guess Golf R?

[vital coral]

this is in the k20 starelt

gonna do the whole floor

and gotta put in some door pod speakers cus rn they’re in the dash

[hexed kayak]

doing that is still more expenive than it used to be

people bought the cobalt ss for its drivetrain cause there isnt much else going on
and they were 30k adjusted for inflation since 2008

[civic spoke]

To be fair. Car are all priced shitty now.

[latent falcon]

I didn’t find this

It’s from a TikTok video

[tepid wing]

Free track day that if you go over 85 on you lose your warranty.

WHAT IN THE LATE STAGE CAPITALISM

That speed limit can't be legal can it? Aren't there roads with a speed limit of 90?

[charred depot]

If there was truly a design issue with the car going over 85mph it should be limited to that with a warning on removing the limiter

Should have to recall them to add that if they will combust from going over 85, safety issue.

[hexed kayak]

unplugs wheel hubs and trans speed sensor if there is one

[charred depot]

Probably picks up from GPS too

[hexed kayak]

does it come with lube in the glove box as standard? or do you have to take it dry when you go to the dealer

[charred depot]

It is the new car experience

Coworkers do always ask why I dont just buy a new car, many reasons to that mainly I cant bloody drive them heh I am sure I would get used to it eventually but not having to yank the steering wheel into junctions always gets me.

[tepid wing]

Honestly the steering on my new car is relatively heavy compared to my parents new car, it depends on what you get. Just pull three power steering fuse.

Have there been any updates on GM being able to use the Tesla charging network?

[charred depot]

I drive old cars without power steering with modern size tyres so its somewhat rough

they are meant to have like 155 width tyres

[tepid wing]

I haven't done that yet, I probably could I just wouldn't like it.

[charred depot]

I dont mind it been pretty much all ive driven for over 3 years, just so used to getting prepared to yank the wheel at junctions when I have to drive the odd new car for whatever reason its very weird.

Combined with that the brake pedal being 100x lighter due to me having deleted vacuum assistance on my daily driver and lack of visisbility it is actually kind of stressful for me driving new cars.

[violet meteor]

any idea what this could be ? oil? rubber hose material/debris?

[vital coral]

i have no clue where was it? couldn’t tell from the pics

[violet meteor]

coolanr

coolant

[vital coral]

ohhh

coolant just gets gunk n shit in it

it should be fine

if it’s not leaking and not overheating i wouldn’t stress about it

[violet meteor]

Hm let me see how can i keep this very short please so

Coolant at middle - cold

took a 10km drive - parked at the store, coolant was at 90 celsius, coolant at minimum level(3-5 cms down)

[tight cypress]

it doesnt matter that much

[violet meteor]

After 10 mins of parking took the 10km drive home

It was at middle again only to return between middle and minimum after parking home

[violet meteor]

Hmm i see , any ideas why sometimes it overflows?

[vital coral]

yeh that’s fine just top it up with water

[violet meteor]

Like, not when i drive to the store, when i drive on the highway

[tight cypress]

too hot

[violet meteor]

What could be the cause?

[vital coral]

how olds the coolant?

[tight cypress]

poor cooling performance

[violet meteor]

a month old

[vital coral]

does the fan come on?

[violet meteor]

yes

also what could cause this 2cm drop in my coolant level (tested at cold) today? without any overflow or exterior leak?

Checked oil and its fine (not milky(

[tight cypress]

normal

[vital coral]

nothing just heat or whatever

don’t worry mine does it too

actually i need a bigger radiator lol

[violet meteor]

normal for the coolant to decrease after a 20km drive?

additional info after i took cap off and i squeezed hose it was gurgling a bit

[tight cypress]

give it some gas and go smell if it smells like coolant

[vital coral]

i’m still using the stock civic radiator with my k20 running 280hp

[tight cypress]

maybe some air in

[violet meteor]

So what should i do in this situation

[tight cypress]

drive the car

[violet meteor]

it doesnt

[violet meteor]

but its leaving me in the road

once a month

or twice

[vital coral]

i’m not too sure sorry

[tight cypress]

then fix the problem that causes it

[violet meteor]

not sure if youre trolling but for the sake of it ive been 3 times to 3 different mechanics and they said they donr know

Did a pressure test and so on

[tight cypress]

does it overheat on the road

[violet meteor]

It never goes past 90 degrees celsius

And every time ive been on the highway it never gave me no coolant error

Only when i come off the highway and im in a parking space

or in a traffic jam

[tight cypress]

yes it doesnt cool as well when stationary

[violet meteor]

Hmm so what could it be?

[unreal heart]

Shut the fuck up istg

[white heart]

That's not nice

[unreal heart]

Blame @misty imp

[white heart]

@misty imp what did you do to toplime

[misty imp]

nothing he's going schizo

[white heart]

[unreal heart]

Fuck you Eva

[hexed kayak]

what if i told you that you had been played

and like half the ghost pings were me

https://tenor.com/view/patrick-star-evil-laugh-fire-flames-burning-gif-24546963

[unreal heart]

Fuck you Bob

🖕

[unreal heart]

[white heart]

Fuck you lime (I just wanna tell you fuck you)

[white heart]

https://tenor.com/view/how-you-felt-how-they-felt-devil-dog-dog-mask-dog-in-mask-gif-23467335

[unreal heart]

https://tenor.com/view/thank-you-thanks-gif-8106782586542598957

[native ermine]

yeah fuck you bob

you pos

[unreal heart]

https://tenor.com/view/awkward-im-out-byee-ok-gif-15304701432226785572

[native ermine]

[deep zealot]

such a good car but such a bad sound

[hexed kayak]

ping me wimp

https://tenor.com/view/omg-glasses-big-eyes-magnified-gif-1946670797027510669

[stiff bloom]

https://tenor.com/view/why-what-in-the-hell-oh-god-pizza-house-on-fire-gif-15536410

why are we all wishing to fuck bob

[hexed kayak]

cause i ghost pinged toplime like 7 times across like 5 different channels in this server

[stiff bloom]

oh

yeah i'm on board.

fuck you bob

https://imgur.com/cpEIyLM

[hexed kayak]

https://tenor.com/view/oh-no-oh-no-anyway-gif-18887547

https://tenor.com/view/bombshell-clarkson-gif-20397951

[stiff bloom]

oh you deleted it. wow look at me i can delete stuff too. Look i just deleted myself from this painful existence

[hexed kayak]

https://tenor.com/view/out-ghost-disappear-bye-gif-12426892

[stiff bloom]

Well that's one way to put it

[hexed kayak]

fuck

[stiff bloom]

actually you fucked up twice

why all the fucking and deleting

you cannot escape

Anyway that was a productive check-in. You guys all enjoy fucking bob

[vital coral]

oi i only gotta do flat spots with sound deadening aye

sheet + closed cell foam

i’m gonna do as much as i can but i don’t wanna go too crazy lol

all the interiors out

also should i fuck the old deadening off?

[misty mantle]

@hexed kayak Wtf happened here

[hexed kayak]

Warship fucked me over 7x

[civic spoke]

X7 is a damn weird shot.
But you sunk my battleship.

[jagged wagon]

What's the signal icon in front of the username? I've never seen this before!

[misty mantle]

I’m not even going to ask what you did to get warshipped 7 times

[hexed kayak]

Guess where i am though

[misty mantle]

Detroit?

[hexed kayak]

Trailer park

[misty mantle]

lol

[hexed kayak]

Its where i keep my monte

[misty mantle]

Purple cobalt still in impound?

Hell yeah!

[hexed kayak]

Yeah not for long though. I finally kicked bureaucracy in the ass and got my licence back

[misty mantle]

Hell yeah!

[hexed kayak]

I need to find a new place to take care of my monte

[hexed kayak]

The dealership thats been taking care of it for almost free has gone downhill and the new young techs have no idea how to keep a low miles 3800 running right

Rip to the only dealer i trust

[misty mantle]

Rip

[hexed kayak]

Still a good dealer to buy from though.

That monte has been curated by that dealer since they sold the damn car to my grandpa in 2003

Its only just under 47k km

[misty mantle]

I do all my own maintenance and work, speaking of I need to do a brake system flush on my grandpas ‘96 C2500

Petal feels spongey and doesn’t actually engage the brakes until about halfway through the travel

[hexed kayak]

Im not around this car enough to keep it mint.
But there has only ever been one mechanic thats touched this car since it left the factory and hes at that dealer and retiring soon

[hexed kayak]

I just consider those working brakes

[misty mantle]

I don’t care about the exterior of my trucks enough Like my Bronco II has any paint left anyway

[hexed kayak]

My volvo is a bit spongy like that but when the brake hits the floor the stopping power is all the same

[misty mantle]

I’d rather have good brakes on that truck considering my grandparents do still drive it

[hexed kayak]

You gotta admit though. Only one mechanic touching a car over 21 years is a flex

[misty mantle]

My grandparents have been using the same mechanic since before I was born, and he’s 3 county’s over from where my grandparents live now

[hexed kayak]

I do generational business with one guy. My grandpa got all his transmission work done by a fucking wizzard and now i get all my trans work done by his son

[misty mantle]

Nice

[hexed kayak]

Shows just how shit the trans in my cobalt ss is.
That dudes kid can rebuild a 4l60e in just over 2 hours.
He gave up after a month of trying to fix an f35 i had out of a cobalt

[misty mantle]

I should have sent him the blown FM145 out of my Bronco II

[hexed kayak]

I almost stepped on this dude

[misty mantle]

Aww

[misty mantle]

Snek

[inner haven]

😀

[civic spoke]

He haw

[tepid wing]

I have a fancy GM head unit with Android Auto and junk, I wonder if you can install a code scanner on it. There's USB so you could just get a USB OBD adapter to defeat the air gap it should have.

[hexed kayak]

@misty mantle i think i spend too much money in that monte carlo

This is my stack of service invoices for it just since mid 2019

[civic spoke]

Kinda neat to see Scania coming to the Edison Motors vehicles. https://youtu.be/aKiPuVBBM_M

[hexed kayak]

Big W

[hexed kayak]

@misty mantle there is like 16k in service bills here

[hexed kayak]

Rebuild for a working transmission

[misty mantle]

Wow lmao

I’m not sure how much we’ve dumped into my Bii

I just woke up, lmao

Gonna be seeing if there’s any codes in the ECU in that truck today

Falls flat on its face when under load when cold

[civic spoke]

Still curious what it would have cost to replace the window regulators of my BMW. Doing it myself was a bit under €100 per window.

[shell mountain]

@dusk ocean

[dusk ocean]

?

[civic spoke]

Ferd

[shell mountain]

Ford

Good ford*

[wraith rivet]

Is that a ranger?

[dawn shell]

it looks cramped

[hexed kayak]

@dusk ocean @misty mantle

[misty mantle]

[shell mountain]

Its not

[shell mountain]

No

@dawn shell Theres alot of space but im 6’1 and prefer the seat a bit higher

@wraith rivet its an f150 xlt supercrew iirc

Have to check which cab model it is

Its the top spec for the xlt tho

[misty mantle]

As someone who has driven a F-150 XLT crew cab pretty well across the country, I can say it really isn’t as cramped as videos may make it look

I’m 6’2, and I find that it’s actually quite spacious in the front, the seats just get uncomfortable after a few hours of driving

Though the one I was driving had a rip in the seat bottom and was missing foam from that rip

[wraith rivet]

tf that's an f150? it looks tiny

[civic spoke]

Probably the high view with the camera.

[worldly oasis]

0.5x camera

[shell mountain]

Yup

[shell mountain]

Ill show a better photo later

[burnt cape]

What model? I'd say 500+ easily at the dealership

[civic spoke]

E46 sedan.

I figured a shop would ask for around $300 in just labor for the front ones.

[winged raft]

Anyone know why Audi produces 7 different sedan models???

Even BMW only has 5 different sedan chassis

[worldly oasis]

because they are all insanely good

and in different price classes

[hexed kayak]

@misty mantle

[wraith rivet]

ohh yeah makes sense

[white heart]

Étron mean shit in french lmao

[hexed kayak]

This cobalt is about to fucking die

@misty mantle

[winged raft]

It is electric after all 🤷🏼

[white heart]

I mean, I actually like some electric cars, they make sense for some people

Though I fucking despise the way our government is going with the regulations on diesel/fuel cars

[lone storm]

Does a Tractor count as a car? I have a 1967 John Deere 60

[white heart]

Yuh

[winged raft]

Yes but isn't it just far more worth it to create varients of existing models to cater to certain needs?
Like I understand they're all different from each other but are they really different enough to spend all of that time, money, trial and error etc to produce a completely new model?

[white heart]

Can't even buy a diesel since they passed so many fucking laws against it or a slightly sporty car without eating a 60k fine pretty much

[lone storm]

Manual 3 speed + reverse

[white heart]

Like if you wanted to buy a mustang or sum you'd essentially pay twice the price of it

[white heart]

Niceeee

[white heart]

Top speed of five gazillion km/h?

[lone storm]

10mph

[winged raft]

A few are chill but generally the EVs made by companies specifically out of regulation just kinda suck

New M5 for example

[lone storm]

It's a snow plow so all I need it to do is move snow

[white heart]

I personally really like how Peugeot is going with their ev, but I am sad of the death of the GTI pretty much

There is no sporty car left

[native ermine]

because no one else does

just let them make sedans when everyone else is making shitty crossovers and SUV's 😭

[winged raft]

Yeah that is true

The amount of SUV models on the market is baffling

[hexed kayak]

@misty mantle this thing is running like shit

[vital coral]

morning humans

[lone storm]

Sounds like either valves or timing. My mustang used to do that.

[wispy cloak]

Fuel slosh?

[dawn shell]

OH

That makes SO much sense

trucks just have that kind of aesthetic

acutally

they're not cramped but they're relatively busy

an example of that is the wagoneer I rented last year down to the states

huge suv (also I hate it, I'm sticking to small cars from now on)

but the interior looks super tiny on camera because you have to ultrawide it

[somber galleon]

So...should I just write the c word...if i get a warning for censoring it?

[past copper]

I guess it's time to be designated as the winter car... Just a little whoops with the tire jack.

[vocal mural]

The word that is very popular in Brabant?

[somber galleon]

Is that in Australia?

[shell mountain]

Im too tall for small cars

[wispy cloak]

How tall are you

[shell mountain]

6’1

[civic spoke]

Ironically, isn't the Mini good for taller indivuduals?

[wispy cloak]

I'm 5'11 and haven't really had any issue

[shell mountain]

What do you consider a small car

[wispy cloak]

Two door minis, miatas, etc.

[shell mountain]

Celica is what i consider small

[wispy cloak]

A lot of the time the issue is seating position

If the car has a fully adjustable seat then you can usually fit

[civic spoke]

https://youtu.be/WKZfyLggWHI

[wispy cloak]

But cars that have a fixed height can suck

Like my dakota

It fits me well but anybody that's shorter than average can't really see over the steering wheel

[shell mountain]

He barely fits tho

[wispy cloak]

Shaq is also 7'1

[shell mountain]

Ok?

[wispy cloak]

He's a giant

Literally the real version of the bfg

[shell mountain]

Still not getting your point

[wispy cloak]

My point is that car size doesn't matter as much when the seating position is good

I've been in larger vehicles that I feel like I'm going to hit my head on the roof

[civic spoke]

Or in the case of Shaq with the Smart.
That he's able to get around, and park it anywhere.

I would honestly suggest looking at the Mini if you're a taller individual.

[wispy cloak]

This is eye level for me in a '12 town and country with the seat all the way down

[shell mountain]

Id rather grab broken glass than drive those

Theyre awful

[wispy cloak]

This is what happens if I put the visor down

[civic spoke]

Well then. I gave you something to consider.

[wispy cloak]

I've liked all of the minis I've driven

If I had to get a smaller car I'd look at a Cooper S

[shell mountain]

Im not a big fan of mini

Plus

Theyre not actually that small of a car

[wispy cloak]

They're just small bmws at this point

[civic spoke]

Among modern cars, then they are still on the smaller side.

Give us some of the stuff that you have driven before, or owned, what you look for.

[wispy cloak]

I can't think of a lot of cars smaller than what mini offers

[noble sun]

mini is made by bmw so their cars are over engineered for simple things like the oil filter

literally requires a special socket.

[wispy cloak]

You know who else does that?

Toyota

Toyotas require a special oil filter socket

[noble sun]

most manufacturers are moving in that direction. its pretty disgusting

[civic spoke]

Blasphemy.

[shell mountain]

2000 Celica gts manual, 2010 Chrysler 300, 2015 f-150, 2002 gmc sierra, and a 2006 trailblazer

[civic spoke]

Some even use plastic oil sumps.

[noble sun]

most use plastic intake manifolds

[wispy cloak]

There's no issue with that

[noble sun]

if they could figure out how get plastic to hold heat and not melt. they would make engines out of it

[wispy cloak]

They've been common since the early 2010s and before

[civic spoke]

Okay, so you're looking for a larger sedan. Or an actual SUV then?

[shell mountain]

Ive never had a plastic intake melt

[noble sun]

plenty of issues when many ore simply glued together

[wispy cloak]

My car is a 2008 and makes 15psi on the stock map

Zero issue with the intake manifold

[noble sun]

not the intake piping. im talking about hte intake manifold that bolts to the cyliner head

[wispy cloak]

Yes I'm quite aware

[shell mountain]

Not looking for car recs

[noble sun]

when building cars, adding boost. plastic manifolds dont work.

[civic spoke]

Aren't the plastic intakes good for stupid high temps? That if those melt, then your engine will be gone first.

[wispy cloak]

I've had no issue with mine

[noble sun]

what do you drive?

[wispy cloak]

The car in question is my '08 caliber srt4

[civic spoke]

BMW E46 320i, along with a Mercedes Arocs.

[civic spoke]

Are you talking about adding custom boost, or stock?

[noble sun]

turn up the boost high enoughg and you will split that manifold

[wispy cloak]

Plastic intake

[shell mountain]

@noble sun my f150’s plastic cold air intake puts up with alot more abuse that turbocharged cars

[wispy cloak]

This is a built engine and it has been completely fine

[noble sun]

ok...turn up the boost.

[wispy cloak]

It's built to handle 24psi

[shell mountain]

Why risk breaking your motor of it is perfectly fine

[noble sun]

what turbo?

[civic spoke]

I feel like if your plastic intake is melting from high boost temps.
Then your intercooler needs to be replaced.

[noble sun]

it wont melt. it will split the manifold at the seem

[wispy cloak]

I think it's identified as a td09?

[civic spoke]

Same difference.

[wispy cloak]

No idea what they called it

[noble sun]

thats pretty small

[wispy cloak]

It's also a 2.4L

[noble sun]

TD09 is small snail

[wispy cloak]

TD04 actually

[noble sun]

if the engine is built and you have the fuel system/ecu tuning. Put a larger turbo like GT32/35R and love life

[wispy cloak]

I don't want a car that's undriveable under normal conditions

[noble sun]

i wonder what the CFM is at on your setup with the TD04 @24psi

[wispy cloak]

I have zero clue

It's not a stock td04 either

[civic spoke]

Early boost is so much nicer for a daily.

[noble sun]

still a small housing

[wispy cloak]

I am aware

[wispy cloak]

I know

My last boosted vehicle had a vgt

That was great

[noble sun]

ball bearing turbos make boost early on larger setups. more fun 😉

[civic spoke]

Would have loved to supercharge my E46. But it comes at a cost.

[noble sun]

well i tore everything out of mine and converted to AWD 🙂

[wispy cloak]

I was running a 64/67 on the vehicle I traded for this

[noble sun]

disco potato

[wispy cloak]

I'm also not chasing power in this car right now

It's the lightest vehicle I've had that makes some actual power

I only run 93 right now

[noble sun]

im stuck with 91 here

[civic spoke]

What's the saying?
Horsepower makes you quicker on the straights.
Lightness makes you quicker everywhere?

[noble sun]

most likely going to step up to E85 which i really did not want to do

[wispy cloak]

In theory it should be making 350-400 on 93

[noble sun]

you are referring to, slow is smooth, smooth is fast.

[civic spoke]

Nah. I'm not.

[wispy cloak]

If I went to e85 the power would be scary

[noble sun]

proper application of horsepower can be applied anywhere 😉

[civic spoke]

"Adding power makes you faster on the straights. Subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere." - Colin Chapman. Founder of Lotus.

[noble sun]

on that chinese whistler? there for a good time, not a long time.

[noble sun]

didnt think you were actually quoting someone

[wispy cloak]

The turbine is billet and made in the USA

Only the housing is stock

[noble sun]

ya all turbines are typically billet.

the wheel

[civic spoke]

I mean, it was something he said. And that's word for word what he did say.

[noble sun]

housings are generally cast and then machined

[civic spoke]

You can look it up if you want. Because I'm sure you won't take my word for it.

[wispy cloak]

Yes but I'm saying I don't want to go to ethanol

[noble sun]

na i believe ya

[wispy cloak]

The power is scary

[noble sun]

E85 is at the pump.

[wispy cloak]

Also the inconsistency of pump ethanol is really bad

That's what blew my friend's car up

[noble sun]

just takes more volume to equate same power output as 100% gasoline. The resistance to detination though is the creme de la creme

[civic spoke]

F

[wispy cloak]

He doesn't have a flex sensor and didn't test the fuel because he trusted the station

[noble sun]

sounds like bad tuning

[wispy cloak]

Tested it after the car blew up

The e85 tested at 51% ethanol

[noble sun]

bone stock car?

[wispy cloak]

No

[civic spoke]

Oh, not having a flex fuel sensor while running E85 sounds like a bad deal.

[supple anchor]

Couple little dyno pulls

[noble sun]

for factory cars it is a problem.

[supple anchor]

89 whp

[wispy cloak]

633whp before it blew up

[civic spoke]

Still plenty to get around.

[supple anchor]

Not exactly

It sometimes goes 60

[civic spoke]

I'm still thinking about getting a BEV for getting around on the daily.

BMW i3 doesn't sound like a bad deal.

[wispy cloak]

If I had money I'd buy a prius prime to daily

[noble sun]

bought the wife a 2021 Honda CRV Hybrid Touring. That thing sips

shes averaging about 415 miles per tank

around 35-36mpg ish

[civic spoke]

I have such a short drive to work now, that I'm averaging almost 10 L/100 km now.

[noble sun]

convert that to freedom units? lol 62 miles

[wispy cloak]

I average around 20-23mpg

[noble sun]

fair

[wispy cloak]

This was last time I filled the caliber up

It's not bad for what the car is but I'd love the ability to commute on electricity

[civic spoke]

When I had a longer ride to work, and where it was almost exclusively freeway. Then I could go to around 33 mpg (US)

[noble sun]

i drive around a Honda ACTY on a daily basis simply because it sips

[wispy cloak]

The prius prime could do my full daily commute without starting the engine

[civic spoke]

I do less than 30 km's getting to/from work. Just about any PHEV can handle that.

I think it's 10-12 km's one way?

[noble sun]

wife was doing that in the CRV when she worked in RENO. She was so close to the hospital and she drove under 35 mph so it was on the hybrid system for less than 4 miles.
Called me comlaining the car would not start...Ya the battery was dead

She was stopping at stop signs too frequently to allow the engine to run.

[civic spoke]

And they installed EV chargers in our garage. So range would be a non-issue.

Even an EV with crap range would be enough for me.

[noble sun]

i cant own an EV, Need the reliablility of ICE.

hybrid is fine. not full EV for me

[wispy cloak]

EV reliability is fine

[noble sun]

not out here in the Mojave Desert its not

[shell mountain]

@wispy cloak imagine not having e85 capability

[wispy cloak]

I think I'd end up putting the car in a ditch with that much power

[civic spoke]

I get the feeling that EV's are more reliable than ICE.

[wispy cloak]

I'm not used to the car

At least to the point where I'd want to add that much power

[shell mountain]

Ice?

[noble sun]

internal combustion engine

not sure how i quoted you there

glass

i was responding to Ace

[shell mountain]

Up to a point id agree

[civic spoke]

Internal combustion engine.
Petrol, diesel. etc.

[shell mountain]

Just say that then

[civic spoke]

We're in a car forum. Why use E85 and not Ethanol 85% content?

[wispy cloak]

I always just refer to them as ICE vehicles

[charred depot]

A bunch of people here fit the TD04 to 1.9 litre diesels and its so laggy I dont know why they do it

[wispy cloak]

I don't get into real boost until like 3000rpm

[noble sun]

how????its tiny...anything can spin that thing

[wispy cloak]

Great for fuel economy

But awful for low end

[civic spoke]

Ooof. That sounds awful.

[noble sun]

Bob does the Caliber have an electronic wastegate?

[wispy cloak]

Yes

[noble sun]

ah

i bet it keeps it open slightly at lower rpm....

[charred depot]

Still way laggier than the already "laggy" T2's or K14's they have stock.

[wispy cloak]

Now add cams to that equation and you can imagine how much fun there is to be had

[noble sun]

good economy....and not much wheel spin

[civic spoke]

Hearing the truck build boost is kind of fun. You're running at 900 rpm, press then accelerator and start hearing the woosh of air from the turbo.

[wispy cloak]

What is low end

[charred depot]

I have a GT2052 on mine its way better than the TD04's and even the original turbos for lag.

[civic spoke]

But to be fair. Turbo starting to spool at around 3k might be good for my Bimmer. And then you can save on fuel running out of boost still.

Considering that 70 kmh in 5th is like 2,000 rpm

[dull heron]

could downshift