Ok. I think a ceramic piece did fall in, but then it stopped and is normal again
#cars
civic girder
It kinda seems to be slapping a bit more pronounced, but I might just be a little paranoid
carmine summit
Hard things in combustion chambers is bad
indigo coral
^
carmine summit
Top of the piston isn't an issue, but the cylinder walls and the valves
fair bronze
#rotary
civic girder
Yea. The cylinder walls are what really matters
carmine summit
I mean having damaged valves and valve seats is bad too
civic girder
Yea, but that's also something you'd notice, right? Piston rings due to scored cylinder walls might not go bad immediately
civic girder
minus the misfire (i think that's what it was), this is what the engine sounded like before the spark plug incident: https://streamable.com/e1td9
And after the supposed ceramic piece falling in the engine, this is what it sounds like now. The "slap" I'm hearing is more noticeable towards the end: https://streamable.com/kj2z2
civic girder
couple people think I might be chasing ghosts
dense shard
Doesn't sound like you have things pinging around a cylinder.
civic girder
I didn't get video of that part
but there was, it's gone now
but that noise was definitely not there before
dense shard
Obvious question time.
You torque everything down, and screwed the air box back together all the way, right?
civic girder
yes. Both hose clamps on the airbox are tightened, MAF was plugged back in
coils were tightened down, spark plugs were tightened to snug
highly considering getting a borescope to peek in the cylinder, and a better spark plug socket (as conradish recommended) and probably a gapping tool to double check the new plugs
fathom socket
Yeah.
Nothing is flying around in the cylinders.
Did you match up the old plugs with the new ones?
Did you make sure they were the same length?
civic girder
the are the same length and all that
but I did not gap them as I did not have a gapping tool on hand
I also can't seem to find out what the spark plug gap is supposed to be for my engine (1NZ-XFE)
aha, found it
idk how trustworthy this site is, but it has a plug gap spec
Also @fathom socket what do you recommend for magnetic plug sockets? both my 5/8s rubbers ones are crap and basically brand new
fathom socket
@civic girder Spark plugs come pre-gapped
civic girder
I kinda figured, but you never know
fathom socket
Didn't a very certain eastman51 tell me that his rubber spark plug sockets were just fine ๐
civic girder
they were fine until I realized one of them doesn't grab the plug at all, and the other grabs too tightly
fathom socket
Just joking.
civic girder
yea. urgh this is concerning me greatly
civic girder
maybe your shocks are bad?
grand axle
But it drove just fine for the past week? I mean they could've gone bad but the whole day it felt good until I pulled out of Walmart and drove home
It's the front driver side now?
civic girder
hmm. What all has been done to it and what exactly is wrong with it?
grand axle
It was just the rear and front passenger side
I've had 2 rims replaced, and re aligned
For 1 pothole
civic girder
its possible you have suspension damage that keeps it from holding an alignment
grand axle
I mean possibly? But the bumpyness felt like it was a bent rim or something?
civic girder
@fathom socket you have any idea what that slap is, or is it just gonna be like that after the ceramic pinged around a bit?
grand axle
I don't feel it when turning, just going straight
civic girder
that video was taken a while after I got the new plugs on
right after the new plugs were on, it rattled and shook like a bitch for a few seconds
definitely sounded like something may have been pinging around or loose
fathom socket
Make sure everything is tight.
fathom socket
It wouldn't hurt.
civic girder
that's what I'm thinking.
fathom socket
I'll send you a link to the one I have.
civic girder
ok, cool
civic girder
maybe a little expensive for me tho
fathom socket
Now I have a SnapOn brand one
civic girder
I'm sure its good, but idk if I need that fancy of one for a 2 second peek at a cylinder
fathom socket
I think Autozone loans them.
BBL.
Gotta catch up on school.
Gotta get that degree.
civic girder
ok, I'm probably gonna go eat and maybe hit the gym, so I'll look into it
civic girder
yea, go for it
fathom socket
Which means I gotta work hard!
I paid for auto trade school.
Now I have a successful shop.
And i'm using the money to go and get my PHD is Theology.
civic girder
Nice
I may get one of those phone ones so I might be able to record video of the cylinder
fathom socket
They make ones that plug into a USB port.
civic girder
yea, that's the kind I'm probably going to get
fair bronze
I just realized you weren't talking about the RX-7
fathom socket
๐
civic girder
Lmao
dense shard
30 more years... sure.
Likely more with emerging markets in Africa and Asia.
https://jalopnik.com/i-bought-a-260-000-mile-holy-grail-jeep-grand-cherokee-1840824046 These articles are always fun. Jeep guy does a Jeep thing.
normal temple
How to literally blow your ears out 101
eager kite
indigo coral
I have mine in my RX at +5 (of 5) but it's the stock nakamichi system
civic girder
Bad news on the Prius. I jumped onto the Prius forums for some advice from people who know what they're dealing with. The only reply I've gotten so far has told me that slap = death. Gonna have to ditch the car or cough up for a replacement motor
fathom socket
Okay.
civic girder
though that's only one reply, and I have not peeked at the internals yet
fathom socket
Any idea as to what caused it?
civic girder
I'm thinking it was the ceramic piece, but idk.
it only started slapping after that happened
fathom socket
I don't think a little ceramic piece would cause piston slap.
It's almost impossible.
civic girder
idk what else could have caused it. Definitely could be unrelated
I know very little about piston engines beyond basics of how they function
from what I can see online, scored cylinder walls can cause piston slap. So, it's possible that ceramic piece got stuck on the edge of the piston and scored the wall I think.
but idk enough about this stuff
fathom socket
A scored cylinder wall would not cause piston slap.
civic girder
what does cause it?
fathom socket
Piston slap is where the piston and valves are hitting each other.
Is the timing off?
Does it have a timing belt?
fathom socket
How many miles does it have?
civic girder
almost 99k
fathom socket
Time for a timing belt replacement.
dense shard
I thought piston slap was when the piston is knocking about within the cylinder?
civic girder
^
fathom socket
I bet it's never had one.
civic girder
I also would think its not had a timing belt replaced. But what if I replace it and the slap remains?
dense shard
If a piston meets a valve, it's game over.
civic girder
then I wasted time and money on that repair job only to still need a new motor
fathom socket
You're in the process of elimination.
fathom socket
The chances of it going away are pretty high.
dense shard
A timing belt won't fix the issue.
indigo coral
Thats way less than a new engine
dense shard
I don't see how valve timing is going to affect the piston.
fathom socket
It can.
indigo coral
do we know for a fact it's piston slap?
dense shard
how
civic girder
$400? jesus. that'd be a quarter cost of getting a used engine installed
fathom socket
I own a mechanic shop in Indiana.
dense shard
...
civic girder
I think it sounds like piston slap
dense shard
Then you can explain it.
fathom socket
I know that a little piece of ceramic would not cause the piston to move around in the cylinder.
dense shard
Cause everything I've turned up on google says piston slap is not piston meeting valves.
indigo coral
There's no way you can get a new engine in for 1600$
fathom socket
Its possible.
civic girder
@indigo coral used engine
dense shard
But a piston knocking around inside the cylinder.
fathom socket
But I've seen a lot of failed motors.
normal temple
Piston slap is when the piston slaps the cylinder walls hmmm
civic girder
idk, that's what this guy quoted me on the forums
fathom socket
And I've never seen that happen before.
fathom socket
It can be.
dense shard
Could it be valve tick?
civic girder
yea, and if my piston was hitting a valve, I'd be losing compression somewhere anyway I think
indigo coral
Repost vid Eastman
fathom socket
If the timing is ever so slightly off, they could be just barely touching.
civic girder
https://streamable.com/kj2z2
again, you can hear it better at the end when the engine kinda shifts
fathom socket
Also could be a valve tick.
But my bet is on the timing.
Run some seafoam through it.
fathom socket
If the sound goes away it's a valve tick.
normal temple
Hm, a loud timing chain can also sound like lifter tick, if the engine has a timing chain
fathom socket
What engine does it have?
civic girder
1NZ-XFE
or FXE, I can't remember
@indigo coral it sounded fine after the ceramic yeeted, so I went for a drive. Then noticed the noise
indigo coral
you did try disconnecting battery to reset everything?
civic girder
not yet
indigo coral
(not that i think that will solve anything, but its an easy first go)
there's a whole hell of a lot of stuff that can be fixed by the good old "turn it off and on again" treatment. Almost always worth a shot.
normal temple
When its the internals of the engine related, I really wished that fixed them
lmao
normal temple
LOL
indigo coral
so..
normal temple
Epic
indigo coral
xD
not saying its necessarily going to magically fix stuff
but its dead easy (and free)
fathom socket
Your car has a timing chain.
civic girder
I kinda figured it would
indigo coral
sadly mine has a belt ๐ฆ
civic girder
tensioners don't make noise up by the spark plugs
civic girder
would it be possible for a tensioner to come loose if the engine were to shake like a bull trying to ditch its rider?
civic girder
well, that could very well possibly be my problem then
the engine shook real bad when the ceramic was in there
dense shard
It could very well just be valve tick.
fathom socket
Take the valve cover off and see if anything looks peculiar.
@dense shard Valve tick rarely happens on 4 bangers.
dense shard
It happens.
civic girder
that'll have to wait. I am busy tomorrow, I have work this weekend, and I think its raining friday (no garage access). Next week I start school
fathom socket
It occurs mostly on pushrod engines.
dense shard
I've heard it on my Accord, Suzuki, and I imagine I'll hear it one day in some other car I own.
indigo coral
can someone give me a real quick rundown on what exactly valve tick is?
normal temple
civic girder
I'm watching a video of what lifer tap sounds like, doesn't quite seem the same
fathom socket
@civic girder Before you change the oil, throw some seafoam in the crankcase.
normal temple
This is what valve tick sounds like
civic girder
it has fresh oil in it
civic girder
I changed the oil a couple days ago, remember
and it was misfiring
so I messed with the plugs
civic girder
and now we're here
bitter compass
i just saw some interesting news, apparently the carsharing thing of bmw and Mercedes are using teslas now ๐ค
normal temple
@indigo coral If the engine doesn't do it inherently like mine due to the lifter design, its usually oil not getting to the valves or the valves being out of adjustment causing them to tick
Refer to my video above for what lifter tick sounds like
civic girder
it is late @fathom socket you're good. I'm about to head to bed myself
fathom socket
Me too.
dense shard
The car sharing thing is partially invested in by Daimler and BMW.
fathom socket
I'll help you more tomorrow.
indigo coral
my normal tick noise is from fuel injector tick, known quirk of the 1mz-fe
dense shard
Doesn't mean they're providing their own cars for it.
And despite what Electrek may want to think.
normal temple
Yeah, injector tick can sound like lifter tick
dense shard
60 cars is a tiny order.
indigo coral
people bitch about it even though its literally fine
dense shard
Especially compared to Amazon's 20k for Mercedes.
civic girder
I know my 1NZ has injector tick. It's quite obvious
indigo coral
"wElL i BoUgHt a LeXuS aNd iT's hUrTiNg My FeElInGs"
๐
but the knock thing was quite obviously very different lol
civic girder
this noise is definitely piston slap, after having watched a few piston slap videos
indigo coral
don't assume that immediately
normal temple
R i p
civic girder
at least, I think it is definitely piston slap
indigo coral
rod knocking lexus rx anyone
dense shard
magic
indigo coral
rod knock cant go away but here we are, so clearly it wasn't rod knock
fathom socket
@civic girder Definitely put some seafoam in the crankcase m
dense shard
Maybe your rod knock went away. 
indigo coral
i do almost wonder if it was just a misfire or something, but my plugs looked fine (though worn down a bit), and no codes were thrown
civic girder
@fathom socket like, put it in the oil or in the intake?
fathom socket
If it goes away then it's a valve problem.
indigo coral
no oil in the spark plug holes etc
fathom socket
In the oil
civic girder
never heard of putting seafoam in the oil, but ok
indigo coral
yeah dont put it in the intake lol
civic girder
I've only heard of seafoam used to de-carbon engines by spraying that shit in the intake
fathom socket
We are trying to rule out the tick.
indigo coral
no i was saying my RX had no sht in the spark plug holes, so i am doubtful it was misfire that only reared its ugly head twice
fathom socket
They have a fluid that gets stuck in gas and oil.
indigo coral
btw it was literally 6 months to the day apart, the two knocking incidents
which I find...interesting
civic girder
doo I just get regular seafoam, or is there a special kind
indigo coral
guess my ghost has a temper tantrum every 6 months /s
normal temple
Seafoam can like blow a headgasket if the engine can't handle it 
fathom socket
@indigo coral It's haunted ๐
indigo coral
idfk, its been running great
civic girder
I've heard of seafoam being used extensively on rotaries
indigo coral
and not smelling burnt after stopping cause its not dripping oil on the exhaust anymore
yeet
fathom socket
If you only put in a little it's fine.
civic girder
spray that shit in the spark plug holes (for each rotor face), put the plugs in, crank it and spray down the carb/intake
fathom socket
No no no.
civic girder
that is for carbon locked rotaries tho
indigo coral
hes talking for rotaries
civic girder
but I may also be misremembering the exact procedure
normal temple
Carbon locked YIKES
civic girder
yep
normal temple
Just pee in the cylinders, that'll get er up and running
indigo coral
anyone have ghost-contact methods? I'd like to ask him/her to kindly fuck right off from messing with my car.
normal temple
indigo coral
lol
civic girder
Yea, I've seen seafoam at walmart
indigo coral
oh yes delete my electronically controlled transmission
normal temple
Yes
fathom socket
It's called a carbourated engine.
civic girder
I am going to the gym in the morning, I'll stop at Walmart on the way back and add it to the oil. Take it for a shakedown. @fathom socket how much do I add?
indigo coral
normal temple
Roof delete, seats delete, AC delete, body panel delete, wheels delete
civic girder
carb is the superior fuel system. Because it is easy to work on
fathom socket
@civic girder Read the instructions on the can
indigo coral
not bad, runs nicely
civic girder
bedtime
normal temple
Gn
fathom socket
Yep.
indigo coral
vid was just tonight
normal temple
Don't let the rotary rod knock wait what
indigo coral
dw not speeding
fathom socket
I might shut down my phone.
civic girder
I have to shut off my PC before I check another channel and get sucked into a new convo
fathom socket
But we're supposed to have a huge storm.
@civic girder lol.
I wanna have my phone on in case something happens.
civic girder
good idea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5lGttzLbqE
well I leave you with this masterpiece
fathom socket
We have tornadoes here quite often.
indigo coral
oh sh*t
we had a tornado
EF2 super uncommon here
ran right thru my town
yeeted trees around like toothpicks
fathom socket
Every 6 months or so we get a good ef2 or ef3 tornado.
civic girder
I still remember the night of the Ohio tornados from a while ago
indigo coral
tornadoes are decidedly uncommon in northwest washington ๐
civic girder
I was just chillin while my phone was going off like crazy for tornado warnings
normal temple
Yeeted yoted
fathom socket
One came within 300 feet of my house.
civic girder
yikes
fathom socket
It yanked some siding off.
That was it.
Picked up the neighbors RV and slammed it on the ground.
They had insurance though.
indigo coral
our tornado starting slinging trees around
fathom socket
And got an even better one with the check that they got.
indigo coral
was... impressive
we've the giant big cedar trees and stuff, and they got chucked around pretty good
fathom socket
One time a tornado wrapped an entire trampoline around a huge tree trunk.
civic girder
sigh
Starting off 2020 with a plot twist lmao.
The Queen of Unreliability survived 140+ mile continuous journey, while the Prius apparently is now my lemon
fathom socket
My Dad loves them.
indigo coral
unfortunately I didn't get to actually see it ๐ฆ
I wish i did
I was in hawaii during hurricane lane though
which was cool
civic girder
I better disappear for real. 2AM not fun on the sleep cycle
fathom socket
@civic girder Is it good or bad that the RX-7 is suddenly the reliable one?
indigo coral
clearly the rx7 likes him
civic girder
I am honestly not sure how I feel about it
fathom socket
Just yeet the Prius.
indigo coral
omg.
civic girder
I might
fathom socket
And daily the RX-7
civic girder
well, I'd replace the Prius
indigo coral
if you want a car that will never die but make you want it to, get a crown vic
reliable but terrible cars
civic girder
the RX-7 is too clean to drive on salted snowy roads if I can avoid it
indigo coral
no, i need people to talk to
civic girder
imsrry
indigo coral
lol
civic girder
but yea, bye
normal temple
fathom socket
indigo coral
weeeeee
fathom socket
A very nice car!
@indigo coral Don't get a crown Vic.
They blow out the spark plugs.
indigo coral
o
lol
i just know they have a reputation of lasting forever
but they really are truly terrible cars
hideously ugly and the interior is just dreadful
and super slow
fathom socket
Get something with a Chevy LS V8 or a Cummins.
indigo coral
or another prius
normal temple
What you need is a Toyota Corolla Scotty Kilmer spec
indigo coral
exactly
240 in a giant car liek that isn't particularly quick
weighs 4200lbs
more than my RX
normal temple
I have 0 and a half lbft of torque
fathom socket
Its quicker then a lot of cars.
Trust me.
Don't even compare it to a Cobalt.
Or an Impala.
indigo coral
idk anything about the cobalt
fathom socket
Or a Corolla
indigo coral
i know the state patrol uses impalas
so I watch out for those
xD
impalas and tahoes
city cops use a varied set of cars, Explorer, Taurus, F150, Bolt and Highlander
sheriff uses explorer and taurus
fathom socket
If the Impalas have the V8 theyre faster and more reliable than the Crown Vic.
indigo coral
next city over has a few chargers
fathom socket
The Crown Vic has a 4.6l 240 HP V8.
indigo coral
they finally did away iwth crown vics here
fathom socket
The Impala V8 is a 5.3l 315 HP V8.
Much faster and lighter.
My Dad had a 2007 Impala SS with the V8.
It was fast.
indigo coral
if, by the time I'm looking at new cars, the GS F has depreciated sufficiently I might buy that
fathom socket
But it was front wheel drive :(
fathom socket
So it spun the tires for days.
indigo coral
decent size trunk, big car so decent interior volume
aside from the ugly analog clock, a stunning interior
fathom socket
The Crown Vic had traction for days.
The Crown Vic would get the Impala off the line.
indigo coral
๐ค I wonder if the GS F would be reliable
fathom socket
But once the Impala got traction, it'd freight train the Crown Vic.
dense shard
Last I heard the Lexus/Toyota V8 is quite reliable and durable.
indigo coral
We'll see how expensive they are when new-car time comes
I worry theyre not going to depreciate that much lower than they are now
because they're uncommon and really damn good
dense shard
And probably have a following.
fathom socket
It's good practice to not trust any V8 unless it's a pushrod engine.
indigo coral
Currently, a 2017 seems to change hands at ~50k
Hopefully in a few years that'll be closer to 20 lol
fathom socket
They haven't been able to make a reliable DOHC V8 yet.
They're a pain in the ass to work on too.
indigo coral
its a toyota.
dense shard
The Crown Vic is an overhead cam.
indigo coral
pain to work on, but you don't have to do it that often.
dense shard
Modular 4.6
indigo coral
Considering my car is now 21 years old, and in approaching 2 years under my care and 20k miles it has needed a valve cover gasket, a couple oil changes, alignment and that's about it? I'd say thats pretty damn good.
they seem to be cars that last
fathom socket
There's a saying, you double the number of camshafts, you double the number of trouble.
dense shard
That's a new one.
fathom socket
It's most common in shops
dense shard
So that means the RX-7 is far less trouble than any car with a camshaft.
fathom socket
No.
indigo coral
I'm reading good things about the 5L V8 in the GS F
dense shard
That... was a joke.
indigo coral
no turbos or any bs to go wrong
fathom socket
And a triangle means quadruple the amount of trouble ๐
fathom socket
For each triangle you have in your engine, you quadruple the amount of trouble ๐
indigo coral
1993 โ 2003: Lexus ES 300
1993 โ 2003: Toyota Wisdom (JDM)
1994 โ 2004 Toyota Avalon (JDM)
1997 โ 2000: Toyota Sienna
1997 โ 2001: Toyota Mark II Wagon (JDM)
1998 โ 2003: Toyota Solara
2000 โ 2005: Toyota Estima (JDM)
1998 โ 2003: Lexus RX 300
2000 โ 2003: Toyota Highlander
2002 โ 2007: Toyota Alphrad (JDM)```Uh. I was just posting a list of cars that had the 1MZ-FE
lol.
Not trying to start a war about JDM vs USDM or whatever
dense shard
I don't think so.
fathom socket
Haters need to go get lost.
Even if I don't like a car, I'm not gonna hate on it.
Cause whoever owns it hopefully likes it.
indigo coral
oh sh*t
theres a TRD supercharger for the 1MZ-FE
lol
only bumps you to 242hp though, weak.
fathom socket
Damn son.
indigo coral
thats only 22hp gain
wait
no
thats starting from 195 in the Camry
thats actually not bad
fathom socket
Gonna have to throw a turbske on it instead.
A turbske will make sure that engine will never run again.
indigo coral
I'm not going to put forced induction on it lol.
the trans is already hella overstressed
fathom socket
Lol
indigo coral
adding 40hp would probably just make it grenade
fathom socket
If you have a diesel, you can put 90+ psi of boost into a built motor.
indigo coral
I think I'll stick to keeping my cars stock
fathom socket
But that's no fun.
indigo coral
I'd be tempted to put the Stinger badge on the back if I got one, but I don't want to fuck the 10yr warranty lol.
(also why I'd wait to put an exhaust lol)
fathom socket
If you don't have a window in the side of the block, you're not doing it right.
indigo coral
that looks way better than the KIA badge
id totally do that but I would wait until the warranty expires
don't want to risk it lol
indigo coral
no point in ruining a 10yr warranty over a badge
fathom socket
You can't ruin a warranty by putting a badge on a car.
indigo coral
im sure a dealer would reject a repair because aftermarket mods
they hate doing warranty repairs
indigo coral
I mean the Ford dealer initially rejected our repair cause we had seat covers on
had to bring it back later w/o seat covers to get the repair
...in the engine bay (under warranty, thank god)
it stretched its timing chain and a whole load of shit went wrong
fathom socket
They cannot deny you warranty work unless the can prove that whatever mods you did to the car caused the failure.
fathom socket
How long ago was this?
fathom socket
Okay.
fathom socket
You coulda sued them.
indigo coral
they ended up fixing it after they made us take off the seat covers
fathom socket
Good night.
indigo coral
gn
bitter compass
idk why my brain is so stupid by now that it reads seat like the brand...
fathom socket
5:50am 18 degrees Fahrenheit
So damn cold
I'm being prepared for next month because it's the coldest
Known as February
unreal terrace
Anyone here in the know about diesles?
My cars instant consumption readout says it's using fuel while engine breaking ๐ค
stoic ledge
> on board computer
Is it 2.0L/100km? That's what our Punto could do as lowest readout xD
unreal terrace
Yeah exactly
It's like
It's sooting alot
It's using more fuel than expected
And it's showing 2.0/100 while engine breaking
And I've heard from a friend that the sooting could be caused by the MAF being bad and that'll explain the other symptoms also
And it's a โฌ110-150 part ๐ญ
Or โฌ300 if I buy it locally
stoic ledge
About the sooting: try giving it the beans from time to time, should clean it right up
fathom socket
@unreal terrace Did you try cleaning the MAF sensor?
unreal terrace
Yeah i did last Summer, didn't make a difference @fathom socket
fair bronze
@fathom socket Is that a Crown Vic?
fathom socket
Yeah
I'm not sure why we have a few high mileage cars
The Hyundai Tucson 2005 has 489.760 miles on it
So my goal is to get that 1993 diesel Toyota pickup to hit 900 thousand miles
fair bronze
Ah okay
fathom socket
I like taking care of cars it's my thing lol
fathom socket
My Duramax has 151k on it.
My van has 174k on it.
My first truck was driven to 743k.
civic girder
@fathom socket
I just bought a can of seafoam. Don't think I'll have time to do it now as I need to get ready to leave for the afternoon. But I will try it tonight if I have time
fathom socket
Okay.
civic spoke
New windshield wipers. ๐
fathom socket
Yay!
indigo coral
Nice
fathom socket
I hate crappy wipers.
stoic ledge
If worn -> immediately replace by some good ones
civic spoke
I bought OEM ones. I think they cost me like โฌ35
civic spoke
Bosch 394S, or whatever it was.
stoic ledge
I think Valeo for BMW
fathom socket
I use the $40 Michelin brand ones.
fathom socket
Yep.
civic spoke
580/500 mm wipers. ๐
fathom socket
They are super nice.
stoic ledge
380/650mm wipers ๐
fathom socket
Costco sells Michelin brand ones.
indigo coral
probably that then
civic spoke
You probably have to pay an arm and a leg for premium brand ones at supermarkets.
fathom socket
Dang.
indigo coral
they were on sale for 3 bucks. Lol.
fathom socket
Is that your speed?
fathom socket
Do you have gigabit?
fathom socket
I'm upgrading to gigabit.
indigo coral
i'd expect some loss because I'm chained in through 2 switches before the router
lol
fathom socket
Waiting on the ISP.
civic spoke
And I thought I had a whack down/upload ratio.
indigo coral
our house is ancient and was not designed with internet in mind
yeah their upload is bad
our provider is the only option around here besides DSL or satellite internet
which is unfortunate
indigo coral
i think you're the first person I have EVER hear say that
civic spoke
Hot damn. I forgot that we got better download speeds in the last week.
fathom socket
It's good where I live
civic spoke
I called them for our crappy connection.
indigo coral
need to get a cell booster here
civic spoke
fathom socket
Ive never had an internet downage.
civic spoke
We used to get 110/11
fathom socket
And I pay $90 a month for gigabit
indigo coral
I've had phones on all 4 big carriers, tmo and verizon are the only ones with coverage at all
ours is 80$ a month for gigabit
we did have cable but dropped it
fathom socket
I have T-Mobile.
civic spoke
I honestly have no idea what we pay for our internet. Since it's a bundle thing with our neigborhood.
fathom socket
They have really good pricing for unlimited.
civic spoke
I just know that upgrading our internet cost us โฌ0 extra.
civic spoke
Including the free modem.
fathom socket
I pay $120 a month for 4 unlimited lines with 20 GB of hotspot.
indigo coral
you have magenta+ ?
fathom socket
No.
indigo coral
or is it the older tmobile one
fathom socket
T-Mobile family plan.
civic spoke
I need to get a new phone at some point.
indigo coral
got my new 5g phone for just a trade in (bought an S9 for cheap to give them xD)
fathom socket
I share the plan with my parents and my brother.
We each pay a quarter of the bill.
indigo coral
nice
fathom socket
It's a really good deal.
indigo coral
what phone do you use?
fathom socket
I have a Samsung Galaxy S4.
indigo coral
oh fuck
fathom socket
Don't be hating.
civic spoke
I'm using a Huawei Honor 8.
fathom socket
I'm upgrading to an iPhone 7
indigo coral
but ended up getting a OnePlus 5 instead
civic spoke
It's a pretty budget phone, mine.
indigo coral
Then upgraded to a OnePlus 6T in august, which I gave to my mom when we switched
fathom socket
My Dad loves his One Plus 7 pro with 12 GB of RAM.
fathom socket
His phone is insane.
civic spoke
I wonder what people are selling their phones for now, since it's past Christmas.
indigo coral
yeah, thats largely what my phone is
just the 'newer version' with the 855+
but the 7 pro is epic
I've been stuck with TracFone since 2017 until we switched
stoic ledge
Looool 900mbps nice, but only 11 up tho ๐
fathom socket
The 7 pro is better than the 7 t.
fathom socket
Yeah.
indigo coral
the 7T Pro is the evolution for the 7 Pro
fathom socket
I'd never buy a Huawei
fathom socket
I don't trust them Chinese.
civic spoke
Huawei are alright. But they sure had some iffyness with their politics.
stoic ledge
Imagine having a Chinese phone
Runs of with a OnePlus
indigo coral
not mmwave, but I get 5G low band coverage quite often
fathom socket
I know. But the Huawais have been proven to have spyware.
I'm not bothering to buy 5g until it becomes streamlined.
civic spoke
Oh welp. I'm saving up for a fancy watch right now either way.
I'll use my Honor 8 until it dies, probably.
dense shard
I don't recall huwei having spyware.
indigo coral
only thing I wish my phone has that it doesnt is wireless charging
but I can live without that
dense shard
The last 2 stories I saw ended up with the media outlets apologizing for lying.
fathom socket
Huawei got banned from the US for it.
civic spoke
I really want a phone with wireless charging. 
dense shard
Specifically the spy chips.
indigo coral
the oneplus phones have glass backs but no wireless charging (though they are really nice looking)
dense shard
Huawei got banned for circumventing sanctions against Iran and North Korea.
indigo coral
the OP6 and newer at least have glass backs
fathom socket
Also for spyware
civic spoke
Fun fact - The 'fancy' watch that I want to get will cost more than what I paid for my car.
fathom socket
There has been testing done to prove that.
dense shard
source?
fathom socket
I forget, it was Popular Mechanics I think.
indigo coral
I'm a bit scared of my phone though, I super don't want to mess it up
dense shard
I know they've circumvented sanctions, have not been able to address security concerns, and have stolen IP.
indigo coral
since its not 100% mine for two years
dense shard
I don't remember anything about actual spyware.
jagged coyote
talking about oneplus again 
jagged coyote
must agree, i've got a op6
indigo coral
My problem with that is getting one that old means you're gonna lose iOS updates sooner rather than later
fathom socket
Nah.
fathom socket
The 5s still gets IOS 12
indigo coral
meh, the only annoyance I've found with my 7t pro is that the battery life is mediocre
its got android 10, crazy fast, 90hz screen, 1440p, awesome in screen fingerprint, 5G is a lot faster than LTE
(and it cost me under 200 dollars)
lethal garnet
whippin my brothers prius prime to school is fun in only electric mode tbh
itโs the only way iโll drive his car
plus they gave free chargers at my campus now
dense shard
nifty
civic spoke
I would totally rock an EV, if we just had charging at home.
indigo coral
I would totally drive an EV if I could afford it
and if it had enough range to be practical
lethal garnet
otherwise we wouldโve traded this car in for a model 3 or S
lethal garnet
weโre trading it in for a 2020 outback XT lol
and yeah
those leafs arenโt good at all
indigo coral
if I had a Model 3, i would put so damn many miles on it lol
just driving it for fun
lethal garnet
my issue is that weโre also looking for a house rn
and houses here are rare to find
civic spoke
There have been talks about refreshing the wiring in our garage to handle EV charging.
lethal garnet
ooo
thereโs a bunch of houses here with garages turned into bedrooms
which piss me off bc i want a garage space for the tesla and the supra when i get one
one day
civic spoke
We have a community garage.
civic spoke
Forgot to place my parking permit in the window.
civic spoke
I just don't want stuff cluttered in my window.
dense shard
Happily I have in garage parking.
civic spoke
We have that also. But I'm lazy.
indigo coral
i have to park on our driveway ๐ข
gonna destroy my paint but eh, I can't really do anything about it
lethal garnet
i only have one sticker on the window and itโs for the parking so itโs okay
fathom socket
My truck gets parked in a gravel lot.
Next to my house.
You get to my house via a long gravel drive.
quasi sapphire
do any of you guys have a recommendation for an AC inverter? I want one that can run my laptop but isn't too expensive
dense shard
One that runs off a 12V outlet?
Looking at Amazon... it looks as if all the various brands are made in the same factory.
fathom socket
I have a 1000 watt inverter in my truck.
lethal garnet
tbh i use a thing for the cig litghter to 110 it works for me
it was like $25-30 on amazon and it has the 110V + 2 usbs
dense shard
The reviews don't seem to bad on those.
civic girder
Well. I added some Seafoam to the Prius oil
and a tiny bit to the fuel just because I can
checked oil, its uh, a fair bit over the full line
maybe I should drain some?
indigo coral
yes
civic girder
possible oil isn't getting to one cylinder because its too full and causing too much pressure?
it did seem to sound a bit better after adding seafoam
tomorrow, if I can get garage access, I will drain some oil and add the rest of the Seafoam because why not
I am also debating going to Toyota to get an OEM oil filter just in case there's not enough flow
civic girder
yea fuck it
indigo coral
gonna ditch the prius?
civic girder
I'm going to get a better oil filter and that should remove enough oil
indigo coral
o
civic girder
just had a discussion about how shitty Fram filters are
civic girder
I may also swap the oil filter on the RX-7
unreal terrace
@fathom socket yeah OBD doesn't give any codes :p
shadow osprey
civic girder
Yea. Hoping it does solve the slap
and then maybe I can daily the Prius again without fear
normal temple
Hopefully
civic girder
should kill two birds too cause some oil will come out with the filter
civic girder
ah for the next change you mean
normal temple
Yep
civic girder
ยฏ_(ใ)_/ยฏ
normal temple
Castrol GTX FOR LIFE BABY
civic girder
high mileage is prolly still gonna be better quality
I'm a cheapo boi and have been using Walmart Supertech
dense shard
Castrol 4 lyfe
civic girder
Technically I could run 20W50 in the 7, but I don't live in Hell, so I actually need the cold resistance of 10W40/30
normal temple
Idk what Toyota dudes run, I've seen castrol a lot in em though
dense shard
At least until I bought a Toyota that requires exotic synthetic oil milked from the teats of the synthetic oil goat god.
normal temple
I'm currently on 15w40 for winter haha
civic girder
Castrol is good oil from what I know
dense shard
I'm stuck with Mobil 1 and whoever else does 0w-16.
normal temple
mobil 1
civic girder
oof
dense shard
It's all oil.
civic girder
does Castrol have conventional oil?
dense shard
They have conventional.
normal temple
GTX is conventional
civic girder
specifically 10W40
civic girder
ok, I may get that next time for the 7
but I have 5 quarts of Supertech to burn first
not including what's in the engine
normal temple
Shouldn't be hard in the rotary /s
civic girder
Yea, I have never had consumption issues on the Prius either
if I did, my engine would probably be fucked
I've run it 10k miles without a change a couple times before
normal temple
Noice, your engine sounds relatively healthy except for the p i s t o n s l a p
normal temple
lmao
civic girder
not enough flow or something
normal temple
Would be a first
civic girder
yea.
dense shard
Still not 100% sure if I should run my car to 10k or not do an initial oil change at 5k.
civic girder
adding Seafoam helped it a little bit, but its still there
normal temple
Reinforces my hatred towards fram
civic girder
I mean total miles on his motor
civic girder
low miles you usually want to do oil changes in close intervals as you break it in
dense shard
Thing is Toyota makes no mention of it.
normal temple
No break in period?
civic girder
I mean, it is a Toyota 4 banger, it's probably fine
dense shard
The break in doesn't talk about oil changes.
civic girder
oh
normal temple
spooky
normal temple
BMWs change their oil right after break in
indigo coral
mine might not actually burn that much oil
its really levelled off after new vcg and stuff
dense shard
I imagine they did a quick run in the factory, and changed the oil.
civic girder
Yea
indigo coral
checked it 500 miles apart and the oil was at the same spot on the dipstick
dense shard
Might just pay up for a change now, and get back on the schedule at 10k.
civic girder
they might pre-sales-break-in engines these days
indigo coral
gotta break my engine in /s
dense shard
I might not worry about it tbh.
civic girder
I think the 7 has about 2k left till the next change
indigo coral
if that car does any breaking, it won't be in, it will be apart
civic girder
I changed it at about 71.2k iirc, and I'm nearly at 72k
dense shard
Toyota engineers know better than I.
civic girder
not the ones at the dealer, lmao
dense shard
The dealer will tell me to come back in 3k.
civic girder
probably
but your car is low miles, so it would probably be good for it
would be fine either way tho, so
indigo coral
with dino oil the recommended (by forum owners) oil change interval for my RX is 2k miles
o.o
I'd be changing the oil like every 6 weeks
civic girder
lmao
dense shard
I'm honestly thinking I'll be fine.
indigo coral
does your car have dipstick monte?
civic girder
and its Toyota
indigo coral
most new ones dont, so I have to ask xD
dense shard
Yeah I checked. Oil tastes fine.
civic girder
the chances of it blowing up or developing issues before warranty ends is low
civic girder
wait, new cars don't have dipsticks?
indigo coral
most don't
indigo coral
digitally
civic girder
oh god
dense shard
It's all electronic.
indigo coral
it has a "oil meter"
civic girder
jesus christ
indigo coral
and it tells you when its time to get a change
you cannot check it yourself
at all
dense shard
The Germans were famous for pioneering that rubbish.
dense shard
Toyota doesn't.
dense shard
Not for the 'rolla.
civic girder
I apparently have a curse where I accidentally overfill my cars. What would the computer said if it was overfull?
indigo coral
thats cause they know it'll be running in 30 years
i was worried i overfilled my car cause it was right below the top line on teh dipstick
so I just drove it and let it burn/leak away over a cuople thuosand miles
lol
dense shard
had to double check, but it appears the Camry also has a dipstick.
civic girder
I overfilled the RX-7 once. And then I decided I should measure out my oil.
dense shard
brb checking oil
indigo coral
lol
i checked mine today
right in the middle of the dots, perfect.
which is impressive, I've not had to add any since I changed it 1200 miles ago
(it shouldn't surprise me, but it does)
when I got the car I'd have to add a half quart every 1k or so
civic girder
shite, I didn't check RX-7 oil. Eh, I'll check it tomorrow before I go get a new filter for the Prius
indigo coral
and its been burning/leaking elss and less
which I find really weird
(besides vcg, that makes sense)
civic girder
new gaskets can seriously help with leaks and consumption