Mechanic-ing

>>16038555
why didnt you just replace the regulator instead of paying for 15lbs of copper

>>16038561
All in one part.

>>16038565
>korean engineering

I put gas in it.

>>16038568
Of the 5 cars I've replaced an alternator on, they were all Ain1 parts. Ranging from American to European to Asian vehicles.

ill give you $60 and let you dab as much as you want to raise the adjustable suspension on my evo by 1 inch
btw i dont have the tool to do it
cleveland ohio here

Speedo cable
Shift cable bushing
Headlight switch
Battery
Refresh grounds
Tomorrow is turn signal switch and inspecting the speedometer gear. '89 MJ.

>>16038585
I'm in Houston tx dude. Gunna have to charge $.75/mi.
>>16038596
Sounds like you know way more about fixing cars than I do. I'm just a pizza delivery driver.

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Finished headgasket job /timing belt /waterpump and EGR delete on 2.8L diesel jeep ... also replaced battery and CAC hoses

>>16038641
I wish I got a diesel as I wouldn't have been sent home to fix my car when my battery died and I couldn't drive anymore.

Brakes and a forge bov relocation on a mk6 gti

>>16038585
if you were in ATL i got you dude. could probably match some dabs

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>>16038650
I have 2 of them.. they are expensive as hell in parts when you have to do something to them engine wise, but far more fun to drive than the 3.7 gassers.

Also they get far better mileage... I have never gotten worse than 22mpg even on shit winter diesel.

>>16038671
If the alternator was to decide to be fucky like mine (voltage regulator) what would it do to your jeep when the batteries (i assume you have 2 like every other diesel) eventually die?

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>>16038697
Mine only has 1 battery group 34 = or >850CCA @0°

Some people have modified theirs to use 2 batteries or relocated battery compartment to rear to make more room for wiring stuff up under the hood.

I have had to replace alternators on both of mine.... most of the time it's the decoupler clutch on the front of the alternator that fails on these but I had an auto zone one heat up so much it was almost shooting flames out the back of it...

2.8l still requires ecu to run and such but it will operate for quite awhile on battery as long as you're not running lights and radio and heater. I drove around for a literal week with failing auto zone alternator that was not kicking out hardly any charge. I had a good battery though.

never use an auto zone alternator... you will just replace it the next year.

>>16038757
I use O'Reilly or Napa on most parts unless it's somthing that is guaranteed like wipers, oil, etc. So having a diesel wouldn't have been beneficial to me when the problem was the not having juice? That sucks.

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>>16038775
I use mostly oriley Napa and federated. Federated has good batteries for not that much $$$.. I think they are made by dekka or eastern penn.

In order to operate completely without a battery you would need a fully mechanical diesel like an old mercedes diesel or a cummins 12 valve. Once started all they need is fuel and air.... but you would still need battery power to crank them over.

If the Mercedes was manual u might get away with push start ... but you would probably have a hard time push starting a 12 valve unless you were pushing it with another vehicle.

All modern diesels are usually common rail and have an ecu... the injectors are actuated electronicly and they require power to run that stuff.

>>16038815
So impractical to say the least. Well that blows. I guess I'll start doing voltage checks every oil change then.

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>>16038841
If you really can't afford to get stuck I'd say run dual batteries or keep a fully charged spare in the trunk so if it ever happens you can swap them out and at least make it home or to some other stopping point. I keep my second stringer group 34'a charged up in my garage in case I run into a stupid issue I can just swap them out.

>>16038885
How difficult would it be to install a voltimeter?

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Should not be to difficult if its just self contaned unit, it just measures potential. so .. 2 wires>?

>>16038956
http://www.newtiburon.com/forums/diy-interior/137967-03-04-multigauge-install.html#/topics/137967?page=1&_k=4ri633

The Tiburon came with a multiunit over the radio head anyway so all I should need is a wiring harness and the gauges, all in all ~$200 right?

>>16038641
Shit-engine is shit.

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In the middle of changing the valve cover gasket and spark plug seals on my 99 Legacy Wagon.

Just finished suspension rebuild on my S60R (struts, mounts, bushings) and frame stiffeners. Nov or Dec I'll be doing the 3" catless exhaust with Borla X1, Intercooler, intake +tune.

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>>16038971
To each his own... at least I can work on and my own stuff shitposter....

Currently all 3 of my main vehices run and drive no problems.

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>>16039038
Valve cover is back on. I hand tightened the bolts instead of going by the proper torque though. I drove around and brought the oil to operating temp and parked it on a clean piece of cardboard to check for leaks. I hope I didn't fuck up.

>>16039383
What kind of gaskets did you use ?

>>16039399
Fel-pro

I got a gasket for both sides, the rubber grommets for the bolts and the seals for the spark plugs for 30$.

>>16039487
That's not to bad price wise

I have never owned a Subaru but earlier this year my brother picked up an 03 legacy 2.5 .. it was suprisingly peppy and seemed like a good buy.

I thought about looking for a clean one but I ended up buying an 05 4 runner instead

>it started raining out a little bit last night when I was driving, so I decided to put er to the fucking rug and just roast em
>spins all the way through first, then starts into second when I start hearing this loud tapping noise from under the hood
>think "uh oh" so I let off and listen for about 3 seconds
>remember I don't really care about this thing
>floor it again and spin all the way through second
>get home and pop hood
>a ~2.5' section of my belt broke off lengthwise and wrapped around my clutch fan, so the tail of it was smacking around under the hood creating the tapping noise
>was planning on putting in a new belt next week anyway, so I just did it today in the rain instead

>>16038555
are you going to put that turbo in also?

>>16039572
Mines a 2.2 SOHC. It gets me by but a 2.5L would have been nice. At the end of the day I chose to not deal with head gasket issues and went with reliability instead.

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Not much, just a new battery and a little wash since the weather is nice.

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>>16039714

>>16038555
Same but I bought a bigger amp and had to grind a shit ton to get it in. The good news is half the shit was already out of the way because I was doing water pump already.

>>16038596
Oh god post pics, mjs are my dick girl

>>16038885
What the fuck are you serious? Don't leave yore fucking dome light on. Having extra batts just sitting around dying is so stupid I can't even

Found out today I'm going to be replacing

>Strut
>knuckle
>bearing
>lower bell joint
>lower arm
all on the right side plus

>both headlights
>full front suspension
>oil change
>At least 2 new tires (probably 4)

on my '05 Toyota Highlander
It has 245,000 miles on it and people keep telling me to replace it all together.

Am I in over my head or should I just go get another off the lot?

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Put on a fibreglass top & replaced the batteries

>>16039619
Why? It's a Korean 2L from 2005. Ill stay with lame power and relative reliability.

>>16039774
>Over your head
No, those are fairly doable repairs
>Should scrap?
Up2U

>>16038555

Changed my vapor canister which was literally 1 bolt and 3 hoses, did my fuel filter right after because why the fuck not it's right there

oil and brakes as well and rotated my own tires. I think next time i'll just pay wally world the 8 dollars to rotate my tires.

Before it gets really cold here in NY im gonna flush my heater core/change coolant

Oh and i had a fuse blow that stopped my coolant and gas gauge from working. let's hope it was just a fuse and not a short somewhere..

Tried doing a tire rotation but my floor jack is garbage. Can anyone recommend a cheap enough one to lift ~1.5 tons (1300kg)

>>16039768
I don't leave the dome light on.. I work on stuff and have to help people with broken stuff all the time.. it has proven useful to keep a battery or 2 charged up sitting in my garage on the shelf...

Also... don't store battery sitting on Concrete floor or it will be dead when you go to use it.

>>16039840
thanks m8

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>>16038625
I'm a pizza delivery dude too, you can learn bro, its never too late.


As of lately all Ive done was replace the heater core for a second time right before the rains began here, as well as replacing the header gaskets because one side started leaking, had a pinch in it probably from rushing to get it done when I swapped the motor, gasket lasted a whole 12k miles.


Soon list,

>redo entire rear drums, adjusters springs linkage shoes etc
>suspension overhaul
>change diff fluid

>>16039828
So what are you going to do with that turbo?

>>16039965
>Also... don't store battery sitting on Concrete floor or it will be dead when you go to use it.

This is a fucking myth you retard

>>16038561
Show me car made in the last 20 years with a separate voltage regulator.

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>Passenger Control Arm
>Ball joint
>Sway bar links on both sides
>Tie rod ends on both sides

Still waiting on my passenger Knuckle to show up so I can do the ball joint again...

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>>16043861

In case anyone runs into this issue I'll help you out now.

>wheel wiggles both ways as if bad tie rod/ball joint
>everyone tells you to get an alignment only
>check the parts and replace balljoint/control arm
>shit still wiggles but only left to right
>everyone tells you to get an alignment only
>replace tie rod ends and sway bar links
>shit barely wiggles, but more like forward and backwards no longer left to right
>people everywhere still tell you to only get an alignment
>do some reason
>spindle for ball joint is fucked
>have to replace entire knuckle
>people still tell you that you only need an alignment and that the massive amount of toe randomly changing can be fixed by it

So if you get a wiggle that isn't your ball joint, tie rod ends or bearings, your spindle to lock the ball joint in place is most probably fucked.

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I've been spending the last 3 weeks repairing rust in my mr2

>before

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>>16044853
>after

it was my first time ever doing autobody painting or touch up/restoration so I made a lot of mistakes along the way, most of it being blending and managing overspray, but in the end it came out looking really nice

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This month:

Purchased this heap of junk

>Overheating
-Replaced thermostat with a high-flow one
-Checked water pump - all ok
-de-soldered a tank from the radiator - not ok
-Purchased a new radiator and fitted
-fixed over heating issue

>offroading mods
-Fitted a safari snorkel
-Will be installing a 2'' lift and 31s

>trans is fucked
-Will be installing a new transmission from a donor car I picked up on Friday

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>>16044911
My Donor jeep, has been sitting for four years. Picked it up for scrap value. Has good tyres on it, leather interior which I will tidy up and put into my good car, will strip out all the useful driveline bits, glass, motor etc and dump the body at a scrap yard for some loose change

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I changed the oil, filters and then spark plugs on my mazda 3. These are what the old plugs looked like.

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>>16045008

The oil filter housing was completely stripped, was suppose to be like a hex and basically was a circle. So the filter wrench i bought would not work. Had to take a pipe wrench to it and buy a new housing for 25 bucks.

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>>16045021

Here is the quality filter i pulled out.

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>>16045034

This was the dank l/100km after driving around for awhile. The car was at 10.1 before the oil change and reset. 7.4 is 38 MPG, that was after driving it around for a bit and driving like a granny. About a month later of that collecting data its back up to about 8,7~ which is only like 33 MPG.

>>16045008
Dat gap looks huge on some of the plugs... is there even electrode left on #2 from top?

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>>16045364

The gap was the same on my new NGK plugs, and their the OEM manufacturer of the plugs for the 3 and my 2.3l. I put them side by side and the gap was the same. They come pre-gapped to the same specs.