Do you work on your own car?

>>17159552
Yeapers. All the usual maintenance and general repair stuff. Complete upper end rebuilds on a Saturn I4, Oldsmobile 3.8L 90° V6. Multiple complete rebuilds on Chevrolet 2.8L 60° V6. Been driving nicer stuff lately, only real grease work in the last few years was doing pads and rotors (and god forsaking drum-in-rotor parking brakes) on a Lexus RX300 about a month ago.

I do literally everything to my car, except paint, and that's only because I don't have the space/tools to do so.

I'm one is those dudes who thinks you're not a real car guy if you don't work on your car.

Yes but luckily it's a Japanese shitbox so I don't work on it too often.

I want to learn how

I guess I should start with oil and fluid changes right?

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Yes, the only thing I haven't done on my current car is the headgasket and timing belt. Both need done, and I'm sure I can do it. I just hate that it's a collision engine and it scares me off from doing it.

I'd rather spend a weekend in my garage then 1300+ dollars anyday.

>>17159552
most people here don't because they're neets and only certified mechanics work on city buses

I take things apart, clean them and put them back together
if something doesnt look right I ask about it in a swaziland ceiling fan discussion board

>>17159695
What engine?

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>>17159742
2.0 Zetec Zeta, The VCT is the main reason I don't want to do it. I've done a head gasket before and several timing belts, but on non interference engines.

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Usually, unless it's something too crazy that I don't have money for and I have to save for. The HOA is draconian as fuck, no vehicles on stands period, which means I can't just leave my car on stands. Plus, my garage is already occupied since I'm still at home (t. Senior).

Pic related, my latest fuck up trying to get hektik. Control arm was fucked up, and I didn't have any money/time to pay for a new one. Tow truck came a few days ago to haul it off to the family mechanic, mom's gonna pay for it and I'm going to pay it off.

>>17159930
Control arms are cheap though.

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>>17159552
Hell yeah! I would work on it more if I had the space and extra time.. soon, soon.

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it dosn,t take a rocket scientist to fix a car...

>>17160018
I'm poor as fuck though. I don't have a job and I earn absolute chump change for work around the house ($1 or $2 usually). I mean I'd love to get a job but unfortunately no one is hiring in my neck of the woods. That or my resume is shit.

>>17161904
Post your resume, delete your name etc

Head Gaskets, Head rebuilds, bottom end rebuilds, assembly, suspension, brakes, electrical etc. Aslong as it isnt body work or welding (which im working on atm). I got a friend who has HVLP equip so i just send bodywork or paint stuff his way.

Depends how much of a PITA the job will be and how much time I have to do it. Transverse V6 so head gaskets are a shop job but almost everything else I do.

>>17159552
I would if I had a car.

>captcha: select all buses

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Hardly ever work on cars but I have a pretty decent machine shop with a hoist and auto tools that I let my friends use on the weekends.
>My poor friends give me money without me asking
>rich friends are cheap fucks that spend stupid money on aftermarket parts and don"t even bring me a six pack

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I used to tinker with my matrix all the time.
Usually trying to locate the source of THAT FUCKING RATTLE.
Now I have a new car and I don't need to mess with it.
Sometimes I miss that rattle...

>>17159552
I try to.
I do oil changes, and I try to fix shit on my bike, but I lack knowledge, time, patience, skill, and tools to do much.

>>17159930
>The HOA is draconian as fuck
SO WHY DO YOU LIVE THERE? Why put up with unelected little fascists?

I do what I can on my car. I can't really change fluids because I live in an apartment. I do, however, do my own electrical work.

I'm learning to. Car at the moment has a massive fucking oil leak that I'm trying to find the source of.
It's looking like it's near the timing belt though which gets very difficult very quickly.

I've got basic tools but the only flat piece of concrete at my place is a single car garage. With my shitbox inside it has about a half metre clearance on each side, so it makes it really difficult to work on.

I do but i dont really enjoy it. I mean, im fully capable and between housemate and i we have a good amount of tools, but i hate working on them. The only reason i do is because i cant find a good trusted mechanic.

Yea and I got a question. IF I have P0420 and P0430 in my car, and it idles rough, could that be a faulty fuel injector fucking up the catalytic converter

(no other codes, car is a 2006 Cadillac CTS)

Thanks in advance, anons

>>17159552
I'm a Mercedes Technician...

... I usually give it to the garage down the street to work on.

I've got shit to do, I don't have time to work on my own car... and in the time it takes for them to finish with my car, I've already made enough to cover the cost.

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>>17159552
I do all the work I can. I just did my brakes and rotors recently.

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>>17162321
I have no choice man. I'm a senior that's broke as fuck. Life sucks being a poorfag.

I'm poor so i can't afford repairs, so if it's possible just watching some YouTube videos i do it myself, sometimes i fuck up, like the fuel pump that i replaced some time ago, now it fails to pump properly when the fuel levels are low, don't know what is wrong, maybe it isn't reaching the bottom of the tank, someday I open it again and try to see what is going on

If I can avoid paying the $75 hourly rate, I totally will. My sway bar bushing were bad, caused a ton of noise while driving, and only costed 10$ to replace.

I get my oil changed when the oil icon pops up

Depends.

I have a mom & pop type mechanic shop near me that I trust to change my oil and do simple things like brakes. I make sure they use quality oil/filter and parts. This is mainly because I own my own small business myself (IT Shit) and don't have the time to burn anymore doing things like that. Then you have to worry about disposing of the oil and other stuff.

If it's a major item, like clutch/flywheel, suspension, etc. I will definitely set aside the time in the future and do it myself. I have a 3 car garage and all the tools to do it.

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Yeah, I like it a lot, I've had this AE101 for a bit over a month, so far I did :

Timing belt and V belts
sparkplugs and airfilter
engine oil change
Steering fluid change
Transmission fluid change
some minor doors and body panel adjustments
ISC valve cleanup (which didn't solve the slightly erratic IDLE, I'll have to do a 12V test, I forgot last time)

It's low mileage (80000km), but the latest service history is a bit vague, so I want to get a fresh start on every usual service item.

It was the same with my last car, a 2004 Mazda 3, the only time I needed help from a garage was to install new front wheel bearings, as I don't have an hydraulic press.

There's a bit of pride involved honestly, but it's also a nice feeling to know your car in depth, after you've worked on most of the cars components, driving it feels much more rewarding, you know it's alive and well because of you, and only you.

I've paid machine shops before to build my engine. They have the right tools and have built 1000's of engines. Peace of mind is worth it to me.

I am able to do just about everything else myself, except bodywork/paint.

My brother is a mechanic at mercedes.
I helped him to replace front window on my peugeot 106.
He repairs cars in private outside of work. That bastard earns like additional 100$ a hour that way. Still cheaper for his costumers than going to the garage directly.
He gets parts for up to 75% cheaper.
His boss even lets him do illegal work at the garage. Has all tools and machines he needs to do for the dirty work.

>tfw I only realized now that rich. Bought a house for almost 1 million and bought our father a glc for 50k as a birthday present and is about to buy new car for himself.

I clearly learned the wrong job.

>>17159552
I just put a silicon vacuum hose kit into my E30. No more vacuum leak. feelsgoodman.jpg

It's small but I'm proud of myself for that. Also makes the engine bay not look so damn tired.

>>17163306
>Senior
It's too early for summer..

If I can, I like to but some things I know I don't have the tools for so I don't do it.

>>17163456
So buy the tools you need

>>17159552
I got my first car about a year ago and one of the pistons on my engine broke while on the freeway one day. After an inspection, the mechanic told me the lack of oil and care fucked it up. I found another engine but other than that I really don't know where to go.

>>17161904
>for work around the house

please tell me you aren't being paid to do housework by your parents

>>17163590
Engine hoist, a bunch of tools, plenty of room and a bunch of free time.

Oh, and a workshop/service manual for your car.

>>17163615
>workshop/service manual
I think everyone who buys a used car should get one of these and a scan tool. They'll help you fix 90 percent of your car problems and save you a ton of money in the process.

Should I replace the serpentine belt on my R18 civic on my own or just go to the mechanic?
I've never worked on a car before

I do, the only really good Saab tech in my area has a 3 week waiting list. Plus I'm pretty cheap and hate parting with a sheckel

>>17162180
How do you find one of these to buy? Like what would I search online to see ones for sale?

>>17163927
> Scan tool
> Buying a car with OBD

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>>17164714
hoist or the bmw?

>>17164728
The garage...or is this actually your garage in your house and im retarded.

I meant if I was looking for a standalone garage to buy where I could work on project cars what would i search?

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>>17164728
its an industrial unit in a complex of other industrial units, this is just the the section behind the roller door

i try to when i can, but there's only so much you can do yourself on a cheap Sebring until it's not even worth the time and pain

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Cleaned up the engine bay today, not all done yet but made good progress

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>>17164970
Also the wheels
>again, not perfect but good improvement

>>17159776
Zetec isn't an interference engine. Or are you yuropoor?

>>17164511
Not sure about civics but serpentine belts in general are pretty simple to replace. Check out some youtube videos, make sure you have the right part and go ahead!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFtSkCx9qb0
This should get you started.

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My dad thinks I'll fuck something up so not usually

Also the fucking code enforcers always seem to cruise by whenever I'm changing my oil. BS that you can't work on your own stuff, fuck em

>>17165181

What country?

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I mean i try, this happened when i tried to change the front right quick strut on my rusty shitbox. Took a full day of fucking around, drill bit after/extractors. Finally just said fuck it, drilled it out completely and tapped in some new threads but still the same size as the old bolt. Had to take the whole side apart though and put it back together. Still pretty mechanically retarded.

Changed the sparkplugs, oil and transmission fluid previously. Still too scared to try and do the other side in fear of snapping the bolt again, but this time i will heat it up and use an impact instead of a breaker bar plus lots of pen oil. My front swaybar links shit the bed too, need to do those. The bolt and thread are welded on with rust so i am going to have to cut them out.

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I service it myself.
Last thing I did was replace the thermostat.

Insurance quoted it as worth $1000 so I decided I'd just do whatever I wanted to it.

Used to be my mum's and she took awful care of it. "I need to put oil in it?" So it has some pretty bad heat problems, oil fouling in one of the cylinders, drops all the oil if it gets too hot but doesn't lose a drop around town. But still, It's never failed to start.

>>17166214
>drops all the oil if it gets too hot
wow are you me? tfw subaru legacy that had blown gaskets for years, replaced them but the block is so fucked it'll consume all 4L of oil in a single touge run but will last 10,000km without losing a drop if I just do town and highway driving.

>>17159674

If there's one, get the maintenance manual for your car, for BMW I know there's a bunch of Bentley manuals that cover nigh everything.

>>17159674
Check ebay for a shop manual for your car.

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Yup.

>>17159552
I really want to learn how. I have no experience whatsover but I do have access to a '91 integra. It needs a new radiator and brakes but it hasnt run in 5+ years so Im sure theres other things that will need fixed. Also would probably need a new clutch once I destroy it learning to drive stick.
would this be a good car to learn to wrench on?

>>17168455
I'd think so. Plus, Eric The Car Guy has like eight years worth of Acura/Honda repair videos

>>17166214
What is that anon? An MX-6?

>>17159552
Still need a bit more training

>>17168437
what car?

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Yes.

>>17160093

>Parts manufacturers HATE him!

>>17160018
control arms are cheap if you do it yourself and expensive as fuck if you pay someone else to change one.

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>>17163279
>drilled rotors

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sometimes but i hate every second.
then i take or tow it to shop and they hate me. because i dont have simple repairs

>>17166777
Bentleys are the shit, but failing having one of those see if you can snag a factory service manual.

Chiltons and equivalent are ok, but tend to be obtuse, and are at best a general guide, and sometimes leave out key instructions, like the fact you might have to rotate said part to get it in the hole its going into.

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>>17170370

1994 Isuzu Mu.
Spent a year in Australia, bought for $2100.

> Pilot bearing seized, no neutral.
> Towed to only local shop, had nowhere to fix it at the time.
> Had to seperate the engine and trans with a porta-power
> Put new clutch kit in, re-installed trans
> Filled trans up with wrong fluid
> 80/90 gear oil, instead of ATF
> Drove for 3 days like that, transmission overheat
> Brought back to shop. Would not warranty.
> Bought tools, junkyard trans for less than $300
> Trans swap in campground. 6 hours by myself.
> Left cooked trans leaking oil in front of shop with a sign reading Fuck You, Cunts

Pic related, the seized pilot bearing that started the mess.

>>17159930
>>17162021
>>17161904
>>17163306

>lives at moms house
>no job/no income
>still in HS (Summer already?)
>crashed his car attempting to drift

Your mom should make you ride the bus instead of paying for your mistake. How much GBP did that cost ya?
>WEW LAD

>>17170722
They're OEM. Drilled rotors are perfectly fine for daily driving.

I do pretty much everything. I have a decent set of tools at home, and use the lifts and other equipment at the shop where I used to work when necessary. (I left on good terms and the owner and I are still friends.)

The only thing I don't do is oil changes. I don't have a safe place to work under the car at home and my friend's shop is often packed solid for weeks, so I just let my family mechanic do my oil changes. He's cheap, uses good oil/filters, and it avoids the hassle of disposing of old oil anyway.

>>17162180
>My poor friends give me money without me asking
>rich friends are cheap fucks that spend stupid money on aftermarket parts and don"t even bring me a six pack
this is so true

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Yes whenever I can it's definitely a break things and learn experience I try to do my own stuff though.
>>17160093

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>>17168531
'94 323
Like pic related

>>17170814
Thats fucking rad man

>>17170402
That a g35 coupe?

>>17159552
Warranty has been up as long as I've been alive. Parts are cheap. and it's simple murican engineering. You'd have to be a layman fuckhead not to, under those circumstances.

>>17162180
>queensland plate
where is ur shop

>>17171580
09 G37S Coupe
VQ37VHR has twin intakes

>>17171642
Oh nice! Those just get my dick hard :^)

>>17171661
Arguably one of the best V6 engines made in the past 30 years. They make my dick equally diamond.

>>17159552
Yeah, and other peoples when they ask real nice.

>>17171728
That torque versus a vq35 Hnnngggg

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>>17171937
The week before my sedan became kill, it was putting down 310whp/270wtq with the same intake, test pipes, and semi-custom exhaust.

These engines love breathing mods.

>>17171980
And EcuTek 93 octane tune*

>>17171129
Didn't even know they came with V6, nice find man.

I got an 01 Astina

>>17162180
>>17171606
>QLD bros
/o/ qld meet at anons shop when?

I'll bring the piss

>>17171982
RIP.

Intake/Berk HFC/Semi-custom on that red one. GT-R with no turbo spool am i rite

>>17172115
>GTR
no lol

It is pretty exotic looking though. The car definitely catches the eye. Also has a little bite to back up the bark. Excellent daily

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>>17172096
>L plate
can i bring my mum

>>17171728
Tied between VQ and the duratec/cyclone.

>>17171728
I do dig that but I'd rather have a LS swapped for it

>>17171642
>>17170402
VQ37 have the mystery oil burning problem the VQ35 did or nah?

>>17172242
Nope. Even at 100k miles I'd pull ~5 litres of the 5.2 I put in at 5000 mile intervals.

>>17172192
Is she fit?

>>17172293
They need pcv baffles or something to try to keep the oil in.

I changed my headlights
And interior lights
Does that count?

Yep but major rebuild and swaps not yet

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>>17163370

>jack on oilpan

>>17159552
When there's work to do, sure. But it's not even 4 years old, so there's really only basic maintenance to be done and I pay the stealership the 300 bucks for that. Resale value gets cut in half in Germany if you don't have proof that a certified dealership did the maintenance.

>>17159552
Since it's out of warranty, yes
Youtube showed me how easy everything is, parts are really cheap online and I like wrenching
I'm not poor but paying a dealership 3-digit bills for 20min jobs is not reasonable

>>17172903
>remove engine mount to access cam belt
>engine falls off

>>17172096
Fuck yea id be keen for a qld meet

>>17172405
Gotta start somewhere.
Do and oil change next, they're simple.

>>17159552

Nigga I make my own parts

Changed my oil just yesterday. Changed GF's brake pads and rotors. Changed my friend's clutch fluid. Change my friend's spark plugs.

This is just baby food wrenching. What would be the next level?

>>17172938
Wouldn't it be better to hold it up with a 2x4?

Basic maintenance, yeah, but I hate it because I'm extremely lazy.

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>>17159552
back when i owned shitboxes that broke every month, sure. still do maintenance shit now but usually i'm too tired/lazy to do big projects.

I try to, but I work 40 hours a week on overnights so finding daylight to do anything is hard

>>17168437
Rep+ bro.

I do all my own maintenance, but have never had the balls to touch the AT.

>>17159552
I did until I bought a new car and 1) didn't have anything to work on anymore and 2) have a warranty for what does break

>>17161904
You realize you need to be 18 to post here, rightr?

>>17172303
You -can- pcv delete them and they still are okay on oil.

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>>17172903
Well at least we know you don't work on cars.

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i do everything myself except my gearboxes and diffs

these days i get my heads done by a friend that works at the engine shop that does my machining

>>17159552
>Car
Yes
>Motorcycle
Yes
>Electric moped with way too much power
Yes, I was the guy that modifyed the drivetrain.

>>17174169
>modifyed

How very arabian of you.

>>17174175
Sorry for my bad english, I am german, not arab.
It has 22hp instead of 4,5 now...

>>17174142
There's clearly a block of wood between the jack and pan...

>>17174302
and there is a rubber pad on the jack, which is more secure than a dry piece of wood, as it allows more contact surface, as well as a better grip.

>>17172922
Never knew that. Is that law or just common practice?

>>17173382
Someday you'll be able 3D print materials with really high heat tolerances and durability.

Unfortunately, yes.

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>being so poor you have to work on your own car, let alone open your hood

i would if i had a garage or my own house or i didn't have to park outside on a 45 degree hill

>>17172948
Can't be as bad as the /dat/ ones. Just don't eat any brownies.

>>17176498
one day i will, it's not a priority in my life right now. saving up for a house of my own. till then i can drop a grand every few years for a mechanic to tune my japanese econobox

>>17176471
is mt cootha a good drive?

>>17176536
It's a nice drive, but not too long and no hellish turns from what I remember.

Nebo is best I think, or out near samford.

>>17159552
I try to.
Actually fixing it isnt hard, but its a bitch trying to find out whats wrong with it so that I CAN fix it.

>>17174194
>I am german, not arab.
implying there will be a difference in 5 years

>>17174323
Look again. It's quite obviously metal on metal.

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>>17162021
Different anon. But I hate doing resumes, This is mine and all I've been able to land is a 13 dollar an hour job.

>>17164985
The SVT is.

>>17176763
fuck man, Im about to EAS and this shit is only making me more anxious

>>17176804
You have a plan right?

Despite not making a lot of money, (making about the same really, just have more bills now). I'm honestly way fucking happier being out than I was in.

>>17176804
>>17176818

And I do mean more, since I would deploy I'd have 90 hour work weeks, so 4-6 months out of the year I would be making 6.20 an hour. and not deployed I would be working 5am to 7pm. M-F plus plenty of duty days.

Just be ready for a change of pace, out here no one gives a fuck about you unless you make some close friends.

>>17176458
>Trusting some 19 year old tech to do anything right.

Bait or not, not doing things yourself is really financially stupid when you don't have to. Warrantee and insurance work is another story

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Yeah,but
>currently have to replace oil pan gasket and a couple bolts because over torqued and sheared them
>going to have to drill out old bolts somehow
>literally just did an oil change
>gonna have to spend another 50 bucks on new oil even if I save some of the oil I drain

>>17176763
Holy shit learn how to format a resume.

>>17159552
Yup
Everything except tyre pressures
Gotta leave that to the pros at Toyota
Only get genuine air

>>17177025
That's actually built off several resumes some of my engineering friends have.

But do give points anon.

>>17176842
>>17176818
yeah, my city's PD. I'll gtfo next august, am a salty navyfag too.

>>17177055
I don't even know where to start, to be completely honest.

>Too cluttered
>You list a few things twice
>Fuck a summary. Your resume IS the summary
>You may want to consider different resumes that focus on different areas of expertise


That's a start, I don't know.

>>17177196
Wow it's almost like you've never seen a resume before.

The summary is there to literally put down a quick amount of info on your skills. It's the quick read part of the resume.

Have you ever made one?

>>17177309
>It's the quick read part of the resume.
No, the cover letter is the quick read part of the resume.


Let me guess, you "own your own business", don't you?

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>>17172096
>>17172192
>>17172948
Fuck yeah boys would actually love this, my shops in Burleigh heads

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I've changed my oil and a couple of filters for the first time

>>17179185
Good now change your brakes

>>17162847
Check EVAP purge valve

What exactly are people doing when they're twisting shit with a wrench under the hood?

Or is that kind of stuff only in movies?

>>17179151
I'm in bris but I'd happily make the drive down.

>>17179201
not him but arent brakes easier?
I mean you dont have to deal with fucking OIL just jack up the car and remove calipers and brakes and gg

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I did a timing belt and some seals this weekend.

Replaced plugs.

Rebuilt a carb for a Honda Shadow.

I tinker.

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>>17176718
I didn't write this as a guess, I'm the one who posted the picture of the jacked up engine. And I don't really see another way to remove the weight from the engine mount. And engine hoist would just block me from the engine bay.

And in the event that the jack would fail (as could any other tool I could have used) removing the lateral engine mount won't make the engine drop on the ground, that's not how it works

>>17159552
Nope.
I have to keep all service records in order to not fuck up the resale value. I'll go to a couple independent shops for minor stuff, but anything else is a trip to the official service center.

>>17162847
Check o2 sensors

>>17159591
>being so poor you have to work on our car youself
>not having the dealership take care of it

poorfags plz leave

Anything that's within my abilities and doesn't require special tools, yes.

Oil and other fluids, spark plugs, ignition coils, a clutch once (on a friends truck), wheels (I can't/don't fuck with tires though), and brakes are all things I feel comfortable doing, given enough prep time.

>>17166777
>>17159674

I use the Haynes manual for my e90, was worth every penny. Is the Bentley manual better?

>>17180055
>I like to get fucked by the stealership on a monthly basis

or

>buying a new car

not sure which decision is more financially retarded

>being this upset youre so poor
>being upset about my financial stability

stay mad

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yep, just was given 2k in parts for free, and bought this little shitheap <3 Needs a new radiator ASAP but still drives.

>>17180135
oh good, classic phone posting, im retarded.

>>17179323
>What exactly are people doing when they're twisting shit with a wrench under the hood?
Absolutely any number of things.

>>17179629
Technically speaking brakes are harder since there's more bolts and steps involved.

>>17179834
Okay. I already know you're fine because I had to jack my engine up to get the the serpentine belt on my Sunfire. I always thought the piece of wood was so you don't dent/puncture the oil pain due to weight being concentrated on the small space.

>>17180064
He means the actual service manuals. For example, I have the 4 parts Cavalier/Sunfire official GM shop manuals. One book is 6x thicker than the haynes manual. How do I know? I also have the Haynes manual.

>>17180135
>Needs a new radiator ASAP
I'll never understand people who do this shit. Just fucking replace it, holy shit.

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>>17180161
>I always thought the piece of wood was so you don't dent/puncture the oil pain due to weight being concentrated on the small space.

And you're right, if I didn't have that rubber pad, I woud've used either a piece of wood, or anything else to spread the weight of the engine on the pan, and not damage the paint.

2 people agreed on something on 4chan, something isn't right.

Changing subject, I'll be shoping for a paint stick next weekend, does anybody have advice about repairing small paint chips? I don't want a perfect result, it's a 24 year old car after all, it's just to stop the rust.

>>17180199
Get some of that shit that turns rust into primer. I thought it was bullshit until I restored this antique fan and watched it immediately turn any rust it came in contact with into bright shiny silver.

>>17180211
I've never heard of that, but it looks interesting, I might give it a try. Thanks.

I'll top off various fluids and change wiper blades if necessary, but other than that no, I take the car to be service and have maintenance done at a local Nissan dealership. I do this so that when I sell it I can show people a complete history of regular and competent service done to the vehicle. Talk shit all you want to, but the service guy told me I probably have the most meticulously documented and well maintained 08 Altimas he's ever seen.

I know how to check the oil and pour the correct fluids in the correct hole when my AC blows warm or when my engine overheats or when I'm low on oil or power steering fluid.

I've had alot of the same recurring problems in my car, so I'm now able to correctly identify a couple issues before taking it to the mechanic. I just don't know how to actually fix the problem myself.

I'd love to get an old engine to take apart and put back together. It all seems so abstact, I've never had a car that I could risk accidentally fucking up.

>>17180272
Are you black or fat

>>17180733
I did a college course and they let me have a go at a few engines they had on a rigs.

Cracked a cam in half because I put the bearings on backwards and bent a piston ring on an old pinto engine. The tutors didnt care that i broke stuff, they gave me some tips on how to not fuck shit up.

I picked up an old weber carb off ebay to fuck around with. There are some bolts missing but everything else seems to be in place. i dont care if i brake it as long as i learn something.

>>17180757
32 y/o white, 5'12" 148lbs.

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>>17180055
If I kept taking my car and bike to the shop for every little thing in stead of using the garage and tools at my disposal, I sure as fuck would be poor.

My daily driver Altima goes to the dealership. I have a Z31 I'd like to tinker with and learn on, but honestly it's in damn near perfect condition and anything I'd do to it would probably just make it worse in the end. Maybe I'll look out for a 240sx or something as a project car.

i was an automotive tech for nearly a decade, 90% of repairs needed i do on my own. having worked with people that were mechanics that didnt know what the fuck they were doing makes me trust nobody. i do some odd side jobs from home too

>>17173560
>didn't read the part that said I was a senior

>>17180733
>I'd love to get an old engine to take apart and put back together. It all seems so abstact, I've never had a car that I could risk accidentally fucking up.
I've been wanting to get a project car for years that I can slowly rebuild from the ground up. It's never so much been a matter of cost, because the nice thing about a project is you can either find something mechanically complete with a lot of rust, or no rust but missing half the interior plus the motor/transmission for under $1,500, but a matter of space. I simply don't have the space for a car to sit torn apart for that long.

>>17181007
>5'12"
Lies.

>>17181351
>Because that automatically means you are 18

Once i sell my corolla and get a 4runner, then im going to start, ie oil changes, spark plugs and so on, i just need to sell my current car and then i start

I probably should, my brother has a Cherokee in his backyard and he said that I could have it if I can get to run. Apparently the head gasket is blown, I don't really want to put $1000 for repair so I might as well replace it myself. Can't be that hard, right?

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Put new quickstruts on both sides of my shitbox, had a broken sway bar endlink i had to grind out because it was fused together with rust. Nothing to grab at the back of it to get it to stop spinning, the torque insert on the link itself was stripped out with rust. The new endlinks i got are better designed, if that happens again their is a nice big hex at the back to grab.

>>17183648

Also yes i know i put my grummy hands on the rotor by accident, i cleaned it off thoroughly.

>>17174194
>I am german, not arab
Is that still legal in germany?

Yep got a second 40 hour job so I make bank but gave no time to work on my jeep

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>>17159552
usually

>>17179629
Brakes can be a lot harder.

>>17185469
I am way more confident that I can change my brakes over an oil change
I feel like I will run out of containers to put the oil in or something with the jacks will go wrong
but brake change you just gotta hope bolts are in a good mood
Infact I will change my brakes+pads once I collect enough cash but I already payed 10 euros someone else to change my oil

>>17159552
For the most part, though I have a mechanic friend that helps me with the big jobs. Last time I was out there was because the bolts on all my brake calipers were rounded and I couldn't get an angle on them to hammer.

>>17159674
watch all chrisfix videos, then you know how to work on a car, after that just google "how to replace [x] on [x]". its really easy

>>17185493
Oil change is literally the easiest thing you can do. It's one, or possibly two bolts, that need to be loosened and then retightened. What are you, retarded?

>>17185493
If you have disc brakes, make sure you have a way to compress your caliper pistons before you start. If they're the kind you have to rotate you might need a special tool

Did le coolant reroute on my miata. Started hating life half way through when i had to work behind the engine.

>>17186881
i've seen people pour oil into the dipstick hole, overtightening the bolt, just hand tightening it, not replacing the oil filter, wrong oil, cleaning the oil filter with water and putting it back in.. i've seen someone somehow magically closing the hole where the oil filter usually goes because he claimed his car will make more power without the filter. every job can be fucked up by someone. most people need to be spoonfed everything or they WILL fuck up

>>17186906
First time I changed my oil, I didn't have an oil filter wrench and couldn't get the old one off. It's always something

>>17176763
Every time an AT tells me they're gonna make $40+/hr when they get out I just laugh.

>>17183140
You honestly might as well.

>>17186906
>i've seen people pour oil into the dipstick hole
So?

>not replacing the oil filter
So?


>wrong oil
So?

>more power without the filter
In theory he wasn't wrong, but it's potential fractions of a horsepower for irreversible damage to your engine.

>every job can be fucked up by someone.
So why pay someone to fuck it up?

>most people need to be spoonfed everything or they WILL fuck up
Maybe you do, but the majority of people won't take on a task they aren't comfortable with if the consequences are a drastic lifestyle change. Furthermore, even if that was the case, the more rational solution in the long run is to not spoon feed anyone, and make repair and maintenance services prohibitively expensive so they are forced to either learn through trial and error, or pay out the ass for being stupid.

>>17186906
A lot of what you listed is just plain negligence. You're right that anything can be fucked up by anyone. I got into an argument with someone on here about how someone could double up the gaskets on the oil filter and it's beyond me how someone could fuck up that bad. Doubling up the gaskets is apparently a thing so it must happen often enough. I've never seen it happen though. The kind of oil for your car is listed in the owners manual, autozone has books where you can look up which oil filter you need and all your bolt torque specs are listed online. So there's nothing stopping anyone from looking up the proper procedure.

>>17186962
They can, if they actually get their FAA shit done.

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>>17179625
add me on facebook and swing me a message when you need to unfuck something on your car/use a hoist.
just look up marcus hugh christensen

>>17180161
>I'll never understand people who do this shit. Just fucking replace it, holy shit.

I just bought it you nigger, the parts are on their way.

>>17191227
>I just bought it you nigger, the parts are on their way.
Regardless somebody drove it around with a fucked up radiator.

>>17170732
what is the pattern on the piston? is it a diesel?

>>17159552
Yes, and my motorcycles. I have an irrational fear of working underneath my car so even something as simple as an exhaust change often times requires me to pay a mechanic with a lift to do it instead. Anything else I can pretty much do myself. I haven't messed around much with engine internals so I probably can't do that.

>>17191358
oh no, yeah that shit drives me fucking bonkers. Apparently it was a slow leak, and thank god the dude who drove it actually gave a shit and would basically top it off every time he got gas.

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how the fuck do i remove this piece of trim? it's blocking me from removing the turn signal switch.

>>17192714
Do you have to remove a surrounding trim piece to access it?

>>17162180
/Comfy/

>>17172096
I'm in the Sunny Coast area, I'd be keen

Where do you find factory service manuals for free/very cheap? I looked around for a download and can't find one and the ones I found for sale are in the hundreds of dollars.
Didn't even think it would be difficult since I want one for a 2004 suburban. Popular, domestic machine should have plentiful sources of bootlegged information - or so I thought.

I do everything and I look down on people who have never tried because they are weak or dumb

>>17159552
Sure do. I check the tyre pressure at least twice a year and fuel it up myself. Also, last week I put a new box of tissues in the centre console.

Yes, i've never paid someone to work on my car with the exception of tire mounting and balancing. Alignments too.

>>17195911
http://workshop-manuals.com/

>>17160093
At least it doesn't rust...