Booba5185
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Re: What did you do to your Car today? Vol 2.0
Please tell me you are kidding.
Please tell me you are kidding.
What did you do to your car today? Vol 2.0
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REDCRAPGP
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Re: What did you do to your Car today? Vol 2.0
This is true lol
I should address mine, it's a slow leak while I have the space to work on it but I know I'm going to regret every second of it so I'll probably say F it for now.
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This is true lol
I should address mine, it's a slow leak while I have the space to work on it but I know I'm going to regret every second of it so I'll probably say F it for now.
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Scottydoggs
Killa Bee
Re: What did you do to your Car today? Vol 2.0
mine marks its spot everywhere i park. its like a dream come true to have a car thats leak free. im still waiting for my die grinder bits from china to show up. they are slow bastards. ne reason to do any thing till the heads are ready to go on. or at least being worked on.
mine marks its spot everywhere i park. its like a dream come true to have a car thats leak free. im still waiting for my die grinder bits from china to show up. they are slow bastards. ne reason to do any thing till the heads are ready to go on. or at least being worked on.
Scottydoggs
Killa Bee
Re: What did you do to your Car today? Vol 2.0
10 bucks shipped,,,cheap enough. as long as they last one set of heads im good lol 22- the 7 th is my delivery date. its still in china as per the tracking #.
10 bucks shipped,,,cheap enough. as long as they last one set of heads im good lol 22- the 7 th is my delivery date. its still in china as per the tracking #.
bandook
Donating Users
Re: What did you do to your Car today? Vol 2.0
Finally got rid of the bottom rung Autozone brake pads and replaced with some thermal quiets. It was so friggin nice to hit the brakes and not get nerve grinding squeal. Now I'm enjoying the left pedal more than the right. That aught to change soon
Heads are ported and being dropped off Monday for valve job. Two weeks from now I should be into some boost. Oh happy day 
Finally got rid of the bottom rung Autozone brake pads and replaced with some thermal quiets. It was so friggin nice to hit the brakes and not get nerve grinding squeal. Now I'm enjoying the left pedal more than the right. That aught to change soon
Heads are ported and being dropped off Monday for valve job. Two weeks from now I should be into some boost. Oh happy day 
BillBoost37
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Re: What did you do to your Car today? Vol 2.0
98 540i
Yes, loaner
Noooo
Give up the info Matt...
98 540i
Yes, loaner
Noooo
Give up the info Matt...
HighOctaneRacing
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Re: What did you do to your Car today? Vol 2.0
No I'm not. When he first told me, I was like "umm yea I don't really recommend that" but it's his money and choice. I hope he has good luck tho.
Booba5185
New member
Re: What did you do to your Car today? Vol 2.0
A friend of mine has an Audi, I helped him work on it and I will NEVER come anywhere near thinking about buying one. You have to pull the front clip to change the belt. You have to pull the front clip, take the motor mounts off, and jack of the engine to change the alternator (or even do the Big 3). Replacing the window motor was a huge ordeal too. I didn't help with that, but he had to come borrow all kinds of tools for it all day, lol. A rivet gun, a drill bit, zip ties, crow bar, very odd tools for a window motor, lol.
A friend of mine has an Audi, I helped him work on it and I will NEVER come anywhere near thinking about buying one. You have to pull the front clip to change the belt. You have to pull the front clip, take the motor mounts off, and jack of the engine to change the alternator (or even do the Big 3). Replacing the window motor was a huge ordeal too. I didn't help with that, but he had to come borrow all kinds of tools for it all day, lol. A rivet gun, a drill bit, zip ties, crow bar, very odd tools for a window motor, lol.
Mad Monkey
The Mod Monkey
Re: What did you do to your Car today? Vol 2.0
looks melty
looks melty
Scottydoggs
Killa Bee
Re: What did you do to your Car today? Vol 2.0
my abs failed the self test maybe 3 times since i took the encm out and put it back in, so i did the plugs on off a few times, then greased the plugs, off on a few more times.
also greased the other plugs under the hood to the abs pump.
i dare that light to show is face again...i dare it!
then i did oil changes on 2 lawn mowers that cost more then most of our cars, (one cost 7 grand, the other 5) and then did the work trucks oil and filter.
my abs failed the self test maybe 3 times since i took the encm out and put it back in, so i did the plugs on off a few times, then greased the plugs, off on a few more times.
also greased the other plugs under the hood to the abs pump.
i dare that light to show is face again...i dare it!
then i did oil changes on 2 lawn mowers that cost more then most of our cars, (one cost 7 grand, the other 5) and then did the work trucks oil and filter.
HighOctaneRacing
New member
Re: What did you do to your Car today? Vol 2.0
Just use a pair of needle nose vice grips if you don't have any tamper proof torx bits
HighOctaneRacing
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Re: What did you do to your Car today? Vol 2.0
It's not so much the amount of work as it is the price of the parts. People say that German is the best but they scored the lowest in RELIABILTY over the past few years.
Ever see what happens to a passat rear ending a Furd E-350 at 25 mph? If you ever do, you'll probably laugh at the amount of damage done to the car vs the van.
That's German for you. I remember seeing a tech having to pull the front clip off to change the water pump off of a Volkswagen. I laughed and laughed. Many techs told me if you want to lose flat rate, you go work for Volkswagen lol. Audi is Volksfagen if you didn't know.
It's not so much the amount of work as it is the price of the parts. People say that German is the best but they scored the lowest in RELIABILTY over the past few years.
Ever see what happens to a passat rear ending a Furd E-350 at 25 mph? If you ever do, you'll probably laugh at the amount of damage done to the car vs the van.
idrivejunk
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Re: What did you do to your Car today? Vol 2.0
Might go replace my front splash shields in a few, depending on dog and kid noise outside. Needs a wash but tendonitis is creeping up my arm.
I have little experience on Audis but metric a crap-ton on Benz. VW Beetles too. Once I cut up a new-not-yet-sold GTI so far you could just about walk up to the front seat from behind the car. What I'm trying to say is I've gotten my mind around German engineering and its often more sensible than what we do here. This is laughable maybe but if you want to see evidence of a global automotive community look at a Fusion. That body has distinctly American, Asian, and European ideas in the design... such as doors that can be tore down for paint work without removing the trim panel (asia), and bolt-on front structure ahead of the engine block (EU). It was refreshing to see that manufacturer's at some point began to consider body service in design.
Ruh-roh its a 5 series from around the turn of the century. Hey... CENTURY! Now theres a good lookin Buick.
The "info": A 5'er came in once, hit a curb and didn't drive right. Not so much as a mark on the wheels/tires. Suspension OK. I was the resident damage-finding car-totaller so in I went. Nothing, nothing. Then I saw it and my co-workers thought something had bit me by my reaction, I was shocked. Big crack in the strut tower in the mounting area, but no rust to help me spot it. When I did, the crack was like 2" from my face. Not wide but long. I jumped back and yelped holy chit. Magnet- nope. Aw maaan. Further investigation indicated that if the front structure is off in any direction at any point, more than 1mm, you cut the entire aluminum front structure off at the firewall and replace it using glue and tig. And put it back within 1 mm. BMW cert shops only were authorized to do it at the time and it went away. So my friendly warning is you can total it by bumping a curb not hard enough to mark the tire if it has the alloy front structure.
Might go replace my front splash shields in a few, depending on dog and kid noise outside. Needs a wash but tendonitis is creeping up my arm.
I have little experience on Audis but metric a crap-ton on Benz. VW Beetles too. Once I cut up a new-not-yet-sold GTI so far you could just about walk up to the front seat from behind the car. What I'm trying to say is I've gotten my mind around German engineering and its often more sensible than what we do here. This is laughable maybe but if you want to see evidence of a global automotive community look at a Fusion. That body has distinctly American, Asian, and European ideas in the design... such as doors that can be tore down for paint work without removing the trim panel (asia), and bolt-on front structure ahead of the engine block (EU). It was refreshing to see that manufacturer's at some point began to consider body service in design.
Ruh-roh its a 5 series from around the turn of the century. Hey... CENTURY! Now theres a good lookin Buick.
The "info": A 5'er came in once, hit a curb and didn't drive right. Not so much as a mark on the wheels/tires. Suspension OK. I was the resident damage-finding car-totaller so in I went. Nothing, nothing. Then I saw it and my co-workers thought something had bit me by my reaction, I was shocked. Big crack in the strut tower in the mounting area, but no rust to help me spot it. When I did, the crack was like 2" from my face. Not wide but long. I jumped back and yelped holy chit. Magnet- nope. Aw maaan. Further investigation indicated that if the front structure is off in any direction at any point, more than 1mm, you cut the entire aluminum front structure off at the firewall and replace it using glue and tig. And put it back within 1 mm. BMW cert shops only were authorized to do it at the time and it went away. So my friendly warning is you can total it by bumping a curb not hard enough to mark the tire if it has the alloy front structure.
idrivejunk
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Re: What did you do to your Car today? Vol 2.0
Try swapping heater or evap cores in an S-class, pays like 24 hrs but the entire interior comes out except for like the back seat. Definitely a design swing-and-miss on that one. Thats not funny but this is- we sent a new S600 to best buy for some aftermarket phone stuff they wanted installed, and they tried to tap 12 volts from a fat orange fiber optic line. Doh! That was a biggie. Bodywork is actually usually really easy on German cars once you are aware how its made and assembled. Mechanical work, maybe not so easy.
Try swapping heater or evap cores in an S-class, pays like 24 hrs but the entire interior comes out except for like the back seat. Definitely a design swing-and-miss on that one. Thats not funny but this is- we sent a new S600 to best buy for some aftermarket phone stuff they wanted installed, and they tried to tap 12 volts from a fat orange fiber optic line. Doh! That was a biggie. Bodywork is actually usually really easy on German cars once you are aware how its made and assembled. Mechanical work, maybe not so easy.