Hi everyone,

I went to see the mechanic and told him to check the alternator (actually told him about the rpm drop, he suggested the alternator could be responsible), he tested the battery while engine on. it scanned at 13.7 and said it's not charging it should be 14. To me it sound like bullshit. if it wasn't charging I would have more obvious signal then that, but battery is new at the same time, so idk. I ask chatgpt for the voltage and it saying it's in the normal range. Yes, I have trust issues (REAL PROBLEM OF MINE). I don't trust neither the mechanic or the AI. but please tell me maybe i'll trust complete strangers over the internet.

Car description at the end.

I've been noticing weird behavior of my car and my usual mechanic is out for vacation and I really don't like or trust the way the other handle things.

So first, when I start the engine cold. I usually wait 30 sec in the car. I notice the car is like pulsing, like the vibration is not a smooth vrmmmm. It's doing the vrrmmm that a car would do but you can feel it like pulsing. I cannot explain that better. It's just not a consistant nice and smooth engine sound. This is not why I'm here. it's just extra detail i'd like to give and personally, i would not give it any more attention. even tho I believe some expert would see a problem there maybe.

Now the main problem is RPM drop at 2 occasion. First when at the red light idle and using the electronics (windows, steering wheels). I looked it up online, some say it's nothing it's normal. some say it could be the alternator, some say it could be the Mass Air Flow Sensor or the intake body valve that could be dirty.

Second occasion started recently (1 week). When driving and arriving to a stop, the moment before the car stop entirely, like 1 sec or less before car fully stop or even when the car just arrive to a full stop, I notice the engine shakes and rpm drop below what it's usually at. like 100 to 200 rpm below 700-800rpm. Exactly the same way as it do when at red light and playing with windows or steering wheel. RPM quickly goes back normal as the car fully stop. It's not consistant, it doesn't do it everytime that I arrive to a stop, but some day it do it many times and some day never, idk.

I went to see the mechanic and he checked the alternator, it scanned 13.7 when engine on and said it's not recharging it should be 14. To me it sound like bullshit. if it wasn't recharging I would've had more obvious signal then that, but battery is new at the same time, so idk. I ask chatgpt for the voltage and it saying it's in the normal range. Yes, I have trust issues (REAL PROBLEM OF MINE). I don't trust neither the mechanic or the AI. but please tell me maybe i'll trust complete strangers over the internet.

REPAIR ON THE CAR:

1 month ago, I cleaned the throttle body valve (did not clean the MAF SENSOR), engine air filter changed, changed the battery, changed all spark plug and one ignition coil that was faulty. I do feel like i'm consuming a little more gas than 6 month ago (winter). I tried myself to check the ground cable but all the ground that I've found looks fine, they not falling apart, they look old or dusty but look strong. Back in winter, I burn a tank in 3 weeks now I can't. it last 2 weeks and maybe few days. not the full 3 weeks. Is it like my summer """"? They are nicely inflated. IDK.

CAR DESCRIPTION:

I drive a Corolla 2010. 1.8L and i'd really like to stop wasting my money on that car. Is automatic and 200 000km. Unless it can improve milleage with a tank.

I mostly do highway and the traffic has been pretty consistent. according to the mechanic based on that I have to change my alternator.

scammers, is this working?

I'm not english native myself, but this formulation is very funny for a scam "Dear paid customers".
In french that would translate to exactly word by word "cher client payant", so they welcoming me like i was a revenu for them. like bruh! come on! Idk if is just me who read this wrong. LMAO

Recently, I been getting a black screen after exiting a game (RETURN TO MENU). No matter if I die (game over) or if I rage quit, no correlation at all. I just get stuck on a black screen once in a while and I have to restart the game entirely.

idk if it's been reported already or if a walkaround is available.
I honestly don't want to run the game again after that. Is like laziness from the bad game I just had combine to the fact that I have to run the game again, make me double think about it even tho I was going for another one, now that I have to close the game I feel like just playing something else.

So as you will find out, the server for ranked is a dedicated server and is always the same server. I'm in america and whenever I start a ranked game they send me over in their server in africa or something. I get a ping of 102ms. This is the only server that host game for ranked. This is unfair. people living next to that server get all the good kills and fun while i'm stuck at 102ms.

If i play regular quads/duos/solo, I get hosted on the closest server most the time and my ping is of 27. way better experience, much more kills, die way less, much more fun, game feel more synchronized, less delayed. I don't get this guy killing me as I just peaked the corner. Instead is me who kill him around that corner. And everything makes sense now.

I stop playing ranked

Please, make ranked game host in different server from time to time with a rotation so we all get that high and low ping from time to time. Make it fair.