Got auto grease all over my favorite acrylic sweater while helping someone charge their dead battery. Any product recommendations? It's about a 3" x 3" area and I got MOST of it off with dishsoap and baking soda but some has embedded into the fibers. Thanks.
Hey folks, I need some perspective.
I don't drive a whole lot as I have been a remote worker since 2010. Maybe 100 miles on a busy week but normal weeks would be between 10 and 50.
I have a 2005 Subaru Outback Legacy with a 5 speed manual transmission. Car has about 190K miles on it and we have owned it since 2010 or so. Body has some knocks and scratches but is in serviceable shape. I like the car. Drives fine. The transmission seems like it's fine. I'm definitely not in the market for something new so would be looking used, but with prices these days the used market is crazy.
Recently I took it to a local shop for an oil change. The shop also found the front-right CV joint needed replacing badly (I figured this was the case) and the power steering pump was leaking. I had them do all three pieces.
Then my wife noticed spotting in the driveway a couple weeks later. So I took it to the dealership for an inspection.
The problems:
I am not a gearhead. I know how to change my oil, check tire pressure, fluids, and basic maintenance. I just don't enjoy doing it and I make enough to pay someone else.
Currently I drive our other car when I can (wife works in an office), but do occasionally need this car. I check the oil weekly and so far it hasn't needed a top up. It's been a little under a month and I've driven it maybe 100 miles since then.
So my quandary is, should I invest another almost 7K into this vehicle?
Follow the maintenance schedule.
Nothing fancy.
Just consistency.
I do this on my Odyssey van. It has VCM supressor.
100 %Port injection.
Because breakdowns are usually far more expensive than prevention.
Hi everyone,
The passenger side airbag warning light on my Kia Sedona won't turn off. I scanned the codes and got B1490 and B1764.
I took it to a local repair shop, and they told me the entire passenger seat assembly needs to be replaced because of the sensor issue. The quote they gave me was $2,500, which is just way too expensive for me right now.
I'm looking into cheaper alternatives. Does anyone know a reliable place or website where I can find a used Kia Sedona passenger seat? Also, if anyone has successfully fixed these specific codes without buying a brand new seat from the dealer, I'd love to hear your advice.
Thanks in advance!
Most people don’t think about their car daily.
As long as it runs, it’s fine.
Then suddenly something breaks and it becomes urgent.
Kind of funny how that works.
Do you stay proactive or just react?
So im looking at buying a truck at some point within 2 years and ive narrowed my search to a 2018 tundra sr5 and a 2020 ram 1500 laramie. Im asking for yalls opinions and what you think of the two choices.
Thank ya!
I'd buy the not too popular restored car because they are easy to diagnose and fix and relatively cheap parts.
Hey yall,
So within about 3 years and 50k miles, my coolant reservoir (when car is cold) has gradually dropped from max line to slightly below min line. I'd say maybe 8 Oz or so. Is this gradual loss rate normal? I had dealership top it off today, they recommended a flush and didn't seem like it was out of ordinary. Thanks.
I know nothing about cars and I desperately need a new one (I drive a 2009 Dodge Grand Caravan and it keeps causing me problems). The problem is I'm not sure what I'm looking for 100% I'm looking for used cars as my budget is $6,000
Requirements:
NOT A SEDAN (I hate feeling low to the ground)
Decent gas mileage (not worse than my current car)
Won't send me to the shop regularly
Not ugly (Boxy cars tbh, Kia Soul, Ford Flex, etc)
Preferences (in order):
Bluetooth
Heated Seats
Sunroof
Tons of Cup Holders
Heated Steering Wheel
Remote Start
Third row seating
EDIT (sad i have to add this): The PREFERENCES are NOT REQUIREMENTS, just something that'd be nice if I could have it, I don't live in imagination land I understand how money and features work
Got caught in floodwaters of the river in Mississippi. I was parked on highest ground available but water got to my seats and floorboards. Key fob doesn't work. Bought a new battery and plan to drain the oil and replace. Will it start???? What else should I do? Just paid off and canceled all but liability insurance. Thanks in advance.
I'm running numbers for an EV-swap in a classic Dodge van, and one of the things I'm running up against, is how much torque do I realistically need at the wheels? I figure that matching my existing drivetrain will be a solid starting point.
My engine can produce 300 ft-lb of torque at 3000 rpm. My transmission has a first-gear ratio of 2.45:1. Does this mean that the maximum torque I can expect at the driveshaft is 300 x 2.45 (735 ft-lb)? Or is there some sort of torque multiplication occurring in a fully-stalled torque converter?
My primary concern is in the amount of torque needed to get the van rolling from a stop in rough off-road environments. I want to know how much torque I'd need from electric motors alone, in the hopes of accomplishing this without a shiftable transmission in the mix.
Not about cleanliness.
About how the owner cared for the car.
Pretty much the title, the app is done already and it works really well. instead of scrolling endlessly on facebook marketplace now can use the app. but there 1 thing. actually getting listings on my marketplace. any tips?
BEWARE
SCAMMERS!! My
daughter was just at
this place with a
2021 jeep wrangler
woh less than 25k
miles. They took
advantage of her
and convinced her
to add ...T108 TRUE
BRAND OIL SYSTEM
CLEANER T1088
TRUE BRAND HIGH
MILEAGE ADDITIVE
FJ208 TRUE BRAND
FUEL JUELS.. It is
not recommeded
for this jeep with the
low mileage to use
these additives
These additive cost
$66.98 more than
was required.I
called them and
they refused to give
her a rebate. Shame
on them!
ROGER MCCOMBS AND HIS BAND OF SCAM ARTISTS CHARGED ME 9500$ LAST MONTH OR TRIED TOO DOES ANYBODY KNOW ABOUT DRIVE WARRANTY PROGRAM?? WELL ANYWAYS RMG GLOBAL IS THE PARENT COMPANY I FOUND OUT WHAT A SCAM THEY OVER CHARGED THE HECK OUT OF ME !!! BUYERS BEWARE OF DRIVE WARRANTY AND RMG CONNECT!!THEY DIDNT EVEN TELL ME THAT I WAS SIGNING UP FOR A LOAN AND IT COULD HURT MY CREDIT GUYS DONT TRUST "DRIVE WARRANTY"
I am a 24 year old mechanic i’ve been working at my dealership for almost 3 years now. I am just looking for advice on what to do i’ve been here 3 years now and a huge majority of the work of done is just easy recalls like the stuff nobody wants to do. i work under someone and am paid hourly so i get it for the most part but i am not learning much and my manager rarely sends me to classes even though i have all of my online classes complete. i tell them im sick of doing recalls and i want to do more so i can learn and progress into bigger harder jobs. but nothing ever changes. i genuinely think i have learned more working on my own cars & friends & family. I feel stuck with no opportunity for growth even though i ask time and time again. I show up and i know what im doing. I am not a bottom of the barrel mechanic i dont cut corners im not a hack but sometimes i feel like a glorified lube tech. there is guys who have moved down from lube tech doing more work than me in 1 month. i just feel like a recall jockey & i genuinely don’t know what to do. i am not happy doing the same thing over and over it burns me out and i just want to do more work because i know im capable of it. but my manager just doesn’t seem to care. Please if anyone has any advice please let me know. Thank you for your time if you have read this i know it’s kind of long.
ROGER MCCOMBS AND HIS BAND OF SCAM ARTISTS CHARGED ME 9500$ LAST MONTH OR TRIED TOO DOES ANYBODY KNOW ABOUT DRIVE WARRANTY PROGRAM?? WELL ANYWAYS RMG GLOBAL IS THE PARENT COMPANY I FOUND OUT WHAT A SCAM THEY OVER CHARGED THE HECK OUT OF ME !!! BUYERS BEWARE OF DRIVE WARRANTY AND RMG CONNECT!!
BEWARE
SCAMMERS!! My
daughter was just at
this place with a
2021 jeep wrangler
woh less than 25k
miles. They took
advantage of her
and convinced her
to add ...T108 TRUE
BRAND OIL SYSTEM
CLEANER T1088
TRUE BRAND HIGH
MILEAGE ADDITIVE
FJ208 TRUE BRAND
FUEL JUELS.. It is
not recommeded
for this jeep with the
low mileage to use
these additives
These additive cost
$66.98 more than
was required.I
called them and
they refused to give
her a rebate. Shame
on them!