Yeah i don't hold any faith in any auto parts store employees anymore, had one tell me that my 420A alternator had a bad regulator and i needed to replace it. It was under warranty and i didn't want to have to come back again incase something was wrong it so i humored him anyway, and i didn't...
this is what i like in a civic, my old 89 Si hatch, turbo Z6 at 12psi under the hood, was my DD (even with over a foot of snow on the ground) and most reliable car i've ever had, shouldn't have sold it.
Sadly there aren't any codes for internal damage to a motor. I have spun rods in several different makes and models, DSM's and others included and never have i gotten codes, it just simply doesn't work like that.I had one car, i tanked my oil pan on a pot hole and had a pinhole in it. It...
BTW, don't just visually inspect and dismiss a wire because it looks ok. My intake ground looked ok, but i wiggled it a bit and it just separated from the terminal, once that happened i saw it was horribly corroded on the inside and 95% of it had broken free from the terminal.I would also...
Stop driving like a douche and you should be fine. Taking 5 extra minutes is pretty cheap compared to the hundreds, possibly thousands of dollars, and possible jail time you could serve to try and make those minutes up.Reckless driving i'm pretty sure has the possibility of being thrown in...
you did what you needed to to protect you and your money, no shame or wrong doing there.Even if he had been working alot, he could have taken 2 seconds to send a pm saying hey i've been slammed at work but haven't forgotten about you.
I bought my RS running and driving for $550, i wouldn't pay much over a couple hundred at most for a stock block.Btw all the info you asked for, is easily found if you search. Everything from stock parts, to a cheap boost capable 2.4L swap. All it takes is a few minutes to search.
Gotta figure out if he has swapped in a manual rack, deleted the internals of your current one, or just looped the lines.Looped lines are a fairly easy fix, other ones your gonna do some wrenching to fix.
Picture of said integra which was never scraped, i did once get a burger king cup stuck on my exhaust though. Drug it for blocks, finally had to pull sideways onto a speed bump to get enough room to fish my hand under to get it off, lol...
Yeah i don't hold much faith in that. I paid over $100 for them to tell me i needed to replace and have them rewire a newly purchased wire harness off of another car that was perfectly running, with the exact same setup.I paid the labor for them to come to that conclusion and got my car out...
Spelling makes a world of difference, and a lot of scraping problems come from driving habits.I used to have an absolutely SLAMMED integra, couldn't barely fit my hand flat underneath it, but i never once scraped that thing.
Ok, everything lined up before you put the belt back on, all fine and dandy.But did it line up afterwards? Things can move afterwards and throw off the marks slightly, always check before, during, after, and after again. Timing is something that can and will cause serious damage if not...
Theft reasons is pointless for a removable steering wheel, and even less so with a hub lock.Buddy of mine had one in his civic, someone came by with a $20 steering wheel, some self tapping screws and some balls and stole it. We know those specifics because they found what was left of the car...
My throw out bearing makes noise while driving all the time.... Except now that i think about it, it's stopped making noise recently... Maybe i should pull my transmission soon lol.Anyway, yes a throw out bearing can still make noise while being driven, but if the noise disappears or lessens...
Without a thermostat you can still overheat. The thermostat is there to regulate temperature, without it you can heat-soak your radiator and coolant, and continue to the path of overheating and boiling over.Get a known good thermostat in there, and then try to track down your problem. Running...
From what i've read in my searches for answers to the same question (wanting to delete those hard lines) you need to loop those lines otherwise you will fubar something in the coolant system causing issues. I don't remember off hand what that is, maybe someone else will chime in that does, but...
Anytime i have a starter that i am in doubt of, i arc it directly to start the car. If it works, the problem is elsewhere, if not time to replace a starter.If you want to try it, be careful, use a screwdriver with an insulated handle and don't touch the metal parts. Use the tip to connect the...
If you read his previous posts you'll see that he blew the motor, posted videos of it knocking after people told him not to start it, then posted 5+ threads about rebuilding it, how much HP he could get, etc, and has now apparently decided to sell it.Please learn more about cars before you...
I just don't see how a hearing impairment can effect something that is sight related. Too big a leap for me, but then again i'm not in any type of field that would help with my understanding of that, but if i find info to the contrary then i'll fully admit i was a D-bag, but his posts were...
I don't understand what a hearing impairment has to do with grammar in the written word. If anything i would think someone with a hearing impairment would have better grammar, punctuation etc then most people.Not trying to flame the OP, but that in my opinion isn't a reason for bad grammar.
Ugh, you need to learn about your car and learn how to take care of a car before you even think about modding it and getting power crazy.You need to read, read some more, keep reading, and when you think you've read enough, read some more! That and wrenching is how you learn.Posts about how...
There could be a reason that your motor only lasted two months.... I've had cars that i have absolutely BEAT the piss out of that were completely stock, but kept up on maintenance and took care of them and they lasted just fine. And i've had cars that were modified and same thing, absolutely...
I wouldn't pay more then $100 for a known blown motor.These ain't hondas where its gold to every JDM kiddie that has to have one. Back when i ran hondas i had a EG hatch with a H22 swap, tanked my oil pan and spun a bearing. Sold the blown motor for $550 complete. But that was back during the...
I daily drove my talon on 20PSI.I used to be friends with a guy who had a 500HP daily driver. Some people just like driving a modified car better. You don't have to race a built car all the time, its ok to just enjoy it.*edit*And from your previous posts you need to rebuild your motor...
In my endeavors to find a new job i put in an app at autozone just to cover all the bases. And i could not believe the questions they had to test automotive knowledge. What impressed, or should i say horrifies me even more, is knowing that %80-90 of the people they hire (at least here) had to...
You can buy them at your local autozone for under $15, no need to wait for shipping.I've always just used a pair of needle nose or vice grips for those types of calipers, never had a problem.
He's not asking about nissans, he's asking about toyotas.The 3SGTE isn't a bad motor at all, but i don't think it has nearly as much potential as the 4G63 in the terms of HP to cost ratio, although more then likely more reliable, mainly probably due to the less likely chance of some D-bag kid...
Did your driving habits change? Pass more people then normal? Get a little boost happy?Anything from tire pressure to foot pressure can effect your milage.
And then while your cleaning up this happens? happened to me, effin cars are ruthless. Also if anyone knows off hand if a 2G turbo test pipe will fit an N/T feel free to let me know, will save me some time later. Light welding/fabrication not an issue.
You apparently don't understand your own link that you posted, and neglected to read landos at all. I was hoping that you'd gained some knowledge by being around here so much, i sure see enough posts by you, but every time i poke my head in you amaze me even further in your pure lack of...
Hey even the guys who can do it in 5 hours started somewhere man. Congrats.I gotta pull mine soon to do the clutch and TO bearing before i get stranded somewhere.
If you find a source for them let me know, when i bought my RS it didn't have them and they seem to be one of the first things to disappear in the junkyard.
Loctite only accomplishes making stuff harder to take apart. Sometimes nearly impossible.In my mind as long as you use the proper torque and what not you should be fine.
How long have you had the car? "rusty water" is horrible on a coolant system. I had one radiator literally explode from being so sludged up from the previous owner not maintaining the cooling system.You need to get your cooling system cleaned and filled properly.As a side note, if i...
Well there are only a few fluids it can be.You have oil, transmission, coolant, and brake/clutch fluids. Past that you start getting into things like battery acid and what not.Start keeping an eye on the levels of all of them, one will start to get low then you can identify which system its...