What have you done to your car today?
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Ian F
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I have four lifts... two scissor lifts like yours... a Max Jack and a Quick Jack. Unfortunately, the two scissor lifts are currently under cars in the garage... the Max Jack was purchased because the price was too good to pass on, but I need to build a shop first before I can use it. The Quick Jack was actually my ex's and she sold it to me after buying a newer version. I really should use that one more often, but I need to figure out how to store it better so I can actually get to it. Right now, it lives in my shed and getting it out to the driveway is more trouble than just using a jack for quick wheels swaps.
Ian F
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I have a good tire plug kit and need to buy more of them to just keep in the cars. Especially since I ran into a situation a few years ago where I had a screw in one of the minivan tires up in NH. Something I could have easily fixed. I went to the local O Rielly's and they were not able to fix it while I waited... so I just kept putting air into the tire every few days until I got home and could fix it.
Thinking about it... I'll look for plug kits when I'm at Carlisle next weekend for the Import show.
Granted... one of these from Amazon would be hard to beat for $17...
Has anyone tried those new(ish) screw-in plugs?
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iman29
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Good idea. Thx
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So the Commonwealth will fail you for a bad rear wiper blade but not the windshield brow sticker? Serious question. NJ cares about nothing anymore except emissions.
House across the street from me has a legit shop lift installed, and it'll be for sale soon. Wondering how crazy it would be to move across the street and pay 2x for the same house 😂
Were these ever an issue in NJ? Had the Chevrolet with bowtie on my Camaro back in the day and never had an issue
Looking forward to getting it rolling too! It'll be roadworthy once I get the tires. Hoping I can pick them up Wednesday (my next WFH day).
Ian F
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Hmm... no... the windshield decal has been there for years... I don't think it would fail for a old rear wiper, but it was getting crusty and didn't work well the last time I used it.
I've been going to the same inspection shop for 30 years. I doubt they would fail me for anything.
Oddly enough, I saw something about PA dropping the emissions inspection. Not sure if it's true. This car gets driven so little it's emissions exempt anyway. Anything under 5k miles per year is exempt. edit: passed the PA Senate. Bill now moves to the House. But PA being the way it is, I would not be surprised if it passes.
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Yep, view obstruction. Although if it's completely contained above the AS-1 line on the windshield, it's was more ambiguous. I never saw any case law on it.
N.J.S. 39:3-74
I think the REJECTED sticker got most of the attention in my case.
whats the address? AFAF
This is my son's car - he purchased it when he was 16.5yo - in late 2019
He had been saving for a car in a special account since he was 5. That special account meant we matched whatever he put into it,
and if he took any out, we took out the same.....anyway, it worked out.
it is a 2016 Chevy Cruze with 66k miles on it now. Wasn't much driving during covid, and he couldn't have it at school as a freshman.
He has since graduated kollege and is working north of Boston.
So this real, adult thing happened to him.
Simultaneously, TPMS goes on three wheels, Vac pump dies (meaning no assisted brakes), stabilitrack goes, and it starts running rough.
Change oil warning comes on.
I'm figuring a coil pack and vac pump and good to go.
Tell him to bring it to a dealer.
They diagnose low compression on cylinder 3 associated with the rough idle along with new vac pump and TPS sensors.
"It needs an engine." - somewhere around $8k for a reman with warranty. $6k for a salvage
So I'm wondering what type of compound failure could be caused by losing a vac pump.
It is a 1.4L Turbo.
Over boost? under boost? lean condition?
Do we have a damaged valve? or even worse, cracked cylinder? Rings?
I'm going to guess that the oil isn't contaminated with antifreeze - haven't looked yet.
I checked-in with @UtahJoe - and he was thinking the same thing - gotta do more diagnosis.
Leak down for rings, listen for a valve leak out the exhaust under compressed air.
Contaminated oil
Anyway, it still runs - His adult decision was new car.
He offered it to the dealer, and they didn't want it!
He picked-up a Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid - nice first new car.
So I grabbed an auto transport and drove up to MA - using Mother's Day as an excuse.
Towed the car back. Rolling at 10,000lbs is fun!
it was well within the limit of my tow system and GVW.
Still.....
It will be in the garage for a quick check of the obvious.
The local wrecker has a whole engine with the same mileage for $1,400.
If it is just a head, I'll send it out. Otherwise we'll be doing a swap.
Car is in nice shape for 10 years old. Should be worth a home repair.
or fire.
To Be Continued......
Come and get it so I can use your lift. Also has a full size "shed" in the back year that can hold a car.
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i have a borescope scope if you need/want to inspect the cylinders before pulling stuff apart (pull spark plug check cylinders, pull O2 sensor, to inspect turbo)
I agree if theres no anti-freeze in the oil its probalby not something in the head. That said i would also check all the intake clamps on the pressure side of the turbo, have seen plenty of internets cases where a loose/slipped clamp caused all sorts of problem and its easy to miss if it LOOKS like everything is still in place.
I would also wonder if a blown vac pump could be a contributing factor to the engine side issues (google machine says its driven by the camshaft)
I agree if theres no anti-freeze in the oil its probalby not something in the head. That said i would also check all the intake clamps on the pressure side of the turbo, have seen plenty of internets cases where a loose/slipped clamp caused all sorts of problem and its easy to miss if it LOOKS like everything is still in place.
I would also wonder if a blown vac pump could be a contributing factor to the engine side issues (google machine says its driven by the camshaft)
Come and get it so I can use your lift. Also has a full size "shed" in the back year that can hold a car.
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lol would love it from that perspective, but not sure i can get past the whole bi-level layout (or the small driveway), will keep my eye on it to see when it pops up on the market anyway just in case the price is enough of a motivating factor.