What are some lessons you learned the hard way?
for me
>The brake pedal stops working when you turn the car off
>>13957437
>talk to girls in middle school or freshmen/sophomore year in high school, after that it's too late and all the lovely cute ones are snatched up
>engine dies while driving
>power steering stops working
Okay
when you run out of gas it hurts the fuel pump a lot
>>13957444
This desu
>>13957451
>connect all the fuel lines TIGHTLY when you put the tank back in after replacing it, especially if the tank is a pain in the ass to remove
currently suffering from low fuel pressure
>>13957437
>when hooning your car on the touge make sure to have the oil topped off or have a little bit more than needed
>the lateral forces will make your car not be able to pick it up
Don't put off repairs until stuff breaks.
Stuff breaks when you have to drive to a job interview.
The brakes still work when the car is off.
there just isn't any power assist
u skipped Leg Day
Winter tires do not give you grip on black ice.
>>13957437
they dont stop working
have towed several cars
>More empeegees aren't important enough to drive around in a car you hate.
>Cheap parts + Ease of repair > """""Reliability"""""
>If your trip is too short to warm up the engine and doesn't involve hauling shit, leave the car at home.
>Leave early. Arrive relaxed.
>Buy a wagon with rear seats that fold down flat. It'll change your life. Especially your love life.
>If you want to have fun on the road, get a bike.
>>13957451
This. While I never actually ran out of gas (though one time, I filled 13.993 gallons out of a possible 14 gallon tank...), I used to run my tank down very close to empty every time. I have no doubt it's the main factor in why I had to replace my fuel pump.
And fuck that. Replacing that shit on a '94 LeBaron is not worth it. I'd have happily paid to have it done.
do not spill the clear liquid stuck in the tube sticking out from a motorcycle battery
it has sulfuric acid in it and will burn everything it touches
>>13957549
>bike = fun on road
in my experience, not really
theres so much random shit - weather, bugs, road problems/shit on the road, retarded cagers, asshole cops - that wants nothing more than to ruin a bikers day that car drivers can mostly ignore
for a track for sure bikes can't be beat for the price, but public roads are awful for motorcyclists
>>13957549
>>If your trip is too short to warm up the engine and doesn't involve hauling shit, leave the car at home.
yurop go
>>13957610
>but public roads are awful for motorcyclists
Yeah you just havent found the right road or are stupid enough to live in the city and own a 600cc+ bike.
>>13957437
>The brake pedal stops working when you turn the car off
The pedal works exactly the same. The booster stops working when you stop feeding it vacuum.
>>13957656
No, don't live in the city.
I will say that the majority of my motorcycling hours have been spent on commutes so I suppose that biases my opinion. Living in the midwest probably doesn't help either.
but
>you just havent found the right road
just seems to confirm what i said, sounds like you're saying that most public roads are "wrong" for bikers and only a small number are "right"
>pickup trucks dont do well at 70mph sideways on gravel
>>13957462
Hahaha keekkk. This.
Every
Fucking
Time
>>13957511
*studless* winter tires poorfag
>>13957699
>>13957699
Sounds like an opinion thing. Never met a road I didn't prefer riding my motorcycle on over my trucks/cars. From urban areas to countryside. To each his own, MI amigo
>>13957751
No, dumb inbred rednecks driving pickup trucks at 70mph sideways on gravel don't do well you bad driver you.
"There was nothing I could do..."
You could correctly countersteer instead of overcorrect
>>13957459
theres special oil pans tht negate this effect. i think theyre called billeted oil pans or something
Don't become a mechanic, especially a flat rate tech.
Everybody sucks, especially customers
Gunsmithing is an expensive hobby
Everybody seems normal until you get to know them, then you'll see they're all fucking crazy
>A 3000 lb pickup does not take wet and unbanked medium corners very well at 55 MPH.
>Trees will fuck your shit up when hit head-on, dead center at 55 MPH.
No matter what you do, how many rules you follow, and how careful you are, someone else will eventually come along and ruin your shit through their negligence.
>>13957788
Baffled is the word you're looking for. Baffled.
>>13957795
yes thank you anon
>>13957781
im not saying it wasnt a bad idea, and i came around a 45 degree corner way to fast and clipped a tree, with the passenger side rear fender so it wasnt a matter of correcting i just didnt judge the corner well
>oh well, i was 18 and luckily i didnt get hurt
>cheapo floor mats will bunch up under your pedals at the worst time
>>13957799
its okay anon those wheels are shit anyway
>>13957788
yeah theirs dry sump and ones with little flaps on the sides that keep the oil from moving to one side
both are expensive with dry sump costing the same as a good brake system
or new engine kek
>>13957444
No girls get bored of guys sooner or later anyway your best bet is to fuck em young and wooo a nice lady with your wealth and success later in life.
>FWD understeers if you go balls out, specially on bald tires.
>When buying a track car, you're also buying a money pit.
In b4 buttmad fwd poorfag.
>>13957806
this
>>13957437
You don't smash the brake pedal when your rear starts to slide.
>>13957806
yeah, they were pretty shitty and pitted really bad after 1 winter, but the stock alloys were trashed and i got all 4 wheels for $200 bucks (60 bucks cheaper than used stock wheels)
>>13957451
Specially if you own a Saab 3, running out of fuel kills your fuel pump. Source: buddy is an idiot.
Don't buy a truck sight unseen, even if the owner promises "No rot at all!" because now I need new floors. I'm still happy with it though.
>>13957444
>after that it's too late and all the lovely cute ones are snatched up
Well shit, this. All the available girls now would land me in jail or have two kids or worse, used up near-wall sluts.
>>13957658
Do you really have nothing better to do?
>>13957459
>>13957788
Why don't more vehicles use a dry sump oiling system?
>>13957898
Cost. Good external pumps cost alot and theres no reason for normal cars.
>>13957699
I ride mostly backroads and I find it much preferable on my motorcycle because it is much narrower and it is hard to fit 2 cars side-by-side on those narrow roads.
>>13957830
this
>when in doubt, gas it
>Don't buy the cheap chinese parts. It's a waste of money because you're going to have to buy something else anyway.
>Gotta go fast.
>Don't let your hype make you overlook flaws when buying a used vehicle
Look at cars more thoroughly before buying them.
>Didn't notice the one bolt holding the transmission mount to the transmission
>shit snapped on a hard pull, had to buy a new CV axle, new mount, and helicoil the trans case
>no cotter pins on the front lower control arms
>passenger castle nut eventually threaded off and the LCA fucking dropped during a hard corner
>had to spend $95 on a tow home that was only a few miles away and replace the same CV axle again
>>13957888
But it's the truth desu senpai. He's just trying to educate you.
>>13957451
>Car manual specifically says fuel pump uses gasoline a coolant.
>Have driven the car to empty like 5 times this year.
>mfw I floored it around a corner in a 65 mustang
>>13957444
>dating in high school
fuck that dude
you're pathetic for even regretting it
>>13957599
>>13957451
my pickup has two tanks, so when one runs out the engine dies and i just switch a little switch to change tanks and the engine starts back up if i leave it in gear. you arent supposed to, but my gauges dont really work. fun stuff when it happens at a light
>>13957799
Oh thank God it's only a chevy. And nothing of value was lost. Haha in seriousness ouch I'm glad your alright, honestly senpai
>>13957844
Never buy anything sight unseen! U kidding me? What's da story?
>>13957844
nice mirrors
>>13957859
What, may I ask, is an at-wall slut?
>>13957751
I was going to say something smartass but then remembered that I almost ate serious shit at 60mph.
yeah pickups are not designed for speed
>>13957810
>marrying
Fuck that , I'll have a test tube baby
>>13957822
>I judge fwd based on my econobox and my own garbage driving skills
>I compare it to a rwd sportscar and pretend it's fair
>hurr fwd sportscar doesn't exist
>>13959217
I love the concept of having 2 tanks. I mean sure, it's more stuff to potentially repair, but it's so great to have that backup in case you run out or something goes wrong.
>>13957810
ur dum
>>13959350
>FWD is just as good
>Stop comparing FWD cars to RWD cars it isn't fair
Make up your mind you fucking retard
>>13957822
>FWD understeers on bald tires
No shit, so does rwd.
>>13959238
>looking to buy 73-79 Ford
>check out a few, none are too good or overpriced
>after a while get to learn average prices, options, basically become pretty knowledgable about these trucks
>find one on eBay for $1000 with a few days left to bid
>it's pretty clean, kinda ugly brown paint, no rust, used to tow trailers in Oregon most of its life
>decide to bid a bit just to jack up the price
yeah I'm an asshole
>bid $1650 on the last day
>stay up to watch the posting to see what it sells for, my guess was $3200
>mfw I won the auction
>mfw the truck is in Oregon and I'm in Connecticut
Ended up costing another $1500 to get it shipped. The guy was willing to drive it to Iowa, after what I've done on the truck, he would have died. I've replaced so many shot parts its almost funny. And the floors have rust, but its original paint and the bed is clean as can be.
>>13959242
Thanks, I love them a lot more than the regular ones that come on most of these trucks
>>13957437
Being good offroad has nothing to do with being good in rain.
Rip that nice old man's mailbox.
>locking brakes to avoid accident on either bitumen or especially dirt does not slow you down
>do not open the radiator cap when car is hot
>do not pour freezing cold water in a hot as shit engine
>you can use a project as a daily
>always have money in your account
>Its just a car, walk away if you cant afford it
>>13957810
>wealth and success later in life
>/o/ user
Pick one
>>13957610
>literal retard
>>13957656
shitfuck europoor with a sub 200cc scooter
>>13957699
faggot i was literally the last person in the state to ride my bike to work due to a warranty issue on my primary vehicle
>60mph gusts
>drifted to work like a flat-tracker
>>13957751
I kinda liked you before this post my old datsun loved sideways
>>13957781
THIS
>>13957790
THIS
>>13957794
This is why you pay for full fucking coverage you are literally play a lottery you hope doesnt pay out
NEVER use crystal bay. 3m is only sandpaper
When gas gets nigger cheap like it is now the octane rating is bullshit
Avoid truckers like the plague
Always carry tools on/in your bike or car
Keep spare key for fucking everything within a reasonable distance
>>13959476
frosty did ok until he did a burnout in his niggermobile with pounds of weed on him
>>13957437
This is why I maintain that its good to know what will stay working when the engine is off. My car allows me to turn it back on in neutral if the engine turns off for some reason, and the ABS will die if the car is off
>>13957437
Lesson 1.
>be me
>16th birthday
>mom matches my 2,500 so I can go buy a car
>Probably expecting something small like a used Civic or a Corolla
>Come back with a 72 Buick LeSabre
>Original Parts
>Car dies after 3 days.
>Spend an extra 1,500 to get it running again.
Lesson 2.
>Harsh Massachusetts winter sets in
>Going to my aunts for a Christmas party
>16 year old Ken Block
>try to get the back end out around corners with mixed success
>Turning onto my aunts street.
>Rip the handbrake
>NIGGA WTF AM I DOING
>Slip on the ice
>Spin out into the back my uncles V12 Vantage
>Merry Christmas
1. Fwd can oversteer in the rain on bald tires
2. Do not transport beer in your new sports car. The smell will not come out.
>>13957437
>>The brake pedal stops working when you turn the car off
wwwwhat? I turn my 02 accord off in neutral all the time going down a huge hill. Power brakes and steering go out, but the mechanism works fine. 15 mins later at bottom of hill, turn it back on while still rolling, all smiles.
Do cars with electric steering lose steering when the vehicle is powered off? Do they get any road feedback in the wheel?
switch to winter tires or take the fucking freeway instead of a wet mountain road
>>13957531
OP just needs to put their big boy pants on and actually press the pedal
>inb4 "The steering stops working if the engine is off"
>>13957437
>>The brake pedal stops working when you turn the car off
>>13957549
>Buy a wagon with rear seats that fold down flat. It'll change your life. Especially your love life.
Can confirm changed my life, I have no love life, so theres that
>>13957751
Yeah cause your not Ken Block
>>13957444
This only applies if you want to take as many girls v cards as possible, which is completely overrated because sex with virgins sucks.
And anyway, if you want young pussy, just date 18 year olds all the way into your 30s. girls find older guys attractive.
>>13957549
>>13959800
>Buy a wagon with rear seats that fold down flat. It'll change your life. Especially your love life.
Didn't change my love life but makes camping that much more enjoyable.
>>13959514
and here's the faggot who's gotta spout his opinion on everything
Check your tires from time to time
>Slid off the road and lost a sideskirt [spoiler]and embarrassed myself in front of someone driving equally spirited along at the time[/spoiler], because I took a corner as I always did, but my alignment had been off for a long while and tires were fucked
Don't think you can learn car control when you've done overtime well past midnight and there's torrential rain out
>slid into a ditch with my most beloved car. That really, really hurt.
Look left and right, even if someone leaves a spot for you to merge.
>scraped the side of an X3 because of not looking. The first time not looking in ages. I guess shit just happens, sometimes. But now I don't think I'll forget to look.
>spoilers don't work
Yes, I'm a shit driver.
>women are not automatically attracted to you because you drive a nice car
it hurt when i realised i was still a autistic man child with no job and no friends
>don't expect to afford car enthusiasm if you're the S in STEM
Not until you're an emeritus anyway.
>>13959356
Not as much as you'd think. Mechanical fuel pump, not one in each tank, and a switch to a selector valve under the bed. If the valve/switch ever craps out, you can jump the line from the tank directly to the fuel pump line and bypass it.
>>13959444
I know those feels bro. Didn't buy my truck sight unseen, but I've found countless hidden things on it in the last 6 months, I wasn't nearly as thourough as I thought when I checked it out.
>81 GMC swb half ton
>"California truck no rust"
>drivers floor has custom rust-hole-vents for your left foot
>both rockers are gone along pinch weld, no big surprise
>drivers cab corner bloating out with rust
>replaced factory windshield that was cracked and delaminating, pinch weld rust in 3 spots, only 1 of them is bad
>"choke quit working so it's wired open" really turned out to be vac line shoved into the choke plate
>brilliant PO also did the brakes while only replacing 1 of the soft lines, causing the truck to pull hard to the right when trying to stop at 50+mph
>"it doesn't run smooth but it'll run all day long", timing was 14 degrees off, 2 plug wires were swapped, and the cap/rotor were so old it was jumping spark to the rotor and melted half of the cap and coil, I have no idea how it ran at all
The list continues. Paid $3000, put roughly $1300 into it since, $560 of that being tires this month, and I love the fucking thing to death.
>>13957437
>The brake pedal stops working when you turn the car off
No it doesn't.
>>13959965
Damn that does sound pretty nice. I know I'll never do it, but that'd be a pretty cool mod to do at some point. 2 tanks on a small truck would last quite a while, even with the V6.
>>13959674
>Anno Domine 2015
>Going downhill in neutral
potato.jpg
>>13959822
>>slid into a ditch with my most beloved car. That really, really hurt.
I know that feel man
Ruined my kouki silvia that was gifted to me by my grandpa who is dead now
Its been close to a year and i still havent gotten over it
>>13960195
5 years now. At least my car was fine, after expensive repairs (thank god for full coverage. Worth every single stupidly overpriced penny).
>What are some lessons you learned the hard way?
> domestic sedans and compact cars are inferior in essentially every way
> buy your dream car right away
> never buy from baby boomers
> craigslist is 99% ripoffs to the buyer when it comes to vehicles
> trying to upgrade a non-performance version of a vehicle to its performance/supercharged/fast version with "just a few parts" is a futile attempt because automakers usually have good versions and bad versions of the same part that goes into the same chassis. ie putting a turbo on a stock subaru impreza with a stock transmission or trying to make a stock cobalt faster like a cobalt ss while keeping the stock control arms. shit breaks unless you build an entirely new car
> depressurize the fuel system before you change the fuel filter for the love of god
> you just cant really fix rust unless you cut all of it away and start with new metal
> painting a car by yourself is generally a bad idea but you get experience so whateves
> going to the shop for anything other than tire balancing, alignments, and recalls is generally a waste of money
> preventative maintenance goes a long way because failing parts usually take something else with them
> cheap conventional oil is good enough because youre usually anal on changing it in 3k miles anyway.
> tire wet is for retards because it leaves brown film. just use some heavy duty degreaser to bring it back to new rubber look. black magic turtle wax tire shine will never come off your tires
> never buy a salvaged auto from a "salvage dealer" because they usually slap those fuckers out onto the lot as quickly and cheaply as they can, even if half of the car is hanging there yet.
> dont try to work on a car in the salt belt without a fucking cutting torch
>>13957751
I was given an SUV as a bday present (2001 Kia Sorento) and almost flipped it because I thought I was too good to obey speed limit changes on curves. Like, who the fuck actually listens to those suggested speed limit signs anyway? Oh wait, I probably should because of my high center of gravity.
>Taking your dad's car out for a drive without a license
>>13960344
i can one up u
>taking your brothers car to stalk a girl at 3 in the morning without having a license
>>13957437
>The brake pedal stops working when you turn the car off
>>13957599
>I have no doubt it's the main factor in why I had to replace my fuel pump.
You would be wrong.
>>13960437
How so? Letting the tank get very close to empty is always agree to be a bad thing for the pump. You saying otherwise, and it was a coincidence?
>>13960537
There's no real reason it would be. As long as there is fuel flowing through it (and there is if the engine is running) it is cooled and lubricated.
>>13960435
Brakke servo, op cant into braking harder
>>13959688
Electric power steering is kinda ass, there is some road feel when it works but if the engine is off you have none, and every time I had to jump my hhr I blew a power steering fuse, so that's a thing.
> sold that pos and bought a 96 s10
>>13960537
It mighta been a bad thing on a '92 Lebaron with a fuel pump designed in the '80s, but it's not a problem with every car or every fuel pump.
>>13957437
FWD cars can oversteer.
>>13959688
My Dart's EPS and brake booster stay active after the engine's turned off.
I have coasted down twisty hills with no problem. It's the world's fattest soapbox racer.
Don't lift off the gas if you're getting hektik
was on a dirt road having fun, hit the brake and shit nearly went down
>>13957762
Your car broke down every fucking time you had a job interview?
Do you drive a Jag?
>>13957437
1 The car will still drive without much difficulty if the person before you set the emergency brake. It takes about 2 miles before the smoking starts.
2 If you press the break too hard with the engine off it will rupture the lines.
3 Check for hidden streams in the farmer's hay field before doing donuts in it.
4 Smoke from the tires can actually catch fire if there's an ignition source nearby.
>>13960571
the braking did more than lifting off m8
>>13960566
>>13960549
thanks I was curious but I've never driven a car with electric ps nor do I know anyone that has one.
So I guess when the engine is off, it is powered by the battery? Makes sense
>>13960651
No, when the engine is off you have 0 power steering, the whole system shuts down and you have to ape arm the system
>>13960670
Wheel not system, I'm tired still
>>13960670
He was replying to guys talking about electric power steering. You do lose assist in a hydraulic rack though since the pump is no longer on.
Exiting a roundabout with a skid will result in a fishtail.
>>13960609
>2 If you press the break too hard with the engine off it will rupture the lines.
No.
>4 Smoke from the tires can actually catch fire if there's an ignition source nearby.
No.
>>13959227
thats the only truck ive ever been attached too, and ive had 20 or so vehicles, figures it would be the one i roll being an asshole kid
>>13959281
not 4x4 trucks anyway
>>13959514
your old datsun cornered better than a full size chebby im sure
>>13959803
tell that to my sik monster hat bruh
>>13960333
yeah that sucks man, i was on an empty gravel road at 4am so luckily no one else got hurt, only thing that sucked is it took 4 hours for the tow truck to find me
That deer are fucking retarded.
>>13959444
Oh hey I bought my truck from a guy in Oregon, but I live in Oregon so I just drove it the 70miles home. That is a pretty clean looking truck btw
>>13957822
>tfw rwd meme cars like the miata and mr2 don't handle any better than a regular focus sedan
>tfw they get BTFO by an SVT
>600ft slalom all conducted by motortrend from '00-'02
>Miata - 61.05
>Focus sedan - 62.6
>MR2 - 62.65
>Focus SVT - 67.1
Hurr more about FWD can't handle.
>When buying a track car, you're also buying a money pit.
That applies any track car tbf. But FWD can beat RWD on the track too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvGe-thg5gA
1. If there's any doubt when looking at a vehicle, walk away
2. Dont settle if you dont have to.
3. If someone is selling a vehicle, there's a reason.
4. When you go on a test drive, dont just drive 2 miles down the block and back. Take that thing on the highway, through town. Let it rev up and drive it hard.
5. If you're unhappy about any part of the deal (IE you think you're overpaying, the guy selling is a dick, etc) just walk away.
6. TRUST YOUR GUT!! If something doesn't feel right, its not. walk away. Trust me.
7. When you look at the car, look over it with a fine tooth comb. Ask about maintenance, check EVERY fluid, look at the air filter (Can help give you an idea of how well the vehicle was maintained). Have a friend come with you, listen to the fuel pump, lift up the carpet and check out the floorboard etc.
8. If you meet with someone and they immediately start "being upfront" with you about a few little problems, let that be a red flag. Sometimes they're genuinely honest, sometimes they're trying to establish trust so you think "This dudes pretty honest, I dont think there's anything else wrong with the car or he would have told me". This one is 50/50, let it come up naturally. Again, trust your gut.
9. Do tons of research on a car before you go to look at it. Then ask the owner a few questions that you already know the answer to. it can give you a good insight as to the owners mechanical knowledge and how well it was maintained. I know my vehicle inside and out
10. Dont take the owners word for ANYTHING. "The check engine light is on, its for an 02 sensor. I have the part right here, just havent had the time". Scan that shit, dont trust someone thats trying to sell you something.
11. If someone feels shady, just walk away. A slightly overpriced vehicle from an honest person > a good deal from someone you get odd vibes from.
12. No receipt, it didn't happen. Period.
>you do need ABS, anon, don't just parallel wire the bulb
lesson i thought of before (thankfully): always install a steel or at least an aluminum skid plate under your engine.
>>13959542
>Spin out into the back my uncles V12 Vantage
hardest kek. how come you are still alive
>>13957437
No it doesn't you weak fuck
You can't check the engine oil with it being on.
Got corrected by some guy in public that knew my dad, and I'll never live it down.
>>13957437
You think that car sitting there in the empty lot is a cop? You bet your dildo shiftin ass it is.
>>13957437
It still should, just press harder. pull handbrake if you have to.
>>13960970
>pull handbrake if you have to.
Don't do this, goddamn.
>>13960964
in the town i used to live in, the cops would sit in the parking lot of the ford dealership in an unmarked crown vic and set up a speed trap(the same dealership that supplied the local police so there were usually 10-20 plain white crown vics parked in a row) i got fucked there a few times
>>13960897
>btfo
>svt is slower than the miata
Also, I'm not sure how you think that a slalom is the most important test of a car's handling ability.
FWD is by design worse than RWD.
In FWD, the front tires have to do all the work, meaning they reach their limit of traction faster.
In RWD, the front wheels turn and the rear wheels provide the drive, diversifying the load. This means the car can be pushed farther before the limit of traction is reached.
>>13960975
Duly noted.
>>13960978
Damn that's smart. I wouldn't expect that either.
>>13961031
they used to make crazy money on tickets doing that, they would have the 2 lines running across the road in front of the dealership (4 lane highway with a 45mph speed limit) and have the guy monitoring the speed trap set up in the parking lot, and another marked patrol car a mile down the road stopping people
>>13959444
My neighbor gave me this
>>13957458
The car i used to have had the opposite, the engine flooded with gas
>>13960670
I understand how hydraulic power steering works, I was talking about full electric steering in some of the new cars. I know that the mechanics still work but it just requires more strength to operate in the hydraulic systems when the engine is off. The power steering in my truck has never worked so I'm well aware of that works. It's a bitch to park, especially with the big wheels on it. I was just curious on the electric power steering and how it works if the engine is off since I thought electric power steering is not assisted.
>>13960672
This
is power steering with the engine off harder than manual steering?
>>13961089
It is manual steering just with more shit attached. So yes.
>>13961021
>svt is slower than the miata
Wrong. Again, both tested by Motortrend.
>'01 Miata - 7.90s 0-60mph 15.92 @85.84mph 1/4 mile
>'02 Focus SVT - 7.39s 0-60mph 15.77 @90.59mph 1/4 mile
.
>Also, I'm not sure how you think that a slalom is the most important test of a car's handling ability.
Slalom speed is a measure of transitional stability, it's a better way to compare than skidpad grip IMO. For example, Mustangs have high skidpad numbers but few consider them to handle well.
>>13960651
>>13960672
Bros, if you engine shuts off while you're moving and in gear, its still spinning until you come to a complete stop. Since the steering pump is run from a belt by the motor, you will have power steering until you stop.
>>13957837
He sure was an idiot for buying a SAAB 3.
Just because you can't see a leak doesn't mean there isn't one.
Check all fluids on a regular basis.
>Timing chain cover on a GMC L61 engine only leaks oil when the engine is running.
At least that's my best guess where the oil leak is on my daily driver.
>>13959807
Except the chances of a lasting marriage with a whore (i.e. non-virgin) wife are drastically lowered.
Never merge in front of some dumbshit ricer at night
they'll ram you
>>13961163
This is dead wrong.
If the engine dies going down the road you will not have power steering. You will have tons of momentum, it wont be hard to turn the wheel.
Ask me how I know.
>>13957791
I know that feel bro, only I rearended the tree and rolled.
>>13960069
Domini, anon
>>13957766
>mfw illegal to use studded tires around here
>>13961230
yeah maybe you should learn to judge the speed of vehicles and take that in consideration before merging :^)
>>13961648
Kek, Michigan.
>>13960921
mfw i sold a car with check engine on because i disconnected the egr, and the signal didn't interrupt once the buyer reconnected it
>>13961695
>i disconnected the egr
You are a moron.
>>13961699
absolutely
I was 18.. also running a diesel
aah, the memories
>>13961048
not bad anon
don't trust the dealership
Don't trust the dealership
DO NOT FUCKING TRUST THE DEALERSHIP
>>13962505
Dealership sales or the dealership service department? Rather dealer service than some independent retard, but ideally I wouldn't bother with then.
>>13962508
Sales
>>13960538
This is true, and is the most important aspect of pump health. But (now this may be common myth, idk) I have always been told that letting it get that low does 2 bad things: puts more strain on the pump, as it isn't submerged in gas and needs to work harder, and when you run low, you're going to take in some shit off the bottom of the tank.
They make sense, but I'm starting to think they're logical bullshit.
>>13960552
Very possible. While there were a few design factors of that car I thought were nice, I learned more that I thought were stupid while working on it.
>>13963162
>puts more strain on the pump
There's no reason why this would happen.
> you're going to take in some shit off the bottom of the tank.
Also nonsense.
The pickup is at the bottom of the tank. Thus it is always under about the same load to pump fuel and what's at the bottom of the tank is being ingested, anyway. Secondly, there is a filter around the pickup.
>>13963248
What you say only makes sense. I should have known better than to listen to the common advice and belief of the average person.
Thanks.
>>13963323
I was always told it'll burn out the pump motor faster as its no longer submerged in liquid to keep it coolish.
>>13963323
No problem, it's great that you are receptive to learning things contrary to what you heard previously. No shame in learning something that isn't correct, we all do it.
>>13963348
I'm going to take these types of advice with a grain of salt. Sure, there may be something to it, but it's likely the kind of advice that won't have any real world effects unless you are extreme about it and basically try to stress test the claims.
>>13963383
Yeah, too many will refuse to learn anything if they "already know it". I'm not that way at all. I'd rather relearn it a thousand times and finally get it right then learn it once and get it wrong.
Don't skimp on the throttle when letting the clutch out on a steep hill.
>>13963248
go put a straw in a cup
>>13963421
You go.
>>13960264
can someone explain the "buy your dream car right away". I skipped out on buying a 280z.
>>13963970
> I don't want to spend the money for my dream car right now, so Ill just buy this cheap one to get me by.
> you never actually get around to buying your dream car because life happens
>>13957549
>Buy a wagon with rear seats that fold down flat. It'll change your life
Fucking this
>>13959814
Nothing like laying in your swag in the back with the rear door open while it pisses down rain.
>>13960264
>trying to make a stock cobalt faster like a cobalt ss while keeping the stock control arms
Explicitly different part numbers. None of the suspension gribbles on an SS 'balt are the same as the base.
>>13961228
>Non virgins are whores
When you loose your virginity you will learn that really means nothing.
Until then, /r9k/ is here for your convenience.
>>13964365
kuckold detected
>>13964372
Have fun with your memes.
They won't keep you warm at night or bring you children of your own.
>>13957830
Tbqh smashigh the brake pedal is bretty much always a bad idea.
>>13959547
>Not putting your beer cases in the bucket seat with the seatbelt
>Not treating your beer as the precious cargo it is
>Wasting beer
>Implying your miata is a sports car
>>13964396
I rather dont have a ny children than raise tyrone's
have fun with your chastity belt
>>13959217
> so when one runs out the engine dies
better hope you're not running diesel
>>13957437
To not to trust others with my car.
They overheated the engine and it cost me almost 10 grand to fix.
Don't think I still have the hose picture.
>>13961163
I know for a fact that this is wrong in a automatic with hydraulic power steering. I have personal experience with this. I am also pretty sure that in a manual with hydraulic power steering, if the motor goes, so does your steering. I've never driven a manual with power steering though so I don't know.
The question was about electric steering, not hydraulic steering.
>>13964658
>loaning somebody your car that notoriously overheats
>they overheat it
how'd that happen
>I'm not Dagumi
>>13957822
Ohh anon what did you do?, now all the fwd fags have to defend their fwd honor by crying about miatas, civics and professional drivers for a year
>>13957830
When in doubt, throttle out.
I may have learned this driving tractors at like the age of 3 but it seems to work for everything in my experience.
>>13957437
Don't think you can handle the snow and ice. You can't. Or at least, I can't.
>>13960975
Shut up, pussy. That's what that handle is there for. If you ease it up without yanking it, it'll help you gradually slow down in an emergency. Thinking anything else makes you literally retarded.
>>13966388
>That's what that handle is there for.
No. It's there so you can keep the brakes on when parked thus allowing you to exit the vehicle which is why you parked in the first place.
>>13966392
No, it's called a "parking" brake now because faggots like you thought it was supposed to function exactly like the normal brake system, it didn't, they sued. Same reason why the firewall is now called a weather barrier, and McDonald's has to tell you their coffee is fucking hot.
>>13966400
You're an idiot, stop making shit up.
>>13966400
>faggots like you thought it was supposed to function exactly like the normal brake system
Where did I say that? You normally brake with your peddal (the one in the middle). Handbrake allows you to keep the brakes on when parked so you can let go of the pedal and exit the vehicle.
This anon >>13966400 is (somewhat) right.
By law in most countries cars must have two independent braking systems that are both able to brake the car down to 0. Though the handbrake is considered a parking brake it's designed as an emergency braking system.
>>13957437
are you serious, you fucking retard?
You shouldn't start a siphon of brake fluid with your mouth.
>>13966455
I'm sure you can cite your source for that information.
>>13957437
do you drive GM cars by chance
>>13968188
>plebs with power brakes and power steering
Keks
>>13970725
>inb4 is not a legitimate source.
>>13964584
lol you're the guy people make fun of. out of curiosity, how old are you?
>>13961021
haha holy shit you got fucked
>>13970725
Not a legitimate source
>>13971031
>miatafags on suicide watch
>memeR2fags as well
>>13970793
No power steering I can live without. No power brakes sucks.
>>13957474
After you exhaust the vacuum it'd impossible no matter how hard you slam it. Please learn how cars work
Always check shit around your car if something looks funny.
>see fluids under my car after backing out
>don't think it's fluid and ignore it
>put off cleaning EGR shit
>driving to work
>slave cyclinder dies
My car is all sorts of fucked right now and I'm stuck in the middle of the street.
>>13957795
Pretty sure you mean stifled. A stifled oil pan stifles the oil in place.
>>13970725
Nice excerpt there m8e
>>13961285
Bullshit, I crashed my car and then had to drive somewhere safe, from the front end being pushed in the body rubbed on one of the belts, snapping it. Shit was hard to turn than making a jew open their walet
>>13957437
Lol, just push harder, faggot. Unless you have a car with eletric brake actuation in which case I feel sorry for you.
>>13957448
Do you think power steering runs on fairies and rainbows?
>>13957451
Thanks for sharing, anon. I didn't know that. Another reason to fill up the tank at 3 quarters empty.
Time for my duh story, I guess. If you dry Fertan rust processor (don't know what this shit is actually called in English, it basically turns surface rust into something more solid that you can paint.) with a fucking hair dryer because it won't dryin weeks otherwise in 5 degrees Celsius, it can alter the shape of the metal that it has been applied to.
>>13973896
>people relaying stories from when they were young and dumb
>wow you guys must have been real dumb
That's the whole point m8
>>13973896
>Thanks for sharing, anon. I didn't know that.
Because it's a lie.
> Overdosing on opium while driving leads you to throw up all over yourself and the steering wheel.
> Driving on large doses of opium makes it likely for you to "nod out" and suddenly re-awaken off of the road.
> Under-inflated race tires on a race track is not fun, nor safe.
> Ambien and cars do not fucking mix.
> Alcohol and cars do not fucking mix.
> There is a right tool for everything and a right way to use it. Coincidentally, there is a plethora of wrong tools, with wrong techniques. (I remember shearing that main crankshaft bolt's head right off as a foolish 19-year-old...)
>>13973830
Yours doesn't say anything mine doesn't.
>click on parking brake link
>also called emergency brake, or e-brake,
>The hand brake is instead intended for use in case of mechanical failure where the regular footbrake is inoperable or compromised. Modern brake systems are typically very reliable and equipped with dual-circuit hydraulics and low-brake-fluid sensor systems, meaning the handbrake is rarely used to stop a moving vehicle.
BOOM.
>>13960432
dude same. I was mad obsessed with this one chick. Good thing my obsession is now cars with flip up lights.
>>13957437
Some people don't press the brake pedal while shifting gears on an auto
>servicing Tarago
>replaced brake pads
>rush job, get apprentice to shift car off hoist while I wash my hands
>cold motor
>idles at 2,000+rpm on start up
>shifts into reverse
>car slams into workshop ute while customer waits at front desk
whoopsies
I mean if I was driving it I would have pumped up the pedal when I got in. Just one of those bad days.
>>13974053
Yes
I mean it's not great for the pump, and it could possibly take a very worn pump out of service, but it's not as though it does catastrophic damage
>>13975005
>I mean it's not great for the pump
It does nothing to it.
>>13975033
Not true. The fuel acts as coolant and lubrication for the pump. They're designed to be run full of fuel, not dry. Now obviously the consequences of this are going to depend on how long you run it dry for, etc
Again, the guy who is saying it does a massive amount of damage - not true. But it's not accurate to say running it dry is the same as running it normally.
>>13975059
>Not true. The fuel acts as coolant and lubrication for the pump.
Yes, true. The car isn't running if there is no fuel so there is no danger to the pump.
>>13975075
>>13960921
I'll add to this.
If you are spending more than a couple of grand, insist on taking it to a trusted mechanic, have them put it up on a lift, and go over every single inch of it for rust and patch jobs.
Nothing wrong with buying a vehicle with some rust if you know about it, and are paying almost nothing for it, but if you are buying a lightly used car for 10 grand, it ain't fucking worth dealing with a big rust problem.
>>13963162
The pressure difference from going uphill a foot is meaningless compared to the pressure of the fuel system so that's a moot point. As for keeping it cool, it's possible, but realistically should never matter. If a fuel pump is in a gas tank, and producing enough heat that it actually fucking matters if it's submerged or not, it's a goddamn fire hazard.
I like my father's truck's method. Fuel pump is belt driven from the engine. Worst thing that happens if you completely suck the tank dry is the pump might need to be re-primed. Or since it's water cooled, you just crank the engine for 30 seconds and file it under "who gives a fuck"
>>13957437
>never let your sister drive
>cops don't give a shit about me being boy racer as long as I'm not going over 90
>pizza delivery boys are shit drivers but are always willing to have a stoplight hoedown
>black people would rather fight than race
>truck drivers are better than ecobox drivers
>>13974227
>doing any form of drugs outside of tylenol n shit and driving
Come the fuck on man, you are never young enough for that to be justifiably dumb
Don't break two laws at the same time; literally every time I've gotten in big trouble I was breaking 2 at once.
>>13978923
that sounds wise, I'll remember that, thank you
Like, it's okay to drive a little above the speed limit on a road you know well or to drive that road after you've drunk 2 beer but don't drive above the speed limit when your tipsy
Always tell your mom you love her when she goes out for groceries on a rainy day..
>>13980512
And I hope I never have to.
When I was parked in the driveway after coming home thought I was backing up a little to avoid being too close to the garage door mistook the brake for the accelerator yes it happened smashed right into the garage door also causing some damage to the outside of garage itself
>>13959814
well this is my plan. not because of my love life but gf just loves to pack shit, so the extra space is always nice.
>>13978653
>>>truck drivers are better than ecobox drivers
I fucking love truckers.
> going to fetch goods at 3am
> speed limit in cities is 50km/h
> speed limit outside is 90km/h
> truckers don't give a fuck
> speed with 110km/h in cities and everywhere else
feels good man.
>>13957437
Hooning on single-track roads is rather a bad idea.
>never go hooning on empty backroads without knowing that you'll get help or with a backup vehicle
The 20km walk in -15c in only jeans and a thin jacket is not fun
>your car is never really safe
My car experienced this when my landlord planted his Ford tractor in the front of it
>keeping distance to every other moving object is the key to survival
Crashed my motorcycle into the rear of a Daihatsu Terios as it slammed the brakes to look at a sign. I was way too close and too stupid
>FWD is harder to recover than RWD on the slipperiest of surfaces
My mothers Saab stands witness to this
>>13983703
>owning a puma
that's your first mistake :^)
>>13966400
McDonalds tells people their coffee is hot because it gave like 30 people 3rd degree burns and they ignored a petition telling them to lower the temperature slightly.
> working as an automotive engineer is 5% fun and 95% disappointment
>>13957751
No you're just a bad driver. I've power slid my ranger and 70 plenty of times. It's all admit controllable over steer my friend
>>13959356
Can confirm having two tanks is the literal shit
>>13984458
>working at a machine shop is 20% fun, 60% disappointing, 20% soulcrushing
at least i got to use the machines during lunch
>>13972766
this depends entirely on your leg strength and more importantly, the pedal ratio
>i can drive like a dick because I'm in a Granny Buick and cops don't notice
>however they do notice when you spin tires at a light and wake up the whole neighborhood
>>13972766
Bullshit, I've coasted and used up the vacuum assist. Can still stop without the assist.
>chicken leg motherfucker
>>13957809
That's not a dry sump, you're thinking of a baffled oil pan.
A dry sump has a remote reservoir of oil so that the engine doesn't need a sump underneath it, thus shortening the height of the oil pan, allowing the engine to be mounted lower for better weight distribution.
Also it's unaffected by lateral-gees
>>13957437
Manlet detected
>>13972766
Holy shit how fucking weak are you.
>>13972766
>skips leg day
>>13957437
jet fuel doesn't melt steel beams.
>>13984105
Your options are quite limited when you're a 17 year old Brit. Say what you want about them, it was still a damn site better than the 1.2 superminis 95% of us get stuck with.
Thing was a very slow, being the 1.4 and all, but the steering was good and communicative and you could chuck it into a corner with a fair bit of gusto. Can't say I miss it much, but it wasn't bad, really.
>>13957448
>drive by wire
>>13986666
checked
>>13984105
>top gear car of the year
Problem M90?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3QuH7z1Z1o
>>13959820
This.
What a cunt.
>Hurr I'm ALWAYS right and never wrong
I hate people like this. I hope he ends up dead in a garbage bin and they don't find the corpse.
>>13986666
Quads get.
>>13959217
>>13959356
>tfw drive 93 f150
>has dual tanks
>based combined capacity of 35 gallons of freedom
Feels good man
Don't scandinavian flick at the start of a straight gravel road in the woods in a hardbody
