Supra_Freak
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Tomorrow il be putting on my PLOG and smaller 3.4" Supercharger Pulley! 
Official: "What did you do to your car today?" Thread
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Dirty Pete
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installed four brand new winter tires ... now I hope its gonna snow soon, so I didnt shell out 600$ for nothing 
cmar
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Ha Ha, if only
98 Kia Sportage, was my wife's originally, but as the boys grew she nicked my Pathfinder and I got stuck with this.
Actually it's quite a nice engine, a Mazda FE2 twin cam, built under licence by Kia.
(Rest of the car is so so, but essentially we must have gotten a good one, as it is now 200,000K, still runs well, and has been basically reliable, and I've heard of a lot which weren't)
To change the plugs:
- Remove the intake to throttle body cross pipe (Aluminum - 3 bolts, new gasket, new gasket goo) remove the MAF sensor tube, remove the idle air bleed tubes and controller, remove the PCV inlet tube, remove the bracket from the cam cover which holds the throttle, tranny, and Cruise control cables, remove the black plastic cover between the cams (8 bolts), remove the coil low tension leads, remove the bolts which hold down the coils, two bolts per coil (two coils on 2 plugs, which feed the other two plugs with leads) remove the leads from the other two plugs. Use a captive spark plug 16mm socket, and a VERY long extension bar to remove the plugs - they are a Looong way down in there between the cams, - work by feel, you can't actually see them. Put in new plugs (with aluminium release agent on the threads -or else you won't ever get them out again) Replace the two plug leads with new ones, as it obviously gets bloody hot in there, and the rubber gets brittle.
Replace the rest of the crap - done, easy! (takes longer than 10 minutes though)
Now to do the timing belt......
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gamefoo21
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Yup, they can tell the consumer how low maintenance costs are, while it's under warranty... This oil was trash, I reset the fuzzy logic for her tranny, and she's amazed at the difference. She loves that car, so I hope I can keep it going better than what many people found out, by following VW reccomendations, and the tranny won't make it much past 240,000km.
Anyways...
Installed my homebrew catch can, fully baffled, and filtered! Oddly... the car idles much better now, sorta has this burbly sound to it now. I checked, and even with my homebrew can, the system is sealed from valve cover to intake.
cmar
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On the (wife's) Pathfinder I replaced the oil line that takes oil from the side of the engine block to the brake vacuum pump on the back of the alternator. (it's a Turbo diesel) The hose had been leaking for a month or so. As this hose is rubber and 17 years old I simply replaced it. ($50.00 form Nissan!) It was old and brittle and if it had fractured could have let the engine pump out all its oil. No more leaks!
Still looking at the Kia timing belt in the box...
Still looking at the Kia timing belt in the box...
Rippthrough
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I took a look at the ****ing huge pile of bits that are my gearbox internals, damper internals, suspension, brakes, front subframe, engine mounts, sump, crank, bearings and various filters and belts.
Then I looked outside at the snow.
Then I got a coffee, sat down, and pretended that Santa would fit me the bits over Christmas.
Then I looked outside at the snow.
Then I got a coffee, sat down, and pretended that Santa would fit me the bits over Christmas.
Greasy
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Greasy
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Today? Well I bought it
Quick and ugly shot.
1997 Acura Integra LS. I'll post better pictures tomorrow in the car pics thread. Its cold out and I don't have gloves :\
Nice! Would say drop it, but I doubt that works out in the snow.
Nice! Would say drop it, but I doubt that works out in the snow.
In Canada eh, we just get snow plow body kits to compensate eh
Rippthrough
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Took it out to Oulton on Tuesday to clear it's throat, given it's been stood for months:
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v89/Rippthrough/?action=view¤t=buggy-2.flv
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v89/Rippthrough/?action=view¤t=buggy-2.flv
OverclockN'
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Where you just out for a Sunday dive on that track?
Just kidding, man. What were you racing with?
Rippthrough
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I was in the red thing!
cmar
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Replaced the alternator on the Pathfinder. There was still an oil leak even though I replaced the oil feed hose a few weeks back. It turned out to be the alternator rear bearing chopped out, and blowing oil out through the drain hole.
Unfortunately the housing was rooted so I couldn't get it rebuilt.
I bought a generic (chinese) alternator instead. It was half the price of genuine but doesn't seem to be too nasty. We'll see how it goes.
No point in spending $1200 on a genuine part for a car we will probably only have for a few years more.
Unfortunately the housing was rooted so I couldn't get it rebuilt.
I bought a generic (chinese) alternator instead. It was half the price of genuine but doesn't seem to be too nasty. We'll see how it goes.
No point in spending $1200 on a genuine part for a car we will probably only have for a few years more.