Recent content by Exhaustgases

Very cute dog, they are the best.

I know I've mentioned this sort of thing before on here in the past. Watch UTG's latest video on "The dangers of smoking in a mechanics shop". Its funny, and proves a point too. I did not check for proper words so I'm not posting the video.

Many years in the machinist industry here, and I will never own a precision measuring tool that runs on a battery, its bad enough trusting a DRO. :ROFLMAO:

All good reasons why I avoid RTV at all costs. Its rare I ever use it. :unsure: Oh it works to seal up some cheapy wallmart boots that leaked. :ROFLMAO:

Wow ! For a 2018 with low miles? Wow $??? I thought Hyundai's were supposed to be low maintenance, unlike the German cars? Most of them don't need all this kinda work because if the engine goes poof, they will replace them for free. :ROFLMAO:

Yes metal fatigue. Can happen for many different reasons, even a small scratch or nick.

Reminds me of a shop teachers car, had a nice miss, did a comp test, one of the 4 cyl's was zero. No bore scope cameras in those days. That one piston was not moving and stuck at close to the top of the cylinder. No knocking sounds at all, he figured he'd just drive till it stopped. I don't...

I have never had any mechanical shop work done to any personal vehicles. But have stories about friends and acquaintances that have. Like one Mercedes, getting AC recharge and a month or so later the alternator goes bad, all wires on one battery terminal super loose. And they did their 100...

Its the rips that can happen and sticky goo, dirty street shoes on the seats etc. slobber, sticky drink spills, potty accidents and all that sort of fun. :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: Just like buying new furniture after having kids, new carpets etc. FORGET NEW ANYTHING till they are gone. But then that...

Personally I would not let any kids in any new car I have. :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:

Lots of concern about a little brown coloring on the parts. :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:

Yeah so many vehicles have head gasket problems nowadays and they all use MLS. :ROFLMAO:

RTV has no place on a gasket. I can't stand that stuff for anything. For all the red thread locktite fans, maybe windshield Urethane for an rtv replacement. Yeah it won't leak and you will never again take it apart, unless you can get a sharp blade between the parts to cut the Urethane. :ROFLMAO:

Yeah it was nice in the days past when a friend got a bunch of helicoil kits and inserts for pennys on the dollar, from a big auto parts outfit closing it all out, to shut the doors. And no made in China then. Oh and that does not look like an HSS tap, yeah cheap junk.

Gold standard because like everything else in the auto manufacturing world today they are easy and cheap to make.