Recent content by LucasDK

Hi, Can anyone tell how much anti freeze consumption is allowed in a standard passenger vehicle? After driving my car approx 60000 miles I lost about 5-10 ounces out of my anti freeze container. Is that normal? From a theoretical point of view I guess it should be 0,0 at all times even after...

If I have access to a car lift I can do the oil job from underneath without removing the heat shield. But as a home "street" mechanic I have to do it from above where a removal is required.

Hi, On my Toyota Corolla exhaust manifold there is a heat shield mounted by means of four M6 screws. Thats approx 1/4" screws. When I need to access the oil filter this heat shield needs to be removed which happens approx 1x pr year. I ALWAYS struggled to undo these 4 screws and I always...

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At least in the 80s and 90s many European car manufacturers stated that burning 1 liter pr 1000km is still OK. I don't know what they state for modern cars except they allow something like 30000 km oil change intervals - which sounds crazy to me. Anyhow, there are 4 quarts to a gallon and 1...

Hi, It is generally considered that a car engine over time will have an increasing oil consumption. And for many cars I learned that once they pass the 300000 mi mark, a "normal" oil consumption is something like 2 gallons for every 6000 miles meaning people are driving around with oil jugs in...

Thanks for all your replies. There was a much easier solution. I removed the "rust" with ethanol based on a post in a different forum. Background: The pump has been resting on a shelf for 3 years and the rust coloration is actually degraded bio diesel (in Europe there is 7% bio diesel at the...

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I have not tried to clean them manually yet. These are precision machined parts and it really needs a gentle mechanical removal if any. Lucas

Hi, I need to derust a few small parts from a mechanical fuel injection pump. The parts comprise springs, hardened parts, high strength steel. With what method can they be derusted without the risk of hydrogen embrittlement? Lucas

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Hi, I have now seen plenty of youtube videos where people claim that 303 and Armor All make rubber last forever. They use it on serpentine belts, axle bellows/boots, maybe also weather stripping, rubber seals, gaskets etc. Does anyone here have the same experience? I have some window rubber...

Hi, There is a large amount of brake hose brands available for any vehicle with large price differences. If such a brake hose is stamped with SAE J1401 on the rubber, will it be of the same quality as original, genuine brake hoses? L

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Im sorry but I live in Europe. Its not worth buying and sending it :-) Are you satisfied with your meter and what brand/model is it?