Recent content by Mainia

I have bought a couple of used cars at the used car lot at the dealer and the last one was the 8 year old Mazda 3. It was a "this is our price take it or leave it" we see now a days. I wanted the car, it was in great shape. I said lets write it up. Before signing, I said where is the second key...

They won't replace mine. I voided that warranty long ago. ( see the parts list in my signature link, they saw all that stuff when I had them put my cryoed clutch in) The only warranty I received was a $2,500 dual clutch actuator that they screwed up after the clutch install, by leaving the adj...

Sure worked for me, no other top shelf or bouquet oil cracked the carbon jammed rings seal on my rings, with years of multi use. The first 1,500 miles of use, then no fuel dilution. It may not of clean them fully like VRP, but it sure cracked the seal wide open on my problem.

Waiting on parts. Some valves at low limit, so I shooting for mid speced spread. 12 out 16 are getting new mechanical cups. Also going with new cam phasers too, some wear on sprockets. Should take 2-3 days for parts, lets see if my next day air fee of $170 is worth it. They most likely wont...

Yes they do, business owners who are busy and have some money, know dealing with a POS Jag is not worth $3-4,000 grand that doing a complete engine job can upset the regular workflow if it is not deep into R&R engines. Anything can happen here, even on the good side, with a POS Jag, your...

I have been fighting YT for the last 3 months, normally I win with them blocking me after a week. This time they are relentless. I run Firefox Beta/Firefox with uBlock Origin and some other ones, It blocks ads with zero issues but if I am signed in to YT they block me hard with the full on...

I would not, I would go by what they say on that. Once it is older maybe. I myself would run it for at least 20 minutes in the summer and 30-40 minutes in the NY winters to try to reduce condensation and moisture problems. 5 minutes would never get the oil up to temperature. I find that kind...

Is the unit an inverter? Because that is a good safe range to break the rings in. That is where my 11,000 watt unit wanted my break-in at. I assume yours would too. I did it at about 60% to 40% varying for 20 to 25 hours. I can remember as it was last year.

Is your shower adjustment valve a single handle or a split dual handle, cold and hot that are separate? If single and modern in the last 25ish years it could be set to only allow 110-120 deg water. Pull the outer handle and you will see an adjuster for temperature.

Why are you pissed? You knew what was going to happen. When Foxtail08 gave his first report, I grabbed 4 years of oil for the 3 cars I take care of and for all our trucks at work for 3 years. Those just for the fact I want to make sure I had at least Group 3 for their turbos.

2018 Hyundai Kona 1.6T AWD tuner car ( look at my signature link below) 76,000 HARD miles. Hyundai put in mechanical lifters in the 1.6T JUST because they are CHEAP, they say performance engine HA HA. GTI and Golf R have hydraulic lifters. Enough said. They spec to check at 60,000 some have...

Sounds like a parasitic leak, have you tested for that? Also, I myself would add some vibration dampening to the battery at the bottom, sides and where the strap has load points or make you own rubber bungee strap, as a Hail Mary...

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After talking with the owner of the car. I would get his vib if he is a reasonable guy. yes he will be pissed. I would void the bill for what the owner had owing when it came in and offer him $3000 to walk out the door with a NDA and move on. As shop owner I would want the car too. I would then...