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https://www.curbsideclassic.com/vintage-reviews/vintage-rt-review-1975-bmw-530i-everything-a-luxury-sports-sedan-should-be/ "Except the air conditioning system. It was a German Behr system, and not up to US conditions. A well-known legend is that, in an attempt to convince BMW that a better air...

My personal favorites in slow moving, heat soaking, humid NYC traffic has usually been Ford's That FS10/FX15 compressor in my '06 Taurus and '01 Villager cooled down fast, and stayed cold They were also durable, lasted the life of the car My work '24 Mach E 🐎 has some of the best A/C I've...

There's a long list of supported scan tools with AutoAuth, some lower priced than others AlfaOBD is another option You're far out with no ability to hotspot off your phone? I need an afternoon with an '18+ Stellantis product to experiment with AutoAuth proper vs the various bypass cables

I usually agree But last year Walmart made me right on mis listed 5qt vs 1qt Miracles do happen 🙏 It's $25/$74 now 😔

When they program the replacement to your truck, they can erase it from your vehicle, rendering it useless Technically the other person will still have the emergency door key cut, but since they don't know what vehicle it belongs to (and can't search for it by pushing the button) it's rendered...

I cannot say that, as I don't own any Icon brand scan tools However, $13 for the bypass cable is a fairly low cost gamble for the sake of experimentation https://a.co/d/huVKRCd Depending on the location for your particular vehicle, the $20 cable that lets you tap in at a STAR connector might...

Pull the blower motor for a more thorough inspection Kick panels/cowl too The Chlorine Dioxide bomb on recirculate for a while could be the answer too Consider an A/C refresher kit to clean the evaporator Most of the kits are the same, only Toyota bothered with the video

2/0 on Delphi pumps these days, disappointing 🤔 Here's some quick and dirty checks you can make If you want to do tests at the gauge, there's procedure here https://charm.li/Dodge and Ram/1993/Shadow V6-181 3.0L SOHC VIN 3 FI/Repair and Diagnosis/Instrument Panel, Gauges and Warning...

According to the books, FPDM didn't appear till '05 for Crown Vic, but don't quote me on that P1237 and P1238

How about a NOS USA made Napa? https://ebay.us/m/xgkkYi Or an NOS Motorcraft on Rear counter? https://www.rearcounter.com/-parts2213668.html Anyone have experience with Brute Power brand fuel pumps? @bdcardinal

I just put rear brakes on a 2017 Optima, it has them on the rear Fusion/Milan have them on all 4 corners I always thought it was a low drag thing? Or to prevent that rubbing/dragging noise as the pad glides against the rotor when not braking

Put an OE Mopar recirculate blend door actuator on a '13 Avenger It didn't care for the Dorman part 🙄 OCI (Castrol Edge EP 5w-20/Wix) Air + cabin filter Refreshed the power steering fluid with OE Mopar fluid Peep that partially clogged filter, I'm gonna recommend a PS reservoir in the near...

If you haven't, try this technique

Poor Camry driver working overtime to keep it in a straight line Nascar alignment if ever I saw one 😳 Least ironic plate on the Smart🤓 The ultra rare AWD Duramax Aveo⁵ 🙄 Nice GTO, rust not so much 😒 It's giving barge 🚢 Previous century "Mopar" ❓ product I don't know @dishdude opinion on...

If a GM module has a wrench icon, it needs to be programmed with GDS2 The module you're in need of does not Still, it's key/security related You may not be writing a calibration to it, but there's probably some handshaking that goes on across the network Do you know anyone with or have...