Search results

I would hazard a guess around the same time they started to silently implement tire pressure monitors in '03. They became mandatory on the latter year factory manufacturing split. My '03 Nissan doesn't have TPMS, but the light was there on the dash, not used. But it has a deep thinking module...

I'm curious, what did NGK say? "No sir, only a mega egg head tech can do that. Return them for credit on our pre-gapped plugs." ? Most say naw to even trying. I've bought vehicle specific dual tipped iridium and platinum plugs. Even vehicle matched ACDelco RapidFire plugs that have those...

2003 Chevrolet Silverado SS. 6L Vortec. Extended cab, Short box. 5300LBS. curb weight. Full time, non-negotiable AWD. Shares aerodynamics with a block of wood. Hedgehogs. Egyptian pyramids. Mixed driving MPG average: 16.4 Highway MAX MPG - wind at tail, rolling down a hill: 55 Pulling away from...

Oi. Oiiiiiii! Credit where it's due. You just have to at least give a bit of a nod to a Beetle Turbo S. In the right hands? She's a smexxy looker. *^.^*

In my personal experience, I never really got what was promised out of various plug-in performance or efficiency enhancements. What does work are custom "tunes" a performance shop will tailor and test specifically to your vehicle. Another option is what I tinkered with: (Not a sponsor, not a...

Waaaaaiiit, you brake for vermin? I only stop for obvious pets. You know someone loves that cat or dog. I will slam on 'em for a bear, deer...anything that would massacre you if it landed in your lap through the windshield. I *tried* and returned a plug in dongle for State Farm. It caused very...

Oops! D*MN your curiosity. I haven't popped the seal on mine either...

Ja, Gütentaght! Seriously though, hold yer ⅜" by the head on your ⅝" socket (or whatever fits) and just one good ham fisted uhg! That's all. Carefully. Very carefully. You don't want to buck the rare earth buttons off the tip(s). Just barely touch them with your gage to find where you're at...

Yes. Put them back in the same as fresh. If they have little dangling metal gaskets on them? They're already crushed down. In that case, install them good and snug. Once you've threaded them in by hand to the base, I'd hold a ratchet choked up close to its head and give 'em one stout but not...

I foggily remember those days. Think early-mid 80's GM. Turn the screws. Lift the distributor cap. Your coil pack came off with the lid. Reach into the distributor and pop the rotary button off. Peer inside at the reluctor wheel, condenser. Your driver/ transistor is glued and screwed under...

But how can you see all of that fine engineering and style if the head liner is constantly in your face? J/K.... :geek:

None at all, fortunately. It was askew in a manner that would cock the sliding glass pane and prevent it from fully closing. It was whistling like a boiling over tea kettle at highway speeds! O.o A great point, but not the issue. I sneaked a peek while he had the hood up. I've got a GM 6.0 that...

I've always had success with Mahle and Felpro. Even in Asian applications. The replacements always appear to be of a better quality and different material than OE. At least, a fair sight better than the old, crumbly black, hard as nails stuff from the factory. I just did an oil filter plate...

Bound caliper pins do this. If they were more parallel worn, I'd suspect a soft brake hose segment that was clogged and needed replacement too.

Cutting edge modern cars can modulate rear brake force dynamically. Mostly it's ABS modulated in an attempt to control vehicle attitude (Think of the fancy pants Subaru symmetrical drive that modulates each brake independantly) or Stabilitrack systems. Others use it as part of the traction...

Eeeeeaaaahhhh... you got me there. That's unfortunately true. 😕 Just be careful handling transistorized bits and computer/body modules and only bother the plugs and wires after a battery disconnect. Nothing of relatively recent vintage with semi-conductors or flash memory takes well to...

Sounds to me it needs a little more sleuthing as others noted above. If it dies and restarts a moment later? Suspect the ignition switch. It's common on these makes. If it's not restarting until it cools for a while, suspect the coil pack(s) and/or the ignitor driver. Whichever is cheaper and...

Yup, the series III 3800 GM in whatever it goes into is a stonkin' great mill. +1million internets for metal when it comes to coolant elbow replacements. Instant win. 🏆 Indeed, with age the gaskets can just crumble apart. The surfaces just need to be cleaned and a new one sandwiched in place...

Had a slow cranking Olds Delta 88. Different animal, I know... but anecdotal. A load test is free. About a cheap as it gets at auto stores. My battery checked "OK". It was a gm GM side post battery. Though not leaking, they can give off gasses that are extremely corrosive through the side posts...

Is it a creaking moan like a sea tossed iron hull ship? *m-m-oan-creeeEEEAK*? Might have been serviced without correct fluid with limited slip ingredient mix included in the gear oil, or the oil was dropped in without the limited slip fluid add-in.