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    Anyone install a diy mini split in their garage?

    Been working on a new garage for the last year. Had to haul out several dozen tandems of soil and pour a 14ft tall wall and hire a couple of engineers because of my weird Minneapolis lot. But that’s all done! im in the middle of insulating and drywalling It. It’s 24x22x9.5 with a flat roof...
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    Cupra Formentor rental

    Just back from a couple weeks and Budapest and Prague. Wouldn’t be me if I didn’t rent a car somewhere along the way. Grabbed a Formentor out of Prague to make a run up to Dolni Marava, a ski resort home to the world’s longest footbridge (guaranteed to cure or cause vertigo) and an awesome go...
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    Coleman 228f gas lantern woes

    So I originally bought a new duel fuel Coleman lantern and was really enjoying it. Until I got lax and left it out on my deck and it went missing. Along with my dewalt leaf blower (with a 5 amph battery) and some garden tools. I learned something about security. I’m in the middle of building a...
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    235,000 mile N54 valve cover change

    I’ve been chasing down some weird driveability issues for a while, even taking my love it/hate it 335 to a shop. (Gasp!). They diagnosed out of spec crankcase pressure but wanted $2200 to change the valve cover to freshen up the pcv. I bought the parts for $250 and did the task yesterday. Took...
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    PSS to Continental Extreme Contact Sport XL

    About 30k on the front and 20k on the rear of my staggered Pilot Super Sports, the rears were replaced under warranty a year after purchase. Now, 3 years after first purchase, the fronts are down to the wear bars, and hydroplaned a bit in today's rain. (Better on the front than the rear!) Since...
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    Banner ads??

    Are the banner ads at the bottom new? They're super super annoying! Annoying to even type this with them flashing at the bottom. Been on this site for quite a few years, but this is a bright line.
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    1 year old Toro 518 snow blower no start

    Really wasn't expecting 6" of snow today. (Had my Pilot Super Sports on this morning. SCARY! Ran out to the wheel shop before it started to really snow, but the drive home was horrible. I got stuck going DOWNHILL. Never had that happen before... anyway. Put the Blizzaks back on and I'm king of...
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    Kia Rio awful sound after sitting 5 years

    Helping a friend bring this car back to like. He bought it new but it has been sitting for at least 5 years. I think the car is a 2005. He replaced the starter, brakes, serp and timing belts. Now it runs, but is making a racket from the back (trans side) of the engine. It seems up high, like up...
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    Blizzak cut

    Ok, is this as bad as I think it might be? Noticed it on a 1200 Mile road trip last week in Milwaukee. My only guess is that when these tires were on the rear last year I touched something when I was stuck. Like when I was stuck in my alley after a 16" snow fall and I was trying to get to the...
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    Harbor Freight Gift Card BS

    Just have to vent a second... tried to get the balance on a gift card from HF, and got so frustrated by the "special offers" that I just hung up. Honestly, what sort of spam should I expect now? Really, really horrible thing to do to people just looking for simple information.
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    Shocking advice? Bilstein B4 or Sachs for BMW?

    At 215k it's time for another pair of struts and shocks. The car is a sport package 2007 BMW 335i. At this mileage I'd normally start to consider pulling the plug on major maintenance items, but I had the driveshaft rebuilt last week, and the car still drives really really well. And since a more...
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    2007 BMW 335i, 214k, 7500 OCI T6 5-40

    This interval began with a run to Detroit and back, but has been otherwise almost exclusively short trips (2-4 miles) at some cold temps (down to 0F). Lots of idling, average speed of maybe 20 mph. Gets just warm enough to make some nice heat, then shut down. Every couple of months it gets a...
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    14 Focus M1 Extended Dilema

    At last year's Autozone closeout I found a jug of M1 Extended once-a-year 5-20 that I put in the other half's 82k Focus. It was $10! I'm at 88k, and I just don't know if I can stand the idea of leaving that very black oil in there for the winter. The partner loves the remote start, and will run...
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    Central air recharge diy?

    Now don't judge, but bought a 28oz can of 410a off ebay. Hooked up my gauges, which don't have the pressure/temp values for 410a, but they do accurately measure pressure, right? Found a disgusting amount of cottonwood junk in the condenser. Seemed beforehand like the fan was blowing well, but I...
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    Watching Two Guys' Garage

    My TiVo suggested it. Only question I have: what other shows out there that are not hosted by complete morons? Are there any good wrenching shows out there that aren't written and produced for adolescents and produced like an informercial?
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    E90 BMW Vibration

    Car is a 2007 335, rolling up on 198,000 miles. Been trying to chase down this vibration for quite a while. It seems to be a couple times faster than the wheel speed, sounds and feels almost like an aircraft prop. You can sort of notice it accelerating around 27-30 mph and really notice it 65-70...
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    BMW 335 Quick Coolant Change

    After changing the oil in my 195,000 mile 335, I figured I'd make use of the two gallons of BMW coolant I had sitting around. Rather than get the car in the air, take off the splash shield, take out the intercooler, drain the radiator, and then think about draining the block, I took a short cut...
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    335i BMW Rear Bearing: DIY?

    So after steadily getting louder for the last 10 months, it's time to do something about it. Problem: corrosion makes the job totally miserable. On an e46, I attempted to replace a rear bearing but gave up after 3 days of beating on the CV shaft, trying to get it out of the flange. I gave up...
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    2001 BMW 530i 5hp19 WEAK reverse

    So about a month ago during a snow storm I seem to have lost reverse in my 209,000 mile 530i. This transmission is known for shearing apart its revrse drum, but I'm not sure that's the case here: when it's COLD, reverse functions at idle for a few feet. If it warms up, or if you hit the gas...
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    2014 Focus DCT Issues

    So the partner's 2011, 165,000 mile 2011 Focus met an untimely end the other day when someone stopped at their stop sign, but then pulled directly into the path of the Focus - that didn't have a stop sign. The car was totaled - somehow it bled out its oil (cracked block? damaged oil filter?) and...
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