What are you working on today?
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Friends 2017 Highlander 2.7 four cylinder
120k miles
Changed out the original Denso plugs for some fresh Denso plugs.
120k miles
Changed out the original Denso plugs for some fresh Denso plugs.
2007 Mazda CX9
-changed oil
-replaced blower motor relay for "ghost" blower
-unplugged failing "key sensor" at ignition switch so keyless entry would function and door dinger would stop ANYtime door was open
-replaced key fob battery #1620 which I thought was kinda oddball, but O'Reilly stocked it
-replaced inexplicably mangled and leaking rear diff fill plug with new OEM. @bdcardinal helped me track this down LONG ago and it uses Mazda's super-special 23mm hex head
-replaced leaking plastic radiator drain bolt with a steel oil pan drain plug M12x1.25:
-changed oil
-replaced blower motor relay for "ghost" blower
-unplugged failing "key sensor" at ignition switch so keyless entry would function and door dinger would stop ANYtime door was open
-replaced key fob battery #1620 which I thought was kinda oddball, but O'Reilly stocked it
-replaced inexplicably mangled and leaking rear diff fill plug with new OEM. @bdcardinal helped me track this down LONG ago and it uses Mazda's super-special 23mm hex head
-replaced leaking plastic radiator drain bolt with a steel oil pan drain plug M12x1.25:
Had to plug a tire on my son's Jeep before work this morning; had a screw dead center in the tread. The plug kit didn't come with any rubber cement, it was extremely hard to get the plug to push thru the hole. I had to remove the wheel to get enough leverage to press the tool hard enough to get the plug to go through the hole. I'm not super happy with the end result. It feels like the insertion tool tried to pull the plug part way back out of the tire. Seems to be holding air but I don't like it. I may redo it tonight.
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Thank you! I successfully just pried it apart a couple times. I did watch a YT vid first because it wasn't entirely clear which side was the battery cover. I seem to learn everything from YT U... which is potentially scary.
This seems to have the infamous Mazda 5 minute timer, ie if you unlock the doors with the fob but do NOTHING else (like open a door) it automatically re-locks itself. I get VERY nervous about modern vehicles that like to lock themselves.
'08 Tundra, new front and rear u-joints in rear d/s. The mid joint was replaced when we did the carrier bearing. The owner is just certain this will cure a harmonic vibe at 60mph, and I'm certain it won't as the OEM joints I removed felt great at 287k. But this guy "used to build race cars" so he knows EVERYTHING (plus more). Did I mention he used to build race cars??
So last Saturday I decided to do an oil change on the Chevy truck since it hasn't been done since.....June of 2020, but only about 1500ish miles ago. For some odd reason I went out of order and did the filter first, then went to pull the drain plug. I vaguely remembered it not feeling fantastic so I had a new plug on hand. Every pull of the ratchet handle was tight and the plug came out with the threads destroyed. Then it looked like what was the plug seal was stuck to the pan to I picked at it and out came the heli-coil slinky. I have a new TimeSert set sitting waiting for Sunday to finish the job
Buried 50’ of landscape lighting cable. Finished a small end table I’m giving to a friend for Christmas. Looked over a friends Camry (148k miles), topped off the fluids, cleaned the headlights, aired the tires and drove it to check on the brakes I re-bedded 2 months ago, oh and gassed it up. Made a USB charger thing in the garage. It was definitely a day to catch up on a bunch of hanging projects.
USB charger was an old laptop power supply directly connected to this:
https://a.co/d/hJjW3wp
Works nicely. Had 3 devices plugged in and it got warm but not too hot. Most laptop power supplies these days seem to be 19volts. The usb charger accepts 12-24.
USB charger was an old laptop power supply directly connected to this:
https://a.co/d/hJjW3wp
Works nicely. Had 3 devices plugged in and it got warm but not too hot. Most laptop power supplies these days seem to be 19volts. The usb charger accepts 12-24.
Not particularly difficult but installed Diode Dynamics LED fogs in a '15 Cherokee. These retail around $330 so should be decent.
Jeep elected to rivet the bottom of the inner fender to the front valance, which I thought was kinda lame. The rivets are easily drilled but I think a more serviceable method would be less lazy
Stock fog:
Aftermarket fog:
Stock:
Aftermarket LED:
Jeep elected to rivet the bottom of the inner fender to the front valance, which I thought was kinda lame. The rivets are easily drilled but I think a more serviceable method would be less lazy
Stock fog:
Aftermarket fog:
Stock:
Aftermarket LED:
2018 Caravan 37400 cleaned throttle body. Recalibrate throttle body.
Rockin' the red in the wheelwells. Installed JBA Offroad upper control arms in the 01 Tundra.
Did one side yesterday. These control arms have built-in 3 degrees of caster to help stay centered at freeway driving when lifting or leveling the front suspension.
Doing the other side today.
Original vs. new control arms. One advantage of the aftermarket UCA's is the upper ball joint is moved from the steering knuckle to the control arm. A bushing adapter gets pressed into the knuckle in place of the upper ball joint. Plus everything in this arm is rebuildable.
Original UCA and not that long ago replaced 555 Sankei UBJ removed. Removing the ABS wire, brake caliper/lines/rotor, and tie rod makes swinging the knuckle easy to get a ball joint press on.
UCA and UBJ in for final torque and reverse everything that came off.
Impressions: No issues handling a trip to costco. Front end isn't banging around anymore, probably cuz the factory control arms aren't suited for modified front ends.
Did one side yesterday. These control arms have built-in 3 degrees of caster to help stay centered at freeway driving when lifting or leveling the front suspension.
Doing the other side today.
Original vs. new control arms. One advantage of the aftermarket UCA's is the upper ball joint is moved from the steering knuckle to the control arm. A bushing adapter gets pressed into the knuckle in place of the upper ball joint. Plus everything in this arm is rebuildable.
Original UCA and not that long ago replaced 555 Sankei UBJ removed. Removing the ABS wire, brake caliper/lines/rotor, and tie rod makes swinging the knuckle easy to get a ball joint press on.
UCA and UBJ in for final torque and reverse everything that came off.
Impressions: No issues handling a trip to costco. Front end isn't banging around anymore, probably cuz the factory control arms aren't suited for modified front ends.
Sunny warm day so outside tasks! Washed two white vehicles, played in the mud with one yesterday. I’m guessing they put ceramic coating on the BMW, I hate washing it. Beads up and leave spots, windows are the worst. Raked and mulched leaves and gave the mower a final wash, need to fluid film but don’t have any. Washed the bike and putting up one window AC.
Work faster?
Dry off the vehicle using drying towels. Do not wash in direct sunlight.
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The master technician finally got time to take a picture after they removed the valve cover and it looks like they've adjusted the valves and spark plugs and timing chain or they're getting ready to do it but here is the only picture I've received so far but I thought I would share it with you guys at the mileage of 370,000
Rear panels off to change the rear temp door actuator.
Continuing to toy with my new Launch scan tool
Being an android tablet at heart, it seems to play very nicely with FORScan, AlfaOBD, and Torque Pro
Pairs effortlessly with my wired and Bluetooth OBDLink dongles
Nice to no longer have to multitask on my smaller phone screen
Maybe in the new year I'll dabble in some PCM reflashing with the included J2534 box
Being an android tablet at heart, it seems to play very nicely with FORScan, AlfaOBD, and Torque Pro
Pairs effortlessly with my wired and Bluetooth OBDLink dongles
Nice to no longer have to multitask on my smaller phone screen
Maybe in the new year I'll dabble in some PCM reflashing with the included J2534 box