How come you didn't clock the clutch handle?
What did you work on tonight?
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nab856
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It's nice to see a younger generation using tools and completing projects!
alia176
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I asked her if she can easily access the handle and she was able to rather easily. My hands can also do it but not as easily so we left it alone.
Not terribly exciting but I replaced brake pads on my 2002 so I can get it ready to sell. This was Colin's car for a few years until it started having coolant leaks last year. I replaced radiator hoses, thermostat, coolant, radiator cap, clamps and just when I thought maybe I'd gotten the coolant leaks fixed, then I discovered the front brakes were toast. I also discovered the fill/dipstick tube for ATF was split so when I pour ATF in the tube it just leaks out right onto the ground. Had a buddy fix the tube with a TIG and put some new Advics pads on the front after sanding off a LOT of rust from the rotors as a result of it sitting for a while. Used my random orbit sander and 120 grit discs to put a nice swirly, scuffed finish on the rotors.
Yesterday was garage cleanup & move the 1fz-Fe from the driveway onto the engine stand in my 1 car garage. Still a few more things to hide in the storage shed. It was a success.
NMBound
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this is two weekends old at this point, but the original oil pan on my 1999 Honda Accord commuter was leaking near the timing belt gasket for God knows how long before I got the car. the undercarriage was disgusting. I degreased and pressure washed everything. Spent a lot of time cleaning up the mating surfaces and remade the gasket with black RTV. Good as new.
I've also been getting the dreaded and infamous P1259 code for malfunctioning VTEC engagement since acquiring the car in early May. I don't care how well someone says they maintain a vehicle, even if they are the first owner. This car was puttered around Albuquerque and not driven like it ought to be. When I got it, the oil was low and filthy so I tried a few cycles with a high quality filter and some seafoam in the crankcase thinking it might be the VTEC solenoid filter mesh gunked up. No joy. I pulled off the VTEC pressure sensor and it bench tested fine for resistance. The code kept throwing so I pulled off the whole solenoid housing and cleaned everything including the EGR valve for good measure. What a pain in the ass to get back there.
After that, I could finally trigger the code consistently on cruise control at 2500 rpm right where VTEC just becomes active. Before it was all over the place including under hard acceleration. That told me the pressure sensor was marginal in detecting a change under slight acceleration even though on the bench it had good resistance numbers. It is a 26-year-old sensor after all. I bought a whole solenoid housing and swapped out the sensor and it's all good to go. Also replaced the spark plugs with some Bosch Platinums.
I've been getting 30 miles per gallon over 2000 miles calculated at the pump driving to Los Alamos and back.
Don't trust a Harbor Freight torque wrench or you'll be like me wasting time cutting new threads on old exhaust studs.
I've also been getting the dreaded and infamous P1259 code for malfunctioning VTEC engagement since acquiring the car in early May. I don't care how well someone says they maintain a vehicle, even if they are the first owner. This car was puttered around Albuquerque and not driven like it ought to be. When I got it, the oil was low and filthy so I tried a few cycles with a high quality filter and some seafoam in the crankcase thinking it might be the VTEC solenoid filter mesh gunked up. No joy. I pulled off the VTEC pressure sensor and it bench tested fine for resistance. The code kept throwing so I pulled off the whole solenoid housing and cleaned everything including the EGR valve for good measure. What a pain in the ass to get back there.
After that, I could finally trigger the code consistently on cruise control at 2500 rpm right where VTEC just becomes active. Before it was all over the place including under hard acceleration. That told me the pressure sensor was marginal in detecting a change under slight acceleration even though on the bench it had good resistance numbers. It is a 26-year-old sensor after all. I bought a whole solenoid housing and swapped out the sensor and it's all good to go. Also replaced the spark plugs with some Bosch Platinums.
I've been getting 30 miles per gallon over 2000 miles calculated at the pump driving to Los Alamos and back.
Don't trust a Harbor Freight torque wrench or you'll be like me wasting time cutting new threads on old exhaust studs.
I had a '98 Accord EX 4cyl as a family hauler for about 10 years (2001-2011). It was a good little car. It even had a manual transmission! I owned it from about 25K miles to 150K miles and maintained it correctly but it was still burning about a quart of oil every 3k miles by the time it was at 150K miles. After 2 clutches, one catalytic converter, that amount of oil consumption and a terribly fading clear coat, I gave up on it. Now I have a 2008 Lexus ES350 with 170K miles (got it when it had 40K), perfect paint and no mechanical issues, and it gets almost 30 on the highway.
nab856
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