Took the car into the shop for some needed service and to fix a window that, when down, goes up 3/4 of the way and then back down.
Things to know:
1. Major car dealerships are 1, 1-1/2, 2 hours away. Mine is 1:40.
2. This trip is going to cost about $1100.
3. Mrs. Ref and I get to walk around the Big City while it’s being worked on.
#Cars #CarRepair #DayOff #ItsOnlyMoney
#CarRepair
Want a car restoration project?
There is a VW Beetle available.
And a second for parts.
Not running.
A little rust.
Quick repair.
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Cross-posting this here in case there are any Car-stodon folks who have a thought as to what could be wrong.
'96 Toyota 4Runner with the v6, crank no start. When the key is in the ACC position the engine makes a constant clicking sound (in the video you can hear it.)
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Looks like the #Renault #Scenic 2 is leaking oil.
I was able to confirm my gearbox reverse light switch repair and gearbox oil change are not the source of this (gearbox still full, lowest spot of the engine is just at the gearbox darin plug thats why the oil goes there).
Cleaned the accessible bottom part of the engine, found that the gaskets of the oil stick failed so ordered a new one and found out that the oil is actually coming right from the top of the engine. To access this part, a special nut and a new air inlet gasket are required. Waiting for those now...
According to some online sources, the screws that hold on the cover are not sealed/tend to leak around the screw head. So just removing one at a time, cleaning the surface and reassembling them with a bit of "gasket maker" could fix this. Cleaning is useful anyways to find out where exactly the oil comes from if this does not fix it.
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I needed to change the bulbs in my headlights… so obviously that means I have to remove the entire front of the car to access them..
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Ngành sửa chữa ô tô tại Việt Nam đang đối mặt với tình trạng "khát" nhân lực chất lượng: dù hàng ngàn sinh viên tốt nghiệp mỗi năm từ các trường đại học, cao đẳng, nhưng các garage và xưởng dịch vụ vẫn thiếu thợ tay nghề cao, có khả năng làm việc thực tế. Nguyên nhân chủ yếu do chương trình đào tạo chưa sát thực tiễn, thiếu trang thiết bị hiện đại và kinh nghiệm thực hành. Trong khi đó, nhu cầu bảo dưỡng, sửa chữa xe tăng cao do lượng xe cá nhân ngày càng nhiều.
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Today's catch: Alfa Romeo 156 subframe, complete with anti-rollbar and with some rusty lower wishbones to go.
In my experience, the most consistent thing about car repairs is that you expect certain problems along the way, but the by far hardest part is always something you totally did not expect at all.
When working under the car, you expect tightly rusted bolts and grime. There were a couple of tight bolts here but nothing out of the ordinary. What I did not expect is the amount of trouble getting this 20-30kg piece down. Getting it back in place is no doubt going to be fun, but you'd think it would come *down*, right? Not this one, strangely tangled in the rest of the suspension. Probably missing a trick or two here, this being the first time for me.
As a side note, I've been warily eyeballing those lower wishbones for years now, expecting the MOT engineer to complain about them, but they were a ridiculously tight fit still. Going to replace them nevertheless, along with the anti-rollbar bushings, while going through all this trouble...
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The lift height of Quickjack, in combination with a garage creeper is such a game changer. Working under the car is suddenly almost pleasant, and so is getting in and out of there.
Spent some quality time down there preparing to lower the front subframe of one of our Alfa 156's, wrestling with stuck bolts of various sizes. And actually looking forward to continue tomorrow.
Swapped the noisy heater blower of the #citroen spaceship.
➖ 5.5 mm hex screws, luckily the bit was at hand, but my 1/4" ratchet is ~1200 km away
➕ Had to buy a new 1/4" ratchet kit 😁
➕➕➕ Excellent serviceability of the blower. It was easy to access, nothing in the way, no weird clips.
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Stresses I did not want to deal with today. The tire I had repaired the rim bent again. Now I need to look at getting a new rim and new tires. That’s going to be an expensive time.
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Former mechanic chia sẻ cách kiểm tra báo giá sửa chữa xe ô tô có hợp lý hay không. Ông phát hiện nhiều chủ xe bị tính thừa tới 15% chi phí. #sửachữaô tô #xeô tô #tiếtkiệm #bảođưỡng #cars #carrepair #autoservice #tiếtkiem
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