Talking about volvo, they really stepped up their design game
[img]http://i.imgur.com/qyqkeOD.png[/img]
[QUOTE=Strontboer;51428231]Talking about volvo, they really stepped up their design game
[img]http://i.imgur.com/qyqkeOD.png[/img][/QUOTE]
I will cream myself if they ever bring over the V90 T6/8
I usually lurk around here, but I need a little bit of advice as I'm really not that car-technical, I just like looking at everyone's cars
I have an 04 plate 206 as my first car, and I use it regularly, but only on the weekends
One day I came to use it and the battery had gone flat. I was told it was because I left the interior light on, however I'm sure I set it to only turn on when the doors are open. I jump started it, drove around for a bit and it worked fine for a few weekends.
I came to use it today, and the battery was flat again, but this time I ensured that I left the interior light completely off and I'm 100% sure that isn't the problem.
The battery was new when I brought the car, I have the reciept, so I'm not really sure what the problem is? I don't want to take it to the garage and pay labour fees to find it was something I could have done myself
[QUOTE=smithy285;51428361]I usually lurk around here, but I need a little bit of advice as I'm really not that car-technical, I just like looking at everyone's cars
I have an 04 plate 206 as my first car, and I use it regularly, but only on the weekends
One day I came to use it and the battery had gone flat. I was told it was because I left the interior light on, however I'm sure I set it to only turn on when the doors are open. I jump started it, drove around for a bit and it worked fine for a few weekends.
I came to use it today, and the battery was flat again, but this time I ensured that I left the interior light completely off and I'm 100% sure that isn't the problem.
The battery was new when I brought the car, I have the reciept, so I'm not really sure what the problem is? I don't want to take it to the garage and pay labour fees to find it was something I could have done myself[/QUOTE]
This should help
[video=youtube;KF1gijj03_0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF1gijj03_0[/video]
Bought a Haynes manual and everything I need to do a brake job on the Blazer, cost me $80
The original rear view mirror on the truck is garbage, so I replaced it with the original one from the Miata. I went to adjust it and broke the mirror bracket off the windshield.
Then I got a new seat bracket and replaced the broken one, so no more floppy driver seat. The truck feels great to drive now!
On such a great streak, I decided to adjust the headlights, as they're pointing too low. Give the adjustment screw almost a full twist, and breaks right off, so now that headlight is pointed even farther downward (centered on the ground about 5 feet in front of the vehicle).
So, today was 50/50 in terms of progress.
[QUOTE=slayer3032;51428411]This should help
[video=youtube;KF1gijj03_0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF1gijj03_0[/video][/QUOTE]
Thanks so much for this! He mentioned right at the end about a common cause was after market stereos, which I have. I think this is the most likely cause and will give it a check tomorrow
[QUOTE=smithy285;51428496]Thanks so much for this! He mentioned right at the end about a common cause was after market stereos, which I have. I think this is the most likely cause and will give it a check tomorrow[/QUOTE]
Do the draw test then pop the radio fuse first, generally a good place to start at then.
What's the point of calling JB calling it "water weld" if it refuses to stick to anything that's even slightly damp. I had to use a bizarre sequence of pushing with a knife to keep it sticking to the water pump and not my gloves.
[QUOTE=Code3Response;51425342]Surely you didn't talk with another (stranger) car guy for 17 hours.... Right?![/QUOTE]
Oh no no! You get the point. I probably would have though haha!
He had a turbo'd VR6 classic Jetta GLX that he was turning into a 2 door and was in the process of turboing.
Showed me the headgasket and I couldn't believe my eyes
Among other things a lifted Opel Lada, a 350 SBC with T5 trans swapped into a 4 door toyota, and a freshly painted 01 cummins. Well versed in everything and does it all himself so there wasn't any shortage of topics haha
I find it so hard to talk to other car guys, to be honest.
They tell me what they have, and I usually don't give a shit. Then it's my turn to tell them what I have and I can only assume they don't give a shit in return, and so I don't really want to waste my time.
It's a lot of fake nonsense. So often when I'm at work I have people who 'like car audio' tell me about their systems.. and I've heard so many stories of 'broken back windows' and 'running 10,000 watts bro' and stupid shit like that I don't even want to hear it anymore. To find a car guy who's not a knuckle dragging poor excuse for a human being is hard around here. To be honest in the end I only really car about their cars if I'm not personal friends with them anywho.. I'd rather talk to an FD Rx7 than its owner. It could probably hold a better conversation...
my biggest issue with car guys is the amount of bullshit they spew as if it were fact. usually I just nod and find someone else to talk to but one guy really irked me a few years ago when he told me his 240 had a factory v8 2jz. I almost felt bad about it when I saw his face after telling him a 2jz was a 6 cylinder toyota motor. I've never seen anyone look more dejected
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like he looked like he completely died inside
[QUOTE=NO ONE;51427711]Kia PiettashitOptima apparently lost most or all of it's coolant sometime within the last 2 minutes before arriving home. Had no issues prior to then, which is kina crazy. Only overheated for 1-2 minutes, but who knows what leaky shit I'll find.
Yes, Not only to lack of sound, but also because the Tesla probably nearly went in to limp mode after that. I mean at the very least it had to of had some sort of stupid warning going off. You can't track them for shit, and that seems to go with other street-electrics as well. It's like all that power is good for is drag racing, shits and giggles launches, and hail-mary-overtakes on the highway. Can't use it for any real considerable amount time.[/QUOTE]And you know this because? Also if you're complaining about a lack of noise, what wrong with you , torque is torque.
[QUOTE=butre;51429074]my biggest issue with car guys is the amount of bullshit they spew as if it were fact. usually I just nod and find someone else to talk to but one guy really irked me a few years ago when he told me his 240 had a factory v8 2jz. I almost felt bad about it when I saw his face after telling him a 2jz was a 6 cylinder toyota motor. I've never seen anyone look more dejected
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like he looked like he completely died inside[/QUOTE]
Honestly the majority of them I seem to run into would spew more bullshit to cover themselves as a "custom factory freak 2JZ V8 that only 2 of were produced and I got one of them from someone I know who works for Toyota" and on and on. The nonsense is endless.
There's always an awful lot of "haha.. cool, man.."
Then.. THEN god forbid I have something to say, they always come up with some untruth that goes against common fact and whatever I just said..
Like say your'e talking to an RX7 owner;
"Oh yea, I always baby my RX, these rotary engines, you need to be real careful with"
"Well.. but then carbon builds up and it's actually not very good for your apex seals if you don't give it from time to time.."
"Oh yea I hear that one a lot. Actually my dad is an RX mechanic and he knows, you can't go full throttle on an RX7 and blablababla"
Then there was this one time I was talking to RoboChimp and I said
"Well, when the Tesla is run flat out for extended periods like that, it can put quite a strain on the high current system. It wasn't designed with that in mind so there's certainly a change for breakage or lower life expectancy."
And he said
"Nah dude, my friend owns a Tesla shop. They only build Teslas. Perhaps you've seen the 5 second quarter mile Tesla? Yea, they built that. He's the guy that everyone goes to for Teslas."
Gack, it's taking me back to the summer. A couple people at work talk to me about cars from time to time and when they moved here both of them "knew a guy" back in their home state who "runs a custom shop that's the biggest in the state" and I got to hear story after story about how fucking great these people were.
I don't care! It's just like that, not one bit. Sometimes I hear "oh yea, you guys would get along!"
I doubt it.. They'll probably try to offer me advice and 'knowledge' even when I don't ask for it...
Just the other day I was talking to a guy about the gauge of power wire/ ground wire that you need for the amp. He said he's an ELECTRICIAN. And then he said "Yea, I know that you don't want TOO big of a ground wire, because then you get more resistance."
NO NO NO NO NO. UGH. But guess what. It's easier to go "haha I guess" than it is to go "well, actually it can be as big as you want. The entire chassis of the vehicle is a ground wire and it's massive. The larger the wire the less resistance, given materials stay the same. That's just how it is." etc etc. You can't give physics lessons to a monkey, ya know?
I'll sit and whisper erotica into the airbag cover of my NSX before I talk to most car people. :v:
the guy knew me to be an encyclopedia of engines and I think it's something he was told and legitimately believed. that or he didn't have the wit to come up with a dumbass retort. quite possibly the latter, that guy proved himself time and time again to be about as smart as a brick
Speaking of interesting wiring issues, I tried troubleshooting my rear defroster today but I'm not really sure how to test stuff for voltage.
I started checking the fuses, both the fuses are good and have continuity. The relay clicks on and off and sounds like it works, I tapped it around with a hammer and it didn't change anything. I checked for voltage between the two sides of the defroster when it was on, nothing. Tried checking voltage across the grid at different points, nothing. Tested continuity from one side of the grid to the other, tested fine. Tried testing both ends of the defroster tabs to something that wasn't a "known good body ground", no voltage.
The best I can think of is that either it's unplugged somewhere inside the rear side panels or somehow the engine bay side relayed power isn't getting power. I'm not really sure how to test voltage though, the last time I checked anything other than the battery it popped my fuses. I only see one small break in the grid and it's more like a burnt spot than a break.
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I tried relating to local car people once. One told me to take the springs out, and ride on bumpstops. Another I offered a spare set of marker lights to and he didn't want them because he preferred to run 94-97 markers in a 98-01 Integra which are basically upsidedown and backwards of each other so he just had them like hanging out of the bumper. He said he liked older, clear ones better...
[QUOTE=slayer3032;51429689]Speaking of interesting wiring issues, I tried troubleshooting my rear defroster today but I'm not really sure how to test stuff for voltage.
I started checking the fuses, both the fuses are good and have continuity. The relay clicks on and off and sounds like it works, I tapped it around with a hammer and it didn't change anything. I checked for voltage between the two sides of the defroster when it was on, nothing. Tried checking voltage across the grid at different points, nothing. Tested continuity from one side of the grid to the other, tested fine. Tried testing both ends of the defroster tabs to something that wasn't a "known good body ground", no voltage.
The best I can think of is that either it's unplugged somewhere inside the rear side panels or somehow the engine bay side relayed power isn't getting power. I'm not really sure how to test voltage though, the last time I checked anything other than the battery it popped my fuses. I only see one small break in the grid and it's more like a burnt spot than a break.
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I tried relating to local car people once. One told me to take the springs out, and ride on bumpstops. Another I offered a spare set of marker lights to and he didn't want them because he preferred to run 94-97 markers in a 98-01 Integra which are basically upsidedown and backwards of each other so he just had them like hanging out of the bumper. He said he liked older, clear ones better...[/QUOTE]
Have you checked for power at the relay terminals? or swapping it for another identically pinned relay, like the A/C clutch relay (assuming they're the same)? Bridge the terminals if there's power there and you don't have a spare relay to borrow. You really want to rule out all the easy stuff reliably before tearing your car apart.
Also what method are you using for checking power?
Its easy to pick out car guys and "bolt on guys". An example, at a car meet the people to avoid/I avoid are where their car is:
•rims
•exhaust
•CAI
And nothing else, or a plethora of bolt ons. I usually try to find something radical, totally different, or looks like a hunk of shit. Chances are they work on it themselves
Which is another peeve of mine, people who pay a shop to work on their car/build it. The glory of vehicles is you can do everything yourself and your vehicle + the work you do to it are a representation of you. Bolt ons and paying a shop to put coilovers on your shitbox dont make you a car guy, it makes you a guy that likes cars.
The best car guys I meet are the ones versed in every aspect of car culture, be it JDM, Euro, or American. From a F22 to a 6BT, little bits of knowledge on everything instead of pigeonholing themselves to a specific breed and claiming others are garbage
[QUOTE=Valon Kyre;51430271]Its easy to pick out car guys and "bolt on guys". An example, at a car meet the people to avoid/I avoid are where their car is:
•rims
•exhaust
•CAI
[/QUOTE]
There is a difference between modest bolt-on guys and bolt-on bechracers who try to convince everyone at all times that a few boltons make their car gain 200hp
Time to spend another weekend on the car.
Used some precision tools to make the rear window go poof
[img]http://i.imgur.com/tLwCadw.jpg[/img]
More seam sealant removal
[img]http://i.imgur.com/l1TKNFO.jpg[/img]
And I found rust on a 20 year old car!
[img]http://i.imgur.com/M8thgLv.jpg[/img]
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Also let me know if I clog up the thread with my (small) updates :v:
[QUOTE=RoboChimp;51429147]And you know this because? Also if you're complaining about a lack of noise, what wrong with you , torque is torque.[/QUOTE]
Well, just watch this:
[video=youtube;BfZLGIs0H14]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfZLGIs0H14[/video]
Brakes go to the floor at a high speed braking point, it goes in to power saving mode (so not quite limp mode) 50s in, and the air suspension starts giving a warning. It still manages to go relatively fast, but still, even a bone stock economy car could manage more laps before giving issues. I say that too because there are articles where guys will track boring econo cars out of boredom/for the hell of it, and even though they obviously ultimately don't work out well, they don't completely fail at lap 1.
[QUOTE=NO ONE;51431015]guys will track boring econo cars out of boredom/for the hell of it[/QUOTE]
It's actually far more fun than it sounds, since it means you'll need to rely more on your skills to go fast, and you're also far more dependent on pushing the car to it's absolute limits in every aspects.
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As long as it isn't some outright jelly suspensioned & anemic grandmother mobile.
[QUOTE=Van-man;51431035]It's actually far more fun than it sounds, since it means you'll need to rely more on your skills to go fast, and you're also far more dependent on pushing the car to it's absolute limits in every aspects.
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As long as it isn't some outright jelly suspensioned & anemic grandmother mobile.[/QUOTE]
Still should have better brake fluid, pads, and tires. All those fade if not designed for higher temps. In one of the articles I'm referring to, I think all that was done was DOT 5 brake fluid. Maybe pads too, but I don't believe so. The pads were beat after, and the all-seasons had like burn marks on the corners because the tires got cooked. Most summer tires probably would not show the same wear. But yeah, I think they tracked a corolla or something, and it didn't die.
Maybe that Tesla just needed better brake fluid....but why would it fade on the opening lap??
[QUOTE=NO ONE;51431068]Still should have better brake fluid, pads, and tires. All those fade if not designed for higher temps. In one of the articles I'm referring to, I think all that was done was DOT 5 brake fluid. Maybe pads too, but I don't believe so. The pads were beat after, and the all-seasons had like burn marks on the corners because the tires got cooked. Most summer tires probably would not show the same wear. But yeah, I think they tracked a corolla or something, and it didn't die.
Maybe that Tesla just needed better brake fluid....but why would it fade on the opening lap??[/QUOTE]
I'm guilty of flushing the brake system of my old beater E100 Corolla with DOT 5.1 and slapping sports brakepads & cheap wide alloys and 'sporty' tyres on it.
Engine were borderline gutless, but the suspension were surprisingly stiff up-front, beaten to shit in the rear tho'.
Was fun as fuck to hoon around corners with, I actually kinda miss it.
Anything can be an autocross car!
[video=youtube;lpUuRbJICaA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpUuRbJICaA[/video]
Hospital. Crashed Toyota. Broke spine. Not joking
[QUOTE=Ldesu;51431186]Hospital. Crashed Toyota. Broke spine. Not joking[/QUOTE]
Holy shit! What happened??
Black ice mid turn. I lost all steering and the brakes were useless. I didn't go fast. I went the limit
[QUOTE=Ldesu;51431186]Hospital. Crashed Toyota. Broke spine. Not joking[/QUOTE]
I've done the whole broken spine thing I definitely wouldn't recommend it
[QUOTE=Ldesu;51431186]Hospital. Crashed Toyota. Broke spine. Not joking[/QUOTE]
Fuck man....best of luck.
Fuck
[QUOTE=NO ONE;51431068]Still should have better brake fluid, pads, and tires. All those fade if not designed for higher temps. In one of the articles I'm referring to, I think all that was done was DOT 5 brake fluid. Maybe pads too, but I don't believe so. The pads were beat after, and the all-seasons had like burn marks on the corners because the tires got cooked. Most summer tires probably would not show the same wear. But yeah, I think they tracked a corolla or something, and it didn't die.
Maybe that Tesla just needed better brake fluid....but why would it fade on the opening lap??[/QUOTE]
Why would it fade in the opening lap? Probably because it was on shit street tires, was using DOT3, and weighs [B]five thousand pounds[/B]. Even my FR-S had pretty severe brake fade at points the first time I took it to the track, and that is a car which is way easier on its braking system. It is possible to disable things like power saving mode and fit a traditional suspension instead of the air ride (the air suspension is great for the street, but not so much for the track). Which is what most of the stupidly rich people who buy Teslas to fuck around and drift them or race them do.
It just comes down to the fact that, at least from the factory, the Tesla is designed to be a mall cruiser/street car, not a track car. I'm sure if you took a Genesis G60 or an E-Class, weighted them up to 5,000 pounds, and then took them out to a track and smashed them around, you wouldn't have stellar results either.
I understand the thread doesn't like Teslas, for plenty of reasons (still experiencing first-generation issues, working out the kinks, infrastructure isn't there, too many computers, not ICE, etc.) some justified, some not, but just mindlessly bashing on a full-size, incredibly heavy luxury sedan for failing to be beat around a track just seems petty to me. Like, the Model S is not a sports car. No one is claiming it is. Especially not Elon or Tesla themselves. Ludicrous mode and the other options are just there for fun, not to say 'LOL ICE IS INFERIOR LOOK AT OUR GLORIOUS ELECTRIC PERFORMANCE THE ULTIMATE SPORTS CAR'.
Semi-related:
[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvJIEIzIm0c[/media]
[QUOTE=Ldesu;51431186]Hospital. Crashed Toyota. Broke spine. Not joking[/QUOTE]
damn, hope you recover okay. at least you aren't in the states!
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