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>>28860673
I bought a ZF6 to put in my cummins, thing is a fuckin unit

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I hate inbred mechanics. I have papers saying they did this on 8/2/19 and it's always leaked fuel since i bought it in 2020

>>28860698
Fuck off you stupid dog fucker

>>28860673
those who bless Israel will be blessed by God

>>28860673
those who curse Israel will be cursed

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>diagnosing a surging issue, no code
>Happens when the car is hot, stop and go traffic at low speeds and low rpm
>Do a smoke test
>Expect some hard to reach vacuum line is lightly cracked or something
>Throttle body is leaking through the shaft for the butterfly valve
Shit

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new brakes, pads, and fluids.
>replaced failure prone plastic bleeder screw
>now I have a coolant leak
wtf

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Working on my friends shitty 07 SI. Pretty sure he fried his clutch with this weird slave cylinder with too long of a rod. Had to cut it way down just to get the clutch to engage. Didn't help he had some nasty ass clutch fluid. Did the brakes and rear calipers while I was it it. Hopefully it lasts 2 more years before he sends it to the junkyard.

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Went to clean the IAC valve because my scanner said it was physically stuck.

Turns out I had a hole in the intake boot to the IAC valve.

>>28862684
That'll do it

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I’m going to rent a house soon and I have to choose between one with a garage that has an inspection pit and another with a bigger garage that’s wider and longer. Is an inspection pit really a game changer for working on cars, or is it just a meme for doing oil changes?

>>28862734
There were a number of times where an inspection pit would have let me get a longer wrench under the car to get leverage. That said, it depends on what you do.

>>28862734
Tbh I prefer chucking a car on stands and working on my back. Craning my neck for hours at a time sucks ass.

Also my back is fucked, so laying on my back is like meditation.

The Tahoe held a vacuum for two weeks so I charged it, compressor kicked on the second low side hit 45psi. I have no idea why it stopped working two years ago, but I know it doesn't leak and the nigger the man I sold it too took it too emptied it.


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>>28862912
requesting captcha twice dumps file upload, never ends with this broken vibe coded shithole

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Hood ornament project 1/3

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>>28863028
2/3

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>>28863030
3/3

>>28863103
Probably not. But you have a Nissan, so you should do it anyway. Worst case, you're just another in a long line of clapped out Nissans.

It does sound like your steering rack is damaged beyond the point of return. You should probably get to work replacing it. RIP in peace, your wallet.

>>28862734
i'd say the bigger garage is better

>>28863215
>can't afford OEM
>cheap stuff fails in a year
If you buy quality it lasts longer and is therefor cheaper.
Figure it out.

>>28863220
The faggot owns a Maxima. He gave up quality when he bought a Maxima.

>>28863276
To be fair this applies to pretty much every post 2000-2005 vehicle, computers, plastic, etc...
Once had to change the oil pan on a 2010's F-350(not mine) because the thing was made out of fucking ABS plastic.

>>28863290
Unless he's got one of the old Maxima's, he's got a particularly low quality car. Even by modern standards.

>>28863316
>delay purchase, save money, take bus or carpool in meantime.
If you're urban, bike or transit are options. If you're rural you've got neighbours, if they aren't friends enough then you shouldn't be living rural.

>>28863316
Several. I have a 1973 Midget that is my primary project, although it is stalled pending a frame straightening. I am also fixing my 3.0i Z3, hence the torn intake boot above. I have a 1989 Suburban I'm about to replace the steering box on. And I have a 1987 RV that I am about to dewinterize. All of them are higher quality than your turd, even the Midget.

I also have a 1989 BMW, but it doesn't need work.

>>28863338
So you moved rural and expected community to just happen?
I help my neighbours with their sheep, I earned a part in the community.

>>28863352
>never got along with my neighbors.
Then you should leave the countryside, independence rural isn't possible unless you're willing and able to be an off-grid mountain man hermit

>>28863357
save up for real parts, buying chinese will only leave you trapped in the financial spiral.

>>28863357
Bike, but buy a chainsaw and hook the motor up to it.

>>28863352
>I still live at home.
Get mom to drive you to work.

>>28863367
Not possible. I'm going to drive the thing until I have the money for it. It's a nissan, fuck it. They survive worse conditions. And it isn't like the linkage is salvageable anyways

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>trying to find a coolant leak for ages
>Car got hot once about a year ago from a cracked thermostat, been paranoid about a blown head gasket since but no proof
>Patch up all the leaks
>Still slowly loosing coolant, from max fill to min in a few weeks
>no drops of coolant on the ground anywhere
>Am I burning coolant?
>Throw some UV dye in
>Run it, then let it sit for a week
>All the plugs are dry
>All the cylinders are dry, no cylinders look steam cleaned
>Huh
>Get the car up on ramps, get under
>Check where the hoses meet the heater core
>Clamps and hose ends are glowing, visible droplet on the hose
>drops onto the subframe so no drops on the ground
What a relief

>>28863373
I too drive a Nissan, it's the one above with the horns on the hood, but you see it's currently on jack stands while I wait for a cv driveshaft because the outer cv joint failed when the boot got torn.
Not essential to drive it around, could throw it back together and do so while I wait for the shaft in the mail.
But you know why that truck is still driving good after 32 years of life? Because I and it's previous owner both took/take good care of it. Sure the body is a little dented and rusted, farm life will do that, but mechanically it's mint.
So in the meantime the aforementioned Shepherd neighbour has lent me their Ranger.
If you drive it around while it's fucked you're just going to fuck it harder and I doubt that car will earn itself a lifetime on the road as a result.

>>28863373
>neighbours won't help
>own mother won't help
Yeesh, what kind of asshole are you anon?

>>28863383
>If you drive it around while it's fucked you're just going to fuck it harder
the part that's fucked is already fucked, so I might as well use it to make money. If more things get damaged because that part failed catastrophically then that would be a bitch, but I doubt that will happen (anytime soon). Cars are this amazing thing where money solves the problem and I live in an area where rust isn't an issue.
>>28863404
again, we are talking about cars. Stay on track zoomie

>>28863416
>treat car like it's disposable
>bitch that you can't afford to fix it
Figure it out kiddo.

>>28863495
you clearly just want to argue. Kill yourself

>>28863550
You wanted advice, you got advice, you're the one who's arguing
>nah I wont save for parts that'll last
>nah fuck alternate transportation to save money long term
>nah I'll just drive it until it breaks
You're the one who wants to argue.

>>28863345
>1973 Midget
I want a bugeye so bad. Put it on some period correct race wheels and give it a cage and go vintage racing would be a dream for me.

>>28864341
They aren't good cars, anon. I wear size 12s and can't stop hitting the brakes when I clutch.

It doesn't even have great steering. Despite being rack and pinion steering with no assist, it's numb.