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Offline Bubba

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #13880 on: December 20, 2020, 06:03:47 pm »
Quote from: aquadorhj on December 20, 2020, 05:27:42 pm
haven't started the bimmer in a while, so thought to start the engine and get the oil flowing a little bit, and might as well start the merc and record a vid.

https://youtu.be/-hee-MqezS0

Some sweet sounds.  :thumbup: :thumbup:
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #13881 on: December 20, 2020, 06:07:30 pm »
Quote from: Gurgie on December 20, 2020, 05:58:47 pm
Quote from: rrocket on December 20, 2020, 05:52:17 pm
Quote from: Gurgie on December 20, 2020, 05:37:20 pm
Quote from: aquadorhj on December 20, 2020, 05:27:42 pm
haven't started the bimmer in a while, so thought to start the engine and get the oil flowing a little bit, and might as well start the merc and record a vid.

https://youtu.be/-hee-MqezS0
Nice! My SLK has that same whine on start up... very familiar.

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What's the whine? Almost sounds like cold power steering pump.
Yeah, pretty sure thats what it is, goes away pretty quickly.

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #13882 on: December 20, 2020, 09:28:00 pm »
Quote from: rrocket on December 20, 2020, 06:07:30 pm
Quote from: Gurgie on December 20, 2020, 05:58:47 pm
Quote from: rrocket on December 20, 2020, 05:52:17 pm
Quote from: Gurgie on December 20, 2020, 05:37:20 pm
Quote from: aquadorhj on December 20, 2020, 05:27:42 pm
haven't started the bimmer in a while, so thought to start the engine and get the oil flowing a little bit, and might as well start the merc and record a vid.

https://youtu.be/-hee-MqezS0
Nice! My SLK has that same whine on start up... very familiar.

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What's the whine? Almost sounds like cold power steering pump.
Yeah, pretty sure thats what it is, goes away pretty quickly.

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Normal...

My Cayenne make the same power steering pump whine when cold, always has.   Maybe it's the same pump?
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #13883 on: December 20, 2020, 09:34:38 pm »
Quote from: Bubba on December 20, 2020, 06:03:47 pm
Quote from: aquadorhj on December 20, 2020, 05:27:42 pm
haven't started the bimmer in a while, so thought to start the engine and get the oil flowing a little bit, and might as well start the merc and record a vid.

https://youtu.be/-hee-MqezS0

Some sweet sounds.  :thumbup: :thumbup:

haha, thanks.  you can kind of hear the pop in the merc exhaust notes there, but it doesn't make that sound all the time. 

bimmer's sound is a lot more high pitched, just as loud as benz at higher RPM but doesn't feel like it.  you can kinda hear the exhaust rasp of the bimmer as i cross over 3k rpm though.

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #13884 on: December 22, 2020, 08:26:35 pm »
Quote from: Vmango on December 22, 2020, 05:20:33 pm
Car was produced on the 8th. I have a VIN. Waiting to ship overseas.  :)

Congrats!
I forget, was it the Merc you ordered, vman?
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #13885 on: December 22, 2020, 10:23:51 pm »
Quote from: Vmango on December 22, 2020, 05:20:33 pm
Car was produced on the 8th. I have a VIN. Waiting to ship overseas.  :)

Awesome! Mine was produced yesterday as well, but no VIN yet!
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #13886 on: December 27, 2020, 07:39:09 am »
I replaced the drive belt, tensioner, and idler pulley on the Tundra yesterday.

The tensioner was getting a bit noisy when cold so ordered a Gates kit on the 21st from Rockauto. The kit arrived in the 24th. Parts on the Gates kit don’t seem up to the OEM quality.  Original parts are Dayco however when I ordered the Dayco kit wasn’t available. Ah well, I’m sure the Gates will be fine.

The truck has just over 200k on it now. The original tensioner and idler pulleys have no play in the bearings from what I could tell. Anyway, easy enough job and only took me a couple hours. Could likely do it in less than an hour now that I’ve done it once.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #13887 on: December 27, 2020, 11:31:39 am »
Quote from: bridgecity on December 27, 2020, 07:39:09 am
I replaced the drive belt, tensioner, and idler pulley on the Tundra yesterday.

The tensioner was getting a bit noisy when cold so ordered a Gates kit on the 21st from Rockauto. The kit arrived in the 24th. Parts on the Gates kit don’t seem up to the OEM quality.  Original parts are Dayco however when I ordered the Dayco kit wasn’t available. Ah well, I’m sure the Gates will be fine.

The truck has just over 200k on it now. The original tensioner and idler pulleys have no play in the bearings from what I could tell. Anyway, easy enough job and only took me a couple hours. Could likely do it in less than an hour now that I’ve done it once.
Nice work!

And yeah, I hear ya on being able to do it quickly if you had to do it again.

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #13888 on: December 28, 2020, 10:42:30 am »
Not today but over Christmas . Did an oil change on the truck. I like changing the oil on it because no ramps or jacking required. Just crawl under.

It might be the last change though.  :-\
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #13889 on: December 28, 2020, 12:10:57 pm »
Quote from: Seafoam on December 28, 2020, 10:42:30 am
Not today but over Christmas . Did an oil change on the truck. I like changing the oil on it because no ramps or jacking required. Just crawl under.

It might be the last change though.  :-\

Uh Oh, problems with it?
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #13890 on: December 28, 2020, 01:31:37 pm »
No still runs like a top and will yet. Thinking of going a bit newer. Maybe a Tacoma with a good frame. :rofl: Maybe 4WD but i don't need it. The fun is in the looking.

I also become attached to my old junk and don't want to part with it. I am torn  :-\

Drives my wife nuts. She will believe it when it is in the driveway.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #13891 on: December 28, 2020, 03:22:49 pm »
Quote from: Seafoam on December 28, 2020, 01:31:37 pm
No still runs like a top and will yet. Thinking of going a bit newer. Maybe a Tacoma with a good frame. :rofl: Maybe 4WD but i don't need it. The fun is in the looking.

I also become attached to my old junk and don't want to part with it. I am torn  :-\

Drives my wife nuts. She will believe it when it is in the driveway.



SORRY  ;D

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #13892 on: December 28, 2020, 07:29:15 pm »
^^^^ Not that junk ;D
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #13893 on: December 29, 2020, 06:18:23 pm »
I drove few kms for fun and specific purpose Today:

So, the maintenance mode kicked in after 42 days (burnt some gas for 10 minutes), and made some dust brake trying to remove rust surface on disk brakes, the Volt being parked for while into the driveway. They look better now.

I went to a dead end (cul de sac) road sector where business are closed for holidays, ramp up a bit and then, hard brake in neutral few times forward and reverse. Never ramped up so quick in reverse before !  :bang:
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #13894 on: December 31, 2020, 08:49:30 am »
gave the Lexus a much needed wash, and will be visiting the girlfriend's mom who just bought a Mazda3 GT Turbo 100th Anniversary sedan. White on red, looks really good. Happy for her, she doesn't treat herself often. That now makes 3 Mazda 100th Anniversary cars in the family. Soon to be a 4th.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #13895 on: January 03, 2021, 04:11:35 pm »
Ski mode has been engaged for the season!



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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #13896 on: January 03, 2021, 04:16:46 pm »
lookin good  ;D
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #13897 on: January 03, 2021, 06:41:27 pm »
Do the stickers add horsepower?   ;D
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #13898 on: January 03, 2021, 08:01:45 pm »
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Do the stickers add horsepower?   ;D
Yes... and coolness... gotta be old guy cool... lol!

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #13899 on: January 03, 2021, 09:07:56 pm »
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Quote from: Bubba on January 03, 2021, 06:41:27 pm
Do the stickers add horsepower?   ;D
Yes... and coolness... gotta be old guy cool... lol!

You're 50 and no longer cool.  Leave cool to the kids.   ;)
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