Topic: What did you do to your car today?

[Triple Bob]

Nice, great cars!

[aquadorhj]

cleaned bimmer's carpeted floor mats.  haven't used it in forever since i got rubber floor mats for it long time ago, they are actually not that dirty, but thought i might as well, since i have bought some carpet cleaners while ago.

left on the pic is "Zep" brand carpet cleaner, supposedly some enzyme or whatever.  on the right is "Resolve" brand foaming spray can.

both cleaned well, but Zep left the mat noticeably more wet, and i have to dab it with towel or something after.

Resolve worked well, foam kinda soaks up the dirt after scrubbing with brush, and wasn't terribly wet after, and left the carpet more clean looking to my eye.  but smells horrendous.  had to open the garage door to ventilate. 


also, noticed one of the front suspension brace's bolt was missing while i was inspecting the bimmer's undercarriage(you know, since i rinsed it down earlier today, making sure it's properly dry)  i don't know what the fxk happened there.   driven it 3 times in 2 years.  good thing i bought spares long time ago.  put it on, and re-tightned all the bolts so it doesn't happens again.  some were loose.   

looking thru my spare parts bin for the bimmer, i found 2 brand new oil filters, 1 new engine air filter, new coolant reservoir, spare nuts and bolts, body clips, new HID bulbs, etc. put me in weird mood.


if i had driven it more, i probably would have used them or put them on..  but in the last few years, i've only driven less than 200km. 

i've been thinking about this long time, but i think it's time to sell the bimmer for real this time.   

[Gurgie]

cleaned bimmer's carpeted floor mats.  haven't used it in forever since i got rubber floor mats for it long time ago, they are actually not that dirty, but thought i might as well, since i have bought some carpet cleaners while ago.

left on the pic is "Zep" brand carpet cleaner, supposedly some enzyme or whatever.  on the right is "Resolve" brand foaming spray can.

both cleaned well, but Zep left the mat noticeably more wet, and i have to dab it with towel or something after.

Resolve worked well, foam kinda soaks up the dirt after scrubbing with brush, and wasn't terribly wet after, and left the carpet more clean looking to my eye.  but smells horrendous.  had to open the garage door to ventilate. 


also, noticed one of the front suspension brace's bolt was missing while i was inspecting the bimmer's undercarriage(you know, since i rinsed it down earlier today, making sure it's properly dry)  i don't know what the fxk happened there.   driven it 3 times in 2 years.  good thing i bought spares long time ago.  put it on, and re-tightned all the bolts so it doesn't happens again.  some were loose.   

looking thru my spare parts bin for the bimmer, i found 2 brand new oil filters, 1 new engine air filter, new coolant reservoir, spare nuts and bolts, body clips, new HID bulbs, etc. put me in weird mood.


if i had driven it more, i probably would have used them or put them on..  but in the last few years, i've only driven less than 200km. 

i've been thinking about this long time, but i think it's time to sell the bimmer for real this time.   

Really? Time to sell? Hoping you give us forum members first dibs? I'd be interested in hearing what you're thinking. Please DM me.

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[rrocket]

i've been thinking about this long time, but i think it's time to sell the bimmer for real this time.   

Yea, if you're not using it....GO FOR IT!

Replace it with something you'll use...whatever that may be.


Also...for carpets or whatever, I have a gallon of "APC" (all purpose cleaner) on hand..always.  Can dilute for delicates (interior) or use full strength for degreasing engines.  Really is great stuff to have on hand.

I use DP APC  https://www.autogeek.net/dp-apc-plus-128.html 

[Great_Big_Abyss]

cleaned bimmer's carpeted floor mats.  haven't used it in forever since i got rubber floor mats for it long time ago, they are actually not that dirty, but thought i might as well, since i have bought some carpet cleaners while ago.

left on the pic is "Zep" brand carpet cleaner, supposedly some enzyme or whatever.  on the right is "Resolve" brand foaming spray can.

both cleaned well, but Zep left the mat noticeably more wet, and i have to dab it with towel or something after.

Resolve worked well, foam kinda soaks up the dirt after scrubbing with brush, and wasn't terribly wet after, and left the carpet more clean looking to my eye.  but smells horrendous.  had to open the garage door to ventilate. 


also, noticed one of the front suspension brace's bolt was missing while i was inspecting the bimmer's undercarriage(you know, since i rinsed it down earlier today, making sure it's properly dry)  i don't know what the fxk happened there.   driven it 3 times in 2 years.  good thing i bought spares long time ago.  put it on, and re-tightned all the bolts so it doesn't happens again.  some were loose.   

looking thru my spare parts bin for the bimmer, i found 2 brand new oil filters, 1 new engine air filter, new coolant reservoir, spare nuts and bolts, body clips, new HID bulbs, etc. put me in weird mood.


if i had driven it more, i probably would have used them or put them on..  but in the last few years, i've only driven less than 200km. 

i've been thinking about this long time, but i think it's time to sell the bimmer for real this time.   

Really? Time to sell? Hoping you give us forum members first dibs? I'd be interested in hearing what you're thinking. Please DM me.

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Man, you've been lusting after some of the forum's Bimmers for a while, haven't you?  what's this one, a 1-Series?

[Seafoam]

 If I'm not mistaken it is a 3 series M.

[Gurgie]

If I'm not mistaken it is a 3 series M.

Yup, E46 M3... 

[Great_Big_Abyss]

^^^Well , that isn't desirable at all....    Should go for cheap. 

[Gurgie]

^^^Well , that isn't desirable at all....    Should go for cheap.

Exactly... 

[UnknownJinX]

Thrashed it and washed it last week.

HPDE was pretty fun and I learned some valuable track skills there. A couple of days after I went to an open lapping day. While it was fun to drive and see some cool cars, I gotta say, I am starting to prefer half-day track days which don't hurt my wallet as much, and puts less wear on the car and my mind. My tires also realistically only allowed 4 good sessions before they start to get too hot, so one more useful session that a half-day event for double the money. Not sure about that.

Spent some time to clean it up afterwards, and the crazy brake dust have already started to build up again. Such is the life with high performance semi-metallic pads.

[Bubba]

Thrashed it and washed it last week.

 

[Great_Big_Abyss]

That is AWESOME.  Nice to see a 1LE get regular track use. 

Cool Supra behind you, too.

[Gurgie]

Thrashed it and washed it last week.

HPDE was pretty fun and I learned some valuable track skills there. A couple of days after I went to an open lapping day. While it was fun to drive and see some cool cars, I gotta say, I am starting to prefer half-day track days which don't hurt my wallet as much, and puts less wear on the car and my mind. My tires also realistically only allowed 4 good sessions before they start to get too hot, so one more useful session that a half-day event for double the money. Not sure about that.

How long are the sessions you're doing? Assuming you're checking the tire pressures after each session and dropping the pressures?

[UnknownJinX]

That is AWESOME.  Nice to see a 1LE get regular track use. 

Cool Supra behind you, too.

And you are not gonna acknowledge that ZL1? Come on!

Well, to be fair, it was cut off partially. Here is a better pic of it.

How long are the sessions you're doing? Assuming you're checking the tire pressures after each session and dropping the pressures?

5 20-minute sessions, with a paid lunch in between the first 2 and last 3 sessions.

I track at VIMC and that is a very technical track. I am trying to apply my knowledge learned from HPDE there so there is a lot going on.

I check my tire pressure, yeah. It was stabilizing at the end and I am pretty sure they are just overheating a bit. I haven't pulled the video out of the PDR yet. I have recently learned that it can record things like oil temp, water temp and tire temperature as well so I will take a look.

[Great_Big_Abyss]

That is AWESOME.  Nice to see a 1LE get regular track use. 

Cool Supra behind you, too.

And you are not gonna acknowledge that ZL1? Come on!

Well, to be fair, it was cut off partially. Here is a better pic of it.

I couldn't tell what it was, other than another Camaro 1LE.  Could have been a V6 or a 2.0T 1LE for all I knew. 

[Firm]

Not nearly as exciting as JinX, but I did my annual oil change in the XKR and then washed and waxed the Escalade after Monday's road trip to Grand Bend.

[Gurgie]

5 20-minute sessions, with a paid lunch in between the first 2 and last 3 sessions.

I track at VIMC and that is a very technical track. I am trying to apply my knowledge learned from HPDE there so there is a lot going on.

I check my tire pressure, yeah. It was stabilizing at the end and I am pretty sure they are just overheating a bit. I haven't pulled the video out of the PDR yet. I have recently learned that it can record things like oil temp, water temp and tire temperature as well so I will take a look.

What tires are they again? Michelin PS 4S? Ideally from what I've read you want them around 34 - 36psi at the end of a session. Lots of good reading out there in regards to that. I found when I was lapping with my SLK a few weeks back by the end of the 3rd session my tires were starting to get a bit squirmy & I was religiously checking the pressure after each session. After the 1st they were all pushing close to 40psi so I backed them down to about 34, then after the 2nd they were up around 38, so I dropped them again. But I think I could've been more aggressive with it. Though they were getting good & sticky as they were picking up rubber from the track quite well.



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[Seafoam]

 Yesterday shined up my buddies Tacoma. It should look good for about 10 minutes.

[aquadorhj]

not my car, but my brother called me the other day, telling me his front brake is smoking....
i went and took a look, test drove it around, front passenger side was smoking by the end of short drive.

figured it was stuck/seized caliper.   rear pads were pretty much gone too, and valve cover gasket is leaking like sieve..

had him buy 2 front calipers, new front and rear brake pads,

and switched them out yesterday.   holy heck, bleeding the brakes after changing pads, rears were pushing out some nasty rusty fluids.   

after bedding in the new stuff, it seems to work well.

man, i haven't driven it after he got it 10 years ago, (2006 honda civic ex coupe manual, with now 240k) the manual gear box is still a gem.   

hilariously low on power though... too used to 300+ hp now. 

I track at VIMC and that is a very technical track. I am trying to apply my knowledge learned from HPDE there so there is a lot going on.

very cool!!

[Seafoam]

^^ Are you sure it's a 2016 ?