Finally watched the video of the M5. I love how silky smooth those engines rev.

 

I'm gonna transplant one into my TL...

 

Wacker painted them.
also included small little Acura emblems

 

his step-dad's car.

 

Yes sir, and thank you. Member WACKER's creation...if you love the look, you can actually buy the bezel from the type s that already has the silver trim. I am fairly confident they all fit all years...

IIRC, you just give it a tug and swap your plugs over.




To get the shift boot to stay up, it's not very scientific...I used 2 very thick tie wraps butted up against each other, on a rubber hose nozzle washer...tighten and raise it up, then tighten down the shifter snug.
Wasn't meant as a knock on your wife in particular, I am just nervous about mine accidentally swinging her door open and not catching it in time.

DSC_2833 by swimex37, on Flickr

it would!
DSC_6349 by swimex37, on Flickr

no sir, and almost everyone I know that has an older TL with nav has the error on it. Plus, I would rather map myself on the waze app.
My stepdad owned it before me...bought out his lease. When we went to pick the car with the intention of me buying it from him 5 years later...this TL was the first and only one on the lot with the sport package (aspec kit) and didn't have navi. Built in August 2003...bought 12/30/2003 and I bought it off him in January 2009 with 34K miles.

 

Don't do an S38... take the motor from my 128i (N52). Way less finicky, still ripping-silk-esque revving all the way to 7100 rpm.

This guy has an automatic, but it sounds just like my car:

 

Shit, the link didn't paste right. Start it at 1:13.

 

penis

 

RS shit knob that is.. glides right in.

 

I know where my leak is.. leaks I should say..

Is it engine or transmission? Are you talking about your oil pan? Usually only 3 areas that leak.. vtec solenoid gasket / screen, front main seal (cp seal), oil pump seal.

If you see dirt and oil from under the cp.. probably front main seal. If you see it closer to the firewall, probably vtec solenoid seal or oil pump seal. Not a big deal for either 3. If your front main seal is leaking, you probably disturbed it during the timing belt job.

 

Hey Maj. How about a throwback Tuesday video?

 

Meh. I like the tail lights that I have. The only thing that I can think of that MIGHT accentuate it is a gloss black roof.

 

Um, RS, not sure if you noticed... But there's a Cadillac contaminating your garage...

 

Back from errands.

 

Lol, as cool as it'd be, there's no way I'd ever do that kind of swap. I'm not one to build Frankenstein cars- it's expensive, time consuming, problem filled and by the end of the day, you just cannibalized any resale value. What's the point?

I don't have intentions of selling my car, but at the same time, I like knowing that if I had to, I wouldn't be getting raped on it, and/or have it sitting around for 10 months before someone does decide on it.

It'd be wiser to just buy a BMW or add forced induction to the TL...

 

 

 

lol pitch in on a party was good

 

 

and hadn't refreshed the screen to see the next page where Justin had answered all the questions!

That Caddy is fkng awesome...I actually would consider on.

CTS-V Sedan in 6MT!

 

it is the front main seal then.

is that the same thing Dennis was talking about?

 

nope, two separate seals. Pop that cp bolt and get to work ese!

 

Is it that easy, Maj? It's accessible via the crank pulley?

 

I think Dennis was talking about the oil pump seal, actually.

 

I will say though.. if it's not a lot of oil, like hardly any touching the ground. Wait til you have another reason to tear it apart.

 

Whew! I totally didnt want to tear into the top half of the engine again.

 

oh no, when I drive I can smell it on the exhaust pipes.

its leaking at a pretty good rate.


thus why I thought it was the oil pan drain hole plug thingy motherfucker.
I would wipe it clean and it would be filled with oil again.


last weekend, I wiped it down and kept it wiped down and found that it wasnt the bolt. as its dry as a whistle now.
and that's a funny expression because if you get a whistle wet, it wont work.

hahahaha get your whistle wet.

omg. im too stoned

 

The only fucked up part is you need to remove crankshaft sensor. Definitely don't want to fuck that up. You also want to be careful removing the seal and seating it properly. Get a seal puller or something similar like a paint can popper. Definitely don't want to groove the edges. Also get a proper seal fastener, cheap kits on HF / Amazon. Plus the auto-tensioner

 

 

 

Thanks, man.

 

I'm late to the party-looks great! Anil has one too.

 

Car looks good, gatr.

 

Anil does have one.

 

nah, you're not late, he got it like a year ago........ He's just now finally posting pics.




























nice hood humpy

 

I agree, very nice...although for all the hassle, I like OEM hood. Unless you're a weight weenie

 

and even then

 

sad to say because he's the biggest cocksucker of life, but the only CF hood I liked was sharkdicksbreath because he did purple tinted clear over it to make it match the custom purple paint job he stole from his insurance company (and you and I) after pretending vultures scratched his paint beyond repair.

Guess who suggested he do the purple clear over it...

 

The artist formerly known as Prince?