GKinColo08TL

My last 4 cars purchased were one from AZ, one from NM, and 2 from TX...even though Colorado has a "dry" climate, the state still uses salt on the road.


And oh yeah, that drive home from Texas, showed me my heater core was crap.

rockstar143

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Shoot...I wouldn't have known that either!

polobunny

Got me confused there.


Could have gotten the TL in the ditch this weekend driving in the worst slushie snow condition shit. I was going straight, all was well, until the car started "sliding" right a bit towards the ditch... and more... despite my small correction on the steering wheel to take it back to the left. The wheels just had 0 traction, I imagine the tires were unable to remove the slush crap out of the grooves, plus it was everywhere in the wheels and wheel wells. I had to correct a bit more, let go of the gas and eventually (in the span of like a second or two obviously) the tires caught onto something. Car started swerving a bit to the left, I compensated slightly back to the right to try and straighten it (wooohoo oversteer) so after dancing a bit everything was good and I was back to a straight line.

When the car was sliding towards the ditch at some point I realized I'd need to pilot this shit and would end up swerving a bit, I let out a "oh fuck". I don't think I've ever seen my girlfriend this tense. She just sunk in her seat and held on to the door.

I imagine this would make sense. We don't usually have terribly hot days here, at least not to the point of southern US states so less of a temperature shock when using the HVAC. Could happen during the cold times though, but I have yet to see a Canadian have that shit happen on the TL.

GKinColo08TL

Sidebar...that thread about the blown #5 cylinder spark plug...how hard is it to get to the plugs on the back of the motor in the TL?

rockstar143

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Not too hard, if you're nimble.
Best bet is put a towel on the motor and use a step stool and rest on it
I swapped plugs without removing the strut bar the first time. Now, I'd just remove it to make it easier.

Majofo

That's the way to do it..

Majofo

Plugs are super easy.. removing strut bar makes it even easier. Just an extra 5 minutes to do so. :wrench:

Majofo

Justn just sits on the intake manifold when doing it.

If you're 6 footish.. you can just lean over. Your knees take a beating though.

If you're freakishly tall like Taco, you could probably do the plugs and oil at the same time. Your face would take the beating though.

polobunny

Remove strut bar and it's easy enough. Annoying location as always, but a 30 minutes job doing all spark plugs nonetheless.

GKinColo08TL

Thanks...I'll check them before I sell her the TL and make sure my son checks them on his TL.

rockstar143

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It's amazing how much time I wasted in my youth doing things the "easy" way by avoiding removing things that would have made the job a billion times easier..instead stripped and lost bolts, skinned my knuckles...gah! No way would I want to go back to being 18...
Only my body...I'd like to recover from sprains and strains in 4 minutes like I used to.

rockstar143

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Shoot...after aligning the spark plug gaskets and getting the rear cat out, the plugs seem very easy to do. I've gotten very comfortable working on the car in the face down arse up position.

GKinColo08TL

Wait until you're actually old....

rockstar143

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My Dad turned 65 yesterday...
He looks like he's having a really hard time wrapping his head around being a number that he's always considered REALLY old.

Time passes so fast. I hope I live a long enough life to see my kids grow up and to meet my grandchildren...but not long enough to need a diaper.

Majofo

That thread is bs GK.. don't worry about the TL spark plugs. As long as you change them every 100k, you should be fine. Just make sure at each tuneup that you properly thread them in and always use primo high-octane petro.

polobunny

Also make sure to torque properly. 18 N/m (13 lbf/ft).

I know right. Think you'll save time, end up spending twice the time.

polobunny

Oh that thread. I got the sidebar disabled or something. Yeah, I'm sure all TLs got spark plugs exploding and wrecking everything...

rockstar143

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Yeah, I was stupid and swapped at 60K...they barely had any corrosion on them. I swapped again at my 105K because fk it...

Majofo

Wearing a diaper isn't so bad, shit and piss when you want. #idgaf

So your kids wipe your ass.. you wiped their ass.. it's full circle.

polobunny

Hey if you end up spending 50 dollars at a time, you'll end up spending a lot... (CBI thread karma)

Majofo

Yeah I didn't want to say 105k specifically because my plugs were essentially toast at 105k on the TL. The MDX plugs still had life at 105k though.. depends if there are plats or iridiums from the factory. When you replace them, use the NGK iridiums.

GKinColo08TL

Ain't that the truth...I'm 61 and shit seems to hurt a hell of a lot more often now. My left knee has been sore for a couple weeks...I've never injured it, not even so much as a twist?

Thanks Maj...the TL has 83K on it so I'm guessing they're fine but I'll check them to give her piece of mind. OH, and I have always used HIGH (Colorado) test. Get it?

Majofo

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rockstar143

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Yeah, I did...NGK Iridium, exactly what they had. Read they keep cooler or something like that...

rockstar143

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Left knee have a torn meniscus...just got used to it.
Over vacation...was cutting the grass and holding the weedeater in my left arm to pull the starter...something in my shoulder got mad at me. Hurt to put on a t-shirt, shampoo...etc...for like a week. Fk it, only needed to be clean from the waist down anyway.

rockstar143

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He did have a good time though...


and liked his gift...
He loves all that sh*t...we normally give each other knives...he likes throwing them. Figured I'd step my game up.

Majofo

I sprained my left knee last week.. fuck. I hardly did shit too.. just twisting back and forth lightly. Woke up, stiff as fuck, not my penis. fuck.

GKinColo08TL

I'm guessing a little arthritis, it has felt better the last couple days whilst I sat on my ass watching football. Now I do have residual pain from injuries...right knee and hip, right elbow and shoulder, left ankle, right ankle, head...

rockstar143

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I'm sure you already know, but ice that fker and ibuprofen and lay off it. I did that to my knee over 3 years ago now...I decided the best way to "fix it" was to do repeated bouncy deep squats. LOL...shoot, maybe it didn't even tear until I did that. I remember it feeling like a rubber band that was over stretched in there.

Dammit...no more ninja rolls up from the ground after tinkering with the exhaust. Left knee just said IDGAF and went out.

Majofo

Crossbow.. that's ninja af. Nasty too.. Having hunted with bow and crossbow.. they do way more damage than a bullet.

Majofo

also.. HBD papa J!

GKinColo08TL

Sweet gift...crossbow, I'm asking for one for my 65th!

Happy Birthday Rockstar Sr.!

rockstar143

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LOL...he'll likely just use it to shoot a target in the yard. He's a hippie, after all! He's always had a fascination with Medieval weapons...when he did past life regression and firewalking and all that stuff he said he always saw himself as a soldier with a crossbow. Figured he'd love it and he did!

polobunny

Nice crossbow, they're fun to shoot with.

rockstar143

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and I had to fkng google how to spell Medieval btw...

Fk...it's not MID EVIL!

Thanks, Maj...I'll let him know my internet brosefs say HBD!

GKinColo08TL

The Rockstar moniker is fitting!

Majofo

My MIL turns 69 soon. I was telling the wife to talk to her sister and be like.. how old is mom.. Joe says 70 but I want to say 68.. between 68 and 70.

Then buy mom some vulgar 69 shirt.

GKinColo08TL

That's funny as hell Maj

Majofo

Is that your mom in the first pic J?