The 3G Ramblings & General Discussion Thread (V)
10-04-2016, 11:18 AM
Team Owner
10-04-2016, 11:19 AM
Chapter Leader (Southern Region)
Exactly.. Buttfuckville, SC
He's a lamefish getting railed by some hillbillies right about now.. line around the barn, up the dirt road, all the way out to the gas station by the town's only traffic light.
He's a lamefish getting railed by some hillbillies right about now.. line around the barn, up the dirt road, all the way out to the gas station by the town's only traffic light.
10-04-2016, 11:20 AM
Team Owner
i called a local recommendation from Travis (NBP Baller) and the dude says $85 an hour labor. so gonna price it out and see how it compares to the other shop i was using. i might just use him for valve adjustment at least.
i really wanna send the wife and kiddos to grandmas in houston for a week and just potter around on the car....mid life crisis i guess....turning 35 will do that! lol! just kidding, id miss my family too much! after 1 day id be like screw it, go buy a ton of hotwheels and drive to Houston!
i really wanna send the wife and kiddos to grandmas in houston for a week and just potter around on the car....mid life crisis i guess....turning 35 will do that! lol! just kidding, id miss my family too much! after 1 day id be like screw it, go buy a ton of hotwheels and drive to Houston!
10-04-2016, 11:20 AM
Team Owner
10-04-2016, 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Majofo
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10-04-2016, 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by TacoBello
That's his dream vacation!
Originally Posted by Majofo
Exactly.. Buttfuckville, SC
He's a lamefish getting railed by some hillbillies right about now.. line around the barn, up the dirt road, all the way out to the gas station by the town's only traffic light.
He's a lamefish getting railed by some hillbillies right about now.. line around the barn, up the dirt road, all the way out to the gas station by the town's only traffic light.
10-04-2016, 12:27 PM
Drifting
i figure ok you are going to have half the engine apart already, can you go ahead and replace the oil pump seal for a $2 part and maybe 1 hour extra labor, and shops are like nope, even though they have to strip it down just the same for the water pump as for the oil pump....grrr.
10-04-2016, 12:47 PM
I'm not in the mood for this hurricane prep.
10-04-2016, 12:48 PM
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see and thats my issue,
i figure ok you are going to have half the engine apart already, can you go ahead and replace the oil pump seal for a $2 part and maybe 1 hour extra labor, and shops are like nope, even though they have to strip it down just the same for the water pump as for the oil pump....grrr.
i figure ok you are going to have half the engine apart already, can you go ahead and replace the oil pump seal for a $2 part and maybe 1 hour extra labor, and shops are like nope, even though they have to strip it down just the same for the water pump as for the oil pump....grrr.
it's not an unreasonable request and you're not asking for it for free.
10-04-2016, 12:48 PM
afternoon sloots!
10-04-2016, 12:56 PM
Chapter Leader (Southern Region)
10-04-2016, 12:57 PM
Chapter Leader (Southern Region)
Maybe popping the crank pulley off gives them a bit more clearance, but it really doesn't take much time off of it.
also.. they should be charging 0.5 hours to do the seal.
10-04-2016, 01:01 PM
unless you're a retard and it takes you 3 tries and 2 days to get the valve seal done properly.
10-04-2016, 01:02 PM
Chapter Leader (Southern Region)
Ulster.. you can do both, just need the right set of tools and the right mindset.
Working on cars is just a battle of patience. Many frustrations go with the territory, you just need to be able to separate from them and soldier through it.
Right tools makes a big difference. You could honestly knock out the timing belt in 4-6 hours and valve adjustment in 2-3 hours.
Any extra time is filled with cleaning shit up, blowing off steam, swearing, being lazy, self-doubt, and generally being a pussy.
Working on cars is just a battle of patience. Many frustrations go with the territory, you just need to be able to separate from them and soldier through it.
Right tools makes a big difference. You could honestly knock out the timing belt in 4-6 hours and valve adjustment in 2-3 hours.
Any extra time is filled with cleaning shit up, blowing off steam, swearing, being lazy, self-doubt, and generally being a pussy.
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TacoBello (10-04-2016)
10-04-2016, 01:03 PM
Chapter Leader (Southern Region)
10-04-2016, 01:08 PM
honestly, if I were doing it again, I'd do the valve adjustment at the same time although overall since it was my first time on either...it felt daunting.
but removing intake and valve covers made it so much easier to get to the spark plugs etc too...
i didn't have a kid and could drive the S2000 to work so that took all the stress out of the equation.
but removing intake and valve covers made it so much easier to get to the spark plugs etc too...
i didn't have a kid and could drive the S2000 to work so that took all the stress out of the equation.
10-04-2016, 01:27 PM
Drifting
how they not related? everywhere i read when it comes to either resealing or replacing the oil pump they mention going through the same steps as the TB replacement, i got a quote from the stealership who "found" the oil leak of $1617.66 to "Reseal/Build Oil Pump"
10-04-2016, 01:44 PM
Chapter Leader (Southern Region)
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10-04-2016, 01:44 PM
Juicy J, you aint bout dat gun play
10-04-2016, 01:45 PM
Team Owner
10-04-2016, 01:45 PM
when you hea dat choppa, you gon lay it down
10-04-2016, 01:45 PM
when you hea dat choppa, get yo head down
10-04-2016, 01:48 PM
Chapter Leader (Southern Region)
Most leaks are from the vtec solenoid gasket or relating solenoid o-rings.. depending on miles.. next leak point is the crankshaft gasket.
Last is the oil pump. Easiest thing you can do is clean everything down with brake spray and then dust it down with athlete's foot spray or some form of powder.
Run the car on blocks and see if you can pinpoint the leak.
10-04-2016, 01:49 PM
It's my experience that it's not really the oil pump leaking.. if it really was the oil pump, then yes, they shouldn't stack hours on you
Most leaks are from the vtec solenoid gasket or relating solenoid o-rings.. depending on miles.. next leak point is the crankshaft gasket.
Last is the oil pump. Easiest thing you can do is clean everything down with brake spray and then dust it down with athlete's foot spray or some form of powder. Run the car on blocks and see if you can pinpoint the leak.
Most leaks are from the vtec solenoid gasket or relating solenoid o-rings.. depending on miles.. next leak point is the crankshaft gasket.
Last is the oil pump. Easiest thing you can do is clean everything down with brake spray and then dust it down with athlete's foot spray or some form of powder. Run the car on blocks and see if you can pinpoint the leak.
10-04-2016, 01:50 PM
i broke the engine
10-04-2016, 01:50 PM
Chapter Leader (Southern Region)
10-04-2016, 01:52 PM
Chapter Leader (Southern Region)
10-04-2016, 01:52 PM
Chapter Leader (Southern Region)
Now if you do long OCIs and have a leak.. well.. maybe do conservative OCI instead.
10-04-2016, 01:57 PM
I tried to be a cool mechanic with tips and tricks and instead of taking off the TB covers, I finessed them out. only thing is, it damaged the covers.
so, the oil leak would fling upwards and I was super scared that it would get into the TB area. make the belt slip, then damage the engine...
but I did that anyway.
10-04-2016, 01:59 PM
Chapter Leader (Southern Region)
Hey Justn, remember when you got your ratchet stuck
Me neither
Me neither
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TacoBello (10-04-2016)
10-04-2016, 01:59 PM
now, new engine with new covers. so i dont care if it has a minor leak
10-04-2016, 01:59 PM
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TacoBello (10-04-2016)
10-04-2016, 02:04 PM
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10-04-2016, 02:05 PM
on my birthday, i decided to troubleshoot the leak
forgot to install something, and BOOM
because the leak only happened with pressure. only when the car was on, it leaked. so i went to go look for leak.
but forgot to installl the crank pulley pin
went to start her up, and at that EXACT moment, I knew I fucked up
10-04-2016, 02:06 PM
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10-04-2016, 02:08 PM
Team Owner
on my birthday, i decided to troubleshoot the leak
forgot to install something, and BOOM
because the leak only happened with pressure. only when the car was on, it leaked. so i went to go look for leak.
but forgot to installl the crank pulley pin
went to start her up, and at that EXACT moment, I knew I fucked up
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justnspace (10-04-2016)
10-04-2016, 02:09 PM