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Post by chaospouch on Jun 14, 2023 19:43:47 GMT -5
I may have mentioned this at some point, but just as valuable as the actual changing of the oil itself is having a mechanic have eyes and hands on your car a few times a year. I catch things while doing maintenance all the time that would grow into expensive and/or dangerous problems if left unattended. Service schedules are always a rough guide because the timing of "when" things need to be done is dependent on a lot of complex factors. But I would stick to the tried and true schedule of 3k for conventional oil and 5/6k for synthetic. From the car's standpoint, you can't "overdo" oil changes, but you can definitely, definitely "underdo" them. but you absolutely can over-do oil changes especially on a diesel motor. if you’re changing it too soon the oil never hits the proper break in and viscosity and you’ll damage the motor You rollin coal br0
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Post by lilpat on Jun 14, 2023 19:52:18 GMT -5
yeah my normal ‘13 hyundai sonata is definitely a couple thousand miles overdue
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Post by pbcookies on Jun 14, 2023 19:53:40 GMT -5
as always, I encourage people to take random anecdotal advice from the peanut gallery and from google if it makes you happy, but I live by the adage "I could get a good look at a t bone steak by sticking my head up a bull's ass, but I'd rather take a butcher's word for it"
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Post by tandoori jones on Jun 14, 2023 20:08:47 GMT -5
as always, I encourage people to take random anecdotal advice from the peanut gallery and from google if it makes you happy, but I live by the adage "I could get a good look at a t bone steak by sticking my head up a bull's ass, but I'd rather take a butcher's word for it" you can also google to find out how racist the term “peanut gallery” is
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Post by pbcookies on Jun 14, 2023 20:10:30 GMT -5
as always, I encourage people to take random anecdotal advice from the peanut gallery and from google if it makes you happy, but I live by the adage "I could get a good look at a t bone steak by sticking my head up a bull's ass, but I'd rather take a butcher's word for it" you can also google to find out how racist the term “peanut gallery” is I can see you're in a mood so I'll let you have the run of the thread for tonight
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Post by stephanie on Jun 15, 2023 16:25:40 GMT -5
i might be hard rocking as i just bought a 2023 jetta sport.
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Post by 𝕄𝔼👁𝕎𝔽𝕌ℕℂ𝕋𝕀👁ℕ on Jun 18, 2023 20:01:16 GMT -5
i just changed the battery in my car in the walmart parking lot and i think i did a pretty good job despite the lack of proper tools and that i chipped like 3 nails. should i become a quirked up grease monkey?
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Post by Mr. Dingle Foot on Jun 18, 2023 23:43:50 GMT -5
What's the most consistent lil-pp car you work on, Mr. Cookies?
Gotta be a Porsche, right?
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Post by antipasto on Jun 19, 2023 7:58:03 GMT -5
I had the vibrating Subaru in the selfie thread, just wanted to let everyone know it was a worn control arm bushing and it was covered under my warranty 😎
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Post by Mr. Dingle Foot on Jun 19, 2023 7:58:05 GMT -5
That doesn't seem to be the case here. We recently moved to a new neighborhood and it's a mixture between old rich dudes and early 30 professional dudes.
Also, my dad had a porche 911 and he was a dick (I assume a lil pp), so this may just be major projection.
Lifted trucks are just try-hards, not the kinda dude I'm trying to get at.
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Post by Pat on Jun 19, 2023 7:58:59 GMT -5
not the kinda dude I'm trying to get at.
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Post by Perm’d by God on Jun 19, 2023 8:50:58 GMT -5
What’s the pbcookies take on EVs? I’m curious.
I know pat is tempted to make some reddit ass comment and I just want to remind him that he has his own thread where people can ask him things.
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Post by codync on Jun 19, 2023 9:02:12 GMT -5
i just changed the battery in my car in the walmart parking lot and i think i did a pretty good job despite the lack of proper tools and that i chipped like 3 nails. should i become a quirked up grease monkey?
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Post by pbcookies on Jun 19, 2023 17:41:33 GMT -5
What's the most consistent lil-pp car you work on, Mr. Cookies? Gotta be a Porsche, right? Had a good long think about this today and yeah, pretty much. Them and Corvette owners, pretty much the same dudes. Just staring at you through the window for a solid hour while you do a damn brake job. No chill
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Post by pbcookies on Jun 19, 2023 17:42:17 GMT -5
What’s the pbcookies take on EVs? I’m curious. I know pat is tempted to make some reddit ass comment and I just want to remind him that he has his own thread where people can ask him things. My personal apinion on EVs is that they are cars that run on electricity instead of gasoline
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Post by antipasto on Jun 19, 2023 18:01:06 GMT -5
While I was filling up today, the guy at the pump ahead of me had his corvette blasting the weeknd while pumping gas, was taking photos of his car, and had the door wide open so no one could even get past him. Insane
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Post by 𝕄𝔼👁𝕎𝔽𝕌ℕℂ𝕋𝕀👁ℕ on Jun 19, 2023 18:04:35 GMT -5
the number of people i see leaving their car running while pumping gas these days is insane
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Post by pbcookies on Jun 19, 2023 18:09:27 GMT -5
Was trying to chase down a fuel system problem on a '69 Firebird 400 today, which involved test driving it several times. Never felt more like a local celebrity. People were going apeshit over it
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Post by tandoori jones on Jun 19, 2023 18:44:23 GMT -5
Was trying to chase down a fuel system problem on a '69 Firebird 400 today, which involved test driving it several times. Never felt more like a local celebrity. People were going apeshit over it problem is it was made to run leaded gas. now pay me
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Post by pbcookies on Jun 21, 2023 21:45:25 GMT -5
watched Fast X tonight and learned so much about cars wow
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Post by concealer on Jun 21, 2023 21:54:12 GMT -5
I just dropped my car off at my shop for an oil change and just clicked that the place is called “The Fix Car Care Clinic” and all I could think of was PB “I fix car”
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Post by nastyy on Jun 22, 2023 11:14:20 GMT -5
fuck it, another oil change question for the King -
I got my last oil change in December, synthetic oil. I get a call from the dealership saying it's time for an oil change based on their records. I've only driven 2,500-3,000 miles. and the "oil life" gauge says i'm at 60%.
Do i still take it in? I was planning to since it had been about a half year, but figured I would ask anyway cause BIL and i respect pbcookies' garage
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Post by nastyy on Jun 22, 2023 11:18:09 GMT -5
lol the second i posted that my girl called me and told me we have a flat so i guess i'm taking it in regardless
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Post by concealer on Jun 22, 2023 11:23:58 GMT -5
I have a tire shop at the end of my block and it’s owned/run by a 70 year old Iranian guy named Kaz who’s 5 ft tall and has an office covered in Elvis memorabilia. For years the side yard of the tire shop had a mini horse he rescued from a circus that we’d say hello to everyday (he moved it l recently bc neighborhood kids kept feeding him bad stuff). He also has a ton of rescue peacocks and chickens and other random animals and gave my wife a fresh dozen eggs when she got her flat fixed the other day. Might be the coolest dude I’ve ever met. There’s an article about him/the horse too archive.is/akp5j
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Post by tandoori jones on Jun 22, 2023 11:36:04 GMT -5
I have a tire shop at the end of my block and it’s owned/run by a 70 year old Iranian guy named Kaz who’s 5 ft tall and has an office covered in Elvis memorabilia. For years the side yard of the tire shop had a mini horse he rescued from a circus that we’d say hello to everyday (he moved it l recently bc neighborhood kids kept feeding him bad stuff). He also has a ton of rescue peacocks and chickens and other random animals and gave my wife a fresh dozen eggs when she got her flat fixed the other day. Might be the coolest dude I’ve ever met. There’s an article about him/the horse too archive.is/akp5jBig Kaz is 5 feet tall AND YOU CANT TEACH THAT
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Post by landoftalk on Jun 22, 2023 12:46:36 GMT -5
Okay so when I turn left my dash goes DING like a lights coming on but there’s no light and then my turn signal goes crazy lmao it blinks like 2x as fast.
At first I thought maybe it was indicating my light was out so I turned on the signal and got out but it seems perfectly fine?
Should I take it in lmao I reallllly don’t want to 😂
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Post by pbcookies on Jun 22, 2023 17:19:25 GMT -5
fuck it, another oil change question for the King - I got my last oil change in December, synthetic oil. I get a call from the dealership saying it's time for an oil change based on their records. I've only driven 2,500-3,000 miles. and the "oil life" gauge says i'm at 60%. Do i still take it in? I was planning to since it had been about a half year, but figured I would ask anyway cause BIL and i respect pbcookies' garage Yeah I assume they're calling because it's been 6 months, not because of the mileage. Is 2.5-3k per 6 months about normal for you? I'd say it's good to go in a couple times a year just to have someone take a look at it, but especially with full syn I wouldn't worry too much about the 6 month duration when it comes to the oil itself. Mileage probably much more important in that case.
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Post by pbcookies on Jun 22, 2023 17:21:58 GMT -5
Okay so when I turn left my dash goes DING like a lights coming on but there’s no light and then my turn signal goes crazy lmao it blinks like 2x as fast. At first I thought maybe it was indicating my light was out so I turned on the signal and got out but it seems perfectly fine? Should I take it in lmao I reallllly don’t want to 😂 You have the most extraordinarily unique problems. Jeep, right? I see bad multifunction switches on Chrysler products frequently. That may be what's happening, although I'd have to see it. I would get it checked out, just because I'm concerned it may affect the functioning of your turn signals, which could be a safety issue
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Post by nastyy on Jun 22, 2023 17:34:45 GMT -5
fuck it, another oil change question for the King - I got my last oil change in December, synthetic oil. I get a call from the dealership saying it's time for an oil change based on their records. I've only driven 2,500-3,000 miles. and the "oil life" gauge says i'm at 60%. Do i still take it in? I was planning to since it had been about a half year, but figured I would ask anyway cause BIL and i respect pbcookies' garage Yeah I assume they're calling because it's been 6 months, not because of the mileage. Is 2.5-3k per 6 months about normal for you? I'd say it's good to go in a couple times a year just to have someone take a look at it, but especially with full syn I wouldn't worry too much about the 6 month duration when it comes to the oil itself. Mileage probably much more important in that case. ya that’s standard for me/us, I WFH and my girl only commutes 35 miles round trip 2-3 a week, so mileage is generally low. Based on your previous responses in the thread, I figured you would answer how you did and I am going to heed your suggestion. Thank you pb
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Post by landoftalk on Jun 22, 2023 17:38:09 GMT -5
Okay so when I turn left my dash goes DING like a lights coming on but there’s no light and then my turn signal goes crazy lmao it blinks like 2x as fast. At first I thought maybe it was indicating my light was out so I turned on the signal and got out but it seems perfectly fine? Should I take it in lmao I reallllly don’t want to 😂 You have the most extraordinarily unique problems. Jeep, right? I see bad multifunction switches on Chrysler products frequently. That may be what's happening, although I'd have to see it. I would get it checked out, just because I'm concerned it may affect the functioning of your turn signals, which could be a safety issue Hahaha i swear to god I’m just cursed. OK THANK U I’ll take it in next week 😑🥲 Appreciate uuuuuu 🧡
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