General vehicle thread

[brutal]

Some people who go 10K don't change their filter somewhere in between that. I'm old school and with dino still do 3-4k tops. If i ran straight syn that long between changes, i'd do oil filters @ the 5 k mark.

I change my filter at every oil change. 10K for the turbo car on M1, twice a year for the CTD on Dino Rotella.

Fuel filter (diesel) once a year. I've seen people go years without changing their fuel filter and they're usually the ones crying about their high pressure pump taking a shit.

Use a local wrench to maintain the Audi, not even sure WTF he does besides fixing broke shit and oil changes, I trust him to do me right (family friend).

[ChadAmberg]

Damn dealer service tech idiots that can't even read. 9 months ago got a 150k "change all my fluids" service to reset the clock on everything. Just long enough later that I didn't think it was related, started getting a low speed vibration on the truck, mostly when turning like pulling out of the driveway. Been annoying trying to figure it out. Wheel bearing? U-Joints? Something even more expensive and pain in the ass?

Took a chance today and completely redrained and filled the rear diff, making sure to use the right oil. And it's now running smooth as silk again.

Seems that when they changed out the oil in the rear differential, the dealer service tech didn't know that my Tacoma Sport came with a limited slip differential, and needed the friction modifier added, even though they work on how many Tacomas each day? I mean, the big f*cking sticker about an inch away from the fill hole, only tells them the right stuff to use even.

[ray1970]

With all of this talk about oil I can?t be the only one wondering how often Jer changes his in the Tesla.

[MrPrena]

I just did the 722.9 Transmission service.
It was horrible.

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1. damn gasket moved un-noticeably little while installing. I already put the fluid in. Had to take the pan out laying upside-down, while fluid was in there. Reinsert the pan, and screw that while holding the pan w/ 4-5qt of ATF134. Spilled some on my face, and my hair.
2. They pan screw needed to be set at 4N-m (35in-lb or 4ft-lb) of torque. The damn screw broke twice while installing w/ torque wrench. It was made to break even little bit more of a torque (known to break even at slightly higher torque part # ELR-896000).
I had to use 2 previous screws.

3. The cheap OBD II reader would NOT read the ATF temperatures. It had to be at 45C to see the correct volume of the fluid. So, I had to goto Harbor Freight tools and had to get an infrared temp reader.

4. I had to fill (and refill) under the vehicle while car was running. Glad that my arm didn't get burned by exhaust or catalytic.

5. I had to shampoo my hair 3 times after the job was done. Each 3 times, I had to let shampoo stay on my hair for about 2-3min each.
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[OtterbatHellcat]

Welcome to tasting/wearing automotive fluids and/or caustic cleaners.

It gets much more fun when it happens at operating temperature.

[ray1970]

FYI- 4Nm does equal about 35 inch lbs.

35 inch lbs does not equal 4 ft lbs.

35 inch pounds is less than half a foot pound of torque.

If you were tightening those little bolts to 4 ft lbs you were going about 8x over specs.

[ray1970]

Sorry. Early morning math sucks.

Still, 4Nm doesn?t equate to 4 ft lbs no matter how the math works.

If you were torqueing those little fasteners to 4Nm or 35 inch lbs you were golden. If you were going with 4 ft lbs then that?s likely why a couple of them broke.

[Erni]

4Nm is tiny. I think the gun scope torque wrench goes that low.
35 inlb is about right.

And the oil at temp thing is anoying no matter what.

[SideShow Bob]

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I just did the 722.9 Transmission service.
It was horrible.

5. I had to shampoo my hair 3 times after the job was done. Each 3 times, I had to let shampoo stay on my hair for about 2-3min each.
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If you were thorough in reading the instructions on the shampoo, it says ? Lather, let stand 5 minutes, rinse and repeat.........

[Gman]

If you were thorough in reading the instructions on the shampoo, it says ? Lather, let stand 5 minutes, rinse and repeat.........

That could waste an entire day in the shower, depending on the size of the bottle.