General vehicle thread

[Linkless]

DSG has a plug on the drain. But there is also a tube under the plug. You need to remove the tube in order to drain the fluid. I forgot to remove the tube. Then after filling about a quart of new fluid my brain said: "this is all wrong". So removed tube, drained, and then I luckily had a spare dsg fluid kit. Ordered one from FCP and then someone wanted $50 for a VW OE kit and I picked it up. Pentosin is the makers of the fluid for VW per internet. So I ran 5 quarts of VW, and half a quart of Pentosin. Pentosin looked and smelled identical, so fairly sure that might be right.
If you are ok running Pentosin in your DSG I got 5 quarts I can run you a deal on. Also have the 6spd filter from FCP, but that says "O.E." something. From FCP it sounded like it was OE, not a company calling itself OE. So not sure about that thing.

Right after fluid change the gears started grabbing during the warm up. So something changed, and I suspect the better shear and lower filter back pressure were throwing the trans off. After warm up and a few more stationary shifts it calmed down, and feels? better now.

You got vcds or something else?

Mine looks to be completely different in the fact the pan has to come off to change the internal filter. Double bonus if having an external filter as well. I have had my vcds forevere, got it for my 2001 S4 initially. I am not seeing the Pentosin listed in any of the kits for my car so i think I will pass but appreciate the offer.

[ray1970]

I haven't known any junkyard to allow jacks to be used. Guess they do not want people dropping things on themselves. You have to use their pickers and such.

Well, I guess that makes sense to limit liability or whatever.

Fairly certain in the 1980?s I used a jack but that was different times for sure.

Probably haven?t pulled anything other than a couple of body parts in the last thirty years or so.

[Erni]

Does anyone have a 4x4/offroad shop in the Longmontish area they can recomend?
I got some questions about leveling or slightly raising my suburban that I cant settle on.

I did figure out that I like my Suburban enough to not replace it with something smaller more offroady.

[Irving]

What are your questions?

[hurley842002]

Does anyone have a 4x4/offroad shop in the Longmontish area they can recomend?
I got some questions about leveling or slightly raising my suburban that I cant settle on.

I did figure out that I like my Suburban enough to not replace it with something smaller more offroady.

There is some extensive knowledge between several of the members here, that likely goes well beyond the very basic information you are seeking in regards to suspension leveling. Ask your questions, perhaps someone has an answer that will safe you time and possibly money.

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[brutal]

Neat toy

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[ray1970]

Not sure if it necessarily counts as anything vehicle related but I stumbled across a few YouTube videos of people building drift trikes and it looked like a lot of fun. Definitely something I have no business doing but the temptation is there.

[Irving]

Wait till you see people putting litter bike engines into lawn tractors or snowmobile engines into single seat go-karts.

[ChickNorris]

Not sure if it necessarily counts as anything vehicle related but I stumbled across a few YouTube videos of people building drift trikes and it looked like a lot of fun. Definitely something I have no business doing but the temptation is there.

I have 2 drift trikes. Neener.

[ray1970]

I got to ride a buddy's home built go cart with a 600 street bike engine once. It was stupid fun.

The thing I also liked about the drift trike builds was it seemed like you could build one for peanuts. Most of the gas powered ones looked to be using some sort of cheap, Chinese dirt bike engines. One guy did a sweet electric build that would make Jer proud.