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Check your engine oil level
(2009-04-05 16:29:16)
Ijustdidoilchangeononeofmycars(about10minutesusingsuck-outmethodtogetitdone).Inoticedthebigprintsonengineoilcap"Tovoidenginedamagemustnotexceedmax".Iwaswonderinghowmanypeoplepaidattentiontoit.
Ifyourengineoilishigh,eitherbysucking-outordrainingit,makesuregetthelevelright.Believeitornot,ifyoucan'tmakeitinbetweenMinandMax,slightlylowerisbetterthanslightlyhigher.Foamingisanenemytoengine...[阅读全文]
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Audio: American Accent
(2009-04-05 07:16:26)
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Here is a general guideline
(2009-03-09 19:07:28)
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1)whattobuyisbasedonwhatkindofcar(s)youhave-ifyourcar(s)isagermanorasianmade,you'llneedasetoftoolsinmetricsystem;ifyoursisanamericanone,you'llneedasetinASE.
ThefollowingrecommendationsarebasedonmyassumptionthatyouarehavingaJapanesecar:
(2)sockets:
-asetofregularsocketin3/8"drive:
from12mmto19mm(n...[阅读全文]
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doing oil change yourself, not because you\'re cheap
(2009-03-01 06:46:47)
somepeoplesaythatoilchangeatdealersorshopsischeapnowadays,whybothertochangeityourself?well,onereason-atleastyouknowwhat'sbeingdonetoyourcarwhenyoudoityourself,ofcourse,youneedtoknowwhatyouaredoing...
afriendofminehadalwaysbeenhavinghiscarservicedatthesamedealersincenew,andaftersomemiles,suddenlythetransmissionwouldnotshiftcorrectlyandthedealertoldhimit'sbecausesomegritgotintothetransandwanteda...[阅读全文]
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Yesterday I snagged this one
(2009-02-24 11:45:48)

Isawthis caroncraigslist inmyareacoupledaysago,a96MercedesE300diesel,with109kmiontheclock(foradiesel,it'sveryyoung) froma privateparty.  Byphotositappearedtobesupercleanandpricewasfairlyright. OnthispastSundayafternoon Iwenttotakealook,indeedasitsaidonad,fabulousinsideout,drivingwassmoothlikeanew. OnthespotIdecidedtotakeit butbankswereallclosedat...[阅读全文]
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ZT: 08美国点击率最高的图片
(2009-02-16 17:50:57)
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Yes, 车冷胎压和热胎压要差很大, about 5 PSI
(2009-01-29 14:28:11)
Thenominalpsilabelledontiresorcardoorsreferredtocold.Youshouldpumpupthetireswhenthecarhasnotbeendrivenforatleast1hourinwinter(insummeritcouldbemuchlonger);basicallyitmeanswhentiretemperatureisthesameofthatinambience,ideallyinearlymorning.
Bytheway,beawareofthefollowingfactors:
(1)AlwayscheckmaxPSIforeachtirebeforepumping.Sometimestiresmaybechangedduetoflatorothercauses.
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When DIY, recommend to use quality oil
(2009-01-29 12:39:51)
Oilisoneofmostimportantconsumblesduringtheentirelifeofacar.
OnecansavemoneybydrivingacarwithoutCDchanger,nosunroof,butdon'tsavemoneyonoil-itdirectlyaffectsthelongivityofengine.Myrecommendationsare:
(1)Followusermanual.Ifitspecifiesthetypeofoiltobeused,makeeveryefforttogetit,eventhoughthatmeanssometimesyoumightneedtospendmoremoney.
(2)Ifnospecificationofoilonthemanual,buyqualityoil,like...[阅读全文]
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Mission accomplished - changed motor mounts
(2009-01-18 14:18:21)
Since3monthsagoIhavehadafeelingthatmy300SDLenginemountsmustbedeadbecauseastrikingsoundcouldbeheardwhendrivingontheroadinlowrpm.OnetimeItriedtoloosethemountssotoseehowbadtheywere,andfoundoneofallenboltswasstripped,Iknewitmightbehardtotakeitout.
Thisweekendisalongone,soIthoughtitmightbeagoodtimetodoit-incaseIneedparts,ifgeneralpartsstoresdon'tcarrythem,atleastIcangogetthemfromdealeronMonday.On...[阅读全文]
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回复：问一个WINDSHIELD WASHER TANK 的问题
(2009-01-12 13:34:51)
Atthebottomofwindshieldfluidreservoir,thereisapumpwithahosecomingoutleadingtoaYspliterwheretwohosesconnectingtonuzzles.Premiumcarshavealevelsensornormallyaffixedtothetopofthereservoir.
Iamnotsurehowoldyourcarisandwhatmake/modelis.Itendtobelievethatit'sveryraretheywouldtouchthebottomhosetodoregularservices;rather,theywouldcheckthelevelfromtopandfillituptotheproperlevelifit'slow.AND,noramllyarep...[阅读全文]
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