Show Your Car and Car Discussion Thread

[Sir Beregond]

3 hours ago, Alex said:

M105 / M205 are the go-to compound/polish for good value for money. Otherwise CarPro has some great products, but they are more pricey. For a DA polisher Griot's make some great stuff for a decent price.

M105 and M205 is exactly what I have, but right now just using a cheap DA I got at Harbor Freight. I might upgrade one day, but its good enough for my use as a casual for now.

[tictoc]

Current state of affairs on the STi.

 

 

The mess on the old block was from a power steering pump leak, that started about a year ago, that I never fixed. 

 

IHI VF48 Hi Flow ported/polished, with billet wheel, and ceramic coated hot side.

 

I'm just waiting to get my decked and rebuilt heads back from the shop, and then I'll be able to put the top end back together and get her back on the road. 

 

[Sir Beregond]

Did both my oil change and did a slightly overdue transmission fluid drain and fill today. Managed to get 4 quarts drained from the transmission. Happened to buy 4 quarts since I usually get around 3.5-3.7 quarts drained, so good thing it didn't drain more than that lol.

[Storm-Chaser]

On 22/10/2022 at 20:44, tictoc said:

IHI VF48 Hi Flow ported/polished, with billet wheel, and ceramic coated hot side.

Somebody is doing it RIGHT!

 

 

[J7SC_Orion]

...I leave my car to build up a protective layer of dirt...especially useful as we're nearing the winter, besides, it looks like one of those new 'flat' wraps. Also, we finally got some colder temps and rain, and I took the long way home from the store - looks like some folks went straight to Christmas decoration this weekend, while others are still doing the Halloween thing. 

[The Pook]

On 02/10/2022 at 18:37, The Pook said:

 

Address 01: Engine (J623-CKRA)       Labels:. 03L-906-022-CFC.clb
   Component: R4 2.0l TDI
   Revision: 71H20

3 Faults Found:

18623 - NOx Sensor 1 Bank 1
          P2201 00 [232] - Implausible Signal
          MIL ON - Intermittent - Confirmed - Tested Since Memory Clear
             Freeze Frame:
                    Fault Status: 00000001
                    Fault Priority: 2
                    Fault Frequency: 7
                    Mileage: 99088 km
                    Date: 2022.08.29
                    Time: 12:27:51

                    Engine RPM: 0.00 /min
                    Normed load value: 0.0 %
                    Vehicle speed: 0 km/h
                    Coolant temperature: 93 °C
                    Intake air temperature: 27 °C
                    Ambient air pressure: 990 mbar
                    Voltage terminal 30: 12.540 V
                    Unlearning counter according OBD: 40
                    Air mass: actual value (mg/stroke): 0.0 mg/stroke
                    Mean injection quantity: 0.00 mg/stroke
                    EGR Vacuum Regulator Solen.val.: activation: 100.00 %
                    NOx Emission NOx Sensor: 0 ppm
                    Air mass to enable NOx sensor 1 offset test: 0.0 g
                    Calculated efficiency of NOx conversion: 0.950

18638 - NOx Sensor 1 Bank 1
          P2201 00 [096] - Implausible Signal
          Intermittent - Not Confirmed - Tested Since Memory Clear

15733 - SCR NOx Catalyst Bank 1
          P20EE 00 [096] - Efficiency too Low
          Intermittent - Not Confirmed - Tested Since Memory Clear

Readiness: 1 1 0 0 0

 

not sure why it says 8/29 because the CEL didn't come up until today. I cleared it and went on a ~10 mile drive and it didn't pop back up, hoping it was just a car fart.

supposedly it's covered under dieselgate but internet wisdom says that getting VW to honor it is a PITA though

 

I took the sensor out and cleaned it and was good for a couple weeks but it came back today.

 

VW replaced the sensor and module for free and gave me a loaner GLI for a couple hours  

 

[Sir Beregond]

Well washed the car and was going to put a sealant on when I got home, but then the wind kicked up something fierce and it got very dusty again, so decided well will take it sometime this week to rinse off again and do this properly.

 

Then a bird decided to disrespect my hood today. Sigh. Had to get that off quick.

[The Pook]

P244 instead of P2201 this time. still DPF related but they can't squeeze me in until Monday  

 

trying to do some mental gymnastics to justify doing a DPF delete + tune rather than getting it fixed for free under the extended emission warranty ¯\(ツ)/¯

 

 

 

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1 Fault Found:

11190 - Exhaust Gas Temp. Bank 1 too Low for Particle Filter Regeneration

          P244C 00 [175] - -

          MIL ON - Confirmed - Tested Since Memory Clear

             Freeze Frame:

                    Fault Status: 00000001

                    Fault Priority: 2

                    Fault Frequency: 1

                    Mileage: 100787 km

                    Date: 2022.11.04

                    Time: 11:26:19

 

                    Engine RPM: 1773.50 /min

                    Normed load value: 40.4 %

                    Vehicle speed: 77 km/h

                    Coolant temperature: 97 °C

                    Intake air temperature: 28 °C

                    Ambient air pressure: 1000 mbar

                    Voltage terminal 30: 14.200 V

                    Unlearning counter according OBD: 40

                    Engine torque: 93.9 Nm

                    Current operating mode_2-Bits 0-7: 0

                    Current operating mode_2-Bits 0-7: 2

                    Current operating mode_2-Bits 0-7: 5

                    Current operating mode_2-Bits 0-7: 0

                    Exhaust gas temperature sensor 3: 594.1 °C

                    Exhaust gas temperature sensor 4: 715.8 °C

                    Exhaust gas temperature sensor 1: 627.3 °C

                    Injection release status-Bits 0-7: 62

 

Readiness: 1 1 0 0 0

 

 

[tictoc]

On 22/10/2022 at 18:44, tictoc said:

 

IHI VF48 Hi Flow ported/polished, with billet wheel, and ceramic coated hot side.

 

I'm just waiting to get my decked and rebuilt heads back from the shop, and then I'll be able to put the top end back together and get her back on the road. 

 

 

Decided to add 5 HP to the turbo while I'm waiting to get the heads back, which is supposed to happen this week. 

 

[EHW Ai]

^Painting it red added 5HP? 

[Fluxmaven]

Yes

[tictoc]

19 hours ago, iamjanco said:

^Painting it red added 5HP? 

 

19 hours ago, Fluxmaven said:

Yes

 

It is kind of a bright red so... Maybe 10HP. 

[Bastiaan_NL]

Sadly no sparkles, missed opportunity

Looks cool hot though

Edited November 14, 2022 by Bastiaan_NL

[Diffident]

I'm sure adding RGB would have given you 15HP.

[bonami2]

First picture of myself here. 5 Years ago. A real Police Pack v6 rwd 

 

 

 

[J7SC_Orion]

29 minutes ago, bonami2 said:

First picture of myself here. 5 Years ago. A real Police Pack v6 rwd 

 

 

 

 

   
...I snuck by at very high speed when you were at the doughnut place   ...c'est la vie

 

 

 

Edited December 8, 2022 by J7SC_Orion

[bonami2]

1 minute ago, J7SC_Orion said:

 

   
...I snuck by at very high speed when you were at the doughnut place   ...c'est la vie

 

 

 

Ah well not my fault Tim Horton are everywhere 

[J7SC_Orion]

8 minutes ago, bonami2 said:

Ah well not my fault Tim Horton are everywhere 

 

...no joke, no embellishment  ...back in the day, I put up a 'run'  from Vancouver to Whistler in a modded C4 'Vette at 48 min flat at just past 5 am...in those days, I worked for the feds as an economist, and I knew from a buddy who worked for the RCMP computer department that between 4.30 am and 5.30 am, the RCMP shift change was happening, and they were all at the Tim Hortons in Squamish...

[bonami2]

2 minutes ago, J7SC_Orion said:

 

...no joke, no embellishment  ...back in the day, I put up a 'run'  from Vancouver to Whistler in a modded C4 'Vette at 48 min flat at just past 5 am...in those days, I worked for the feds as an economist, and I knew from a buddy who worked for the RCMP computer department that between 4.30 am and 5.30 am, the RCMP shift change was happening, and they were all at the Tim Hortons in Squamish...

Haha yea. It like montreal. They have like 4 highways patrol max. Not supposed to know this .

 

 

[J7SC_Orion]

32 minutes ago, bonami2 said:

Haha yea. It like montreal. They have like 4 highways patrol max. Not supposed to know this .

 

 

  

I have very fond memories of Old Montreal during reading breaks at university...there was than one issue though of police pursuit, but all is well that ended well... 

[J7SC_Orion]

@Bastiaan_NL @bonami2 & Co

...I was cleaning out some boxes in my home-office and found these old print photographs (sorry for the pic quality...). It's from a trip from Vancouver to SanFran with my GF back in the day when I had finished rebuilding this used, abused & auto-crossed Z51/52 '95 Vette the dealer was selling for real cheap as it didn't make it through emissions (headers, no cats, dual 3 inch pipes, Flowmasters, modded port fuel injection etc ...). After rebuilding and modding it, I managed to sneak it through certification and then we took that trip down the Pacific Coast Highway...

 

 

 

[bonami2]

@J7SC_Orion  

 

Love those old car. Sometime i wonder if am born in the worst ERA.  Went from big truck to electric. From GameCube to todays hahah well started with a nes but it was my older cousin stuff.

Going to end up on a horse!. 

[J7SC_Orion]

12 hours ago, bonami2 said:

@J7SC_Orion  

 

Love those old car. Sometime i wonder if am born in the worst ERA.  Went from big truck to electric. From GameCube to todays hahah well started with a nes but it was my older cousin stuff.

Going to end up on a horse!. 

 

...well, those were different days. That said, the used 'Vette was less than half of what a new Honda Civic was selling for ...it  would have cost the dealer way too much to bring back to regulations conformity (using their own service department prices). There were other methods one could take (and I did so) to make it (mostly) legal. Best of all, I drove for about eight years and sold it for a good chunk more than I originally paid for it.

 

...with the electric vehicle gen upon us, we might be able to use just a few of our computer modding tricks to 'make it our own'...

[Sir Beregond]

18 hours ago, J7SC_Orion said:

@Bastiaan_NL @bonami2 & Co

...I was cleaning out some boxes in my home-office and found these old print photographs (sorry for the pic quality...). It's from a trip from Vancouver to SanFran with my GF back in the day when I had finished rebuilding this used, abused & auto-crossed Z51/52 '95 Vette the dealer was selling for real cheap as it didn't make it through emissions (headers, no cats, dual 3 inch pipes, Flowmasters, modded port fuel injection etc ...). After rebuilding and modding it, I managed to sneak it through certification and then we took that trip down the Pacific Coast Highway...

 

 

 

Beautiful car.

[bonami2]

Am the only one that like the new escape aka Ford Maverick?

 

2.0 turbo 250hp AWD

 

 

 

 

Edited December 29, 2022 by bonami2