Show Your Car and Car Discussion Thread

[Cerberus]

On 17/05/2023 at 11:04, The Pook said:

did my timing belt/water pump/tensioner yesterday with only minor headaches 

 

but afterwards on the the test drive I got a CEL for my NOx sensor (2nd time in <6 months), tried to use VCDS to recalibrate and/or force a regen but 0/10 success

 

then today I rolled my rear passenger window down and it won't go back up

 

woe is me 

 

Me: 1

VW: 2

you make sure parking brake was set?

[The Pook]

13 minutes ago, Cerberus said:

you make sure parking brake was set?

 

I can force the regen but it fails. It's supposed to automatically regen when soot levels are >40g and EGT is above 600c. All three sensors are reading >600c but for whatever reason it's being flagged as too low and then fails with a CEL. Its already gotten new sensors the last time it happened.

 

I dropped it off a VW yesterday and got a loaner Atlas so it's their problem now. Viva la extended emissions warranty. 

 

Worse case scenario they can't figure it out, offer to buy it for a stupidly low price (apparently that's their MO), and then I delete and roll coal  

[Cerberus]

37 minutes ago, The Pook said:

 

I can force the regen but it fails. It's supposed to automatically regen when soot levels are >40g and EGT is above 600c. All three sensors are reading >600c but for whatever reason it's being flagged as too low and then fails with a CEL. Its already gotten new sensors the last time it happened.

 

I dropped it off a VW yesterday and got a loaner Atlas so it's their problem now. Viva la extended emissions warranty. 

 

Worse case scenario they can't figure it out, offer to buy it for a stupidly low price (apparently that's their MO), and then I delete and roll coal  

gotta love extended warranties, after the p-p has been slapped.

 

 

(i'm a auto tech by trade, lead used car tech at the dealership i'm currently at, so ill post some photos of things i've worked on)

 

 

 

[Andrew]

7 hours ago, Cerberus said:

 

 

 

 

Mom, can we get NB MX5?

No, we have NB MX5 at home.

NB MX5 at home:

[Cerberus]

25 minutes ago, Andrew said:

 

Mom, can we get NB MX5?

No, we have NB MX5 at home.

NB MX5 at home:

haha, probably the scariest thing i've driven (fast)... not the fastest thing, but defiantly the scariest.

[The Pook]

10 hours ago, Cerberus said:

i'm a auto tech by trade, lead used car tech at the dealership i'm currently at

 

what I'm hearing is that when/if the dealership fails, you'll fix it with an obligatory 100% BFF discount? 

 

I just wish the problem would have waited a few months. I just emptied my piggy bank when I did my timing belt, and if this situation goes the way I'm expecting it to I'm looking at about $2K for a delete + tune. 

 

but on the plus side I'd get fun noises 

 

 

 

[EHW Ai]

pookie gets 4090 from me;

pookie sells 4090 to finance fixing car;

pookie gets deleted.

[The Pook]

1 minute ago, iamjanco said:

pookie gets 4090 from me;

pookie sells 4090 to finance fixing car;

pookie gets deleted.

 

alternatively:

 

d'jango never sends 4090

pookie empties bank account to fix car

pookie gets deleted and becomes homeless 

 

[EHW Ai]

me: i'd let you move in with me before you became homeless

 

you (caution: not for the feint  of heart):

 

Spoiler

 

 

[The Pook]

VIVA LA VW 

 

getting a new DPF (but no ETA) 

 

but most importantly, $0

 

and no moving in with D'Jango and his nasty gravy dispensers 

 

 

Edited May 24, 2023 by The Pook

[Sir Beregond]

2 hours ago, iamjanco said:

me: i'd let you move in with me before you became homeless

 

you (caution: not for the feint  of heart):

 

  Hide contents

 

 

Reminds me of the chicken in a can.

 

Spoiler

 

[EHW Ai]

everything tastes like chicken to me these days.

[Sir Beregond]

1 hour ago, iamjanco said:

everything tastes like chicken to me these days.

Except chicken.

[The Pook]

4 hours ago, Sir Beregond said:

Reminds me of the chicken in a can.

 

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[J7SC_Orion]

On 23/05/2023 at 20:58, Cerberus said:

gotta love extended warranties, after the p-p has been slapped.

 

 

(i'm a auto tech by trade, lead used car tech at the dealership i'm currently at, so ill post some photos of things i've worked on)

 

 

 

  

...many eons ago, I drove the 2ng gen Doge Viper a friend owned at the time a lot - quite a handful on the twisties...

 

Meanwhile, now back at the farm, 3rd week after car wash - still looks good from a distance 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 30, 2023 by J7SC_Orion

[The Pook]

car got a new DPF, going to pick it up tomorrow. hopefully it's all better. 

 

been kicking around the idea of grabbing a 2nd vehicle and I miss having a truck. it's a bit out of my price range for a 2nd beater but I found this one. low mileage for an 04 and regular cab/short bed trucks are 

 

2004 Ford F-150 1-OWNER XL 77K REG CAB SHORT BED 4WD HERITAGE TRUCK

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[GanjaSMK]

Am I allowed (or given the green light lol) to post a pic of my beat up old 2001 Dodge Ram Van that I toured the west in?  It's a cargo van now... LMAO. ??

 

[pio]

1 hour ago, GanjaSMK said:

Am I allowed (or given the green light lol) to post a pic of my beat up old 2001 Dodge Ram Van that I toured the west in?  It's a cargo van now... LMAO. ??

 

That would actually be a pretty neat car to show off.  Beat up, yeah sure.....but it travelled.  

[GanjaSMK]

Well OK !! LOL here goes! 

 

Got stuck bad in sand, first two pics. LOL dumbo me.

 

Window coverings, worked out better than I expected and provided 99% blackout, which was REAL nice.

 

Camped out with bud @ Palisades in Idaho/Wyoming.

 

Next is parked for day trek in Rainbow Canyon, NV.

Interior when I bought it and removed TV (top middle) to replace with Duracell batter/generator/AC/USB. Removed middle seats, left couch/bench for bed.

 

Next is camped out in Pintado Canyon.  You know where that is?  Where the Ancient Alien guys went.  Kokopeli, etc.  I visited all of them.... pretty cool sites.

Dark red pic camped out... in a pit! Oregon outside of Bend.

 

And..... Zoe... my 12 year road dog. The BEST.  She's a coydog.  Heeler/coyote. No mean bones in body and sweet as could be. Would've lost my mind if she didn't travel with me..

[Alex]

Some amazing pictures! Something pretty awesome about a car that lets you go places like that. Have to ask... how is the reliability though? What have you had go wrong and what's the worst thing you had to fix?

[GanjaSMK]

1 hour ago, Alex said:

Some amazing pictures! Something pretty awesome about a car that lets you go places like that. Have to ask... how is the reliability though? What have you had go wrong and what's the worst thing you had to fix?

 

 

Man those pictures are nothing really, IMHO to the ones that I have for my private journal/pictures... But thank you!  Reliability, to be quite frank, has been... pretty awesome.  I'll explain why:

 

#1 - This thing was built in Indiana, assuming directly after CA built chasis/body/engine/etc; so it received some TLC that I don't think a similar version of a Mark II or Mark I or Mark III/IV/V would have (mine was basically the bottom end of conversion vans from the era).  Example, my family had a GMC/Chevy Gladiator that did NOT have the extended high roof, a similar 2001 variant, but it had DVD/SNES/and rear table/captain chairs, etc.  Was much nicer than what I bought... mom sold it and bought a 2005 fully loaded trailblazer cause she didn't like the crazy winds pushing her all over the road in the van.  So basically, I got a 3.9L V6 with a 3 speed... meaning... unlikely the transmission to ever really have problems (cause auto 3-spd!), and the 3.9L v6 is easy to work on comparatively to the 5.2 or 5.8 V8 versions (just more room in the compartments to move/work).  
 

#2 - Fixing things... again, pretty simple.  Nuts, botls and seats out. Carpet patches and 3M paste + expoy filler, boom..... all holes sealed and covered.  Same for rear seat belt holsters... removed bolts, sealed and caulked, no leaks.  Underside much of the belly is covered with rust/road debris coverings including the exhaust/DT/several other areas, preventing unwanted exposure in elements.

 

#3 - I admit, it needed some TLC - but the hard work had been bought and paid for before I got it - a $5500 misfiring piston/seals and seal/gasket work was handled before I bought it around the 150K mark, so that saved me some.  I did put $5000 into the front end (all original) so I could fix the alignment properly and replaced tires after I bled the tread on the tires I bought it with. 

 

Lastly, the AC works GREAT because they never extended the van I bought to the rear, meaning no REAR ac/controls, which I believe to be the culprit behind it WORKING near-FLAWLESSLY since I've had it.  And iwth curtains down blocking the back anyways, I always had EXCELLENT hot/cold air in front cab... I also attribute my version (not the super short) as the standard to come per-lifted by about 2" compared to the 'city-style' versions which had less clearance off the ground.  That enabled me to take this puppy down SEVERAL roads I had NO business taking it down, but only EVER need a tow out once.... LOL (sand pics). 

 

The only UNRELIABLE trait is that after about 8500~9000 elevation, it will stall/quit.  Had it happen SEVERAL times in rough terrain (so engine struggle/etc) but no in Silverton (12K elev) CO.... ran like a champ throught that elevation/town on normal roads.

 

Anywho.... can't complain.  Served me well for a relatively low price when I bought it...

 

[The Pook]

On 31/05/2023 at 22:47, The Pook said:

car got a new DPF, going to pick it up tomorrow. hopefully it's all better. 

 

took a long drive to trigger a regen and it managed to start/finish without any issues. 

 

still plan on deleting eventually though

[J7SC_Orion]

From further away, it still looks clean, but up-close a uniform greyish-brown sheen...waiting for the next rains (this Friday?) to wash the dust off 

 

[The Pook]

almost have the full collection 

 

 

wheel speed sensor 

[Cerberus]

More photos from work, Q5 and another G Wagen.

 

Edited July 4, 2023 by Cerberus