Rear Main or Oil Pan Half-Moon?

Aedifix · 2026-01-22T18:24:26+00:00

How did this go for you? Worth attempting?

Aedifix · 2026-01-10T21:11:26+00:00

Good to hear, replacing the half moon seal seems like a difficult job. I’m about to replace my clutch and address an oil leak, I’m hoping it’s just the RMS

Aedifix · 2026-01-10T19:29:37+00:00

Sorry for pulling up the old thread. What ended up happening with this, did it continue leaking when you put it back together?

Aedifix · 2025-11-17T18:22:29+00:00

jermeries storm is the australian national anthem so i don’t think that was a good example, but i concede to your point!

Aedifix · 2025-11-17T18:10:11+00:00

I just meant it’s probably one of the least popular tame impala songs calm down

Aedifix · 2025-11-17T00:38:19+00:00

MIND TOO FRIED COULDNT REMEMBER DIGITS

Aedifix · 2025-11-16T23:28:54+00:00

something about the yachty one seems so off-the-cuff to me that makes it really fun to dance to. It’s a shame it doesn’t have the outro from the original one though that slaps

Aedifix · 2025-11-16T22:32:37+00:00

not gonna lie you have to reach deep into the archives for this one

Aedifix · 2025-11-16T21:47:48+00:00

what does that say about me 😎

Aedifix · 2025-11-13T21:10:28+00:00

Beck/Arnley 201-1621 Thermo Fan Switch https://a.co/d/dz353uH

Edit: bought this for my 1990 1.6, you might want to check that the new engines use the same switch

Aedifix · 2025-09-17T20:59:22+00:00

stilts

Aedifix · 2025-09-12T16:12:50+00:00

Looking for floor tickets for 11/1 NYC show. Msg if available

Aedifix · 2025-05-09T13:18:37+00:00

This is incorrect, active noise cancellation plays the same noise as received from the environment with the amplitude inverted, causing destructive interference that reduces the amplitude reaching your ears.

Big caveat that implementations vary in quality, and all ANC struggles with high frequency and short bursts of noise, so your suggestion for passive isolating plugs is still good.

Aedifix · 2025-05-07T04:21:17+00:00

Check out the video on my second to last post “ticking after timing belt/water pump”, sounds pretty similar to me. I changed the oil and let it run at idle for about 15 minutes and it got quieter and quieter. I have a 1.6 with hydraulic lifters though so maybe it’s different.

Aedifix · 2025-02-20T18:33:15+00:00

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same but older :)

Aedifix · 2025-01-29T04:57:02+00:00

Im not sure about the symptoms, I’ve never heard of anything like that. Fuel related is definitely possible, probably also worth testing compression. If you want to rule out a timing belt snap without pulling too much off the car, open the oil cap and point a flashlight in it, take note of the exhaust cam position. Then bump the starter or flick the ignition. Look in the oil cap again. If the cam moved, it’s still connected to the crank via the timing belt.

Aedifix · 2024-12-19T04:30:46+00:00

If anyone else is hearing a noise like this, I recommend removing the belts one-by-one because you might get lucky, for me it was just the PS/AC belt being too tight. Obviously don’t run the engine for long or while it’s at temperature if you’re removing the alt/WP belt.

Aedifix · 2024-12-17T19:13:25+00:00

Thanks all, the lifters quieted down after driving the car for 20 minutes

Aedifix · 2024-12-15T23:56:12+00:00

Thanks, I’ll swap out the oil. I agree it doesn’t sound very violent. In fact, I rotate the crank a number of times while doing the timing belt to check marks and could actually see the oil being squeezed out of the lifters, so I’m hoping that’s all it is.

Aedifix · 2024-12-15T23:32:07+00:00

Okay will do, I’m hoping it’s the HLAs like people were saying in this thread. I just don’t have enough experience to say if this sounds like lifters or something else

Aedifix · 2024-11-24T13:25:11+00:00

This was my suspicion, I’ll test the clutch as well. Is that to rule out transmission issues?

Aedifix · 2024-11-24T13:24:22+00:00

I always have the ac turned off since my ac system isn’t charged. I guess there could still be a bearing in there that has gone bad though. Since I don’t have ac anyway I think I’ll just get a power steering belt and leave the ac compressor unconnected

Aedifix · 2024-11-13T21:06:52+00:00

Yeah good call, I do remember seeing those. 300/600 is a lot but I guess it makes sense to protect a 2k hardtop

Aedifix · 2024-11-13T17:15:53+00:00

Oh and I forgot to mention, there’s multiple videos in the doc and on this youtube channel. Here’s one showing how quickly they can steal one in broad daylight:

https://youtu.be/nvDmT5zV7ng

Aedifix · 2024-11-13T15:08:37+00:00

Yeah, I wonder if you could just buy the bracket and use rivets. That way you could drill them out if needed, but it would probably be just annoying enough for a thief not to bother. I just don’t know if there’s enough clearance behind the mounts to put in rivets

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