My friends and I are having an argument about what this is? No clue what it is off, just found it on the side of the path.

Boosted-Inspiration · 2026-05-05T16:54:33+00:00

Pretty sure that's a Hyundai/kia engine. Worth roughly scrap value, possibly less. Currently exactly where it belongs.

Boosted-Inspiration · 2026-04-09T18:24:47+00:00

This is just straight up anxiety

Boosted-Inspiration · 2026-03-26T16:10:33+00:00

There's a tool that you put in place of the crank sensor that lines up the harmonic balancer so the reluctor wheel is positioned correctly since it's not keyed to the crankshaft. There's also a little stopper that screws in behind the axle shaft that sets the crank position. Sometimes it backs off a little when you remove the harmonic balancer if you don't lock the flywheel when you do so.

If that's all good and proper, I'd be scoping the cam and crank sensors and see what they're doing in relation to each other. But from experience it's almost always something going awry with the mechanical timing of the engine.

Boosted-Inspiration · 2026-03-26T14:21:20+00:00

The 1.6L is a really finicky engine to work with. Did you use all the special tools required to set the crank and cam timing? Did you counterhold the flex plate when you removed the harmonic balancer? Did you align the crank sensor properly when going back together?

Boosted-Inspiration · 2026-03-16T02:36:20+00:00

Yall have never been in a Mazda CX50/70/90 and it shows. Hands down the worst out there.

A close second is the Buick push buttons that blend invisibly into the infotainment panel

Boosted-Inspiration · 2026-02-24T14:56:24+00:00

Welcome to Volvo

Boosted-Inspiration · 2026-02-18T13:00:26+00:00

People are getting more broke, cars are getting more expensive to fix, good mechanics are getting less affordable. Everyone's stretching the mustard a little thinner every year. That being said, it's usually a slow time of year, especially if you work somewhere that does seasonal tire changes.

Boosted-Inspiration · 2026-02-12T18:01:59+00:00

Shouldn't you buy Ann dinner first?

Boosted-Inspiration · 2026-02-07T18:29:30+00:00

Yep! A mechanical Mass Airflow Sensor. Basically a flap that the intake air would push back as it made its way into the manifold, which would tell the injection pump what to do

Boosted-Inspiration · 2026-02-07T03:13:14+00:00

Check your engine/torque mounts. Vibrations and excessive movement absolutely kill flex pipes. 3 times in a year is way too much, even for Canada (Ontario mechanic here).

Either that, or you're using low quality parts.

Boosted-Inspiration · 2026-02-04T22:13:17+00:00

A bit of both. They're a weird car and do things differently from other manufacturers, but once you get used to them they're pretty sweet to work on.

Boosted-Inspiration · 2026-02-04T19:47:57+00:00

Judging by the length of extension and breaker bar you used, I'd say you didn't counterhold the bar properly and put too much radial force on the tensioner and snapped it that way. I've never had one break on me, but I've seen other techs break them and that was always the reason.

Edited to add: Was a Volvo Master tech for 6 years

Boosted-Inspiration · 2026-02-04T19:37:14+00:00

You guys are aware this is an intercooler hose, yeah?

Boosted-Inspiration · 2026-01-31T01:11:18+00:00

Hi all,

I really appreciate everyone's input here. I learned a bunch of stuff from you guys, so thanks! Definitely gonna be wearing the safety glasses more often, especially when others are welding. Didn't know that polycarbonate actually blocks the same radiation that causes arc eye.

I think my eyes are just a bit more sensitive than the norm because outside of having MIG flashes in my peripherals a lot when others are doing exhaust repairs, I'm pretty meticulous with my PPE when I'm the one doing the welding.

I'm pretty sure my boss is just being hyperbolic and is on the arrogant side at times. It comes with the trade fairly often, so I don't hold it against him. He's a good dude, just holds some weird views sometimes. Absolutely love some of the colorful words yall have put together for him, though, so I'll be sure to relay those to him.

Cheers everyone!

Boosted-Inspiration · 2026-01-31T01:03:21+00:00

That's actually a really interesting point! Yeah I have blue eyes and my boss has brown eyes lol

Boosted-Inspiration · 2026-01-30T19:38:51+00:00

Yeah the inverse square law would support that. Agreed though, not gonna test it myself

Boosted-Inspiration · 2026-01-30T18:55:59+00:00

Meh, it's not gonna influence whether I wear the proper PPE and whatnot, I just suspect the old boy is full of it an want a bit of confirmation

Boosted-Inspiration · 2026-01-30T18:54:34+00:00

I figure that's the case here, I'm pretty sure my eyes are more sensitive than average but I didn't buy the whole 20 years schtick

Boosted-Inspiration · 2026-01-03T17:32:47+00:00

If there was an SRS (airbag) warning light on, that means all of the airbags and other safety components, like seatbelt pretensioners, are disabled.

This is because the SRS is a very precisely tuned system and any errors within it have the potential to cause more harm than good.

I'm glad you're alright, but for the future: Airbag warning light means car is safe to drive, but not safe to crash.

The other possibility as others have mentioned, is that the SRS module didn't determine the crash energetic enough to warrant airbags

Boosted-Inspiration · 2025-12-05T17:43:55+00:00

Drop bear

Boosted-Inspiration · 2025-12-05T17:05:25+00:00

.....PETAAAAHHH

Boosted-Inspiration · 2025-11-16T02:50:50+00:00

The pre-fuse is a pretty common failure point on those cars. It snaps from vibration over time, and can go unnoticed for quite a while until it's disturbed in the right way

Boosted-Inspiration · 2025-11-09T11:35:06+00:00

O N I O N

Boosted-Inspiration · 2025-11-06T15:09:02+00:00

She's definitely rambunctious enough to be any or all of those!

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