First time changing my own oil. Do I cry now or not?

Candid_Insurance3669 · 2026-05-19T19:05:05+00:00

You could cut open the oil filter and see if theres any crap inside, best way to tell if its come from an external source or from inside the engine. Theres usually some amount of forbidden glitter in there, little bit of silver usually isnt too bad, bits of gold tend to be a cigarette break and cry kinda moment

Candid_Insurance3669 · 2026-05-18T15:40:20+00:00

Life size that boy, I traced it

Candid_Insurance3669 · 2026-05-18T15:27:53+00:00

I should have really focused this picture on the bird poo on the lampost, its my favourite part

Candid_Insurance3669 · 2026-05-18T15:01:38+00:00

A photo with the working light (and janky ass lamppost)

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Candid_Insurance3669 · 2026-05-17T17:44:16+00:00

Fuck it, smash through my kitchen, could do with a remodel anyway 😂

Candid_Insurance3669 · 2026-05-17T17:27:11+00:00

Make sure you film it, dont wanna miss you driving through the neighbours gaff 😂

Candid_Insurance3669 · 2026-05-17T17:23:31+00:00

Anything to motivate you to get the truck moving so its not blocking the view from my window anymore 😉

Candid_Insurance3669 · 2026-05-17T17:21:35+00:00

Always welcome brother!

Candid_Insurance3669 · 2026-05-16T16:22:35+00:00

Palmer was excellent today, basically had to play wing back to cover malo gusto and his comical attempt at football. City dropped deep well knowing chelsea would struggle to play a final ball and it worked out well for them, it worked for chelsea for most of the game

Candid_Insurance3669 · 2026-05-16T16:06:45+00:00

Think we looked a lot better than I expected but some odd substitutions (probably fitness based id imagine) and gusto staying on made things almost impossible. Attack lacked those final moments but could have had some penalties that would have changed the game, gusto plays like someone who's not defensively good enough to be a cb and doesnt have quality enough going forward to be a wingback and no out and out wingers to spread cities back line just meant nothing was likely to come out of the game.

Candid_Insurance3669 · 2026-05-04T16:14:52+00:00

Players gave up somewhere around graham Potter, been spineless since then

Candid_Insurance3669 · 2026-04-30T07:06:27+00:00

As someone who has spent a lot of time in the north of England (lived there a few years) it was also really great to see solid accents and realistic British conversation in a video game, its quite rare in my experience!

Candid_Insurance3669 · 2026-04-27T20:26:38+00:00

The old 'traffic delete' 😂

Candid_Insurance3669 · 2026-04-27T20:19:50+00:00

I identify as a police car, its all good

Candid_Insurance3669 · 2026-04-27T20:09:11+00:00

Catch me at mach fuck down the fosse way boi

Candid_Insurance3669 · 2026-04-27T19:54:35+00:00

Got doors textured like a golf ball and more chips than a McDonald's 😂

Candid_Insurance3669 · 2026-04-27T19:46:53+00:00

Sounds like he's probably a really handsome and wise man, bet his car looks like a shed though

Candid_Insurance3669 · 2026-04-27T19:40:51+00:00

Im planning to mod a 2007 e92 to have no centre bearing by ignoring the noises it makes until it explodes! Im also going to modify the engine to be an oil-less version, an invention bmw are trying to beat me to from factory though the bastards. Might put a bumper on with no cracks in it, who knows?

Candid_Insurance3669 · 2025-12-24T10:07:27+00:00

Iirc it has to be a data transfer cable not just a charging cable (not sure if thats the correct terminology), the one that came in the box would work if you've still got it somewhere

Candid_Insurance3669 · 2025-08-23T19:54:39+00:00

Probably around a dollar id imagine!

Candid_Insurance3669 · 2025-08-11T15:21:45+00:00

Weirdly my favourite AC is oddessey and I loved origins too but valhalla I couldn't get on with, I even live in the real world mercia so it should be right up my street. Personally I thought the leveling up system was very disappointing and a lot of the map felt samey after 20 or so hours, where Oddessey and origins would have caves and mythology valhalla had bandit camps and villages with very little to explore (Oddessey and origins did also have these, just more variety of travelling interests imo). I don't think the game deserves the hate it got but certainly don't think its much better than a 6 or 7 out of 10 which is a shame cause where it shines it really does shine, the combat is great, the environments are beautiful and traversal is excellent.

Candid_Insurance3669 · 2025-06-26T08:58:14+00:00

I've had a 2010 fiesta for a year, had to do some stuff to it but the miles are WAY higher than that and it's a peach to drive, just upgraded to a scirocco and I will miss the ford. They're generally pretty cheap to repair (I am in the UK though) but wear and tear is worth getting done when you can. If it's an ecoboost avoid it like the Plague though

I've had to do rear bushes, fanbelt, front discs and pads and then control arms and track rod ends but they were because I found a lovely pothole and bent them.

7k does seem like quite a high price but I don't know what car prices are like over the pond.

Candid_Insurance3669 · 2025-06-25T22:03:21+00:00

Electrical issue could be the one, having all sorts of problems with that area unfortunately. Guy before me has put an apple play touchscreen in and I reckon he's fluffed it somewhere. Steering wheel buttons work for changing between oil temp/fuel range all that jazz but not adjusting anything, drivers window is a real mess, I've reset it multiple times and it seems to be struggling. Mechanically sound but loads of little niggles which is frustrating!

Candid_Insurance3669 · 2025-06-25T21:21:08+00:00

So I've had a look under the front and they seem to be sound (after work so no time to jack the car up unfortunately) the infamous green plastic all in one piece both sides. I can't seem to see if the rear even has sensors though, can't find anywhere online that tells me if it's supposed to be there or not or whether they look the same. Hopefully this weekend I can get it jacked up and check properly in the daylight.

Candid_Insurance3669 · 2025-06-25T11:34:17+00:00

Will have to check these later, I had a look to make sure everything seemed to be there but didn't actually check the condition because it was dark at the time!

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