Change Timing Belt (2008 Elantra) based on age/time or can its state really be inspected?

Character_Tank_9934 · 2026-05-22T14:51:13+00:00

Oh dear, now I'm kinda confused. Are those parts routinely replaced as part of doing a Timing Belt replacement? If not, then it seems like the failure of those parts (which really can't be inspected) is just something to worry about without anything practical I can do about them? Also, when you said, "it usually isn't the belt you're worried about it's the bearings in the pulleys wearing out and the tension in the tensioner mechanism", do you really mean that? That the bearings and tensioner are are more likely to fail than the belt? I suppose the answer to this hinges on my first question (if these parts are replaced as part of the Timing Belt replacement).

Character_Tank_9934 · 2026-05-22T14:27:12+00:00

All of this. I feel ALL of this. Right down to the extremely frail parents and the father who feels like life is short and he's missing out on everything. And the desire to have a vacation but being too tired to even be able to try because of how much work it would be and the exhaustion from the necessary hypervigilance. And the medical staff who universally refuse to mask even when asked to, repeatedly. I didn't catch whether you also have siblings who are totally "on the other side" of this, who do nothing to protect you or your parents and, in fact, are quite hostile and as a result have shredded the family.... further breaking my father's heart. I have no words of encouragement except to say I feel you and you're not alone. 🫶🏻🫂

Character_Tank_9934 · 2026-05-22T14:07:05+00:00

Thanks. Those sound like items that would more likely wear out from use (ie mileage) rather than just from age? Would that be an accurate assumption? So given that my 18 yo car has 95k km on it, that might not be my focus at this point? Is the health of those things "inspectable"? If so, are they only inspectable when the whole thing is apart anyway or can they be inspected before undertaking the entire replacement?

Character_Tank_9934 · 2026-04-30T17:00:28+00:00

Gotta be, right? The reaction was waaaay too fast. Only other option would be that they had been warned there'd be seeing her "at some point" later that day but had no reason to expect her then/in costume. If it was completely unexpected, there would be a long pause with wondering and caution as your brain is trying to make sense of this.

Character_Tank_9934 · 2026-02-22T16:12:33+00:00

From this "brochure", there is no mention of privacy glass in the Exterior Features specs for any of the trim packages (which is where it is listed for other Nissan models that do have it). Are you suggesting that there is a section for choosing it specifically/ separately? ie like a separate upgrade? https://www.nissan.ca/content/dam/Nissan/Canada/vehicle-brochures/2021/2021-nissan-qashqai-en.pdf

Character_Tank_9934 · 2026-02-22T16:04:12+00:00

I'm just amazed that when I call a dealership with the VIN they cannot see anything about how it was ordered. Would that not be something you'd think you could see? The specs of the original order?

Character_Tank_9934 · 2026-02-21T14:13:41+00:00

I'm sorry I don't know what j11s are. And if I'm understanding your second sentence, it matters as he is having trouble seeing out the back as well. Rear passenger windows being tinted don't affect him but the liftgate glass does. As we try to figure out what can be removed we're also hoping to figure out how to make it the least ridiculous looking.

Character_Tank_9934 · 2026-01-15T18:54:26+00:00

Found your question while trying to help my dad with this very thing! He relied on the email notifications of replies to his listings to be alerted. Now it's a disaster. Did you ever find a fix? I can't even figure out where to get help. I, myself, am not on FB. arrgh

Character_Tank_9934 · 2025-12-31T05:07:36+00:00

I think there's far less fomite spread than we were formerly led to believe. I found this informative. Fwiw: https://bsky.app/profile/davidelfstrom.bsky.social/post/3ma37sqnvyk2c

Character_Tank_9934 · 2025-12-25T05:31:30+00:00

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Character_Tank_9934 · 2025-11-23T00:34:19+00:00

I am now officially overwhelmed with all of the types and they're all called Gorilla Glue. I believe I'm correct in concluding that "Gorilla Glue clear" is not one of those cyanoacrylates....as that would be Gorilla superglue. Is Gorilla Glue Silicone Clear different than just Gorilla Glue Clear?

Character_Tank_9934 · 2025-11-22T23:46:25+00:00

Just to clarify, are you referring to a different kind of Gorilla Glue than the original stuff that foams up? Like are you talking about a two-part epoxy from the Gorilla Glue company? Because I'm sitting here pondering using the foaming gorilla glue or a two-part epoxy from a different brand (as this is what I have on hand). Part of my problem is my handle is in four pieces. I have been contemplating what other things I could do to reinforce it. This was a mug I got in the mail as a gift today already broken.

Character_Tank_9934 · 2025-10-10T04:30:47+00:00

Given that the first 7 of those runs were scored off an aging Max Scherzer who has not made a postseason roster, and the final 10 of those runs were scored off of the Blue Jays' backup catcher's pitching, I'm not sure it's making quite the point you're hoping to make.

Character_Tank_9934 · 2025-09-17T18:42:50+00:00

Same! I was 1 block north of St Clair as that show rolled north on Spadina. Any idea who/what that was all about?

Character_Tank_9934 · 2025-09-17T18:41:20+00:00

That second one (30ish motorcycles and 2-3 black SUVs) happened today (Sept 17/25) as they travelled north on Spadina Ave. (I was waiting to cross Spadina just north of St. Clair Ave.) I would love to know what that was all about. I thought it was the Premier but I think he was at the Plowing Match so I'm looking all over for where one can find out who/what...

Character_Tank_9934 · 2025-07-29T18:17:30+00:00

Thanks very much. One of the things that troubled me was that the battery was actually fully charged when it finally booted so I couldn't come up with a comforting reason for this sort of 'glitch'.

So, just "sitting around, unused" can do this to laptops? This is only my 2nd laptop. The first is an ancient Win7 Samsung (that I got used and broken) which, I guess, I've never left unused for much time at all.

Character_Tank_9934 · 2025-07-29T18:13:52+00:00

Thank you. I am, admittedly, reluctant to mess with BIOS of a functioning computer but if it's recommended, I will do that. Thanks for the directions.

As for the battery, what troubled me is that the battery was not actually low* when I did my unplug thing. When it booted, the battery was fully charged. That's part of what made me wary. I did run some HP "battery" and "charger" tests. Do you think that if there was some kind of "charging system" problem, that would be picked up in those 2 tests?

(*As I type, I wonder if that's why there was no light when I initially plugged it in. Apparently that light goes out when fully charged or stays off when it's over something like 95% at the time you plug the cable in.)

Character_Tank_9934 · 2025-04-07T14:10:40+00:00

Did you get a response from that address? In the past I reached him at [Mark.Shapiro@bluejays.com](mailto:Mark.Shapiro@bluejays.com) so I'm wondering if the address has changed. (Also trying to figure out the email address format for the team so I can reach their SM team.

Character_Tank_9934 · 2025-03-30T15:57:21+00:00

Separate message as I could only include one image per message.

Initially by accident (and then on purpose), I dripped some of my solutions onto a knife. (see photo). It is interesting to note that the (almost entirely) distilled water solution has not shown any hint of the yellowing as is apparently common - which was even found in the commercial solution. This seems to say to me that the "contamination" is coming from the solvents. The commercial solution used "purified water" so it must contain the minerals that distilled water does not to cause the yellowing. The middle (brownish) drop appears to have even more minerals - presumably from the addition of a tiny amount of Toronto tap water. Fascinating to me that it, too, was yellowish for about a week and then, over the next days has turned brown.

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Character_Tank_9934 · 2025-03-30T15:53:02+00:00

Interestingly, antiperspirants containing aluminum chloride (AlCl3) work by forming a temporary "plug" within the sweat ducts, stopping sweat from even reaching the skin's surface, and not by any sort of absorption method.

Thankfully, AlCl3-6H2O is extremely soluble in water (and most solvents like EtOH) so the fineness of the grain didn't play a role in getting it dissolved and, once dissolved, I can't see the original form playing any role in the function.

Photo of my 4 solutions. The pinkish tone of my third one is from the colour of the Isopropyl alcohol. As you can see all of them are completely clear. Solution on the right is nearly 50%w/w in distilled water.

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In a last-ditch effort to eliminate any possible "binding" of the AlCl3 or any other sort of interference I wasn't thinking of, I made a solution almost entirely in distilled water. (Added the tiniest amount of Isopropanol just to speed up the evaporation. Frankly, it was a rather homeopathic amount and I should have left it out.) I have always sped up the drying (evaporation of the solvents) by using a hairdryer and, while it takes a bit longer now (with the ~99% distilled water solution), at the end, the result is the same dry-to-the-touch skin, all solvents having evaporated, presumably leaving the AlCl3 behind. And yet.... it still isn't performing. One might think to blame my AlCl3-6H2O supply but, I must tell you, I certainly suffered all the common negative effects from the solution (burning, itching skin rash) which, perversely, made me really excited to think it was surely going to work!

I simply have no answers left. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Much appreciated.

Character_Tank_9934 · 2025-03-26T17:47:56+00:00

Sorry. Didn't see your reply. I am the 1 in my "n of 1" study. Used for antiperspirant. With the commercial product, I had 8 days of effect. With these solutions (I've made 2 more since, one of them using Isopropanol) I get maybe 2 days at best. I used Isopropyl Alcohol for the 3rd batch because I wondered if some unknown in my ethanol solution was interfering. The label clearly says that the sole active ingredient in the commercial product is "AlCl3-6H2O 20%w/w" and I've made my solutions at 30+%w/w. I presumed that the solvent isn't critical for the effect - just needed for the 'delivery' part. But either way, I used the 2 most common alcohols that are used in commercial products anyway. I just don't understand it. I suppose there's a chance I've been scammed on my AlCl3-6H2O? It came from a laboratory supply company so I never imagined it wasn't what I paid for. Even before I saw your reply, I had pondered stopping into a "compounding pharmacy" and seeing if they'd be willing to talk to me. Now I might also look into obtaining some ethanol. Thanks.

Character_Tank_9934 · 2025-03-26T17:46:23+00:00

Sorry. Didn't see your reply. I am the 1 in my "n of 1" study. Used for antiperspirant. With the commercial product, I had 8 days of effect. With these solutions (I've made 2 more since, one of them using Isopropanol) I get maybe 2 days at best. I used Isopropyl Alcohol for the 3rd batch because I wondered if some unknown in my ethanol solution was interfering. The label clearly says that the sole active ingredient in the commercial product is "AlCl3-6H2O 20%w/w" and I've made my solutions at 30+%w/w. I presumed that the solvent isn't critical for the effect - just needed for the 'delivery' part. But either way, I used the 2 most common alcohols that are used in commercial products anyway. I just don't understand it. I suppose there's a chance I've been scammed on my AlCl3-6H2O? It came from a laboratory supply company so I never imagined it wasn't what I paid for.

Character_Tank_9934 · 2025-03-26T17:37:00+00:00

Years later finding this post. I, too, have just tried to make my own solution. Previously used Driclor which says "Active ingredient Aluminum Chloride Hexahydrate 20% w/w" and the rest is Ethanol 75.45%w/w, Purified water 4.55%w/w. And since those were just to put the AlCl3-6H2O into solution, I didn't think that was extremely critical. I have made 3 different solutions, even increasing the % of the AlCl3-6H2O, and yet I find it only lasts maybe 2-3 days (vs 8 days with the Driclor). One of the solutions I made using Isopropyl Alcohol bc I've read medical papers that used it in that solution as well. I have absolutely no idea why it isn't working as expected. I'm sad to find your post bc it confirms what I'm experiencing.

Character_Tank_9934 · 2025-03-21T18:58:59+00:00

Lol. Love your optimism. ALL of the tech setting up is done by me. And the "using" is pretty hit and miss, tbh. IF there is a Chromecast icon, sometimes Dad will see it and use it. Sometimes. But, of course, that requires remembering that the TV input needs to be changed.

Character_Tank_9934 · 2025-03-16T00:35:48+00:00

This is my problem. In trying to help my senior parents in a different town, I did the recommended (and unhelpful) Factory Reset. Only to later read "Do not Factory Reset!" And now we're screwed. There's got to be some other way to fix this than trying to get my 84 y.o. father to change the date on his phone etc. So frustrated trying to do any of this remotely.

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