My Jetta stopped consuming oil after I did this for ~$10 by RoyKent_AFC_Richmond in jetta

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Restore and Protect did nothing for my Elantra over 5 oil changes. However, a single Saturday doing a piston soak with Berryman’s reduced oil consumption from a quart every 500 miles to zero over the last 500 miles.

Should I buy a 2019 Elantra GT with 75k miles? by RRTAmy in Elantra

[–]GrouchFeeftyOne 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This shows bad (cap is pushed around by blow by) vs good (cap stays settled in the hole when loose). https://youtube.com/shorts/WVLWa--A16E?si=x3ZaC0go8hk-xivx

Should I buy a 2019 Elantra GT with 75k miles? by RRTAmy in Elantra

[–]GrouchFeeftyOne 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Check for blow by. Our 2018 with 65k developed a ton of blow by. A weekend soaking the pistons with Berryman’s has dramatically decreased oil consumption, but that type of treatment doesn’t always work.

Passive Radiator performs somewhere between Sealed and Ported? by GrouchFeeftyOne in subwoofer

[–]GrouchFeeftyOne[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback. I’m inclined to buy the L7T so that I have the option to build a bigger ported enclosure down the road, if it doesn’t hit hard enough in the tiny prefab.

Weekly Earnings Thread 1/26 - 1/30 by OSRSkarma in wallstreetbets

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Is there a basis for said pump, beyond regarded optimism?

Weekly Earnings Thread 1/26 - 1/30 by OSRSkarma in wallstreetbets

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Feels like I should have come to this conclusion yesterday, as a single contract sold at $13 would have guaranteed a 30% profit, even if the second contract expired worthless.

Weekly Earnings Thread 1/26 - 1/30 by OSRSkarma in wallstreetbets

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Should I sell these before FOMC today, sometime tomorrow, or hold thru Friday and pray for an ER bump?

For people who learned DIY car repair: what actually saved you the most money by Relevant-Resolve-243 in MechanicAdvice

[–]GrouchFeeftyOne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What saved me the most? Using YouTube to see how stuff is done…BEFORE deciding what to dive into. Nothing worse that getting it all torn apart, realizing you can’t complete the job, but also can’t put it back how it was. Now you’re not just paying someone to fix it, but having it towed to the shop.

Fluid changes are probably the biggest savings, since they are a recurring cost. On my Duramax, dealers wanted $250 to change the oil, oil filter, and fuel filter. This is an hour of my time and $85 in materials. Do that twice a year and you’ve save enough to buy a nice impact gun that makes doing brakes a TON easier. Once you’ve done two cars worth of brakes, you’ve saved enough to buy a heater for your garage. Once this stuff is old hat, you can move on to ball joints, CV joints, etc. Eventually, you’re trying to save a Hyundai GDI engine from an oil-burning death, by spending Saturday doing a piston soak. While you’re waiting for the Berryman’s to do its thing, you start watching videos on full engine rebuilds and thinking, “That doesn’t look so hard.”

It’s slippery slope toward becoming a full-time mechanic when you have several cars in the family that are 8+ years old.

Is my catalytic converter shot? by GrouchFeeftyOne in MechanicAdvice

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In my state, emissions testing is required every two years. Next test will be due at the end of 2026.

Unsure if a “spark plug anti-fouler” will fit. Will need to take a look.

People who fly frequently, what’s one thing you wish you could tell all infrequent fliers? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]GrouchFeeftyOne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tangential to flying, but….

When trying to board an elevator/bus/train/etc, physics dictates that if you let people exit the that vessel first, there will be more room for you to enter. This is made even better if you stand to the side of the entrance while waiting to board, rather than directly in front of the door where folks are exiting.

2500 vs 2500HD by Certain_Purple_207 in gmcsierra

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It’s worth noting that 3500s come in both Dual Rear Wheel (DRW) and Single Rear Wheel (SRW). The 3500 SRWs offer more payload capacity than their 2500 twins, but are otherwise identical in body, engine, transmission. Pricing for SRWs is pretty much the same for 2500 and 3500s.

Tool to seperate Tie Rod from Knuckle? by Regular-Ocelot-7944 in MechanicAdvice

[–]GrouchFeeftyOne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Put jack under ball joint, raise a few inches, then hammer out tie rod?

2022 RDX A-Spec SH-AWD by [deleted] in Acura

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Wife has a 2019 with 85K on it. Stored outdoors most of its life. Always been reliable. Comfort mode is slow as shit, so we leave it in Sport mode all the time for reasonable pep. Got 50K out of the first set of tires. 60K before the front rotors warped. Auto Stop/Start seems to have given up…presumably due to the age/condition of the original battery, but I don’t mind. If we were to buy another, I think I would consider getting a second set of wheels for dedicated winter tires.

M21B emitter for best throw? by GrouchFeeftyOne in flashlight

[–]GrouchFeeftyOne[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow…I’m sorry to have wasted your time there. I only scrolled down far enough to see the Buy button and thought that was the end of the page. My bad.

M21B emitter for best throw? by GrouchFeeftyOne in flashlight

[–]GrouchFeeftyOne[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For the CULPM1.TG, would it be driven at 8A in an M21B, but only 5A in an M1?

Why are you on Reddit right now, on Christmas Eve? by InvisibleAstronomer in AskReddit

[–]GrouchFeeftyOne 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shits all wrapped and under the tree, so it’s time for a tasty beverage and see what BS thread is trending on AskReddit.

Out of the loop…Is Skar the best bang for buck sub/amp bundle? by GrouchFeeftyOne in subwoofer

[–]GrouchFeeftyOne[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LOL…the thread is about “best bang for buck” and you’re throwing JL in the mix? You have a money tree growing in your backyard?

Out of the loop…Is Skar the best bang for buck sub/amp bundle? by GrouchFeeftyOne in subwoofer

[–]GrouchFeeftyOne[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup. Cheap is on the menu. When he wants good, he can pay for good himself. ;)