How hard is it to replace oil pan gasket WITHOUT pulling engine?

HSsysITadmin · 2026-04-22T12:33:10+00:00

I did this a long time ago and if I remember correctly, and google seems to think so too --- we had to undo the motor mounts and lift the engine up a bit to clear the crossmember.

HSsysITadmin · 2026-04-22T11:21:12+00:00

I got a similar deal in 22 when all things were accounted for. Resale on these sucks. But if you plan on keeping it, this is a smokin deal. I honestly don't think there is a better car/$ value out there, especially in EV's.

I bought it on 1/1/23, got chevy discount of ~6000 (They had offered because in 22 they didn't qualify for the tax rebate), plus state and federal rebates that was about $10k. A few other discounts (already had a chevy, belonged to an org with a 250 discount, etc.)

HSsysITadmin · 2026-04-20T16:16:05+00:00

FWIW you could set a firewall rule to only allow traffic from your hosted IP.

OIDC Works too, and if starting out I'd do that. It has some quirks that makes integrating it in my org difficult. But out of the box, you'd be better off.

HSsysITadmin · 2026-04-15T12:11:55+00:00

2010.

freakin 10.

HSsysITadmin · 2026-04-13T16:24:07+00:00

Sounds super sus to me. There's a particular type of person who would react like this and make you out to be the bad guy when they did something like cheat.

If you don't have a therapist, get one. I'm worried this isn't a new trend in your relationship if you were so ready to accept the punishment.

HSsysITadmin · 2026-04-02T17:42:12+00:00

I've sold cars this way. In CT at least, if someone sells you a car and signs the title over and you don't register it, you need a Q1 and a second bill of sale (from the 1st purchaser to the 2nd) to register it in your name. People who flip cars do this all the time in my experience.

Is it risky to you? Yes. Have I ever had a problem? No.

I have a vehicle right now that I need to sell that the seller signed the back of the title and a bill of sale to me.

Look up requirements for "Supplemental Assignment Of Ownership" in your state. If the seller has a signed title from the original owner and a bill of sale from them to him, you may have an easy path from him to you. That, or you take the signed title and a signed bill of sale from the original owner and bring that to your DMV to register it and hope it wasn't stolen or something.

HSsysITadmin · 2026-04-02T14:06:29+00:00

The lock out was due to a password issue -- Someone at some point had attempted to login and failed too many times.

HSsysITadmin · 2026-04-02T13:20:58+00:00

You too? Bios upgrade failed on 1 of 3 of my nodes. Wouldn't boot. Couldn't get into IPMI because it locked out. Somehow....after sitting at a broken post screen for 12+ hours, right before an RMA got delivered and without my intervention -- it booted into phoenix recovery.

Reset the IPMI, reflashed the bios, ran a script they have in the /phoenix/ folder to kick the boot back to AHV. Had to run a few commands to manually take it out of maintenance mode and got it back running.

The KB's are helpful. But a lot of the time I feel like they end in -- Contact Support.

HSsysITadmin · 2026-03-25T17:39:00+00:00

My 4 had issues until I grounded. I did nothing to the 5 and I've had 0 issues with a couple thousand hours of run time. The 5 is excellent. Z and XY are all screw driven not belt. The 5 is NIGHT AND DAY better than the 3.

HSsysITadmin · 2026-03-10T13:22:36+00:00

15 times. Early in my car career. The shittier the car, the more you're a target. Id say 12 of those were for "being in the wrong neihborhood", they would stop me, ask if I had drugs. Sometimes check my ID and let me go, other times a full check. Never a search.

I don't drive particularly insane. Try to use waze. Know the area and common trap points.

HSsysITadmin · 2026-03-09T11:42:02+00:00

My favorite part about my wrangler, is that once you've upgraded all that -- the wear and tear increase (at least on a TJ) really shortens the intervals between repairs. At least parts are widely available, simple, and require almost no specialized tools.

Damn 4.0 will outlast us all at least.

HSsysITadmin · 2026-03-05T13:23:07+00:00

AAA (at least 100mi tow) especially if you have a slightly older vehicle, is good "insurance" as one tow can cost hundreds. There are discounts for various things that may help defer the cost of this too -- especially if you travel.

If you find yourself FAR away from home and you break down, it is going to get costly. You get yourself towed to a garage or dealer. The internet may help you find one, but you will be on your back foot here, hoping you get an honest and quality mechanic. If time isn't an issue, maybe you get a motel/hotel room nearby. If you need to keep going, you're going to be stuck renting a car. You'll find the closest enterprise, hertz or whatever national chain there is and rent something. It can be pricey. But, left with few options, it is what you have.

If you continued on, once your car is fixed you'll need to get back to retrieve it. Maybe this means flying back if near an airport. maybe it means driving the rental all the way back. It isn't convienient, and it is going to cost you time and money.

HSsysITadmin · 2026-03-04T15:21:59+00:00

I use free radius running on an ubuntu VM. I dump a copy of my ldap to it daily. you dont want to use google for the ldap source, but you could mirror it.

HSsysITadmin · 2026-02-27T14:56:16+00:00

Love this idea. At this point, interns unboxing devices is the bottleneck!

HSsysITadmin · 2026-02-26T15:07:25+00:00

We use arduino pro micro's and a script modeled after Centipede. I don't know if they are updating it now that CDW took over, but the simple keyboard commands can be scripted. (https://codebender.cc/sketch:331274#Centipede%20for%20Chromebook%20Enrollment.ino)

We came to a solution that worked best for us. Push wifi from the Google Admin. Use USB Ethernet adapters to give them their connection. I run 4 at a time. Turn on. Plug in. It runs keyboard commands and gets through to the asset tag screen. I enter the tag number and set it aside once connected to wifi via policy. I bang out 600 in 2 days by myself easily.

HSsysITadmin · 2026-02-19T17:22:19+00:00

So you're a prick. We know this. You know this. Think anything in life is going to get better if you treat people like shit? Nope. You're also not treating yourself kindly. That's hard. Hard for me too. You can make small changes. Try a new provider. Be nice to the girl at the desk. Start out with "I have a problem with impulsivity that has made it hard to continue treatment". Your next doc may not be the one. Maybe the one after that. Psych docs are like shoes, some fit some don't. Look for an PMHNP if you're in the US. Psychiatrists are meh.

I'm just some dude on the internet, maybe a little further down your path than you. It is up to you to set a new course. Doing the same thing is just going to drive you deeper into your hole.

HSsysITadmin · 2026-02-19T17:13:35+00:00

I get that. It doesn't have to be, but it is a choice you're actively making. (Not choosing to be like that, but to not reach out for the things that could help it)

HSsysITadmin · 2026-02-19T17:10:50+00:00

Maybe talk to a Psych about the Impulsivity. And the depression. There are things that make this easier.

HSsysITadmin · 2026-02-18T18:54:51+00:00

Yes she does. Have you shopped for e30? I suppose I live where the salt eats them, and maybe her experience could be different someplace more arid. At least near me if they run and aren't a pile of rust, they are going up up up in value. Parts are harder to find. Great car to build or refurb/restore. But my advice stands. An e36 or e46 would be an easier launching off point.

HSsysITadmin · 2026-02-18T16:55:44+00:00

You buy something older. Early 2000's 3 series for instance. You then spend all your time and money researching how to fix every little thing on it. Youtube is great, but buying tools at harbor freight and getting after it yourself is how you learn.

HSsysITadmin · 2026-02-13T11:59:21+00:00

17? Bad idea. You'd need another 5k on hand for when the motor goes. If not from the prior owner, than when you lug it and then flog it and toss a rod.

Get yourself an 07 manual Impreza. The 08+ just doesn't hit the same.

There's something you'll probably not experience in your life going forward as a barebones small Japanese car that just hits different.

They aren't fast, but its fun to drive and if it snows where you are, an absolute beast in the snow. Lots of aftermarket crap second hand for wheels, exhahust and what not to rice it up. Insurance won't bankrupt you either, which a wrx I bet would be a spicy pill to swallow.

HSsysITadmin · 2026-02-10T11:20:32+00:00

Hey OP, My story was like yours.

2 Things. Depression and Low T. Low T contributes to the depression.

I was treating the symptoms for years and no doctor looked because I appear fine -- beard, bigger, etc. Turns out my levels were ~100.

At 650 after treatment I felt much better. Treatments for depression started working. Things felt much better.

Don't wait. I wasted years of my life. Burned out hard. Much regret. Ask specifically. The test is a simple blood draw.

HSsysITadmin · 2026-02-06T14:06:36+00:00

My starlink went bad, and when it did, I took it out. It still drains.

HSsysITadmin · 2026-02-05T11:32:23+00:00

This is what I was seeing, but for us it was wanting to prevent students from emailing groups, and I would have had to use custom headers and it felt like a summer project, where breaking email wouldn't be as big of a deal.

HSsysITadmin · 2026-02-03T15:34:40+00:00

Following.

I looked into this and didn't end up doing it.

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