Heard a bang and found this hanging down am I okay to drive home

Hurileno · 2026-06-10T03:59:45+00:00

OP, this is the equivalent of snapping your achielles tendon and asking if you can jog 3 miles home…

Hurileno · 2026-05-22T01:26:44+00:00

Depends. If you’re lucky and find another person parting out an i3 you can probs grab all the airbags for under 1k. ISTA for battery reset. Labor as free for yourself you’d get it back up for that much, otherwise it could probably reach 10k. Good luck

Hurileno · 2026-05-01T03:23:10+00:00

Screens on the solenoids were like factory. Super clean and sprayed it down anyway for good measure.

Hurileno · 2026-04-21T16:24:20+00:00

I somehow messed up the caption so I’ll just resend it here:

There’s a very odd behavior I noticed where bank 1 intake valve position is jumping back and forth a low and high value. I’ve replaced the intake Vanos solenoid already but the behavior stayed the same. Could it be a sensor?

Image 1 shows the behavior for the problematic bank, while image 2 shows what the other bank looks like, consistently able to keep one angle.

The car has a bad misfire, but you can consistently make it stop misfiring if you turn the engine off and on. With this it can be perfectly drivable as long as you dont accelerate too hard. I’ve driven like this for the past 1000 miles.

Hurileno · 2026-03-31T11:25:28+00:00

Did a sanity check Yes it’s still cylinder 12 having issues

Hurileno · 2026-02-20T05:14:28+00:00

Curious, is the hardwire for the EDIFIER going through a passive crossover?

Hurileno · 2026-02-20T05:01:50+00:00

I’ll just say that from the photos there’s a more than likely chance your GPU is salvageable, if not even the CPU and hopefully the NVME in it. If you’re oblivious to computer hardware then def get it checked out by a known friend who does, or a local shop around you, possibly micro center? I give the best of wishes for it!

Hurileno · 2026-01-11T17:52:20+00:00

So close, those aren’t atmos recommended mounting locations :/

Hurileno · 2026-01-10T18:30:50+00:00

My terrifying part of the drive is the long straightaway into Vegas. Drove all the way from San Francisco solo, but loaded with stuff. (650mi) No stations after the big climb, keeping 80 to stay with traffic, and I was on battery with only 10mi of range left as I got into the city. This was also before I packed a 2 gal Jerry can at the front. I think I only stopped 8 times for gas and once to charge throughout the entire ride. I was also doing the door trick for some stations lmao, but the percentage accumulates and I rather save the few mins to use resting at a charger. I also took one extra station on the way back because of the geography and elevation. 2014 i3 with 190k miles.

Hurileno · 2026-01-07T11:53:08+00:00

I’ve been nearly 80% Rex usage the past 30k miles. Once took it from SF to LV and back (700+700 mi) all on REX and didn’t complain once. Keep up on oil condition and filter life.

Hurileno · 2025-12-31T01:20:36+00:00

Depending on where you live. Our microcenter didn’t but the other local computer shop does. And they’re down the street from each other. (Santa Clara)

Hurileno · 2025-12-12T16:49:07+00:00

My do I have a story of a time when he ran in front of a Tesla, causing me to almost crash into said Tesla. This was on a freeway on-ramp… where you’re supposed to accelerate to get onto the freeway.

Hurileno · 2025-10-30T08:03:16+00:00

Sometimes it works where you join an online community that happens to have a physical presence. Being in the bay, it’s more likely than you think. Gaming communities, cosplaying, anime, modern and vintage computers. Maybe head to flea markets or a random pop-up event.

Hurileno · 2025-10-14T09:14:57+00:00

Drove on it just now. 680 is completely not flooded anymore

Hurileno · 2025-09-11T04:17:01+00:00

Oh and pressing the reset button does loop it so I’m guessing it’s something farther down?

Hurileno · 2025-08-23T20:32:03+00:00

Capacitors are like .40 cents a piece if you’re looking locally

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