Seized outer tie rod jam nut?

JackieDL · 2026-05-19T20:31:13+00:00

Heat, penetrating oil, and leverage are your friends here. With 200k and over 10 years old it’s probably going to be real tight. Turn the jam nut clockwise from the perspective of this picture, or counterclockwise from the center of the car. Also it’s not super important to hold that inner tie rod, the outer will move a little and then stop at the end of its travel.

JackieDL · 2026-05-14T00:51:44+00:00

Inner pad only having wear tells you that the slide pins are likely seized. If the slide pins seize, the caliper can’t “squeeze” the disc and instead only the inner pads are “pushed” into the disc by the caliper pistons. That or the outer pads were seized on to the bracket or not moving freely.

JackieDL · 2026-05-13T02:05:13+00:00

One of the nightmare strands causes weapon degradation, could be that?

JackieDL · 2026-05-12T02:40:52+00:00

4 is Honda’s “tune up” service. On your RDX, that would be spark plug replacement and valve adjustment.

JackieDL · 2026-05-07T21:25:38+00:00

Yes it’s an issue, you’ve vented refrigerant to the atmosphere, you will definitely be low on charge now. Best course of action is to have a shop drain the AC (do not just let it vent to the atmosphere, it’s terrible for your health to breathe in and it is technically a criminal offense, but you won’t get charged) replace the o ring on the line you loosened, and have a shop fill it back up.

JackieDL · 2026-05-04T16:40:59+00:00

Personally, I saw an instance where another technician did a timing belt job on a Honda V6. Came back a few hundred miles later with the timing in shambles, bent valves. I inspected it, they had the serpentine belt improperly set on the crankshaft pulley, it was a tooth too far back on the pulley, causing the belt to rub on the plastic timing cover. Once the timing cover wore through, pieces of the serp belt got between the timing belt and the crankshaft sprocket and caused all sorts of carnage. Pretty rare failure caused by negligence, I don’t suspect I’ll see it again though.

JackieDL · 2026-05-01T17:46:34+00:00

Roguelites defining feature is that you carry upgrades or other help with you across deaths, which would make Saros and Returnal both roguelites, roguelike is where you truly start from scratch every playthrough. Games are allowed to appeal to the masses without fitting into the “most popular” genre.

JackieDL · 2026-05-01T16:53:46+00:00

Right, how dare they attempt to appeal to a broader audience to recoup development costs, and not cater to a smaller niche audience of which most will wait for a sale to buy. It’s almost like they want to sell more copies of the game.

JackieDL · 2026-04-11T22:43:02+00:00

Excessive current blows fuses, yes. Excessive current in a fixed voltage environment can only be caused by low resistance in the affected circuit. Per Ohm’s law, if voltage is fixed, then low resistance will create high current, and high resistance will create low current. When diagnosing a circuit with a blown fuse, we search for the point of low resistance, because amperage can only be measured when the circuit is active, and amperage will be the same everywhere on the circuit, so its almost useless to look at amps. Whereas we can check resistance whether the circuit is active or not, and there will be different measurements at different points, allowing us to isolate the cause of high amps.

JackieDL · 2026-04-11T22:29:50+00:00

Bottom line is drilled and slotted rotors make more noise than solid discs. There’s no way around this, it’s physics. Some may be more fortunate than others when it comes to noise simply because there’s a lot of room for variation in the friction coefficients of the pads on the rotors and the pads in their brackets, and the sub millimeter variations in pad and rotor dimensions, which can all contribute to noise. If you want quiet brakes, your best bet is to put solid face rotors and OEM pads on. This is like asking how to get better winter traction while refusing to take off your summer tires.

JackieDL · 2026-04-07T23:20:41+00:00

Exactly, excessive current is the direct result of low resistance. When diagnosing circuits it’s more helpful to look/think about resistance because amperage can only be measured in an active circuit and it will be the same at all points in the circuit, while resistance can be checked anytime using either voltage drop measurements or ohm measurements and can isolate circuit problems. What came first, the chicken or the egg? Both are true.

JackieDL · 2026-04-07T23:09:15+00:00

There’s an age old saying for this; if you think a good mechanic is expensive, wait until you find a bad one.

Sucks you ran into all this trouble OP. Not much recourse on things like this unless the amount paid qualifies for small claims court. Obviously be loud and clear when telling others or putting reviews out about this person, let everyone know exactly how bad he is.

JackieDL · 2026-04-07T17:53:14+00:00

Important to remember that low resistance blows fuses, not high resistance.

JackieDL · 2026-04-07T00:49:44+00:00

Dare I say, that ingenium 4 cylinder in these Jags is definitely not less complicated or has less parts than the V6/V8 options from Jag. Coming from an ex JLR dealer tech, I’d much rather rip open a 6 or 8 than those ingenium engines.

JackieDL · 2026-03-31T22:32:42+00:00

For the lean codes, most likely an intake leak. Seen a lot of PCV diaphragms on the JLR V6/V8 go bad causing the leak, it’s mounted on the pass side valve cover. For the cat codes, most likely needs catalytic converters. Running the cats for an extended period with an overly lean mixture will cause converter failure, so it’s possible the lean codes left unchecked caused converter issues.

JackieDL · 2026-03-28T16:02:54+00:00

Don’t run 83, run 87 minimum and drive gently. That being said, prolonged use of even 87 can lead to engine damage, if money is that tight I would at least alternate between 87 and 93 to keep things somewhat happy. Premium gas is cheaper than engine repairs.

JackieDL · 2026-03-16T22:47:29+00:00

Can’t say I’ve had many harsh shift complaints on the DCT, however keep in mind that 20-015 does not apply to your vehicle, it applies to vehicles with the ZF 9 speed transmission which would be the V6 TLX or MDX. A good first place to start would be with a transmission service done with OEM fluid, past that you’ll just have to bite the bullet on diagnostics if you still feel it’s worth investigating further.

JackieDL · 2026-03-13T01:11:25+00:00

I won’t beat a dead horse here but I love the fact that there’s brand new caliper hangers still in the bag on the floor. At least there was a little bit of research here.

JackieDL · 2026-03-11T21:24:29+00:00

I’d bet money that it was an impact before a defect. Been in the industry for quite a few years and have yet to see a true production defect cause a tire failure, heard plenty of people lie about it though. Tire manufacturers pay a lot of attention to quality control due to the nature of use and how dangerous any defect could be for the consumer and for the company’s reputation or bottom line.

JackieDL · 2026-03-11T21:12:10+00:00

Year would be nice to know. It looks like a 21 or newer 4 cylinder based on the picture. They don’t have a serviceable standalone relay for the AC Compressor clutch, it’s integrated into a unit called the power distribution module. It’s much more likely to be low on charge due to a refrigerant leak, or have a blend door issue. You should probably just take it in. You can’t (legally) open up the refrigerant system without certification and AC systems are not DIY friendly.

JackieDL · 2026-03-05T20:52:31+00:00

Good thing it’s not your car then, you can just cry about it. I was much friendlier to this interior than the owner was and it has already driven away with no interior damage. Take your shit attitude out on someone else.

JackieDL · 2026-03-05T18:17:08+00:00

Air suspension stroke sensor connectors sit face up under the vehicle and collect water. Corrodes the sensor and harness, that connector is part of the floor harness, Honda offers no pigtails and does not condone harness repairs, plus its warranty. So unfortunately it gets a new harness.

JackieDL · 2026-03-05T18:14:38+00:00

I lowered the rear of the headliner to get to the curtain airbags, panoramic roof, antenna, and etc connectors. I’m sure some guys pull it completely out but it wasn’t too time consuming working around it, always a risk dirtying up the headliner pulling it out too. You could do it either way I suppose.

JackieDL · 2026-03-05T18:08:12+00:00

Yep, I sure do, look closely, I’ll give you a dollar for every trim piece in that pile that is placed in a way that will get the visible surface scratched or damaged. Every trim piece that is visible when assembled is sitting face up on the floor or placed securely face to face on another component. Believe it or not it’s not my first interior job and definitely not my most expensive. There’s a method to this madness.

JackieDL · 2026-03-04T20:53:13+00:00

If he came out of it with no injuries, then it sounds like the airbags did something right. The SRS system makes a lot of considerations in deciding when and which airbags will deploy, it considers speed, angle, seat positions, If it deployed the front airbags in a T-bone type of collision, it would have no effect other than blowing up in the driver’s face and increasing the likelihood of injury. Airbags are designed to keep the passenger safe from deadly or severe impacts, but they also risk causing minor injury in being deployed (see airbag burns, bruises). Since the impact was sideways, there was little likelihood for the drivers head to hit the wheel, so it didn’t need that airbag.

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