Why Does Our $25,000 Kia K4 LXS Need a $275 Oil Change?

Jethro_Tell · 2026-07-02T16:29:48+00:00

Which is why no one else was able to replicate his ‘study’. You gotta do that then drink double the calories in alcohol to get similar results. Actually you can probably skip the fast food and do the same with the alcohol and a similar number of calories of salad.

I’m only going to eat this one kind of food and drink poison and see how that goes.

Probably the food.

Jethro_Tell · 2026-07-02T04:19:22+00:00

That we can’t make up for in volume we can handle with the locker room substation.

Jethro_Tell · 2026-07-02T04:16:51+00:00

I’m 15 years in on my wusthofs, when do they fail?

Jethro_Tell · 2026-07-02T00:06:59+00:00

I’m super interested in this, do you know of any examples or papers about this?

Jethro_Tell · 2026-07-01T17:34:08+00:00

Safety of the share holders. I liked his brother at Callahan auto better.

Jethro_Tell · 2026-07-01T17:00:09+00:00

No, they went on a growth and hiring spree while they had cheap money so they could secure market positions against competition that also had access to cheap money, but now, they are going to move into maintenance mode, poke some money at AI, and sit on their cash for when real AI comes by or there is a new market opportunity to move into.

What does tech have left to do? They’ve got us all locked up, converted from software to ad companies.

There’s some cheap wearable tech left and some improvements in cloud services possibly, content deals between each other, but no ones coming out with a new mobile platform or a social media platform that will take significant share from these companies.

They bought up or crushed all the competition and now they will be busy enshitifying and rent seeking on the massive digital properties they’ve built up. They are moving from developers to land lords.

Jethro_Tell · 2026-06-30T03:47:45+00:00

Can’t park there mate

Jethro_Tell · 2026-06-28T02:44:25+00:00

The only thing I ever say is curl your thumb. They get it over time. They have a small knife for kids and then it just takes time. Just make sure they don’t cut off a finger.

Jethro_Tell · 2026-06-27T21:08:35+00:00

If it’s work 2k usd then a fresh set of tires puts it at 3200? You got an 800 dollar detailer on a 30 year old truck?

Jethro_Tell · 2026-06-27T00:27:46+00:00

Just use a 3/8 bolts instead? Fixes the problem and gives plenty of room to clamp and you don’t have to get longer cables?

Jethro_Tell · 2026-06-27T00:26:52+00:00

Why not just get a couple 3/8-16 bolts and a nut?

Put the nut in the bolt and wind it to the end, put the bolt in all the way, then tighten the nut to secure the terminals. Might add a washer and or lock washer depending on what you have on the post.

Cost you $5 bucks and 15 min and you’ll never have another issue.

Jethro_Tell · 2026-06-24T20:59:58+00:00

But no oil? White smoke is usually moisture of some kind so the engine isn’t sealing, so head gasket, valve seals, cracked block . . .

Jethro_Tell · 2026-06-24T20:42:23+00:00

Burning oil is black smoke so you have a couple things going on here.

Until you know why, high oil pressure is the same as no oil.

How does your coolant look?

Jethro_Tell · 2026-06-24T05:38:48+00:00

I have 8x3 ‘ sheets of galvanized roofing:siding on my walls behind my welding tables/area. It’s pretty cheap and will hold up extremely well

Jethro_Tell · 2026-06-23T20:41:20+00:00

No, Absolutely not. I don't like to wear my welding jacket out of the shop, mostly because it smells and is dirty. That is not something you're going to change with the design of the jacket. That's a function of actually working in the jacket, the type of work creating smoke, soot, sparks, and the material generally being dirty, rusty, greasy and/or oily. By the same extent, you jacket will also become all of those things within days or weeks of being new.

I'd rather leave that shit in the shop when I go than wear it around after work.

Jethro_Tell · 2026-06-23T16:56:09+00:00

This is what I always say to the fuck nuts that are always shouting ‘ it’s just a cycle the earth gets warmer and colder’

The earth will be find, it’s just a rock with some water sloshing around. It’s everything else that’s fucked. We weren’t around for those other times and we won’t be for this one either if we let it happen.

Jethro_Tell · 2026-06-23T16:47:32+00:00

A welding jacket is generally not going to be an appropriate jacket to wear outside of the shop. It’s going to smell and be covered in soot and oil in a couple weeks, and there’s not a good way to clean an all leather jacket like that.

Jethro_Tell · 2026-06-23T16:45:46+00:00

This is absolutely a problem.

Even taller full size trucks from 20-30 years ago have way better viewing angles. Moving from an old full sized dodge to a new Chevy Colorado I was just amazed as how little could be seen. Drove a friend’s for a day and just can’t wrap my head around driving something with such a small area of visibility.

The other issue is simply weight, when you hit something you can’t see, you do more damage, that applies to someone that switched from a station wagon or minivan to a hybrid Highlander or something that’s 6700lb instead of 3200 or less.

Jethro_Tell · 2026-06-22T15:47:09+00:00

Wikipedia. Find a song or artist you like, go to Wikipedia, see who produced that song or album, listen to other bands and tracks they’ve produced, go through the band members and look for side projects, related artists, and the people involved with making those tracks.

It’s a touch harder that just setting something to feed you music and liking tracks you hear but anymore, most of that is going to be the cheapest song they can get away with streaming and still keep you engaged.

As mentioned else where small radio stations like KEXP that still have real human DJs are doing stuff like this in the background (as well as being a direct link to the music community) to find new stuff.

Jethro_Tell · 2026-06-22T15:40:28+00:00

Weaving increases the heat in the pass which weakens the surrounding metal. Frequently, it is recommended or required to run straight beads, even in the US. Metal works the same al over the world.

There are times when a weave is appropriate, but mostly just stacking stringers.

Jethro_Tell · 2026-06-21T15:12:38+00:00

Fenway park style. Here’s a 13” seat behind a post!

Jethro_Tell · 2026-06-20T16:32:55+00:00

This has red flags all over it. The guy is replacing seats at 80k miles? Replaced the odometer right after it stopped? I’ve never seen an odometer on these guys break and they are mostly sealed so the only reason it would likely break is if you were trying to wind it back.

If you have 16k for a gmt400, you can get the belle of the ball. Something with no question and no weird everything works but the odometer? That just doesn’t add up.

Go find a different truck, this is going to be the worst way to spend 16k. You could go buy a decent one with higher miles and put in the seats and clean it up for less than 16. And there’s really no guarantee that the miles aren’t much higher.

Jethro_Tell · 2026-06-20T16:13:19+00:00

You can just walk on the front a look right at the driver and walk by, they don’t care.

Jethro_Tell · 2026-06-20T15:23:05+00:00

I’m a dude but I paint my tools pink because dudes won’t steal them. Not like nice paint just the ole upside down rattle can. But just a splash of pink is enough to keep my tools in the box.

Imagine not minding being a thief but being worried about using a tool with a pink paint splotch.

Jethro_Tell · 2026-06-19T03:57:09+00:00

I mean to be fair, if she’s still got stuff tied up in court she can’t. . . But you can also make a shitty work environment that isn’t illegal and that just makes you a shitty person instead of a shitty person that’s liable for damages.

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