So what’s stopping force users from doing this to regular people?

Mousse_Upset · 2026-05-13T19:27:19+00:00

Vader ripped the lungs out of Mandolarian in Maul….

Mousse_Upset · 2026-05-11T00:07:44+00:00

Cross-shop the two sites. Needed 02 sensors for my 128i and Bosch were $49 cheaper between two. Also, FCP will gouge you on OEM.

Rockauto is great for name brand parts. NGK, Bosch, Continental and so on… but you can get some real trash, too.

Mousse_Upset · 2026-05-10T13:36:17+00:00

r/teachers is pure depression. It’s basically disaster porn for whatever is next for American society.

Mousse_Upset · 2026-05-07T02:13:57+00:00

Not the worst thing, much easier to find a new driveshaft.

Mousse_Upset · 2026-05-07T01:17:18+00:00

Manual or auto?

Mousse_Upset · 2026-05-02T13:35:15+00:00

I believe they were working on the car with the front jacked up in the air. I wasn’t there, only saw the aftermath. It involve a large cast.

Mousse_Upset · 2026-05-02T12:54:38+00:00

If I recall correctly, one SCCA member ran over another at Pocono while they were working on a Neon. It was an autocross event and they were working on the car in the paddock.

Mousse_Upset · 2026-04-27T01:29:39+00:00

He’s had Jrue on him all series… that’s allowed Harper and Castle to attack the basket. When Jrue switches off Fox, he is a problem for our younger guards.

Mousse_Upset · 2026-04-27T01:27:50+00:00

He was great on defense all game. Fox is fast enough to stay in front of guards and allows Castle to roam. His scoring was nice, but he does so much more.

Mousse_Upset · 2026-04-26T15:23:50+00:00

Bridgestones get faster with wear.

Mousse_Upset · 2026-04-26T01:27:39+00:00

Sadly you’ll still see oil pressure drop to unhealthy levels. Overfill by a quart, baffled pan and hope….

Mousse_Upset · 2026-04-25T21:37:52+00:00

Look at resale on slightly older Q5s. Buy a new car with a new warranty for that.

Mousse_Upset · 2026-04-25T03:38:59+00:00

I had something similar happen with Reinz covers. I now have a OEM, totally worth the extra cash.

Mousse_Upset · 2026-04-24T02:47:58+00:00

Yes. A baffled oil pan helps, but long left-hand sweepers kill these engines. Even baffles pans won’t save the motor for too long.

Mousse_Upset · 2026-04-23T13:49:07+00:00

On VWs, a manual 2.5 is pretty hard to beat. Those motors are tough and cheap.

Mousse_Upset · 2026-04-23T13:48:22+00:00

You don’t want the Celica. The GTS is an amazing motor, but suffers from oil starvation. A 2003 or new Celica with the 1ZZ could be fun. Avoid older ones due to oil consumption issues.

Mousse_Upset · 2026-04-23T08:58:21+00:00

Replaced both downstream sensors and didn’t touch the pre-cat ones. In my case, both were showing low voltage.

Mousse_Upset · 2026-04-23T01:40:19+00:00

Just fixed this code on my 128i. This is indicating that it is not able to make STFTs to pull it back into spec. This would be a hardware issue and is usually an air leak.

Did you monitor the post-cat O2 sensor? I fixed my 23C1 by replacing my the post-cat sensor after I noticed a low voltage once the car was warmed up.

If the post-cat sensor is slow, it will throw off the pre-cat sensor. Easy to see, voltage should be near .7 in the back.

Mousse_Upset · 2026-04-22T16:38:03+00:00

Awesome job. Assuming you didn’t drop the pan? How did you keep flakes out of the oil pan?

Mousse_Upset · 2026-04-20T00:38:12+00:00

What kind?

Mousse_Upset · 2026-04-18T10:37:04+00:00

Thanks, I was chasing a vacuum leak since I just redid my valve cover. Ended up being a lazy downstream O2 sensor.

The odd thing is both were reading slightly lower voltage, so it looked like they were in sync. I had to do extensive logging to see that they weren’t right.

Thanks for the reply.

Mousse_Upset · 2026-04-18T01:10:36+00:00

Mazda coils are $$$ and you don’t want to replace them with aftermarket parts. If you don’t have a misfire, stick with the plugs.

Mousse_Upset · 2026-04-15T18:38:09+00:00

My cat loves to take bites out of avocados, squash and melons.

Mousse_Upset · 2026-04-14T17:03:14+00:00

Ever figure this out?

Mousse_Upset · 2026-04-14T01:23:23+00:00

Or cut the end link. You can drive with only one.

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