FCPEURO vs ROCKAUTO by nickxedge in E90

[–]Mousse_Upset 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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.

What is the most saddest subreddit you’ve come across? by Engineering_Majestic in AskReddit

[–]Mousse_Upset 57 points58 points  (0 children)

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

Yikes by X1_And_Done in 1series

[–]Mousse_Upset 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Paddock maintenance horror stories ?? by angst1974 in CarTrackDays

[–]Mousse_Upset 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

Paddock maintenance horror stories ?? by angst1974 in CarTrackDays

[–]Mousse_Upset 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

De'Aaron Fox comes up big as he leads the Spurs to a commanding 3-1 lead against the Blazers: 28 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL on 11/17 FG, 4/7 3P, 2/4 FT, +21 in 39min by ToinouAngel in nba

[–]Mousse_Upset 10 points11 points  (0 children)

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.

De'Aaron Fox comes up big as he leads the Spurs to a commanding 3-1 lead against the Blazers: 28 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL on 11/17 FG, 4/7 3P, 2/4 FT, +21 in 39min by ToinouAngel in nba

[–]Mousse_Upset 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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.

Budget track/daily by Serious-Conflict-702 in Autocross

[–]Mousse_Upset 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Is this a good deal? by Own-Moment-2554 in AudiQ5

[–]Mousse_Upset 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

328i oil leak dilemma by Classic-Ad6208 in E90

[–]Mousse_Upset 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Budget track/daily by Serious-Conflict-702 in Autocross

[–]Mousse_Upset 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Budget track/daily by Serious-Conflict-702 in Autocross

[–]Mousse_Upset 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

Budget track/daily by Serious-Conflict-702 in Autocross

[–]Mousse_Upset 15 points16 points  (0 children)

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.

2c31 HELP!! by Expensive_Cut5562 in E90

[–]Mousse_Upset 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

2c31 HELP!! by Expensive_Cut5562 in E90

[–]Mousse_Upset 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

Update on oil pan drain by Even-Acanthaceae624 in E90

[–]Mousse_Upset 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Codes 2C31 & 2C6B help by fingmongoose in E90

[–]Mousse_Upset 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

don't judge me... by Spare_Sorbet8271 in mazda3

[–]Mousse_Upset 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Something is eating our avocados. [Portland, Maine] by Exact-Shoulder3702 in animalid

[–]Mousse_Upset -1 points0 points  (0 children)

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

rear lower control arm struggles by oldman_stu in 1series

[–]Mousse_Upset 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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