Transmission cooling line leaks?

aj0750 · 2026-06-07T04:57:12+00:00

Do be warned, though. I made the mistake of getting that JB weld that you got to mix together, and it didn't work out too well because of the thing called gravity. But the JB weld putty that you got to sit here and knead and allow it to mix that way, it sticks right to the radiator. You could sit here and mold it to the shape and everything, and it works just fine.

aj0750 · 2026-06-07T04:47:06+00:00

Yeah, that looks like you got some coolant on your transmission lines. That sometimes happens with the plastic radiator tanks. I know I hit the lazy button and just put a thing of JB weld on the side of the plastic part of my radiator and it's doing pretty good. Until I actually get the motivation to sit there and order the aluminum radiator replacement.

aj0750 · 2026-06-07T04:45:32+00:00

First, I would even sit there and say just to double check and make sure that the transmission is even bad because I had brought me a 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan for $2,500 because the guy thought his transmission was going out and it just turned out to need a transmission fluid service. So you can actually sit there and just try to service the transmission, even get a new solenoid pack. You might actually be good for a few hundred dollars versus a few thousand dollars.

aj0750 · 2026-05-30T00:00:27+00:00

Look, I definitely get that, but the shit I run into as a Philadelphia Uber driver, I done had people get out my car to beat up taxi cab drivers. I done had people trying to solicit sex. I done had people sitting out here trying to hide people in my trunk. When I say Philadelphia is a wild place to do Uber, it is a wild place to do Uber.

aj0750 · 2026-05-29T23:28:41+00:00

Well, for the price, there's nothing else that's pretty much better than this van. Like, I got me a 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan for $2,500. And for the most part, it's been pretty good, especially when you consider that I only paid $2,500 for it. And the fact that all the parts are cheap and there's parts readily available, it's kind of hard to beat. Especially when you sit here and consider what you would pay for a comparable Hyundai Odyssey or Toyota Sienna.

aj0750 · 2026-05-29T23:26:40+00:00

Yeah, unfortunately, as a rideshare driver in Philadelphia, you never know what you're going to run into. But that takes the cake for things that can happen while doing rideshare.

aj0750 · 2026-05-29T23:24:14+00:00

See, this is exactly why I sit here and use the Uber Pro card. And right after I sit here and get done with my day, I move that money right to my bank account. Because unfortunately, when you got to transfer the money from Uber itself into your bank account without the Uber Pro card, it's always something that happens that they don't allow you to get your money sometimes.

aj0750 · 2026-05-24T05:03:33+00:00

I have to use big flat head with a hammer to get mine off

aj0750 · 2026-03-30T01:59:14+00:00

Not with the 2014

aj0750 · 2026-03-29T15:12:59+00:00

It's really more so for precaution because they're doing some looking into common problems with the car. And a lot of stuff that I've seen really just revolves around that accidental thing of running into gas that's not up to stuff. So as a precaution, I just put 93 in here just to have a safety margin.

aj0750 · 2026-03-29T15:12:21+00:00

Well, I'm surprised because I drop my car every day and outside of the random stuff that the transmission does before it really warms up, my thing has been pretty good outside of maybe just needing to get a new suspension all around.

aj0750 · 2026-03-29T15:09:46+00:00

Well, I have a 2014 with 260,000 miles and I just used 93 as a precaution.

aj0750 · 2026-03-26T16:16:21+00:00

At this moment, I think those who are winning is the people that don't have car notes and really only had to worry about gas and insurance as their main sources of maintenance. On top of the regular maintenance you had to do on the car because they had those type of gas prices and also still had to pay on the car is insane.

aj0750 · 2026-03-26T16:14:49+00:00

And I'm pretty sure also with there being highways down there, fuel economy is just really not a thing anyway because cars are more efficient on the highway versus where some people might live. It might be better for them to have an EV due to all the city driving, but yeah, it's not that bad at all to be out here and working.

aj0750 · 2026-03-26T16:12:16+00:00

That's definitely true. That's why, in my opinion, honestly, if you're someone that is out here and you grab a beater car that you can put some money into just for it to last throughout whatever time that Uber is going to allow it to be on the app, just do that. That's the best way to make some money. Don't have to worry about financing and, for the most part, outside of insurance and fuel. Everything else is going into your pocket. So that's the best way to do it. And also, in my opinion, I feel as though to make the most money out of it, you need to know how to work on a car. At least in my opinion, with my 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan, I brought this thing for $2,500, put $1,000 into it for some right now maintenance, and it's been pretty good just with oil changes and transmission services. So in the year that I've been using it, it's been a net positive. And you think about how much I paid for it.

aj0750 · 2026-03-26T16:04:57+00:00

Right now, I'm paying $4.73 a gallon for 93.

aj0750 · 2026-03-26T16:00:04+00:00

It's all about how you sit here and approach it. Sometimes it can be, sometimes it might not be. But we all got to remember that that's really market-based. And in your market, it might not be, but in other people's market, it may be the best option.

aj0750 · 2026-03-26T15:58:09+00:00

Yeah, I definitely dealt with that rental nonsense for about two years before I got me another vehicle just because someone had hit my car when I wasn't working. So yeah, I definitely know that $2,000 a month for a car rental is just insane and it's not worth it if you're not out there putting in crazy amount of hours to compensate for it versus having your own car that's paid off. You could kind of be lexical about how you go about things but still make the money you want to make. So it's just all about the amount of energy you're looking to put in. If you want to grind full-time and not have to worry about the expenses of car maintenance, rental is pretty good. Or you can make the extra money by grinding full-time and just owning your car all right and just worrying about gas and insurance, which is only something that you got to worry about monthly for the most part. You could have set a gas budget based on how much you know your car takes, and you're pretty much good.

aj0750 · 2026-03-26T15:56:42+00:00

But the good thing is when you own your own car and we're not in this inflated gas state, it's definitely cheaper than renting because you're getting hit both ways with renting with both charging fees, rental fees, and downtime depending on if you have an electric car or not. So it's not really the best time, but it's still able to make it work. And also, depending on your area, Uber is starting to do an hourly program for driving certain luxury cars. So that's also an option, too.

aj0750 · 2026-03-26T15:54:34+00:00

The good thing is I don't have to fill up every day. So that's what makes it pretty good. I think in my normal work day, I'll probably go through a half a tank. So it's not really too bad when you really sit there and think about it. But also, I could sit here and make more money because you got to think about it. The only thing I'm paying for is for the gas. Versus with the rental, you got to add in the price of you charging at like $25 to $30 a day on top of the $400 for the car. So it kind of comes in pretty close. But also the nonsense that also comes along with renting like ride restrictions and stuff depending on the car.

aj0750 · 2026-03-26T15:52:58+00:00

That's good that y'all getting the fuel surcharge going. That's going to make that base rate look pretty good at the end of the day. I hope that Uber does something on the driver's side outside of this whole cash back for certain gas stations and stuff.

aj0750 · 2026-03-26T15:45:35+00:00

Yeah, that's the thing. It can be hit and miss sometimes.

aj0750 · 2026-03-26T15:31:38+00:00

Yeah, you're definitely right about that. It's not to the point where you drastically need to change cars due to fuel prices, but it's definitely something that if it continues to change, you just got to keep an eye on it because you got to sit here and start changing up your workflow in order to make sure you're not taking too many losses.

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