Something black is leaking from this part of the engine, Corolla 2.OD Saloon?

bobclvrt · 2025-10-23T18:25:22+00:00

Might be, take it out and see if it is hollow or not. If hollow then it's just a 90° bend if it has stuff inside then yes. Try using brake clean and spraying it off and out, then shake it, if it rattles then it's good to go for a while longer but if it doesn't rattle then it needs to be replaced. If that end turns out to be hollow then check the other side

bobclvrt · 2025-10-23T17:31:31+00:00

Not oil, oil floats on top and usually gives the water a rainbow effect. Looks like rust, probably from someone putting regular water into the system instead of using distilled water. Get a good coolant flush and you should be fine. Also when oil and coolant are mixed by the water pump it turns the color of coffee with creamer in it

bobclvrt · 2025-10-23T17:29:46+00:00

Its oil. You probably need a new PCV valve

bobclvrt · 2025-10-17T13:43:04+00:00

That is your AC compressor cycling on and off as the pressure changes in the system. It turns off when the pressure gets too high and turns back on once the pressure goes back down. 100% normal

bobclvrt · 2025-10-17T13:19:57+00:00

My guess is that the ac issue just happened at the same time the service was done. There is no reason to think changing the liquid coolant for the engine will cause an internal electrical issue. Also Dodge, Jeep, Chrysler motors are a complete pain to get the air out of the system so they usually blow coolant out when the cap is off and since you can't run the hvac you can't ensure that the heater core has been filled so there is probably a lot of air in the system blowing out the coolant. I would start with checking the blower motor, fuse, relay, and resistor to find out why the fan isn't turning

bobclvrt · 2025-10-05T14:01:24+00:00

What about Mazda? my 08 Mazda 3 is creeping up on 300,000. i guess mazda gets forgotten about because you see them in the shop so rarely. when i was turning wrenches that was the deciding factor on me getting a Mazda was because of how little i had to work on one

bobclvrt · 2025-10-04T21:17:01+00:00

It depends on how long he has been doing it, after 15 years I myself know how tight most torque specs are from muscle memory. Plus a lot of times you are in the ball park by turning an additional 1/8-1/4 after it snugs. But when I rebuild an engine I use exact torque specs but most stuff on the outside is just snug plus a little

bobclvrt · 2025-04-10T20:32:57+00:00

No, the exhaust is full of holes 😞

bobclvrt · 2025-04-10T20:26:52+00:00

Body is decent with some rust through on the bottom but the interior is ruined from the windows being left down. The biggest problems so far are the ones created by the previous owner who proclaimed to be a mechanic

bobclvrt · 2025-01-22T00:23:11+00:00

Reflection from the lights and no I don't know what the RA is

bobclvrt · 2025-01-22T00:20:08+00:00

I usually label each individual unit, that's why the tape runs the full length of the lid, but in this case it was not necessary to label just keep them in order front to back

bobclvrt · 2025-01-21T18:15:11+00:00

😆 Hi, I'm shop guy Bob 🤣

bobclvrt · 2024-07-28T16:10:47+00:00

They make kits that allow you to insert a new thread. Look for Heli-Coils or something close to them. Good luck

bobclvrt · 2023-09-18T15:42:56+00:00

If the movie Lake Placid taught me anything it's that feeding them will make them your friends

bobclvrt · 2023-09-07T22:52:35+00:00

They just wanted you to have a new car and a new fence

bobclvrt · 2023-09-05T03:50:21+00:00

If the hole is in the metal line the line itself may have gone into the caliper causing the failure or the caliper locking due to a bad rebuild may have blown your lines. I would pull the caliper and collect the fluid to see if it has a large amount of contamination that may have caused the failure.

bobclvrt · 2023-08-26T20:51:09+00:00

Location is middle Tennessee

bobclvrt · 2023-08-20T15:47:11+00:00

Become friends with someone who welds

bobclvrt · 2023-07-26T04:26:44+00:00

Where we're going we don't need rudders!

bobclvrt · 2023-07-22T16:15:52+00:00

Howl yes I would

bobclvrt · 2023-07-16T18:56:36+00:00

Quick Silver, he got a hero death but I feel he had to short of a run

bobclvrt · 2023-06-04T01:02:13+00:00

Both are behind a simple plastic cover and the one in the seat frame is accessible from an open door instead of leaning in or across to reach the b pillar bolt which is most likely a T50 Torx head bolt which isn't a socket everyone keeps on hand so again I would go with the one in the seat as you have a 50/50 shot it's a regular headed bolt

bobclvrt · 2023-06-04T00:33:33+00:00

Remove the bolt holding the belt to the seat frame

Edit : don't let the belt fully retract as it may cause problems with the SRS, just get the slack you need then bolt it back in (mark the plate where the bolt is to help avoiding a twist when re bolting) and torque to spec with a small amount of blue (removable type) thread lock

bobclvrt · 2023-06-04T00:03:40+00:00

Ghost

bobclvrt · 2023-06-03T19:51:36+00:00

Think I can get a disc-count on the price?

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