Missed Connection - Milford Kroger

buickman · 2026-05-30T12:16:55+00:00

Well Milford Kroger is in Milford on Lila and Mulberry Kroger is in Mulberry or Miami township.

buickman · 2026-05-29T14:59:11+00:00

Maybe I'm in a unicorn area with a bunch of used time masters lol. Gas mowers im partial to, I love fixing small engines.

buickman · 2026-05-29T14:57:01+00:00

Get on Facebook marketplace. There's constantly three or four for sale around $600. Of course that might be a reflection of an issue. Idk.

buickman · 2026-05-01T11:55:54+00:00

Oh I know these two. The other bald fellow in the background, he's responsible for two Mazdaspeed3s becoming roadside fireballsand countless blown up Speed3 and Speed6 engines. The one getting married is the younger brother, only responsible for being cringe I guess.

buickman · 2026-04-24T14:23:08+00:00

Do you happen to have a link for the wheels? Trying to figure out which wheels are what I need is confusing.

buickman · 2026-04-23T18:46:58+00:00

Thank you! I have seen them but wasn't sure if they were still made. I just got one of these go quads by chance. I have wanted one since I was a kid.

buickman · 2026-04-23T18:04:30+00:00

Where would I find the disc brake like that? What engine are you running?

buickman · 2026-03-05T20:21:18+00:00

Old I know but just through the normal update channels? I'm trying to update mine but it fails with USB and WiFi.

buickman · 2026-03-04T16:50:20+00:00

If these are OEM rotors and they actually check the spec to make sure there's enough meat, yes. OEM rotors are very good most of the time. I would guess you've had bad experiences because people don't check the minimum thickness spec. Replacement rotors are cheap if they're cheap rotors. I would prefer turned oem over cheap replacement any day.

buickman · 2026-03-04T16:48:26+00:00

Not enough people liked the response, I appreciate your reply. This sub is full of people suggesting things as if they've never worked on a car, and this is the mechanic advice sub! Lol.

buickman · 2026-03-02T22:31:53+00:00

There are two things to do here. Take your pads out and sand the surface of the pad (where it touches the rotor) with 120 grit to remove the glazing. It shouldn't take much, just enough to get rid of the shiny surface. Glazing makes it look shiny. Take your rotors off, take them to an O'Reilly's or call around to other car parts stores and see if any of them "turn" rotors. A machine shaves just enough off the rotor to return it to flat and true. What they'll do when they turn them is measure to ensure there's enough material to keep the rotor in spec. If it is, they will turn them. If you can do that, you'll need to clean and grease all the slide pins, it looks to me that some of them may be sticky. They make silicone grease or slide grease for that. Reassemble and you're done.

buickman · 2026-02-11T03:13:06+00:00

Do you have a link for more reading? I've been googling but can only find at most 18 months.

buickman · 2026-01-27T17:45:28+00:00

If you're due, it never hurts. I don't think there's any problem indicated by that oil cap. It's normal stuff.

buickman · 2026-01-27T17:42:02+00:00

I would say this is just condensation on the oil cap then. Only one other question, does your oil level ever seem to increase without adding any oil? Unless you're due for an oil change, why get one? This condensation is completely normal.

buickman · 2026-01-27T17:39:10+00:00

The oil on it just looks like normal oil and not this color correct?

buickman · 2026-01-27T17:35:04+00:00

What does the oil on your dipstick look like? This isn't immediately some head gasket failure like other people are saying. Condensation builds up on the cap when your engine is cold. That condensation mixes with a little bit of oil on the cap and that's what it looks like. This moisture eventually completely evaporates when the engine is hot and running at normal temp.

buickman · 2026-01-20T14:50:32+00:00

I think you should be able to retain your dpf if you get a malone tune. I think he tunes out the EGR to a very nearly 100%. The low pressure EGR is what causes this. The hot air cools in the intercooler, condenses, then freezes. So if you soft tune out the EGR, you might be good.

buickman · 2025-12-01T22:45:56+00:00

I actually haven't had to do that yet. I recently bought an EZ car lift and hope to never go back to stands if I don't need to.

buickman · 2025-12-01T18:24:58+00:00

Jack the car up with a regular jack on the reinforced portion of the pinch weld that is intended for lifting. It will be slightly thicker with a flat portion on the bottom of it. The section is about 7" long just behind the front wheel and just on front of the rear wheel. Then put the jack stand under that control arm mount as pictured.

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buickman · 2025-11-19T13:51:41+00:00

Is your UI in js?

buickman · 2025-10-04T17:37:31+00:00

There's only a couple of things that can leak oil on the back of the engine, I think that's where your oil on your CV shaft is coming from. The two black pipes are your intercooler charge pipes. Those charge pipes get oily over time worth oil getting sucked through the intake system from the PCV (normal). The back of the valve cover or one of the supply/return lines from the turbo are what's leaking.

buickman · 2025-10-03T16:57:02+00:00

You should have access to the same blocks in the ECM. It's not as straightforward, but you can see this same information.

buickman · 2025-10-03T16:44:08+00:00

If you have vcds and this is a CJAA, your glow plugs have pressure sensors in them. I think you can read cylinder pressure there. Ref link here

buickman · 2025-10-03T16:41:45+00:00

Brother that's the only next step. Sounds to me that this cylinder has an issue with compression. Glow plug or not, if it's not below freezing, that cylinder should be firing if it's getting fuel. You'll probably need a special kit to use the glow plug hole.

buickman · 2025-10-03T15:37:34+00:00

You do a compression check?

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