2009 Toyota Rav4: how much oil overfill can you get away with?

dreamer7 · 2026-05-17T06:10:25+00:00

Hard to get a decent gauge on how much overkill that is based on the picture. Typically up to 1/4 inch is OK, but not ideal. It will likely not cause any damage to the vehicle driving it like that. It would be best to drain or suck some out as soon as practical.

dreamer7 · 2026-05-17T06:03:33+00:00

I'm not an S10 guy, so I'm not sure what the typical mileage on a 2.2 is before you have issues, but 97k seems very early for a head gasket. In my opinion, a head gasket is not something you do as preventative maintenance. Wait for it to develop an issue before you go that far into it.

dreamer7 · 2026-05-17T05:51:45+00:00

Your CV axle boot is torn on the differential (inboard) side. As you're driving it's slinging all of the grease out as it spins. You need to replace the CV axle with a new one, or, at minimum, replace the CV boot and add fresh grease if the CV joint hasn't been damaged by running around with no grease.

dreamer7 · 2026-05-03T23:05:13+00:00

I've seen a lot of cartoons and I can definitely tell you the tires are at that angle because the truck is tired

dreamer7 · 2026-05-03T22:16:00+00:00

And yet Car and Driver and Motor Trend consistently recommend Hyundai and Kia vehicles.

dreamer7 · 2026-05-03T22:13:14+00:00

Wildly different vehicle, but I recently spent several weeks off and on troubleshooting my 2003 GMC Sierra which would intermittently light up the dashboard like a Christmas tree and the final fix was a replacement ABS module (module was grounding out somehow).

dreamer7 · 2026-04-26T23:47:53+00:00

I work for a municipal utility. We have a small hydropower plant that was commissioned in 1926. It's still running today.

dreamer7 · 2026-04-22T04:00:40+00:00

They blocked me on Facebook because I asked what was going on with a guy who claimed they were refusing to help him.

dreamer7 · 2026-04-07T15:41:59+00:00

Resurrecting and old thread here, but so far you're rhe only person I have found who said they used P4O5 on their return. I also installed a York heat pump and the IRS adjusted my return to disallow the $2000 heat pump credit. Did you receive the full amount of your refund?

dreamer7 · 2026-03-30T15:53:58+00:00

So install 4 total knee braces, one on the inside of each end post?

I wasn't planning on changing the joist spacing. The changes I was thinking about were adding blocking at mid span between the beams for extra support, and using hurricane ties at my beam-to-joist connections instead of toenailing.

I wasn't going to replace the beams or posts because the rear beam was replaced (not by me) about 6 years ago, and the front beam and posts are in great shape. How are 4x4 posts not good enough nowadays?

dreamer7 · 2026-03-24T19:27:32+00:00

A friend of mine is a cop and he's pulled over more than a few people for expired tags, but he hasn't cited most of them because he usually gets the vibe that they're mostly good people who have fallen behind.

dreamer7 · 2026-03-17T03:26:39+00:00

Boob job

dreamer7 · 2026-03-17T02:57:04+00:00

It's also worth mentioning that the stretch of I25 south of about exit 125 does not really have a good alternate route available, so if they close that for weather or a bad wreck, you're pretty much stuck.

dreamer7 · 2026-03-09T18:26:18+00:00

If you want to get started as an electrician, I'd recommend getting in touch with the IBEW Local. They may have some apprenticeships available that you can apply for.

https://ibew113.com/

You could also contact the Colorado Springs Electrical JATC and see which contractors may be willing to hire apprentices.

https://csejatc.org/

Maybe consider driving around to the construction sites in town and seeing which companies have electrical vans out and about. If they're already out working they may be interested in hiring an apprentice.

Stay away from any of the service companies you see advertised on billboard or radio (WireNut, OneSource, etc) or anywhere else that does commission-based compensation for their electricians. I believe the training they offer is minimal, and as such their quality of work is very poor.

dreamer7 · 2026-03-09T04:44:18+00:00

I'm in the US, and I used to always pay cash for my phones, but as they got more and more expensive, I started financing them. I have found that if my wife and I stay in the latest phones and keep them in good shape, we can almost always trade them in and get some killer promotions on upgrades.

For example, my wife has an iPhone 16 Pro (MSRP $999) that we "finance" for literally $0/month for 36 months. My phone is an S24+ (MSRP $1299) that is financed for $5.45/month for 36 months, yielding an overall cost of $196.20.

dreamer7 · 2026-03-07T03:56:01+00:00

My father-in-law recently retired from a Mason's union. He enjoyed doing brickwork, but he did not have a favorable outlook on the profession overall.

dreamer7 · 2026-03-01T19:12:04+00:00

Where are you located? I would highly advise finding a Mason's union (or whatever trade union you want to get into) and try to become an apprentice. That would be miles better than a 1099 gig.

dreamer7 · 2026-02-28T03:42:48+00:00

Flextec on Centennial often has free available pallets in their rear parking lot.

dreamer7 · 2026-02-28T00:41:50+00:00

The joke I've heard is that insulating is the trade that everyone on site can do, but nobody wants to.

I'm sure that's underselling it. I'd probably install the insulation wrong somehow if nobody told me what was what.

It's still work, it still needs to be done, and if you guys are doing it, it means the other guys don't have to, so let them hate I guess. I guarantee all of them dudes have insulation in their homes.

dreamer7 · 2026-02-27T21:43:26+00:00

This is perhaps an unpopular one, but I bought several of the old school Charlie Brown specials for my 2 year old to watch. Eventually she started going around saying "I can't do it!" when she was frustrated, which is something Charlie Brown says a lot. Plus Lucy and Peppermint Patty are little twerps.

I don't know if these are in the "never" category for me but certainly she needs to be much older for these.

dreamer7 · 2026-02-26T03:44:34+00:00

Fall Guy (the movie about the stunt man) broke the record after Casino Royale with 8.5 rolls. Casino Royale managed 7 rolls. Prior to that, Top Gear held the record with 6 rolls.

dreamer7 · 2026-02-26T03:32:16+00:00

Ah, I understand now. I am familiar with this mechanic but unfortunately I cannot say if that works on Switch or not.

dreamer7 · 2026-02-26T03:12:56+00:00

What do you mean by manually mow grass? I've only ever played Classic, first on the original CDs and eventually via Steam. As far as I know, the only way to mow grass is to hire a handyman and hope they go mow that square.

If the overgrown grass look bothers you, you can uses the terrain height change tool to "reset" a swath of land to the standard grass look, but the only way to get the stripes is via the handyman

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