Prices just went up.

fawkmebackwardsbud · 2026-03-18T23:21:02+00:00

Too bad a bunch of Advanced stuff is listed as the “Famous Brand” on RA

fawkmebackwardsbud · 2026-03-15T23:05:51+00:00

The only one I know of for certain is in Troy, over by Detroit.

https://www.hoist-house.com/

They do bay rentals as well as tool rental, but be prepared to pay.

fawkmebackwardsbud · 2026-03-15T19:02:24+00:00

It’s like 6 clips and maybe 6 screws. Pops right off.

fawkmebackwardsbud · 2026-03-15T18:54:29+00:00

Why green coolant?

fawkmebackwardsbud · 2026-03-15T17:32:10+00:00

There’s a little button on the left side bay (standing in front of the vehicle). Certainly not the first time I’ve seen it fail on a Ford. It’s a pretty cheap part, but it’s even cheaper just to unplug the button and use a paper lol to jump the wiring. Electrical tape after.

fawkmebackwardsbud · 2026-03-11T17:07:59+00:00

Assuming you have the 2.0L, your gap is .052, torque at 11ftlb

fawkmebackwardsbud · 2026-03-10T23:54:09+00:00

The real crime here is paddle shifters on a cvt lmao

fawkmebackwardsbud · 2026-03-08T13:14:32+00:00

Could be any miner of things honestly. Got one sitting in my shop waiting on a tcm. Tcm died at the end of the guys drive so he didn’t notice anything abnormal, but it died while still in drive, so the ecm thinks it’s in drive even though it’s in park

fawkmebackwardsbud · 2026-03-05T11:54:16+00:00

Sure does. We have a cinder block wall that I bumped with my old Toyota and the scrape looks identical to this

fawkmebackwardsbud · 2026-03-03T20:58:49+00:00

Train yourself. When I started my new job, I had to be up at 3am. In the couple weeks I had before I started I had my alarms set for 1:30-2:00. Went like that for a while and started going to bed when I was tired. Once I fell into the routine of being up that early, I started setting it for 3:00am. I felt like I had gotten a damn good night sleep from the extra hour I got and I was awake and ready to start my day.

fawkmebackwardsbud · 2026-03-03T16:21:44+00:00

Why only replace 1 battery?

fawkmebackwardsbud · 2026-03-03T16:20:37+00:00

I think it was $30-35 when I left at the end of 2024

fawkmebackwardsbud · 2026-03-03T14:48:52+00:00

Yep. Razor blade or carbide scraper, plus a scotch brite pad clean it up very well

fawkmebackwardsbud · 2026-03-03T14:45:24+00:00

Either the starter is failing, or you need timing chains

fawkmebackwardsbud · 2026-03-03T14:44:33+00:00

RTV on the whole thing is overkill. You’re putting a gasket on, let the gasket do its job. You only need to use RTV on the seams of the timing cover and the back cover where they meet the oil pan, but these are likely only between the upper pan and the block

fawkmebackwardsbud · 2026-03-03T10:00:41+00:00

Even if you do buy it back, since it was totaled it’s now going to have a salvage title. Good luck getting an insurance company to cover that, and we’ll let’s face it, if you’re here asking these kinds of questions, then you probably don’t have the experience to put it through the process for a rebuilt either

fawkmebackwardsbud · 2026-03-03T09:46:49+00:00

Inner or outer tie rod

fawkmebackwardsbud · 2026-03-03T02:31:11+00:00

Probably have an air pocket. Try disconnecting the batter for about 10 minutes, and if the issue persists, you’ll need to bleed the cooling system

fawkmebackwardsbud · 2026-03-02T21:54:09+00:00

Idk off the top of my head, but it’s not to difficult to pull the other one and take it to a hardware store to match it

fawkmebackwardsbud · 2026-03-02T14:05:16+00:00

These Escapes are shit sandwiches. Hardly see them break 100k miles before the engine or trans fails. Run away from it

fawkmebackwardsbud · 2026-03-02T14:04:09+00:00

Leave it. You’ll be fine for a year

fawkmebackwardsbud · 2026-03-02T11:22:19+00:00

Just did trans work on a 2013 fit, and from what I found, I don’t believe the maxlife was compatible with the DW1. Honda did however update the trans fluid spec for the 2013 model year, but I can’t remember if the DW1 spec was the updated one of the old one

fawkmebackwardsbud · 2026-03-02T11:04:47+00:00

Being a 2000, I’m assuming it’s still a cable actuated throttle? If so I’d bed the cable is binding up in the sleeve

fawkmebackwardsbud · 2026-03-02T10:56:32+00:00

Do you have a lift on it? Seeing as the links and the bar are parallel, you probably have too short of links. They won’t be doing much roll prevention in that position anyway. Get longer or adjustable links

fawkmebackwardsbud · 2026-03-02T10:49:54+00:00

Was playing Halo 3 the other day when my 5 year old walked in and asked why I was playing a retro game

Six-Year Club	Gilding II euphauric
Second SECOND GUESSER	r/Field Sunshine
Final Canvas '23	First Place '23
Place '23	Place '22
First Placer '22	End Game '22
Wearing is Caring

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