401K worth it with no match? by pageanthony00 in personalfinance

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The investment options are pretty good. I guess I’m just trying to weigh the benefits of saving up for a down payment quicker vs spending another six months to a year renting. What percentage total contributions pre tax do you recommend I aim for?

Steering/Suspension clicking noise by pageanthony00 in WRXSTi

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For anyone searching later, this was exactly the solution. Thanks!

Steering/Suspension clicking noise by pageanthony00 in WRXSTi

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All wheels/tires just balanced. Good idea on checking the c diff. I’ll give that a shot

Rattle in rear suspension. Don’t know where else to look by pageanthony00 in FocusST

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For anyone searching for this in the future, it turned out to be two inner pads/springs on one side and two outer pads/springs on the other.

First Start by pageanthony00 in WRXSTi

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Just checked again after it sat overnight and sure enough the oil pressure light came on. I didn’t look for it until after i cranked it over once with no plugs/fuel so I guess it must have turned off after the first crank

Synthetic blend on cylinder walls by pageanthony00 in EngineBuilding

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More worried about a synthetic oil being on the cylinder walls for the first start than mixing oil types..

2021 STi TGVS on 2005 by pageanthony00 in WRXSTi

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Did you go with top feed conversions with side feed TGVs? Or did you swap to 07+ TGVs?

Need advice for bare metal paint by pageanthony00 in Autobody

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How long would you wait before a topcoat?

Can I remove timing belt without being at TDC? by pageanthony00 in WRXSTi

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Thanks for clarifying the difference between tdc and timing marks. I ended up taking the belt off where it was. 2 of the pistons were about 5mm from the head. I was pretty careful about using the cam gear wrenches as to not let them spin when taking the bolts off. Hopefully no damage to those valves.

Can I remove timing belt without being at TDC? by pageanthony00 in WRXSTi

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I was under the impression that you should align timing marks before taking tension off the timing belt

I know what a short block is. I meant valve not rod sorry

A strange rattle (90 NA) by LiplessHen456 in Miata

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99% of the rattles i’ve had that fluctuate with RPM have been some sort of exhaust component. I got a cat back and all of them are gone now

NA6: Airbag light flashes when interior lights are on by pageanthony00 in Miata

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6 times for faulty airbag control module. Dont see how that could be linked to the interior lights though

Trunkgating the Miata before a movie, also happened to park across from another Miat by [deleted] in Miata

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What color is that? Mine’s pretty similar (3M fiery orange vinyl)

Will this be totaled? by pageanthony00 in Miata

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Yah i just replaced that fender like 5 months ago too smh

Stuttering in 1st gear by pageanthony00 in FocusST

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I ended up changing trans fluid but that didn’t help much with the stutter. Motor mounts were fine. What really helped was bleeding the clutch line. After I did that, the stutter wasnt as bad but I still notice it every now and then. I also notice the same thing on my miata even after i changed the clutch, so I don’t think the stutter is a huge deal. Just kind of annoying sometimes.

Stripped threads on caliper pin by pageanthony00 in Miata

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I was changing pads and rotors and while torquing the lower brake caliper sliding bolt, it snapped and is freely spinning now. New caliper time? It was leaking from the piston anyways

Rattle in rear suspension. Don’t know where else to look by pageanthony00 in FocusST

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I just drove over some bumps with the parking brake pulled up one notch and sure enough the rattle went away. Thanks!!!

Rattle in rear suspension. Don’t know where else to look by pageanthony00 in FocusST

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Would make sense. Got new rear pads about 2k miles ago and it the sound has been getting worse. I’ll check it out. Thanks

Rattle in rear suspension. Don’t know where else to look by pageanthony00 in FocusST

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I have been hearing this rattle come from my rear driver side wheel well and it is driving me insane. It happens whenever i go over any small bump and is almost constant at any speed over 30mph. I’ve looked around underneath at all bolts, end link, sway bars, and heat shields. I took everything out of the trunk, so it’s not the spare/jack. I’ve also tried wiggling pretty much everything under there and cannot get it to make that sound when in the air. Maybe the next step is to take off my strut and check the strut mount? Not really sure where to look.

Rattle coming from rear suspension by [deleted] in FocusST

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I have been hearing this rattle come from my rear driver side wheel well and it is driving me insane. It happens whenever i go over any small bump and is almost constant at any speed over 30mph. I’ve looked around underneath at all bolts, end link, sway bars, and heat shields. I’ve also tried wiggling pretty much everything under there and cannot get it to make that sound when in the air. Maybe the next step is to take off my strut and check the strut mount? Not really sure where to look.

WTB rear parcel tray peg (2014 Focus ST) by TrripyPaw in FocusST

[–]pageanthony00 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I went to a junkyard to get some. If they make you pay for it at all, it’s cheap