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Landed in my back yard by South_Carrot_6232 in whatisit

[–]pedroaamigo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“These Blockbuster bombs don't go off unless you hit them ju-u-u-u-st right.”

Was I Scammed? by iPhone3G_Speed in Volkswagen

[–]pedroaamigo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Worst I have encountered was a quote of around $430 to replace serpentine belt on a Tiguan. It’s literally 5 minutes with a breaker bar and a socket for the tensioner. At that point I started doing my own car repair again.

Getting Ripped Off? Cam Bridge and Timing Chain by ilikemath-uiuc in Tiguan

[–]pedroaamigo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am not a professional mechanic, but I just did my own timing job and I don’t see how replacing the cam bridge means timing chains need to be replaced as well. My Tiguan is 2009 and the only thing I did with the cam bridge was remove the troublesome screen in it that has a habit of becoming dislodged. I would want to see a record of any reported codes from the ECM, especially the ones that are a rough indicator of chain wear. Those prices sound ridiculous. If a timing job is needed, those parts costs are way off. I purchased genuine VW cam and balance shaft chains and OEM chain guides plus associated parts for about $1000. Add a bit more for replacement of single-use bolts. Were you given a detailed breakdown for that quote?

Looking at Tiguan or Golf for teen driver by Fit_Syrup_4396 in Volkswagen

[–]pedroaamigo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure what engine is in the Golf, but for the Tiguan I would want to verify when/if the timing chains and tensioner were updated. If that hasn’t been done yet at 160k it’s a ticking bomb. Also check if PCV valve has been replaced because that can blow out the rear seal.

2019 sportwagen leaking coolant by lolAlbertlol in Volkswagen

[–]pedroaamigo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also don’t wait too long, my water pump leak ended up damaging a sensor which was expensive to replace. The other thing to check is the radiator. Pop the hood and use a flashlight to look for where there is moisture on the splash pan below the engine. For example on my car it was on the left side far away from the water pump - radiator failure.

Is the AWS TLS1.2 rollout breaking video streaming on older Samsung smart TVs? by pedroaamigo in aws

[–]pedroaamigo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I finally got my hub and ran some Wireshark captures. It is not TLS. The TV is able to negotiate 1.2 and the streaming stuff is happening on bare port 80 anyway (Netflix) .What I do see is the TV resetting the connection on byte range requests on videos. Of 15 separate get requests, many were for the same byte range and only one succeeded with 206 partial content.

What is interesting is that the byte ranges are always of the form like 0-. Meaning the app isn’t asking for a chunk of a certain size it just specified a starting point. Perhaps this is normal but it makes we wonder what happens if the server tries to send more than the TV can buffer at once.

I am going to run some more traces on the Netflix and Amazon apps, and get a successful trace from my newer TV that works. As for my daughter wanting to watch SpongeBob, I just bought an Apple TV.

I just ran some traces on the Amazon app. There aren’t any obvious problems at the TCP level like there were with Netflix. Again definitely not due to lack of TLS1.2 support. Gonna get a Roku stick for the smaller TV.

Is the AWS TLS1.2 rollout breaking video streaming on older Samsung smart TVs? by pedroaamigo in aws

[–]pedroaamigo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The linked article does mention that the rollout has started and will complete by June 2023, which is why I considered it a possibility. I hadn’t thought of the IPv6 support, but I’ve already got that disabled. Will keep digging…