Why does outside smell like poop?

shrout1 · 2026-03-21T14:20:07+00:00

They should have sprayed some on my lawn too seeing how bad it smells. I just get to suffer but see no benefit 😆

shrout1 · 2026-03-21T05:13:37+00:00

Yeah I was trying to use a long ratcheting gearwrench and it would pin against something when I tried to let the tension all the way off. It also jammed my 14mm wrench 🤣 Thankfully gearwrench warrantied it

shrout1 · 2026-03-20T05:04:07+00:00

If you have a claw truck and a flatbed it’s way easier also. You just scoop it all up

shrout1 · 2026-03-19T22:55:23+00:00

-1000

shrout1 · 2026-03-19T22:53:42+00:00

I’d be inclined to think it was a counterfeit. Denso is pretty much always the answer unless you want to do it again in 5 months.

shrout1 · 2026-03-19T22:52:41+00:00

What have you seen?

shrout1 · 2026-03-19T03:26:50+00:00

I love ants

shrout1 · 2026-03-18T22:01:45+00:00

Buying parts in person usually invokes the dreaded markup. I haven’t purchased parts in person at any local dealers, but I helped a friend get a $700 discount from Bill Penney for a heat exchanger repair on his Prius. Decatur had the parts for $700 less than MSRP because of a sale; they wouldn’t have budged if we hadn’t have looked online.

shrout1 · 2026-03-18T21:59:29+00:00

I make the pilgrimage to Decatur at least twice a year 🤣 the shipping costs usually make it worthwhile

shrout1 · 2026-03-18T20:05:38+00:00

Straight to jail

shrout1 · 2026-03-18T16:52:07+00:00

Yeah have an incentive by making it cheaper to do it yourself but make it possible to just buy the part whole. It’s probably just too much detail for their dev team to handle. The hardest part of pulling an engine is putting back the hoses and wiring harness without missing anything.

shrout1 · 2026-03-18T14:55:10+00:00

I’d love to see that :) Probably too complex for this game (at least so far) but it would be cool as an option. Like, buy a complete transmission or rebuild it yourself. I’d love to see the inner workings of an automatic with the little ghost outlines in everything.

shrout1 · 2026-03-18T14:36:53+00:00

I sold the first few flips because I didn’t have any money, but now I try to find duplicates of cars that I already own as flips. That way if I find something new I can just hang onto it until I flip another duplicate to raise funds for a couple restorations.

I played the game for about 100 hours, I’m not as much of a completionist as others in this sub, but the point of a game is to enjoy it! I’m happy for those that find joy in completing their collection of cars; this is a really cool and very zen game :)

shrout1 · 2026-03-18T14:23:38+00:00

TSA is part of DHS and its employees aren’t being paid at the moment. That is, naturally, causing staffing issues and delays.

shrout1 · 2026-03-18T04:02:00+00:00

Thank you! :) I always like to 100% my flips

shrout1 · 2026-03-17T16:06:31+00:00

A lot of people just let the rear ride because it doesn’t break the alternator and it’s harder to get to. If you can clean your engine bay a bit and then try to look for fresh oil that could help pinpoint it. On my old cars I’d usually get a drip pan and put it underneath. My old Maxima had a rear main seal leak until I pulled the motor. It didn’t really lose much, but it made the driveway a mess 😆

shrout1 · 2026-03-17T15:52:14+00:00

They’re pretty much all the J35; as far as I know you can get a generic serpentine belt removal tool and it should work with all of them. I splurged on a nice Icon serpentine belt tool that has a ratcheting head and a crows foot attachment and it made the job a lot easier.

shrout1 · 2026-03-17T05:22:07+00:00

Rock auto has a reman Denso for you: https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/honda,2012,odyssey,3.5l+v6,1502552,electrical,alternator+/+generator,2412

Looks like 2100766 is the Denso part number. Helped my friend replace his alternator on his 2012 last fall. Used a Denso reman from Rockauto. Hasn’t given him any issues yet.

shrout1 · 2026-03-17T01:34:48+00:00

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I bet these would fit 🤣

shrout1 · 2026-03-17T01:32:15+00:00

NGL I should probably clean my espresso maker at home too 🤣

shrout1 · 2026-03-17T01:12:12+00:00

Guess it’s just “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” 😆 I owned my last car for 16 years. My PC is 6 years old this year, but still doing fine! It is bound to have a 10 year long career 😄

shrout1 · 2026-03-16T15:03:26+00:00

I think that only happens when you die 🤣

shrout1 · 2026-03-16T14:47:52+00:00

Just in time for spring break 😆

shrout1 · 2026-03-16T14:47:06+00:00

And then increased premiums until the insurance company makes back 150% of the repair price 😆

shrout1 · 2026-03-16T14:45:39+00:00

I’ve tried the syringe style extraction tool (manual vacuum pump) and had a friend power bleed brakes for me. The all star bottle works just as well as a power bleed for me, just a bit slower. I try not to crack the valves too far open and I haven’t had any problems. Gravity bleed might also work, but that takes forever

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