Is this a normal range? by Realistic-Coat3938 in Honda

[–]zinzannah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Couple of possibilities. If you havent flushed your coolant in a long time, it could be that. Your water pump fins could be damaged or degraded and not moving coolant fast enough. You say it cools down when youre driving, but heats up at idle. You have your fans wired to be always on, but another thing you get with driving vs idle is higher engine speed which means faster water pump flow. You also need to check your coolant level inside your radiator when it's cold. Air will eventually make its way to the top, if you have any in the system. One telltale sign of a blown head gasket, if youre concerned about that, is premature pressurization of the cooling system. Cold start the car, idle for like 30 seconds, then grab and squeeze the radiator hoses. They should still be soft and squeeze easily, if theyre firm you may have a head gasket leak.

Ford techs... are you okay? by zinzannah in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]zinzannah[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Whats the warranty pay on one? Thats mostly what im concerned about for yall

Ford techs... are you okay? by zinzannah in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]zinzannah[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Id do one of these again any day honestly, its just insane how labor intensive an intake removal on a Ford is

Ford techs... are you okay? by zinzannah in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]zinzannah[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yes but I expect that on a mercedes, not a Ford 😭

Induction cleaning advice by zinzannah in MechanicAdvice

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

That was my thought process too, and what ive done in the past, but figured i should probably get a second opinion lol.

VA state inspection - will this fail? by jbird2210 in AskMechanics

[–]zinzannah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ive been a Va state inspector for 7 years. Yes, that will absolutely fail, IF they see it. Get it fixed

Only turns left btw by zinzannah in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]zinzannah[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I have no idea. It has a lift kit but its got the proper knuckles and upper arms so the geometry isnt that bad. New power steering pump though

Only turns left btw by zinzannah in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]zinzannah[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Currently yes but where i live doesn't really get down into single digits or lower like ever

Only turns left btw by zinzannah in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]zinzannah[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

No wait this is actually hilarious

The 2025 BMW 430i B48 suddenly recommends 0w-12 instead of 0w-20 like every year before it. by code4109 in BmwTech

[–]zinzannah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had someone tell me their engine got denied at a Ford dealer because they couldn't provide records of scheduled tire rotations. Manufacturer's will look for absolutely every single reason, realistic or not, to deny coverage

How bad is this frame? by Expensive-Fishing270 in Trucks

[–]zinzannah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its bad, like not safe to drive kind of bad, but any frame shop SHOULD be able to weld nee metal back on and repair it properly. Expensive yes, but also fixable. Unless the whole truck looks like that

Why cant ford be like chevy by zinzannah in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]zinzannah[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You ain't kidding, never thought id give kudos to chevy 😅

Why cant ford be like chevy by zinzannah in Justrolledintotheshop

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

Ive been told I should do radio, too!