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Probably rolled them with a wooden bat. That is what everyone used on their race cars - jack car up, insert bat, lower car, roll bat back and forth to widen fenders and roll the lip. Could look OK if done carefully by someone who gave a crap.
Eastwood I think makes a version with a nylon roller setup, but I've heard it tends to slip on painted metal so it creates waviness like you describe.
Eastwood I think makes a version with a nylon roller setup, but I've heard it tends to slip on painted metal so it creates waviness like you describe.
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Been a few days. I put the Subby back up on ramps and sure enough, there's oil on the pan and the plastics. It's leaking. Also feels like the oil level on the dipstick has gone down, but I'm not 100% on that.
Anyway... I have to change it again. Bought a bag of crush washers.
Screwing up a simple oil change really blows a hole in the rationale... time savings? Nope. Cost savings? Nope. Confidence you did it right? Nope.
Anyway... I have to change it again. Bought a bag of crush washers.
Screwing up a simple oil change really blows a hole in the rationale... time savings? Nope. Cost savings? Nope. Confidence you did it right? Nope.
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Been a few days. I put the Subby back up on ramps and sure enough, there's oil on the pan and the plastics. It's leaking. Also feels like the oil level on the dipstick has gone down, but I'm not 100% on that.
Anyway... I have to change it again. Bought a bag of crush washers.
Screwing up a simple oil change really blows a hole in the rationale... time savings? Nope. Cost savings? Nope. Confidence you did it right? Nope.
Anyway... I have to change it again. Bought a bag of crush washers.
Screwing up a simple oil change really blows a hole in the rationale... time savings? Nope. Cost savings? Nope. Confidence you did it right? Nope.
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I've been using Penzoil Ultra Synthetic in all my cars for a number of years now. And I buy it at the local Walmart, with pricing averaging $25 for the 5-quart container. And for filters, I've been using the K&N Filters with the built-in 1" nut molded into the end of the casing, because it makes it so-o-o much easier to remove. I buy the filters through Amazon throughout the year.
Anyway, I noticed when buying oil there are a few brands on the Walmart shelf that I've never heard of before, with prices around $12 for the 5-quart container. I'm not planning on switching, but it was a curious thing to see synthetic oil so inexpensive.
Anyway, I noticed when buying oil there are a few brands on the Walmart shelf that I've never heard of before, with prices around $12 for the 5-quart container. I'm not planning on switching, but it was a curious thing to see synthetic oil so inexpensive.
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I've been using Penzoil Ultra Synthetic in all my cars for a number of years now. And I buy it at the local Walmart, with pricing averaging $25 for the 5-quart container. And for filters, I've been using the K&N Filters with the built-in 1" nut molded into the end of the casing, because it makes it so-o-o much easier to remove. I buy the filters through Amazon throughout the year.
Anyway, I noticed when buying oil there are a few brands on the Walmart shelf that I've never heard of before, with prices around $12 for the 5-quart container. I'm not planning on switching, but it was a curious thing to see synthetic oil so inexpensive.
Anyway, I noticed when buying oil there are a few brands on the Walmart shelf that I've never heard of before, with prices around $12 for the 5-quart container. I'm not planning on switching, but it was a curious thing to see synthetic oil so inexpensive.
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It was some brand called SuperTech, on sale for $12, if I recall correctly.
I mean, it's probably crap, and I won't buy it, but still... $12 for 5.1 quarts of synthetic oil is a ridiculously low price.
I mean, it's probably crap, and I won't buy it, but still... $12 for 5.1 quarts of synthetic oil is a ridiculously low price.
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That's the Walmart house brand. I just bought a bunch of their AT fluid for the Grand Cherokee that is my new winter beater. Would never put it in a vehicle I care about.
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So when my 07 Mazda 3 needed ATF, my choices of fluid rated Type M were Mazda oem and SuperTech. OEM was $20/quart and they needed to order it. Supertech was $25/gallon and the local WM had it on hand... put another 40k miles on it afterwards and did not notice any difference, and I checked the fluids monthly.
Having said that, my cars that I give a hoot about get Redline, castrol or mobile 1 depending on specific fluid.
G37 content - enjoying having (some) of my interior back in along with the attendant quietness. Before dropping the carpet back in I put herculiner over all the exposed floor pan metal. Not sure if it helped anything but giving me a toxic buzz, but I *feel* like the car is quieter now.
Also, I have a small piece of styrofoam, about 2" square and 1" thick, that I'm not sure where it goes. Was there a styrofoam block under the accelerator?
Having said that, my cars that I give a hoot about get Redline, castrol or mobile 1 depending on specific fluid.
G37 content - enjoying having (some) of my interior back in along with the attendant quietness. Before dropping the carpet back in I put herculiner over all the exposed floor pan metal. Not sure if it helped anything but giving me a toxic buzz, but I *feel* like the car is quieter now.
Also, I have a small piece of styrofoam, about 2" square and 1" thick, that I'm not sure where it goes. Was there a styrofoam block under the accelerator?
I've been looking for a 2013 G37x with around 50k miles at a decent price for MONTHS now. Seem to be few and far between in my area. Almost pulled the trigger last week, but the dealer was charging insane fees (like $400 to fill up the tires with Nitrogen... what?) so I passed on it.
Today, after months of searching, I decided to just cave and am having one shipped out via CarMax. Its a 2013 with 58k miles and is $15.5k. Not the best, but not the worst. So excited to finally have a G.
Today, after months of searching, I decided to just cave and am having one shipped out via CarMax. Its a 2013 with 58k miles and is $15.5k. Not the best, but not the worst. So excited to finally have a G.
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I've been looking for a 2013 G37x with around 50k miles at a decent price for MONTHS now. Seem to be few and far between in my area. Almost pulled the trigger last week, but the dealer was charging insane fees (like $400 to fill up the tires with Nitrogen... what?) so I passed on it.
Today, after months of searching, I decided to just cave and am having one shipped out via CarMax. Its a 2013 with 58k miles and is $15.5k. Not the best, but not the worst. So excited to finally have a G.
Today, after months of searching, I decided to just cave and am having one shipped out via CarMax. Its a 2013 with 58k miles and is $15.5k. Not the best, but not the worst. So excited to finally have a G.
Yea, unfortunately it is a tad much, but not as high as a markup as I would have expected from a CarMax. Also I've been searching for months so I don't mind paying a little more. For my area, its only about $800 more than the typical listing price. Plus the two other G37s I was looking at would have actually been way more than this, and the dealerships were not open to haggling AT ALL. I'm in CO and it's been really hard to find a 2012-2013 for some reason and when they do pop up there are gone quick. Might be why the dealerships wouldn't budge on price.
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Seasonal right of passage... TPMS went off today because temps were around 50°F and tires were all between 25 - 28 PSI.
Just a reminder that winter wheels and snow tires are right around the corner.
Just a reminder that winter wheels and snow tires are right around the corner.
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I could seriously use some 50* days. Driving around mid-day today the car thermometer said 95; DarkSkies says 88 feels like 95. Usually Halloween here is a high 80-s low 90s event.
/On the other hand the costumes in the college areas tend to be more entertaining.
/On the other hand the costumes in the college areas tend to be more entertaining.
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