Gearhead Thread

[Rome]

Saw this last weekend at a car show.

Dream.  Car.

[Sgt PSN]

That car is racist. 

[Rome]

Excellent input.  Thanks.

[Diomedes]

[Diomedes]

needless to say, the K75s I had did not look half so cool

[Sgt PSN]

Other than basic maintenance (oil changes, spark plugs, air filter, change the battery, etc), I've never done too much work on my vehicles. If the check engine light came on, i would just take it to the shop. So the light came on in my Sequoia a few days ago and since Squaw works at NAPA, we get everything at cost, which is up to 40% less than retail price. So I bought a basic diognastic scanner for $40.  I figured if nothing else, I would know what's wrong with the vehicle before taking it to the mechanic and would know if they are bsing me.

3 codes came back, all for the evap system.  So I checked the gas cap and found the seal to be a little hard and had a really tiny crack in it. New gas cap cost $30. But the light didn't go off. So I googled the codes and found that the next common problem was the evap line.  Found the line and it was a little loose.  Spent $3 on a pack of hose clamps and clamped it in. Light went out.

So I spent a total of $73 and fixed the problem. That's probably how much a mechanic would charge just to run a diognastic and tell me what's wrong. I'm guessing all together the bill would have been $150+ to do work that literally took me less than 5 min total. 

Learning has occured.

[Tomahawk]

The forty bones for the diagnostic tool (you're a tool) doesn't really count unless you're never going to use it again

[Sgt PSN]

So I'm a tool for spending $40 to find out what the problem was instead of taking it to a mechanic and having them charge me anywhere between $50-100 to do the same thing?

Does not compute.

[Tomahawk]

No, that was a smart purchase. You're just a tool...this isn't rocket surgery

[Sgt PSN]

Thanks for clearing that up, buddy.

[Seabiscuit36]

I changed my oil for the first time on Thursday and it took all of 20 minutes.  WTF have I been waiting for. 

[ice grillin you]

the fact that someone as MA as you just changed their oil for the first time fascinates me

[Seabiscuit36]

I'm shocked you looked in this thread......#whitepeople

[Rome]

I don't see the point of DIY when it comes to routine maintenance.  I can easily change it myself, but why bother?  For $20 I can have someone do it for me.

[Seabiscuit36]

I've always been the same way, but it took an hour and a half wait for me to say F it.   Youtube, and my buddy's jacks and i was good to go.  Took me 35 minutes to do my first oilchange, and that was with a lot of hesitation.  I can probably get it down to 12 minutes, save the 20 and spend that on a 30pack. #winnerwinnerchickendinner