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Forum: BRZ First-Gen (2012+) — General Topics

04-11-2015, 08:11 PM

Replies: 154

When did you "know"?

Views: 28,010

Posted By 86to86

+1 Maybe even before that. I didn't know at...

+1
Maybe even before that. I didn't know at first that Subaru would be involved, but immediately wanted another RWD Toyota sports car. I nursed my MR2 for years waiting for the release.

Forum: Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 GT86 General Forum

03-21-2015, 12:20 PM

Replies: 70

MT Questions

Views: 19,842

Posted By 86to86

Two examples, best & worst. Wife has a 2014 TC,...

Two examples, best & worst. Wife has a 2014 TC, shifter feels like it's stuck in a bucket of goo. Somewhere in there are some gears, but can't realy feel where they are. Clutch is equally soft and...

Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

01-27-2015, 05:38 PM

Replies: 11

Release Bearing or Pilot Bearing

Views: 9,906

Posted By 86to86

I was referring to that in-between condition...

I was referring to that in-between condition where the stationary clutch fork contacts the throwout bearing, but clutch is still engaged and rotating. If the throwout bearing itself doesn't spin...

Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

01-27-2015, 10:26 AM

Replies: 11

Release Bearing or Pilot Bearing

Views: 9,906

Posted By 86to86

To test throwout/release bearing: Drive...

To test throwout/release bearing:

Drive steady speed somewhere quiet

Push pedal part way down, not far enough to release the clutch

Throwout bearing will spin, pilot bearing will not.

Forum: Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 GT86 General Forum

01-27-2015, 03:12 AM

Replies: 2,472

Poll: Age and Profession Survey

Views: 498,328

Posted By 86to86

Yeah, 26 years. I tend to keep cars a long time,...

Yeah, 26 years. I tend to keep cars a long time, I've had a 26, 25, 17, 16. Cars last a long time if you maintain them yourself. I got too old to keep maintaining the MR2, and nobody else knew how,...

Forum: Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 GT86 General Forum

01-27-2015, 01:01 AM

Replies: 2,472

Poll: Age and Profession Survey

Views: 498,328

Posted By 86to86

Wow you guys are fast with your replies. No, I'm...

Wow you guys are fast with your replies. No, I'm not 86.
I bought an MR2 in 1986, traded it in for FR-S in 2012. thus the name.:D

Forum: Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 GT86 General Forum

01-27-2015, 12:52 AM

Replies: 2,472

Poll: Age and Profession Survey

Views: 498,328

Posted By 86to86

I don't want to say how old I am. My first car...

I don't want to say how old I am. My first car was a 1950 Studebaker, you figger it out.
Haven't worked for, let's see, almost 20 years. :eyebulge:
Nobody is too old for this car.

Forum: Wheels | Tires | Spacers | Hub -- Sponsored by The Tire Rack

01-23-2015, 11:42 PM

Replies: 6

reset TPMS?

Views: 8,038

Posted By 86to86

Thanks for the replys. That'll make it easier to...

Thanks for the replys. That'll make it easier to control my mechanics. They want to "do it right the first time", and I get a little pushback when I want to let something slide or if I've already...

Forum: Wheels | Tires | Spacers | Hub -- Sponsored by The Tire Rack

01-23-2015, 05:39 PM

Replies: 6

reset TPMS?

Views: 8,038

Posted By 86to86

reset TPMS?

I took the car to my favorite mechanic for oil change and tire rotation. He thinks he needs to reset TPMS because the tires are in different locations.

Does this make sense? Do the sensors say...

Forum: Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 GT86 General Forum

01-11-2015, 10:35 PM

Replies: 31

Disable your seatbelt chime. DIY

Views: 19,814

Posted By 86to86

No, I stop at the mailbox on the way home. Yes I...

No, I stop at the mailbox on the way home. Yes I do it very seriously.:D

I did not know that. Might try it if the beeping starts to bug me too much.

Forum: Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 GT86 General Forum

01-11-2015, 12:38 PM

Replies: 31

Disable your seatbelt chime. DIY

Views: 19,814

Posted By 86to86

Well, there's that daily trip from mailbox to the...

Well, there's that daily trip from mailbox to the house. It's all of 100 yards, and I don't think I'll be killed at 10mph.

Or I'm in the driveway, listening/checking the engine or whatever,...

Forum: Issues | Warranty | Recalls / TSB

01-03-2015, 06:16 PM

Replies: 34

Intermittent Wipers backwards

Views: 11,229

Posted By 86to86

My FR-S works the same way. Wife's TC is...

My FR-S works the same way. Wife's TC is backwards.

Forum: Issues | Warranty | Recalls / TSB

01-22-2014, 01:33 AM

Replies: 67

The crickets...

Views: 15,449

Posted By 86to86

I've been wondering what "crickets" sounded like....

I've been wondering what "crickets" sounded like. Now I know, ouch hurts my ears.

I have an August 2012 car, 8500 miles, and I've never heard it. Using E10 all the way... Am I just lucky?

Forum: Issues | Warranty | Recalls / TSB

02-10-2013, 10:09 PM

Replies: 3

Burning oil smell at idle after car warms up

Views: 4,124

Posted By 86to86

I have the same hot-oil smell, same car with 2800...

I have the same hot-oil smell, same car with 2800 miles. I smell it in the car and haven't been able to locate it any further. Haven't noticed it outside.

Forum: Northwest

02-10-2013, 09:50 PM

Replies: 2,775

FRS/BRZ Sightings in NW Washington Area

Views: 767,030

Posted By 86to86

Hey, I see myself at the UPS place! Next time I...

Hey, I see myself at the UPS place! Next time I will look up and wave.

Forum: Issues | Warranty | Recalls / TSB

01-19-2013, 02:06 AM

Replies: 40

Is your FR-S giving you any mechanical problems now?

Views: 9,420

Posted By 86to86

2300 miles, no problems at all.

2300 miles, no problems at all.

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