Odd noise when idling?

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Terruko

So this came up...

What is it?

Low tire pressure.

[Braces]

Originally Posted by Terruko

So this came up...

What is it?

A warning that you haven't read your manual yet.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Terruko

So this came up...What is it?

....... because you haven't read your manual.

another ....... because you should be able to figure it out, even if you didn't read your manual.

Now, go put about 35 psi of air in all of your car's tires.

....... that one is just because I felt like it.




humfrz

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Low tire pressure.

Tcoat has gone soft on us ......


humfrz

[Terruko]

Also this, what's it for and how do I use it?

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Tcoat has gone soft on us ......


humfrz

No I just figured if he won't believe that the sound clip he made is a perfectly normal sounding boxer engine ( after asking if it was normal at that) then he would not believe that there is a such thing as a book that tells you all those hidden secrets. Even I sometimes know when to just give up.

Not sure if it is a cultural thing now or just a result of ease of information on the internet but damn it seems people go out of their way to try and find something wrong with their cars sometimes.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

No I just figured if he won't believe that the sound clip he made is a perfectly normal sounding boxer engine ( after asking if it was normal at that) then he would not believe that there is a such thing as a book that tells you all those hidden secrets. Even I sometimes know when to just give up.

Not sure if it is a cultural thing now or just a result of ease of information on the internet but damn it seems people go out of their way to try and find something wrong with their cars sometimes.

I think new drivers are overwhelmed with too much information about their cars.

Remember, back-in-the-day, we just looked and listened to "the vital signs".

* car ran out of gas - walk to the next farm and borrow a gallon of gas

* car was billowing steam from under the hood - fill it with ditch water and wrap a rag around the busted radiator hose.

* car vapor locked - place a wet rag on fuel line & re-prime

* tire went flop-flop-flop - put on the spare

* car flooded - hold open the choke with a pen, push accelerator to the floor and hold it while cranking the engine till it started

* car wouldn't stop - downshift and apply emergency brake

* car died at idle - take a screwdriver or a dime and turn idle screw clockwise a time or two.

* car won't fire during damp weather - take off your T-shirt and dry out the distributor contacts

* car is mis-firing - pull plug wires one at a time till you find the fouled plug, pull it and clean it up.

* I'm sure you old timers can add to the list......

Now .......


humfrz

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by humfrz

I think new drivers are overwhelmed with too much information about their cars.

* car wouldn't stop - downshift and apply emergency brake

humfrz

I am going to dispute this one^!

98% of the time the e brake cables were either seized solid or had snapped years ago.

I am sure that people will counter with "well cars are more complex now". Yes, they are, but the quality of manufacture, vastly improved technology and materials more than make up for that.
I find it entertaining that the same guys that will freak out and tell people to take their at in for a full cooling system flush because somebody put 4 ounces of the wrong coolant in it are also the ones that will change their whole suspension and discuss the merits of FI at length.

[p1l0t]

Originally Posted by Braces

A warning that you haven't read your manual yet.

#tooReal

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[nextcar]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Low tire pressure.

Wow... I always thought that was the driver flatulence warning!

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by nextcar

Wow... I always thought that was the driver flatulence warning!

That would be a warning light that I would most certainly have to disable.

[finch1750]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

I find it entertaining that the same guys that will freak out and tell people to take their at in for a full cooling system flush because somebody put 4 ounces of the wrong coolant in it are also the ones that will change their whole suspension and discuss the merits of FI at length.

Wait, so I should freak out when i ran low on oil and added half a quart of 5-30 to my 0-30 cuz its what I had in the garage? Holy shit my motor is gonna grenade...

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by finch1750

Wait, so I should freak out when i ran low on oil and added half a quart of 5-30 to my 0-30 cuz its what I had in the garage? Holy shit my motor is gonna grenade...

Your engine is soon to be toast. Mix & match oil weights is a sure way to induce oil channel confusion in the engine. This will completely throw off the VVT (since it's oil controlled) and the valves will be coming from the right at the same time the piston is coming from the left.

Result:

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Your engine is soon to be toast. Mix & match oil weights is a sure way to induce oil channel confusion in the engine. This will completely throw off the VVT (since it's oil controlled) and the valves will be coming from the right at the same time the piston is coming from the left.

Result:

Hey how did you get a pic of my Talon engine after it threw the timing belt?