What have you done to your vehicle lately?

[southtexaspilot]

You need a Round motor on there.

I’d rather have this but it’s $100k and burns 18gph.

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[pronstar]

Had an airbag recall done to my truck about a month ago. They disconnected the battery as part of procedure.

Went to get inspected yesterday.
2 monitors weren’t ready.

Dude starts accusing me of tampering with my battery to turn-off a CEL, that I can get in trouble blah blah

Tells me to drive a few hundred miles and come back next week so he can see what codes the truck is throwing.

Plugged my scan tool in, sure as shit 2 monitors not ready.

Did a drive cycle last night:
- cold start, AC and rear defroster on for 2.5 mins
- half-throttle acceleration to 55mph, maintain 55 mph for three mins, then coast to 20 mph
- 3/4 throttle to 55mph, maintain 55 for 5 mins, then coast to 20 mph

Verified that all monitors were ready with scan tool.

Brought back to inspection shop, dude didn’t want to inspect it because I only put about 10 miles on the truck, not several hundred.

A bit of back and forth, truck passes, dude won’t even look me in the eye as he hands me my pass paperwork.

 

[Brains]

Most test station droids have no clue how the OBD monitor tests work.

 

[Lost Spurs]

Had an airbag recall done to my truck about a month ago. They disconnected the battery as part of procedure.

Went to get inspected yesterday.
2 monitors weren’t ready.

Dude starts accusing me of tampering with my battery to turn-off a CEL, that I can get in trouble blah blah

Tells me to drive a few hundred miles and come back next week so he can see what codes the truck is throwing.

Plugged my scan tool in, sure as shit 2 monitors not ready.

Did a drive cycle last night:
- cold start, AC and rear defroster on for 2.5 mins
- half-throttle acceleration to 55mph, maintain 55 mph for three mins, then coast to 20 mph
- 3/4 throttle to 55mph, maintain 55 for 5 mins, then coast to 20 mph

Verified that all monitors were ready with scan tool.

Brought back to inspection shop, dude didn’t want to inspect it because I only put about 10 miles on the truck, not several hundred.

A bit of back and forth, truck passes, dude won’t even look me in the eye as he hands me my pass paperwork.

The last shop I was at we had a QC guy. He could get the readiness codes set with amazing speed. Most of the systems have a set of exacting parameters that need to be filled.

With that said, I am glad to be in a safety county now. I hope they do away with the inspection process all together.

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[pronstar]

The last shop I was at we had a QC guy. He could get the readiness codes set with amazing speed. Most of the systems have a set of exacting parameters that need to be filled.

With that said, I am glad to be in a safety county now. I hope they do away with the inspection process all together.

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Yeah I just googled “GM drive cycle OBDII” and it pulled up the parameters that I posted.

I didn't really expect to see not-ready codes a month after disconnecting the battery, and I’ve driven it quite a bit in that month.

Live and learn LOL

 

[Brains]

EVAP is always the problem child.

 

[Lonesome Dove]

Installed new flywheel, new clutch, bell housing, clutch linkage, transmission and mount, shift linkage, drive shaft, parking brake cables.
Reconnected the driver side header, spark plugs and wires.
Went to start and it got's a dead battery. Screw it it's been a year or so what's another day or more? #@&!***

 

[Mills]

Oil change on the Dodge, 3 gallons 15-40 and filter and I’m good to go.

 

[OutlawStar]

I'm finding it to be cathartic to detail my bike; since I don't own a car of my own and the work van just gets a little dirt in the drivers floor mat I'm somewhat limited in what I can detail and maintain. Regardless, a motorcycle can be a multi-day detail. Wash, paste wax, chrome polish, oil change, lube chain, air up tires, tighten seat bolts again because I'm tired of replacing them at $30 a pair. As James May once said: cleaning your car is like cleaning your mind. Is that bit as clean as it could be? If the answer is no, polish it.
I think the flaw in that is you have to look up close and see all the defects which can be scary... I mean the swirls in the paint and scratches from road debris hitting fenders of course!

 

[innominate]

I'm finding it to be cathartic to detail my bike; since I don't own a car of my own and the work van just gets a little dirt in the drivers floor mat I'm somewhat limited in what I can detail and maintain. Regardless, a motorcycle can be a multi-day detail. Wash, paste wax, chrome polish, oil change, lube chain, air up tires, tighten seat bolts again because I'm tired of replacing them at $30 a pair. As James May once said: cleaning your car is like cleaning your mind. Is that bit as clean as it could be? If the answer is no, polish it.
I think the flaw in that is you have to look up close and see all the defects which can be scary... I mean the swirls in the paint and scratches from road debris hitting fenders of course!

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And the spokes. Mine look nice from 5' away. But they need polishing.

 

[OutlawStar]

And the spokes. Mine look nice from 5' away. But they need polishing.

I will never own another vehicle with wire spokes. I get what I can but half of the rears are obstructed so badly they're super hard to get to, plus on top of that the brake dust, road grime, and other crud I could sit there with a brass brush for hours and only get 1/4 of the spokes perfect again.

 

[innominate]

I will never own another vehicle with wire spokes. I get what I can but half of the rears are obstructed so badly they're super hard to get to, plus on top of that the brake dust, road grime, and other crud I could sit there with a brass brush for hours and only get 1/4 of the spokes perfect again.

The new ones are much better. The metal on the older wheels tarnish easy. The ones on my new T120 still look great.

 

[Alpha.Geek]

Updated the firmware on the Fords(,
but not the wife's Chevy the 2017 Equanox doesn't even support Android Auto/Apple Carplay,
what is it... 2007?!)...

Threw on some license plate frames.

Got a Claymore mine trailer hitch cover.

Battery.& Oil Change.

 

[dsgrey]

Yeah I just googled “GM drive cycle OBDII” and it pulled up the parameters that I posted.

I didn't really expect to see not-ready codes a month after disconnecting the battery, and I’ve driven it quite a bit in that month.

Live and learn LOL

Same issue on my Jeep. Inspection had two "not ready codes". Driving 10 miles cleared one. Could never find exactly HOW to clear the other but it mentioned from a cold start, drive 5 miles between 30-45mph. Yes, how will I do that with stop signs on residential streets? I tried and never cleared it then read where you can still pass an inspection with 1 not ready code (two on some older models). I passed due to that caveat and I should check to see if the one code cleared since it's been 3 months.

I'll never disconnect my battery within a month of getting an inspection.

 

[pronstar]

I will never own another vehicle with wire spokes. I get what I can but half of the rears are obstructed so badly they're super hard to get to, plus on top of that the brake dust, road grime, and other crud I could sit there with a brass brush for hours and only get 1/4 of the spokes perfect again.

Easy-to-clean wheels are what I prefer.
Simple 5-spoke or similar.

 

[Lonesome Dove]

Installed a new leather scent freshener since the car has been sitting for so long.

 

[Lost Spurs]

Put a new radiator in the suburban. It had been leaking for probably 3 months. It was all water anyhow, both due to leakage and never putting coolant in it from when I blew a heater core hose.

I got the new part via rockauto.com Way cheaper than anyone local and it was here in a couple days.

My 10yr old rode the grom in with me to work on it. I stashed it at the shop last night so it would be cold. Thank God for an air conditioned shop to work in. Way too hot to be outside. All told, just over 1 hour with a wash and cleaning the inside of the windshield.

When we were done I told the boy we can jump in the truck to go home and I'll have my wife swing my by later for the grom. The boy said heck no, we are riding the motorcycle. It probably looks funny to have a grown man and a kid on a Honda grom but the kids love it.

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[Lost Spurs]

AAAAANNNNNNDDDDDD the trans cooler line is leaking on the new radiator. I had the kids loaded and we were set to go an hour out of town. Probably would have been 3 or 4 hours of run time.

I had opened the hood to check that the coolant level was proper after the install. I then noticed a small (3in) spot on the drive. I am glad I caught it. Last thing I need in life is to be stranded with a cooked transmission.

Now to move all my shit out of the wagon and swap the car seats into that. My wife hates being down low in the wagon but she will have to deal.

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[Coiled]

Last thing I need in life is to be stranded with a cooked transmission.

AAAAANNNNNNDDDDDD a cooked family in this heat! Glad you caught it.

 

[paknheat]

Changed the oil & put new wiper blades on.


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