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Offline 5 Wheel Drive

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #2900 on: July 28, 2014, 06:49:12 pm »
New pads and rotors on the back of the Forester yesterday. Those rotors did not want to come off. I was surprised to see how little of the pads were left.  Serviced the calipers, everything is sliding much better now.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #2901 on: July 28, 2014, 08:30:00 pm »
Quote from: 5 Wheel Drive on July 28, 2014, 06:49:12 pm
New pads and rotors on the back of the Forester yesterday. Those rotors did not want to come off. I was surprised to see how little of the pads were left.  Serviced the calipers, everything is sliding much better now.
That's quite a DIY job! 
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #2902 on: July 29, 2014, 09:29:03 am »
putting on the new exhaust system

can anyone figure out what this line is going to my cat? I want to replace my cat, but the new one does not have a hole for this line. It goes to the body under the back seat?
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #2903 on: July 29, 2014, 09:53:26 am »
Oxygen sensor......EGR tube?  Just guesses.  ???
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #2904 on: July 29, 2014, 09:57:19 am »
it isn't an 02, as my car only has one lambda before the cat.

my mech was guessing it was a hot air injection, to get the cat really hot fast for emissions.

plausible?
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #2905 on: July 29, 2014, 10:01:11 am »
I think it's some sort of air tube, not sure if it would be hot air or not. 

It definitely isn't a sensor, as that would just be a wire running to the ECU.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #2906 on: July 29, 2014, 10:48:49 am »
Heater/warm air line would be my guess too...An attempt to get the cat hotter faster so it works at peak efficiency.

Another guess, since it is going toward the back of the vehicle would be some type of EVAP system for the gas tank? Gasoline fumes being directed to the cat to be cleaned up prior to being sent to the atmosphere?

Maybe pull it out of the cat and see if there's hot air blowing out of it?
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #2907 on: July 29, 2014, 12:21:59 pm »
Gave it a little spritz on the way to work.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #2908 on: July 29, 2014, 12:30:15 pm »
Quote from: Firm on July 29, 2014, 10:48:49 am
Heater/warm air line would be my guess too...An attempt to get the cat hotter faster so it works at peak efficiency.

Another guess, since it is going toward the back of the vehicle would be some type of EVAP system for the gas tank? Gasoline fumes being directed to the cat to be cleaned up prior to being sent to the atmosphere?

Maybe pull it out of the cat and see if there's hot air blowing out of it?
just pulled it, it is an 02 sensor. Damn I kinda need that.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #2909 on: July 29, 2014, 01:07:51 pm »
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on July 29, 2014, 12:30:15 pm
Quote from: Firm on July 29, 2014, 10:48:49 am
Heater/warm air line would be my guess too...An attempt to get the cat hotter faster so it works at peak efficiency.

Another guess, since it is going toward the back of the vehicle would be some type of EVAP system for the gas tank? Gasoline fumes being directed to the cat to be cleaned up prior to being sent to the atmosphere?

Maybe pull it out of the cat and see if there's hot air blowing out of it?
just pulled it, it is an 02 sensor. Damn I kinda need that.

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #2910 on: July 29, 2014, 02:22:13 pm »
tiewrap 02 sensor on the frame, see what happens.  It's a rear O2 won't affect anything but maybe you'll get a light, maybe not.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #2911 on: July 29, 2014, 06:21:44 pm »
Quote from: Northernridge on July 29, 2014, 12:21:59 pm
Gave it a little spritz on the way to work.

Excellent! classy ride  :thumbup: :thumbup:
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #2912 on: July 29, 2014, 06:32:51 pm »
Working at Parks & Rec today.  30C and cloudless.  So, took the Miata.  It's a 15-20min drive.  Left 90 min early.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #2913 on: July 29, 2014, 07:44:51 pm »
Quote from: Snowman on July 29, 2014, 06:21:44 pm
Quote from: Northernridge on July 29, 2014, 12:21:59 pm
Gave it a little spritz on the way to work.

Excellent! classy ride  :thumbup: :thumbup:

I look at the car every day, neighbor has the same car, same color.  Washes it about once a week.  When you wash it, does it beep like crazy? 
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #2914 on: July 29, 2014, 07:50:48 pm »
Quote from: Solstice2006 on July 29, 2014, 07:44:51 pm
Quote from: Snowman on July 29, 2014, 06:21:44 pm
Quote from: Northernridge on July 29, 2014, 12:21:59 pm
Gave it a little spritz on the way to work.

Excellent! classy ride  :thumbup: :thumbup:

I look at the car every day, neighbor has the same car, same color.  Washes it about once a week.  When you wash it, does it beep like crazy?

Funny you should ask, when I first got it I had the FOB in my pocket while washing it and the car would lock/unlock itself every couple of seconds and the lights would be flashing non-stop...maybe beeping too. I figure it was the hot water or me touching the proximity lock sensors on the door handles...was a freaking ridiculous light show. Leaving the FOB in the car eliminates the problem.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #2915 on: July 29, 2014, 08:11:33 pm »
^ I think my neighbor forgets to do that, or has a fear of locking the keys, or forgetting where they are.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #2916 on: July 30, 2014, 04:56:48 pm »
this was over the last few days... my drivers door previously... good job factory paint guys! afterwards.. much better...

the other one is the dart i had for two days... averaging 6.1l/100kms... i was impressed... it was an auto with the 2.0 loaded up... i got better mileage than my turbo standard demo did on the same drive...
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #2917 on: July 30, 2014, 07:39:18 pm »
Quote from: tooscoops on July 30, 2014, 04:56:48 pm
this was over the last few days... my drivers door previously... good job factory paint guys! afterwards.. much better...


Whoa, no wonder why you were upset when you saw that on your brand new baby. Glad they fixed it!
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #2918 on: July 30, 2014, 07:56:57 pm »
We were down to one key per vehicle so while I was at Canadian Tire I had two new keys made.  That's $225 I could have put to better use.

The truck is a 2001 and has a chip key. I was seriously unimpressed.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #2919 on: July 30, 2014, 10:48:03 pm »
Canadian tire can make chip keys?

I like having 3 keys per car, but when inquiring for the focus it appears they're special, laser-cut keys that cost $300 a piece  ::) ... I've put the purchase off thus far and it may stay that way
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