Noticed as soon as the weather turned warm this year the Evo AC wasn’t blowing any cold air. Upon further inspection it seemed the compressor wasn’t kicking on. I was worried something was broken with the compressor, and I tried banging on the compressor clutch with no luck. Upon further inquiry, it was suggested that…
Recently noticed a trembling with my Corolla on the highway. Thought the car might need an alignment, but when I brought it in we discovered the car was trembling because the left front brake has been clamping down on the rotor and wouldn’t let go. We noticed the brake hose was kinked and thought that…
First maintenance I’m doing for my ’10 Fit is an oil change. Straightforward as usual, and I like how the oil pan is designed, with the filter in front and the drain plug in back. The oil I decided to use was Amsoil SSO 5w20, with an Amsoil ea15k13 oil filter. This oil is rated…
Evo has been holding up nicely to its relatively grueling schedule thus far, but I have done a little maintenance with it to make sure things continue smoothly: The right front bumper/lip took a beating, presumably at the CCSCC school, and the lip actually cracked. Not only that, but the new undertray I installed had…
The Evo’s battery had a very sudden death after the CCSCC School & Test n Tune. Drove home, parked the car, tried to start it 2 days later and it wouldn’t go. Very strange, since it started up just fine on Saturday and Sunday morning in Champaign. Had the battery tested at Autozone and turned…
Wanted to make a quick Miata update – New bumpstops – pictures lost. These are the front bumpstops, which began to disintegrate at the bottom. Very soft overall. These bumpstops & packers come from the rear of my Mini. Doing the fronts were very difficult compared to the rear. We used the ‘Long Bolt’ method…
Hankook Ventus S1 Noble2 225/50-17 (Evo, 11/2014-current) Bought these as my commuters for my Evo. Nice, comfortable, and quiet tires compared to the summer tires that I’m normally on – though that’s not necessarily saying much. Size is about an inch taller than standard, which adds a little gearing for the highway. They’ve got a ton…
Followed the details from a forum post – went very smoothly. You will need 12qts of ATF fluid to do a complete flush. Basically the process is Drain from the plug Drop the pan Drop the filter Install new filter Reinstall pan with new gasket Add about 4qts through the dipstick tube Disconnect the transmission…
I’m sticking to a once a year oil change interval for the Corolla using Amsoil SSO 0w20. Shoot me an e-mail if you’d like to grab some oil as well: Did the standard drain, plug & fill with more Amsoil 0w20 SSO, car immediately felt smoother again. However, I did make one change – the…
A much deserved first UOA for the Corolla – not a moment too soon at 182,641 miles! Decided to go with long OCIs (1yr) and hit 16k on this oil change. Other changes won’t nearly be as long due to the Fit taking over some of the DD duties, but still a good baseline. A…
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