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I know it's not the gas cap, and it supposedly has "34% oil life" remaining from when I changed it last.  I have noticed sometimes it feels like it doesn't want to accelerate as well as it used to, like there's a lag between me giving it more gas and the car changing gears, which makes me fear transmission issues, which while I ain't really a "good at cars guy", it's only just ticked over to 50k, I shouldn't be having tranny issues already, should I?

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3 minutes ago, Still Me said:

Get this...then know EXACTLY what’s wrong...saves hella money

 

https://www.amazon.com/CarMD-2100-Vehicle-Diagnostic-Vehicles/dp/B005G5EAGE

with my luck I'd get it and plug it in and it would tell me my car has cancer

Whats the most fucked part is I need to get to work, and I don't have the time to even bring it in anywhere, aside from the whole "oh shit, they want to be paid for their services, damn"

You know, I wonder if my stepdad has one of those, I feel like I remember him saying he'd gotten one.  But then I'd have to tell my parents the light is on, and my mom's a worrier.

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with my luck I'd get it and plug it in and it would tell me my car has cancer

Whats the most fucked part is I need to get to work, and I don't have the time to even bring it in anywhere, aside from the whole "oh shit, they want to be paid for their services, damn"

You don’t have some buddies in the industry?...

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You don’t have some buddies in the industry?...

No one that I'm good enough friends with, at least I don't think so.  Even then, I wouldn't expect someone to fix it for free, assuming its something that needs "fixing"

The bigger issue is the time thing, I ain't got time for this.  I work all week and it's the holiday season, these pallets don't unload themselves unless they were built by morons.

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No one that I'm good enough friends with, at least I don't think so.  Even then, I wouldn't expect someone to fix it for free, assuming its something that needs "fixing"

The bigger issue is the time thing, I ain't got time for this.  I work all week and it's the holiday season, these pallets don't unload themselves unless they were built by morons.

I get ya...but I wasn’t suggesting getting it done for free...but at cost...you buy the parts which are infinitely cheaper...then they just plug and chug

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1 minute ago, Still Me said:

I get ya...but I wasn’t suggesting getting it done for free...but at cost...you buy the parts which are infinitely cheaper...then they just plug and chug

It's still money I don't really have, there's so many people after my paychecks as it is.  I do actually know two people who are mechanics, but I don't know if I know either of them well enough to ask that kind of favor.  I think one of them would, but I barely see her outside of here and there on facebook, and would feel really awkwards being like "oh hey, muh car broke, btw whats up, how're you..."

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34 minutes ago, SlappyKincaid said:

 I have noticed sometimes it feels like it doesn't want to accelerate as well as it used to, like there's a lag between me giving it more gas and the car changing gears, which makes me fear transmission issues

This part here frightened me, 'cause it reminds me of what happened to my car (RIP The Sexmobile Mark III: Optima Prime and the Temple of Poon).  For awhile my car would be slow to accelerate when I pushed on the gas, and one night I was driving home from work and my car just started slowing down hard, no matter how much I pushed on the gas.  I managed to pull off at an exit, and my car died at the top of the off ramp.  Had to push it to the nearest parking lot, got it towed to a shop the next morning.  Guy said that it could be my timing belt, but it was likely that the engine was just shot.  So my car's been sitting there in this parking lot 40 miles away because I haven't been able to afford to have it towed home.

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This part here frightened me, 'cause it reminds me of what happened to my car (RIP The Sexmobile Mark III: Optima Prime and the Temple of Poon).  For awhile my car would be slow to accelerate when I pushed on the gas, and one night I was driving home from work and my car just started slowing down hard, no matter how much I pushed on the gas.  I managed to pull off at an exit, and my car died at the top of the off ramp.  Had to push it to the nearest parking lot, got it towed to a shop the next morning.  Guy said that it could be my timing belt, but it was likely that the engine was just shot.  So my car's been sitting there in this parking lot 40 miles away because I haven't been able to afford to have it towed home.

One of my friends had something basically shake loose in his cars engine while he was driving, it basically destroyed itself from the inside.  I can't remember what he said happened, but he had been driving and then I guess had to stop driving, no one got hurt so it wasn't an explosion or anything like that, but he ended up selling the car for scrap because it was more than trading it in at the time.

I don't know if something like a belt would trigger the light, although maybe now it's possible?  I can check my tires and some other things with a button, maybe there's some crazy sensor on some belts.

That's fucking scary, guess I need to not procrastinate this one... except my 3 10-hour days are coming up, so... fffffffuuuuuu

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Get this...then know EXACTLY what’s wrong...saves hella money

 

https://www.amazon.com/CarMD-2100-Vehicle-Diagnostic-Vehicles/dp/B005G5EAGE

I've been wanting my own one of those for a while.. I should've just kept one these guys left

in the back of one of my moms old cars.. but no I think I took it back to em myself..

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34 minutes ago, SlappyKincaid said:

One of my friends had something basically shake loose in his cars engine while he was driving, it basically destroyed itself from the inside.  I can't remember what he said happened, but he had been driving and then I guess had to stop driving, no one got hurt so it wasn't an explosion or anything like that, but he ended up selling the car for scrap because it was more than trading it in at the time.

I don't know if something like a belt would trigger the light, although maybe now it's possible?  I can check my tires and some other things with a button, maybe there's some crazy sensor on some belts.

That's fucking scary, guess I need to not procrastinate this one... except my 3 10-hour days are coming up, so... fffffffuuuuuu

Thing is it took MONTHS for this to happen, and in this timeframe I even got a tune up because I had hit 150K miles.  Definitely be careful and when you take it in, specifically mention this problem so they'll take a look and hopefully find an insignificant and easily fixable problem.

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35 minutes ago, GuyBeardmane said:

Thing is it took MONTHS for this to happen, and in this timeframe I even got a tune up because I had hit 150K miles.  Definitely be careful and when you take it in, specifically mention this problem so they'll take a look and hopefully find an insignificant and easily fixable problem.

i know i need to take it in, it's just that this shit seems to happen at the most inconvenient times, ya know?  Always.  Constantly.

thanks obama

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All of you make me chuckle.

 

Drive a 1991.

 

My car tells me when I have "LOW OIL" when it is 2 quarts low. The engine holds 5. "LOW COOLANT"? I unplugged that sensor, because it is confused and stays lit..... and I have a gauge that tells me if the car ACTUALLY REALLY needs coolant. Check Engine flashes at high RPM's. If I am at high RPM's, I am doing a burnout or going much faster than I should be... so that is ignorable. It probably is going nuts because I removed all of my emissions regulating parts.

 

BUT: I still have heated seats, A/C, a power convertible top, power lumbar, white leather interior, 300 horsepower (just enough for a little Foxbody), and an HD Radio.

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I know it's not the gas cap, and it supposedly has "34% oil life" remaining from when I changed it last.  I have noticed sometimes it feels like it doesn't want to accelerate as well as it used to, like there's a lag between me giving it more gas and the car changing gears, which makes me fear transmission issues, which while I ain't really a "good at cars guy", it's only just ticked over to 50k, I shouldn't be having tranny issues already, should I?

Here are five signs that something may be wrong with your catalytic converter:
  • Your vehicle's fuel efficiency suddenly drops.
  • Your vehicle doesn't accelerate when you step on the gas pedal.
  • Your vehicle may refuse to start.
  • Your vehicle fails an emissions test.
  • The MIL or Check Engine light comes on

If you do not wish to spend the bucks ..You can simply unbolt it ..take it off..get a long screwdriver and knock/clean it out.. use some high temp silicone around each end of the flange to seal it to the rest of the exhaust again and then bolt it back on  maxresdefault.jpg

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Here are five signs that something may be wrong with your catalytic converter:
  • Your vehicle's fuel efficiency suddenly drops.
  • Your vehicle doesn't accelerate when you step on the gas pedal.
  • Your vehicle may refuse to start.
  • Your vehicle fails an emissions test.
  • The MIL or Check Engine light comes on

If you do not wish to spend the bucks ..You can simply unbolt it ..take it off..get a long screwdriver and knock/clean it out.. use some high temp silicone around each end of the flange to seal it to the rest of the exhaust again and then bolt it back on  maxresdefault.jpg

Oh noooooo

My old car was having converter problems along with a million other things, but it was going to be like $600-700 to deal with

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6 hours ago, SlappyKincaid said:

Oh noooooo

My old car was having converter problems along with a million other things, but it was going to be like $600-700 to deal with

there is a big chance it may well be the converter.. n i did suggest to you how to fix it by yourself for the cost of some sealant and 1 hour of your time..assuming you have a socket set n a screwdriver/ foot long smallish steel bar ?   --->"If you do not wish to spend the bucks ..You can simply unbolt it ..take it off..get a long screwdriver and knock/clean it out.. use some high temp silicone around each end of the flange to seal it to the rest of the exhaust again and then bolt it back on" 

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there is a big chance it may well be the converter.. n i did suggest to you how to fix it by yourself for the cost of some sealant and 1 hour of your time..assuming you have a socket set n a screwdriver/ foot long smallish steel bar ?   --->"If you do not wish to spend the bucks ..You can simply unbolt it ..take it off..get a long screwdriver and knock/clean it out.. use some high temp silicone around each end of the flange to seal it to the rest of the exhaust again and then bolt it back on" 

This will still cause a check engine?MIL code because the rear O2 will not be getting the proper amount of heat.

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This will still cause a check engine?MIL code because the rear O2 will not be getting the proper amount of heat.

yeah it is also illegal..emission compliance bs ..   i am starting to think trying to save someone a poopload of money that does not have any idea.. is not a good thing anyway..  

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As much as I would like to save a bunch of money, at the same time I dont know if I trust myself to clean something I barely understand beyond "Yes, I've heard of that part before", and that's assuming that's even what the problem is.  I should see if my stepdad did ever get a reader, though, that might be a good starting point, otherwise I just need to bite the bullet and get it looked at.

Maybe I can mooch money off my grandparents.

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I DONE FIXED IT

So, I've learned some things from this.  The oil filter wrench is only for removing oil filters, not installing new ones.  I've been lucky in my stupidity for that one.  And without going into more detail, I done fucked up a few months ago, and should've dealt with things then and would've avoided this problem now.

BUT.

$40 and a big ol stain on my driveway, and learning what not to do, despite having the last time be the only time I did a big goof...

Bullet dodged and lesson learned.  Also, my stepdad DOES have a code reader, although I didn't even actually need to use it this time....

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9 hours ago, Vodkajellyshot said:

soo what was it that was the problem.. the check light was about?

Long story short, i damaged the oil filter when I changed the oil last, and with the temperature drops, it mustve worked its way to having an actual hole in it and was leaking oil.  Like, you could see a small crack in it where oil was oozing out when the engine was on.  Changed the oil, didn't fuck it up this time, drove around a bit and the light is now off, so it was probably something relatred to oil pressure.  I could drop in on my parents and try out that code reader for curiosity's sake, but yeah.

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