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It was 2 mo ago I was working on my sisters civic, trying to get a stripped egr valve bolt off. I was grasping a pair of channel locks on the bolt with both hands, squeezing with 110% and attempting to twist it off when I heard/felt a crinkling/tear on the back of my left hand left side just...

So I did a boost leak test by putting 15psi through my accordion hose today. I found multiple leaks: injectors, dipstick O-ring(popped and startled gurgling/spitting oil about 10 mins in of testing), and finally someplace behind my egr valve.. These leaks are enough for my air compressor gauge...

I want a relatively cheap fool proof way to find any vac leaks in my system. I sprayed soapy water all around my vac lines while my engine was running and found no bubbling, but for some reason it just doesn't strike me as a very reliable or fool proof test method and neither does the blowtorch...

So I have a fuel pressure vsv on my car measuring 54 ohms, I have an egr vsv on my car measuring 54 ohms also. Max tsrm spec is 50 ohms. My car is stumbling to its death in neutral after high boost. I have 2 other fuel pressure vsv's reading 0 ohms(no good), and an egr 7mge vsv that reads 35...

In regards to the spring, does that look normal?..

Alright so this has been going on since as long as I've had the car.. It's finally bugging me enough to get down to business, I knew it would be finicky, I gave it a go, could not come to a solution, now asking for others thoughts. Issue: high idle around 900rpm's - settles down to 700rpm on...

First attempt: Catless with 10* timing Second attempt: Cat with 13* timing (changed to 13 in hopes of running less rich and getting a better test) I've been recommended to drive until tank is 1/4th full, put in 2 bottles of heet, and fill with 87 octane fuel instead of 91. Since I am...

So today I did my first exhaust wrap job and I did it on my new BIC DDP. The whole time I was worrying if I was doing a good enough job and before I sprayed it with hi temp silicone tomorrow I wanted to know what others thought.. The string is only holding it in place until morning because I ran...

I saw this on a T.V. show lately and I was wondering what would be the best thing to do in the situation: The parking brake slips and your car rolls into a lake with the engine off and the water has the front end of the hood submerged but the back wheels are planted on the shore. You can...

I was boosting strong in 3rd up a hill yesterday and out of nowhere boost simply STOPS and engine light comes on. So I limp it home. I check the codes and 34 is showing, Turbo Pressure Issue. Check IC piping, turbo inlet fins and go to start her up again. She fires right up and boosts normally...

Does anyone know a place that sells them? I looked through DM,SS,SIP,HPF and Beech but none seem to carry them. ??

So I just finished replacing my valve stem seals today in hopes of stopping the smoke on start up. Unfortunately that wasn't the problem because it still smokes. It smokes until it reaches OP temp then stops. I think its my Turbo because there is always a pool of about 1-3 drops on the inlet...

My car has been dropping rpm's and sputtering/sometimes dying on occasion at stop lights or after accelerating. As of today the issue is consistent and happens anytime after I give it gas. I had my camera with me so I recorded it...

After you went through the drill bits on the dowel on the gear, and you are peening it out, if you try and rotate the rod assembly does it now hit the g1 and g2 pickups and not turn completely? I'm not sure if i bent it or not because I can't tell with my eye but this happened with both of...

I was just setting her down for the night on some blocks and I didn't realize my downpipe was resting on the engine pickers leg probably because i'm tired as hell, as I pulled the picker away the engine tilted off the blocks and fell sideways from about 1 foot up landing on the PS pulley and...

I was at a red light today and I went to go on green until I noticed my car was off... started right up, backfired once deceling in 3rd from 4th so I pulled over, Idle was sporadically a bit low and odd. Code 31 while driving home, got her in the garage and code 24 and 31 took off the afm set...

When I first bought my car the inside of both my front tires were showing threads and the outside were good. I had my back tires rotated to the front today which were very good and new tires on the back followed by an alignment and balance at Big O Tires. On a side note I think I need to take...

Ever since the age of man my car has been a bitch in first and reverse. Forcing me to feather the clutch to reduce the hopping around/chattering of whatever is underneath me. Even engaging the clutch ever so slightly at a good speed there is a slight shudder. Car has 180k on it, right when I...

I'm trying to adjust my tps per tsrm and I'm seeing avery very strange pattern.. For clarity I quote JSeaman, "turn the TPS fully anti clockwise until you get a 1 (for infinite resistance) then slowly turn it back until it 'deflects' i.e. you get a reading of resistance.." From his guide...

Birdcage light would stay on with a full overflow tank. The floater doesn't float but moves freely when turned upside down. So basically all I need is a new floater right? I noticed sealant used to keep the sensor and wires coming out of the bottom of the tank waterproof. Does anyone know...