"Pabuuu, JDM car enthusiast & Italian parts hoarder" (pabuuu4)
05/01/2016 at 11:12 • Filed to: mending, WD40shawty
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"Pabuuu, JDM car enthusiast & Italian parts hoarder" (pabuuu4)
05/01/2016 at 11:12 • Filed to: mending, WD40shawty | 4
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So yeah the left headlight on my dads Forester stopped working, so I pulled the thing from behind it and sprayed it with contact cleaner. It worked. I was feeling it, so I grabbed the WD40 and sprayed his door hinges, wich were a bit tough going.
3sgte swap on my Celica when?
BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
> Pabuuu, JDM car enthusiast & Italian parts hoarder
05/01/2016 at 11:17 |
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Do the swap now, while you still got the mending touch!
VincentMalamute-Kim
> Pabuuu, JDM car enthusiast & Italian parts hoarder
05/01/2016 at 11:50 |
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Good job. Now oil or spray lube the hinges since the WD40 isn’t a good lubricant.
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Pabuuu, JDM car enthusiast & Italian parts hoarder
> VincentMalamute-Kim
05/01/2016 at 13:23 |
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Oh.. I thought when stuff doesn’t move when it should, use WD40..
Guess thats only for seized or rusty bolts..
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VincentMalamute-Kim
> Pabuuu, JDM car enthusiast & Italian parts hoarder
05/01/2016 at 14:06 |
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That’s the advertising. WD40 is useful for a lot of stuff if you only have that around but doesn’t do any of the jobs as well as dedicated products.
Seized or rusty bolts - get a real penetrating oil, works a lot better - PB Blaster, Kroil, or acetone/trans fluid mix. I use PB Blaster since I can buy it locally. People swear by Kroil and that acet/trans mix but Kroil is hard to find other than online and I haven’t tried that mix yet.
Same with lubrication - WD40 has a “little” lubrication property but you need a proper oil, grease, etc for it to last.
Anyway, fixing stuff is a good feeling like Clarkson is feeling it. And you’ve learned stuff. Like BvdV says, now on to bigger projects!
About bulbs: a friend’s Grand Am bulb went out. I took a quick look under the hood. I couldn’t even figure out how you’re supposed to reach the headlight! Front end sheetmetal completely covered the headlight unit/bulb/wiring. Maybe you get to it from under the car or through the wheel well. Didn’t have time to figure it out. And a friend couldn’t figure out how to get to his Honda Pilots taillight bulb - dealer charged him $50 to replace it, told him “only dealers can replace that bulb”. People are idiots (my friend, that dealer, myself) so you’re doing well.