Dammit BMW, some people have normal size hands

"dumpsterfire!" (2020covidsux) 08/09/2019 at 22:24 • Filed to: I need children's hands

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SSo the low boost limp mode returned on the e90, again. Thought I would try to adjust the waste gate vacuum actuator before giving up and taking it to a shop to tell me the wastegates are toast.

I would say I have average size hands for a 5'11" American male, but sonofabiscuit, there is not a lot of real estate there for my hand much less for any sort of wrench.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > dumpsterfire! 08/09/2019 at 22:46

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yeah.............dont buy a bimmer for easy wrenching

they arent designed for that

(worked in a bimmer garage is 6,2 and has big hands)

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > dumpsterfire! 08/09/2019 at 22:49

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also... i just noticed
but sonofabiscuit?

aahhahahhaahahaha

nice

i just say cunt

sony1492 > dumpsterfire! 08/09/2019 at 22:50

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You missed the critical step of motor removal

dumpsterfire! > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 08/09/2019 at 22:59

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The real profanities were expressed earlier in the garage.  

dumpsterfire! > sony1492 08/09/2019 at 23:00

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And don't forget the front driveshaft also...

dumpsterfire! > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 08/09/2019 at 23:02

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I guess I was spoiled by my 57 Ford truck where I can stand in between the motor and frame rails.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > dumpsterfire! 08/09/2019 at 23:04

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oh yeah you were

space costs a premium here in europland

M.T. Blake > dumpsterfire! 08/09/2019 at 23:06

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Some German guy named Hans who is 6’4” 240lbs put it together. You’ll figure it out :)

My first project car for three years was a daily driven Z32 300zx. I fear no car now. Worst car to learn on. I was thrown to the mechanical equivalent of wolves.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > dumpsterfire! 08/09/2019 at 23:28

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MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > dumpsterfire! 08/09/2019 at 23:33

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Had to get a whole new turbo in the GTI when the wastegate grenaded. Apparently a common failure on those.

Interestingly it was actually driven for a couple weeks with no boost and the CEL. Actually ran fine, just with no boost. 

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > dumpsterfire! 08/09/2019 at 23:43

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Thought buying an 03 Ford with a 7.3 would make for easy wrenching but oh no it doesn't 

Future Heap Owner > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 08/10/2019 at 00:33

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Nothing is easy to wrench on these days when you compare it to the wide open bays of the previous millenn ium (though I’m not sure exactly the year when this ended for each manufacturer; I have a ‘92 GM with plenty of room)

MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) > dumpsterfire! 08/10/2019 at 01:46

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Something about being able to stand in the engine bay of my car gives me the warm fuzzies. It’s just right damnit 

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Future Heap Owner 08/10/2019 at 08:16

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My 90 F150 is what I learned to wrench on. Plenty of look down and see the ground spaces - granted the 5.0 at the time was fairly small. 

dumpsterfire! > Future Heap Owner 08/10/2019 at 08:23

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to be fair, my ol’ ford is a straight 6, so there’s more room where the V8 isn’t there.