Oppo confession 

"wiffleballtony" (wiffleballtony) 02/26/2016 at 09:10 • Filed to: None

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Sometimes I feel like I’m looking at a Magic Eye poster when someone posts an engine bay picture. Maybe it’s because it’s a BMW or because I’m pretty inexperienced.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > wiffleballtony 02/26/2016 at 09:15

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If it helps you any - that one’s missing a LOT of stuff required to run...

JustJim > wiffleballtony 02/26/2016 at 09:19

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My dad was a mechanic so I know what it is and what it does. These are useless skills because I have to guess which one is causing the problems.

wiffleballtony > JustJim 02/26/2016 at 09:30

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We didn’t even have cars when I was growing up. My dad took the bus to work.

wiffleballtony > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 02/26/2016 at 09:31

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Yeah. It’s just when someone posts a picture like that, and then says something like “I immediately noticed the problem”, I’m totally not seeing it. Normally I have to Google the problem I’m having and have people show me what I’m looking for.

JustJim > wiffleballtony 02/26/2016 at 09:36

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All good. I live in downtown Chicago for about 5 years. Bus, train, or my feet for transportation.

Never be afraid to ask. You are among friends here.

Mattbob > wiffleballtony 02/26/2016 at 09:38

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Well you gotta start somewhere. Can you identify anything at all in this picture? To be fair, this one is missing a lot of parts at the moment.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > wiffleballtony 02/26/2016 at 09:42

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yeah, i mean just like JustJim said, my dad is a mechanic I’ve been under hoods since I could stand and sometimes I don’t even know lol

Don’t be afraid to ask questions, the amazing part of OPPO is I’ve never seen someone say something like HOW DO YOU NOT KNOW THAT YOU FOOOOOL. Everyone is supportive.

wiffleballtony > Mattbob 02/26/2016 at 09:45

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Yeah there’s a water bottle on the right. In all seriousness, just a couple things.

wiffleballtony > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 02/26/2016 at 09:47

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I appreciate the atmosphere around here. My area of expertise is IT, I’ve been trying to make a concerted effort to be more handy. So I like reading about the car repair stuff.

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 02/26/2016 at 09:48

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HOW DO YOU NOT KNOW THAT YOU FOOOOOL?
Just kidding, actually I spent a big part of my childhood in my dad’s shop too.there might be some kind of link between growing up with cars and liking cars when grown up... mysterious...

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 02/26/2016 at 09:48

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Hahaha...maybe just maybe....

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > wiffleballtony 02/26/2016 at 09:50

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Nice, I dabble in IT with my crazy home network.

wiffleballtony > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 02/26/2016 at 10:21

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I do network administration with a side of security management. I’ve done desktop support prior. My desk at work currently had 11 Cisco switches and Routers on it pending deployment.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > wiffleballtony 02/26/2016 at 10:26

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BMW M62 4.4 V8, either getting oil leaks repaired or vanos work done. If I had to guess :)

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > wiffleballtony 02/26/2016 at 10:29

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oooo fun

I’m in automotive advertising so I just dabble a bit at home.

My internal network is all at 1000mbps and I hard wired everything with cat6 cables. I have an 8 port switch running on top of my router and drives networked in with 3.0 USB.

I want to get a legit NAS set up with Raid at some point.

Recommendation for a cheap NAS (that works)?

wiffleballtony > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 02/26/2016 at 10:36

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It was all fun and games until my Cisco Catalyst 3560G that I had slated for a WiFi access point network location took a dump. Now I’m in the RMA process. Wouldn’t be a big deal but my access points need PoE.

I’ve been using Netgear Ready NAS. No problems yet.

wiffleballtony > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 02/26/2016 at 10:38

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I just borrowed the picture from Tavarish’s article, you nailed it on the engine. Apparently the problem was a bent valve. I wouldn’t have known if he didn’t say anything.

wiffleballtony > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 02/26/2016 at 10:40

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I liked cars due to video games. Started with Road and Track Presents Need for Speed.

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > wiffleballtony 02/26/2016 at 10:43

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Don’t worry. It takes years. And there will always be something you haven’t seen before. Plus, alot of parts take different forms in different cars. I’m guessing that black canister by the water bottle is a power steering reservoir, for example, but I’m not sure, because I haven’t seen one like that. You’ll get there. We’ll all get there.

functionoverfashion > wiffleballtony 02/26/2016 at 10:43

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I think it’s a LOT harder when you haven’t seen things come apart, and you’re presented with a single still image like that above. Viewing it in person, in 3 dimensions, it’s a lot easier to see what’s going on. It does help to have a basic understanding of the essential parts of a modern engine, from intake through exhaust. Overhead camshafts, timing chains, water pumps, belt drive, cylinder heads, fluid reservoirs, throttle bodies, alternator(turbo) etc. - once you’ve seen how a few are put together it gets a lot easier to identify similar parts on other engines. You can kind of follow the paths of each system. Spark, fuel, air. Except vacuum. Everything you see that makes no sense whatsoever, it’s probably vacuum.

Shane MacGowan's Teeth > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 02/26/2016 at 10:43

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HOW HAVE YOU NOT SEEN THAT YOU FOOOOOOL

functionoverfashion > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 02/26/2016 at 10:44

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I’d recognize the BMW-ness of it just for the power steering reservoir. But only because it’s the same as my E46.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > wiffleballtony 02/26/2016 at 11:01

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Just found a ReadyNas 204 4 bay diskless on ebay thats at 40 bucks so far. Seems like a hell of a deal.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Shane MacGowan's Teeth 02/26/2016 at 11:08

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Ha

wiffleballtony > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig 02/26/2016 at 11:57

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Thanks man, I’m fairly comfortable identifying stuff in my cars, but anything else it’s hit or miss.

wiffleballtony > functionoverfashion 02/26/2016 at 11:58

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I figured it’d be easier seeing it come apart than a pre exploded view. I am usually able to find those basic parts no problem but yeah.

wiffleballtony > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 02/26/2016 at 12:00

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That’s not bad at all. I’d be tempted to get that myself.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > wiffleballtony 02/26/2016 at 12:03

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Added to watch list, it has 2 days left so we’ll see.

functionoverfashion > wiffleballtony 02/26/2016 at 13:22

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pre exploded view

I see what you did there... haha

All seriousness, let’s hope it goes back together ok

Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious > wiffleballtony 02/26/2016 at 14:53

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Magic Eye poster?

YOU KNOW WHAT?! THERE IS NO EASTER BUNNY! THAT, DOWN THERE?! IT'S JUST A GUY IN A SUIT!!