Lack of better things to do

"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94) 03/18/2016 at 13:39 • Filed to: Lack of better things to do

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Post one thing (or more, it’s your life) that bugs you about your current ride. No matter how much you like it. For me, it’s not the scratchy plastic, it’s not the lack of toys, it’s the f*@#ing bolsters. Or rather, the lack thereof. For me it’s bad enough, but at least I have the steering wheel to hold on to. For passengers... well...

This area appears only in pictures. In real life it’s 17 different types of useless.

And now you.

Leon711 > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 03/18/2016 at 13:41

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Injection tick from my Direct Injection GTI, sounds like a diesel at idle.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 03/18/2016 at 13:48

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Limiting it to “intrinsic flaws” rather than “flaws because the car has been to the moon and back”, the proximity of the canister oil filter assembly to the firewall. Why sure, I would like to knock the hood seal loose every time I remove the oil filter and get bits of leaves down into the housing. Why not.

(Similar to this, only worse)

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Leon711 03/18/2016 at 13:48

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If it sounds like that from the outside, could be a good thing :)

Haha look at this poor guy in his diesel oh wow that thing’s fast.

Debadge?

Nibbles > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 03/18/2016 at 13:48

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The trunk. When we upgraded from a 2007 Focus to this 2010 Volvo S40 R-Design we jumped leagues ahead in terms of styling, comfort, power and interior space. The trunk is laughable! 12.6 cubic feet vs the “tiny” Focus’ 18.0.

Of course we didn’t realize just how tiny it was until after purchasing the car. Also we don’t really care because the rest of the car more than makes up for the loss in grocery storage.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Nibbles 03/18/2016 at 13:50

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I just tried to visualize that. wow.

Takuro Spirit > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 03/18/2016 at 13:50

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My wipers.

They have an intermittent setting, but it is not adjustable.

There are also TWO “wash” settings for the rear wiper. Why?

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 03/18/2016 at 13:51

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Wait, how do you even change the oil without getting it everywhere then?

Nibbles > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 03/18/2016 at 13:52

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EDIT: Here’s the AWD trunk like mine.

Here’s a reference image. It’s not that tall in real life

AkursedX > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 03/18/2016 at 13:53

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My STI: the clutch modulation. Its a rather numb clutch and working it at low-rpms is a chore sometimes. Especially when I’m wearing my heavy work boots.

My rx-8: either the relay for the primary auxiliary valve is sticking or the valve itself is gummed up. So between 4-6k rpms it gets a bit ‘lungy’ sometimes when I’m on and off the throttle. Hopefully some seafoam will clear it up. If not, I only mhave to pull the upper intake to clean it.

For Sweden > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 03/18/2016 at 13:54

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I’m sure part of it is age, but the servos that operate the automatic climate control in a first-gen S80 are quite loud.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > AkursedX 03/18/2016 at 13:56

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For the work boots, I can recommend the clutch but not the gear ratios of a 2.5 Golf. Dat tall 1st gear ugh

What exactly is the function of the primary auxiliary valve? Not up on rotaries.

MonkeePuzzle > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 03/18/2016 at 13:56

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this ONE thing in my car is chrome. one.

disregard the blue knob, I did that. disregard also the light grey fog light button in a dark grey interior, I did that also :P

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 03/18/2016 at 13:56

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The cap pulls off with a center pole thingy attached that runs through the center of the filter. That opens a hole and allows the canister to drain into the pan. That post being attached means you can’t just take the cap aside, you have to go up all the way clear - straight up.

Once you’ve done that, you can grab the mostly-drained canister out of the housing and trash it, and since it’s a smaller diameter than the cap it goes more easily... The cap and post is the pain in the rear part, basically.

PorkchoPlissken > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 03/18/2016 at 13:57

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Trying not to burn myself reaching the hard to reach oil filter. I do not like long sleeves.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > MonkeePuzzle 03/18/2016 at 14:00

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That switch is straight out of a 1980's Chevy van. Just a different surround. Same shape underneath though.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 03/18/2016 at 14:00

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My back window no longer working, meaning I have no real access to my rear hatch.

Party-vi > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 03/18/2016 at 14:01

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The Willys has CJ7 front discs, which means every time I have to change the rotors I need to take the hub off the axle just to get to the disc, which is currently something I need to do. Not my Jeep in the pic, but almost the same setup. It is such a PITA.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 03/18/2016 at 14:01

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Alright here’s one for you. Not only does my car have 6 fucking front control arms (replacing them all next Friday). but to get the bolt out of the rear lower passenger side you have to drop the sub frame. The bolt is too long to slide out. That means I have to disconnect the sterring from inside the car too.

WTF GUYS?! NOT COOL

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > PorkchoPlissken 03/18/2016 at 14:01

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With you on that. Long sleeves are terrible.

AkursedX > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 03/18/2016 at 14:03

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The PAV is like a flapper valve that allows more air into the engine as rpms go up. Then above 7krpms, the sequential shutter valve opens for maximum flow.

If you ever look at an rx8 dyno graph, you can actually see when these valves open on the graph due to the temporary moment of turbulence it creates. (Quick dips in the graph)

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Party-vi 03/18/2016 at 14:03

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Why did they do it that way? Is there some advantage on an off road vehicle that there isn’t for everyone else?

Biggus Dickus (RevsBro) > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 03/18/2016 at 14:03

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E92 M3: the seal on the drivers door let’s in air noise sometimes and it drives me mad

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 03/18/2016 at 14:05

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That’s less car and more a “how do the blocks go back together” puzzle.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Biggus Dickus (RevsBro) 03/18/2016 at 14:07

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firstworldproblems

Wind noise doesn’t bother me as long as the rest of the vehicle is’t too quiet. Quiet vehicle+wind noise is bad.

Party-vi > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 03/18/2016 at 14:09

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NFC, other than the fact that the difference between disc hubs and drum hubs is that the disc hubs have the back machined for the rotor hat to sit flush against. I’m not sure what parts bin they pulled the caliper brackets and disc out of, but I am sure it was all designed to save money. That being said, you can usually change out the hubs in no matter of time at all.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 03/18/2016 at 14:10

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Yeah, I was watching the youtube video (screengrabbed above) and went- you have got to be shitting me.

it’s really insane. 1 upper and 2 lower control arms per side. I also ordered tie rod ends.

Yes it’s going to get an alignment promptly after this entire front end dismantling

Biggus Dickus (RevsBro) > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 03/18/2016 at 14:13

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Things is, The M3 is quiet when you aren’t getting after it.

Party-vi > For Sweden 03/18/2016 at 14:13

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That is your car saying “please kill me”. I am familiar with this noise as well.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 03/18/2016 at 14:13

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You tend to see captive rotors like that anywhere the stock bearings were big and the original setup used drums - easier conversion for the factory to discs - can even be the same hub machined slightly differently most of the time. You see this also on 4WD GMC trucks of the “heavy half-ton” variety up until the 90s, for one.

Ford, in their infinite wisdom, liked to use hub rotors instead, which are just as bad to disassemble but mean pressing out bearings from one rotor and pressing them into the next when you want a new one - rather than pressing the studs out of the hub to release the disc and pressing them back in with a new disc. Two equally bad solutions.

For Sweden > Party-vi 03/18/2016 at 14:14

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But I don’t want to kill it :(

Noah - Now with more boost. > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 03/18/2016 at 14:15

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The rear dampers are SHOT. Not good.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 03/18/2016 at 14:16

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2001 Prelude: the Honda Rust

Party-vi > For Sweden 03/18/2016 at 14:17

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You’re a monster!

Porsche Taste on a Honda Budget > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 03/18/2016 at 14:17

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Get new bolts and cut the old one in half to slide it out.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Porsche Taste on a Honda Budget 03/18/2016 at 14:23

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Good plan, and how do you plan to put the new one in? From the other side? can’t access that either.

Milky > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 03/18/2016 at 14:23

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All of this:

50 shades of grey, it rattles, the glovebox isn’t alinged right, and the arm rest is actually hard plastic.

Leon711 > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 03/18/2016 at 14:24

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Nah, too many changes with the GTI to make it look like a base model without effort.

mazda616 > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 03/18/2016 at 14:24

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The average MPG counter in my 6 is always 2-3 MPG low. Anytime someone sees it, they say “That’s all you get?!” Doing the math, I average 28-29 MPG and the car’s counter says 26.0.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > mazda616 03/18/2016 at 14:28

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Boo hoo. My MPG is too low PERIOD. And I don’t care!!! :)

But yeah, the readouts are almost always BS.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Milky 03/18/2016 at 14:29

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You sure you didn’t steal my truck? :)

Except the glovebox and grey don’t apply to me. The rest is about right.

Rico > mazda616 03/18/2016 at 14:30

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What are they driving?

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Leon711 03/18/2016 at 14:31

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True. It’s weird though how you can look at a base Golf and wonder if it’s a GTI, but you can NEVER look at a GTI and wonder if it’s a normal one. You just know.

I love subtle stuff like that. I’m trying to keep my mods around that theme.

Rico > Biggus Dickus (RevsBro) 03/18/2016 at 14:31

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You can probably fix that with some felt and double faced tape! It could also be from the mirrors but I would think about doing the black felt.

MonkeePuzzle > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 03/18/2016 at 14:35

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I have confidence it is only in my car, and the only chrome part, because it was stolen from the parts bin

Porsche Taste on a Honda Budget > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 03/18/2016 at 14:39

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Cut them and half then glue them back together, duh. Actually that was what I was thinking, I guess I should have looked at the picture closer before adding my 2 cents... I’ll see myself out

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Porsche Taste on a Honda Budget 03/18/2016 at 14:40

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lol

no problem, honestly, I wish that was something I could do, i’d do it.

Biggus Dickus (RevsBro) > Rico 03/18/2016 at 14:47

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It comes from behind me so i doubt it is the mirror

mazda616 > Rico 03/18/2016 at 14:48

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A variety of cars. Some people, I have found, tend to lie about their cars’ fuel efficiency.

for Michigan > mazda616 03/18/2016 at 15:13

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My 06 Mazda3 typically reads in the 22-24 range, but every time I calculate my mileage, it comes out to around 26. Which I guess is preferable to it telling me I’m getting 28-30.

for Michigan > MonkeePuzzle 03/18/2016 at 15:15

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You mean the chrome switch is factory!? I always thought that was an aftermarket part installed by the previous owner.

MonkeePuzzle > for Michigan 03/18/2016 at 15:21

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yup, factory piece.

Rico > mazda616 03/18/2016 at 15:43

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I’m just saying that’s pretty good for a midsize car like the 6 that has no turbo and isn’t a diesel, can’t see how anyone can complain about it.

mazda616 > Rico 03/18/2016 at 15:47

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I agree! It’s damn near amazing considering my commute. My drive to work is 8 miles and about 20 minutes. 12 or so of those minutes are stop-and-go traffic between stoplights.

A lot of people I know that live farther out of town have longer commutes and more highway driving, and they naturally see decent MPGs based on that. They tend to assume a car gets the same gas mileage no matter what.

Svart Smart, traded in his Smart > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 03/18/2016 at 16:41

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The stitching on my shifter irritates the palm of my right hand, especially when I’m parallel parking (shifting back and forth between D and R), so I covered it with a black ankle sock.