Well shit.

"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa) 09/18/2016 at 16:20 • Filed to: None

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On my way home from autocross and my power steering pump exploded oil EVERYWHERE. Fantastic. Not difficult to fix but I’ll have to drive the Sentra until a new part gets here and sacrifice $155 to the Gods of Bullshit. Fuck me and fuck this shitty luck. The universe could cut me a break now that I got a reliable low-ish mileage car but no. This shit. Autocross videos coming later. There is opposite lock.

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 09/18/2016 at 16:23

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Bro I think you’re just cursed.

LongbowMkII > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 09/18/2016 at 16:24

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Just de power the rack.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 09/18/2016 at 16:27

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At least it didn't happen on the way to autocross

OPPOsaurus WRX > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 09/18/2016 at 16:30

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This has not been a good OPPO weekend

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > LongbowMkII 09/18/2016 at 16:37

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On my daily driver/only car? Hell naw.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > OPPOsaurus WRX 09/18/2016 at 16:37

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Oooh, ouch. Hit and run?

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 09/18/2016 at 16:37

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This is the most popular theory.

OPPOsaurus WRX > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 09/18/2016 at 16:40

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Nope probably worse, family. My cousin backed into me.

TheHondaBro > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 09/18/2016 at 16:40

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A beige Camry will break the curse.

Ssfancyfresh > OPPOsaurus WRX 09/18/2016 at 16:40

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Agreed. Bad oppo karma this weekend

random001 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 09/18/2016 at 16:51

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So, got that PPI done?

LongbowMkII > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 09/18/2016 at 16:54

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Dude, it’s a Miata. It’s no struggle to drive without power steering, especially with factory width tires.

I had my belt break on a dab of Oppo. I drove for a while without a p/s, a/c belt until I read that running an unplugged rack with no belt can ruin the rack over time. it was cheaper and easier to just add the belt again.

LongbowMkII > random001 09/18/2016 at 16:55

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Did it suddenly get dark in here?

random001 > LongbowMkII 09/18/2016 at 17:00

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Nah, I’ve been exactly here in my life. Remember that Outback I owned for a month? The one that drank oil almost as fast as gas, and when trying to replace the valve cover gasket the bolts sheltered off? I should have gotten a PPI. Lost $3k on that “deal”. We live and learn. I feel bad about this, and damn what a run of luck, but something should be learned from this.

Upside, it’s a Miata, so it’s stupid easy to fix. Check a junk yard for a cheap pump?

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > OPPOsaurus WRX 09/18/2016 at 17:20

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My S600 has developed a coolant leak somewhere...

LongbowMkII > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 09/18/2016 at 17:24

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https://www.flyinmiata.com/tech/depower.p…

Slightly more reputable than I am.

wafflesnfalafel > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 09/18/2016 at 17:36

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I think its the full moon or something - this weekend has just been junk, topped off by me being skilled enough to light a jar of peanut butter on fire in the microwave.

tacogx > TheHondaBro 09/18/2016 at 17:38

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Make sure it has the Bump too.

miadaman? yes please > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 09/18/2016 at 17:51

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My right turn indicator filaments also exploded everywhere today on the way back from autocross.

May I offer my sympathetic condolences.

TheJWT > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 09/18/2016 at 17:51

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I had a car without power steering once

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > TheJWT 09/18/2016 at 17:57

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I wouldn’t give 101 pennies for that car.

Jayhawk Jake > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 09/18/2016 at 18:08

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The CRX was fine. At slow speed it was a little heavy, but once rolling it was lighter than my Mustang.

OPPOsaurus WRX > Ssfancyfresh 09/18/2016 at 19:08

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Damn. There been w couple more bad luck posts since this too

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Jayhawk Jake 09/18/2016 at 22:38

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This... was not. Going through a ramp took an unexpected serious amount of muscle. The Nissan with no power steering? Just fine. One finger steering. For some reason the Miata was obscenely heavy.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > TheJWT 09/18/2016 at 22:38

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I drove it around while the Miata is down. Steers just fine without PS. Honestly with the new suspension that thing is damned livable.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > wafflesnfalafel 09/18/2016 at 22:39

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That’s actually impressive

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > LongbowMkII 09/18/2016 at 22:41

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Turns out the loctite on a bolt fried and the bolt backed out and a bunch of stuff separated and spewed oil everywhere. Got some loctite and more PS fluid, gonna fix it tomorrow.

LongbowMkII > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 09/18/2016 at 22:42

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Fair enough.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > LongbowMkII 09/18/2016 at 22:43

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205 width 240 treadwear Nittos and I think my alignmend is a bit screwed up. It was a BEAR without PS.

But yeah, I’m not driving it with it not working because, as you said, a powered rack will eat itself if it doesn’t have oil being cycled through it.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > random001 09/18/2016 at 22:44

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PPI wouldn’t have found this. Turned out to be a bolt that somehow backed out and let the power steering assembly spew oil everywhere. Looked fine before. Hell, looks fine now even though it’s not even finger-tight.

random001 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 09/19/2016 at 07:07

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So do you think the pump is bad, or can you just bolt it back in and fill’er up?

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > random001 09/19/2016 at 07:55

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Looks like I can just bolt it back together

random001 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 09/19/2016 at 10:21

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This is very good news. Invest in some Lock-Tite!