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08-01-2020, 03:29 PM | #178 |
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Today, I enabled oil temperature reading via the instant fuel economy gauge. Brilliant!
Finally, that needle does something useful. Link for others: DIY: MPG to Oil Temp on Gauge Cluster https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1590205 |
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08-01-2020, 05:20 PM | #179 |
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You mean you don't love the swing-ometer??
Every time I look at mine I wonder what the minor scale could be... Mine is actually pretty useful though, just in case for some reason I lose all sensation in all parts of my body: ~50mpg - cruising (not accelerating) ~30mpg - not accelerating very quickly Pegged - engine off, not moving, or full chat (aka not accelerating very quickly) Over 50mpg - is something broken? That's UK gallons, for accuracy Last edited by Tambohamilton; 08-01-2020 at 06:11 PM.. |
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08-01-2020, 06:04 PM | #180 |
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08-01-2020, 09:29 PM | #183 |
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Agree with above, I would recommend buying Venoxy gauge faces to have the temp gauge. Or...just think of the MPG gauge as a boost meter, even though we are N52 :
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08-07-2020, 08:49 PM | #184 |
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The gauge works beautifully!
It makes it also easy to tell my wife not to rev the engine too high until that first marker. In other news, ST X coilvers showed up!! Now, I am piecing together all the suspension refresh pieces and will order them to do everything at once. That is if I ever find the time to install all of this stuff. : Before I install the coilovers, I want to protect them as much as I can against our salty winter. My plan was to spray the strut body with clear coat designed for wheels. Since I'll never go low, I may even spray the bottom third of the threads. Then I plan to apply Gyeon Q2 Rim wheel ceramic coating to everything including the springs. I wonder whether the clear coat and coating would just rub off where the shock droos into the knuckle anyway. Is a clear coat spray an overkill? Should I just use the ceramic coating and be done? |
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08-08-2020, 07:00 PM | #185 | |
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Are you worried about appearance or just protection? I'd do the clear coat and then if appearance isn't a big concern I'd give them a decent coating of Krown rust spray. You can get it in a rattle-can at Lakeland Plant World on Main St. You can give them a respray of Krown whenever you think you need to. I mention appearance because it will pick up road grime and, well, you know what undercoated cars are like to work on... messy.
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I may just do that: clear coat on the shock body and then coat threads with anti-seize and the body part with FluidFilm. |
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08-09-2020, 09:59 AM | #187 | |
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it will accumulate shit. the spring perches are plastic, there's no concern that they will seize. I easily adjusted mine after a winter. |
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08-09-2020, 10:34 AM | #189 |
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It is a fine line between gathering crud (which holds water and salt, and encourages rust), and actually just providing a protective coating for the steel... You're basically damned, whatever you do!
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08-09-2020, 10:40 AM | #190 |
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08-09-2020, 05:15 PM | #193 |
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been thinking about getting b12 prokit but saw so much mixed reviews
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08-09-2020, 06:51 PM | #194 |
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Nice and would love to retrofit a dipstick and temp gauge back in too. Those deletes were just dumb. I am ok with fact is I bought mine used but new it would have perturbed me.
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08-10-2020, 08:24 AM | #196 | |
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I just make sure to count how much oil I put in and I'm fine. |
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08-10-2020, 09:19 AM | #197 |
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the e dipstick has never been an issue for me.
I thought I would hate it, but whatever. if there's a problem the car will tell me. I don't even bother checking it honestly. even with the oil pan leak it still doesn't require any oil between changes. |
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09-03-2020, 11:24 AM | #198 |
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So, I am assembling all the bits and pieces for a suspension overhaul.
My car passed an inspection recently, so I don't have any "must-dos" after changing the thrust arms a couple of years ago. Shall I add Whiteline rear subframe bushing inserts to the list? The rust on the rear subframe is starting, but not bad at all yet. I know that ideally, I'd buy a replacement subframe, replace all bushings and control arms etc. on that and install it all in one go, but I just don't have that kind of time. I even wonder if I need the inserts at this point. I can do them along with engine and tranny mounts sometime next year, but it would mean a need for another alignment, right? I will be replacing rear control arm bushings along with installing new shock mounts when I put the STs on. Now, I just need to go through all the diagrams and order new bolts and nuts for everything! Sigh. Last edited by eljay; 09-03-2020 at 11:31 AM.. |
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