Working on My Car

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BeerNuts

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This past week I decided to finally get on with it and fix all the shit broken on my car and it feels fucking great.

Its just been simple shit. Replaced wiper blades, new headliner, fixed the dome lights staying on, fixed the driver speaker, cleaned out the idle air controller, new temperature sensor, and just got my new fuel pump in the mail today.

Its a 1999 Jeep Cherokee my first car and still going at 150K miles. I gave up on going to shops 5 years ago after getting ripped off to many times. I have been fixing everything my self for years now.

Anyone else love to work on their car? Ive been meaning to buy something new with better gas mileage but I always hear about how you can't fix anything on them.
 


I helped a friend of mine restore a '70 chevelle every nut and bolt that went on that car was better than factory. It was fun and learned a lot in the processes. Double barrel carb for the win!
 
I've always been working on my own cars.

I just did an engine swap on my toyota mr2 not too long ago.

I don't trust mechanics... unless they have good reps online.... :P

but it's not like i go to the shops anyway.
 
Taken good care of your car; it's great you know how to do all that maintenance w/ your vehicle.
I loved working on my 96 Mustang GT. I sold it for a 350z, but there's nothing like working on your car.
 
I am about as mechanical as a guy who no arms, but I would love to learn how to fix up my own cars.

I had a 1988 Bronco about 2 years ago and I fucking loved that thing, it had about 120k original miles on it... I had to sell it because of wife and I having a baby, but I just wish I would've known more about cars to have kept it and tooled around with it and fixed it up... Thing was reliable as shit, just needed some routine stuff done to it.

I sold it to one of my buddies, and he loves it. He actually knows how to fix shit, so I am sure he will have it for a long while... At least its getting the proper attention it deserves.

Keep up the good work man, it feels great to accomplish something like this. I now have a Jeep Grand Cherokee, and I love it. Jeep makes good shit man.
 
Yeah, they've been making it harder for people to work on newer cars. First thing you notice when you pop the hood is you can't see the ground anymore cause of so much crammed in there.

One of these is very helpful, if not essential these days:
CAN OBD II Code Reader / EOBD Scanner
I think Autozone will let you use one of theirs if you don't have one.

If you absolutely have to take it somewhere, it helps to tell them exactly what needs to be done. And you will already know what it would cost, since you can get a consensus from review sites and 1000s of car forums.

If you live near a university, you can probably get a Mech. Engineering student to do it a lot cheaper.
 
I've always been big on car stereos and such, easy to get started, impossible to master.
 
jryan21 said:
Yeah, they've been making it harder for people to work on newer cars. First thing you notice when you pop the hood is you can't see the ground anymore cause of so much crammed in there.

One of these is very helpful, if not essential these days:
CAN OBD II Code Reader / EOBD Scanner
I think Autozone will let you use one of theirs if you don't have one.

If you absolutely have to take it somewhere, it helps to tell them exactly what needs to be done. And you will already know what it would cost, since you can get a consensus from review sites and 1000s of car forums.

If you live near a university, you can probably get a Mech. Engineering student to do it a lot cheaper.
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They make blutooth scanners that sync with your phone now cost about 10 bucks.

Done all my own car work since a kid. Find it really fun / rewarding.
 
I've always wanted to work on cars - but realistically I have no fucking time because I am such a busy & important person.

I typically just buy cars new, beat the fuck out of them, and sell them before the warranty is up.

fuck you.
 
skohh said:
I helped a friend of mine restore a '70 chevelle every nut and bolt that went on that car was better than factory. It was fun and learned a lot in the processes. Double barrel carb for the win!
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Getting ready to restore/resto mod my 71 Cutlass convertible. Can't wait to drive it.
 
i've worked on all my own cars up until recently.

with 3 kids, wife, 2 ecom partnerships, service on WF, sites of my own, clients, etc.. I dont have time to fuck with them anymore. Also, I started buying new cars and would not know where to begin with them ( 2008 + models ).

all the stuff I worked on before was old/classic ( 72 chevy c-10/64 impala/etc )
 
Keeps me sane. Frequently when in state go down to a childhood friends place to work on stuff. Some interesting things have come out of his garage. He's third gen mechanic, welder, fabricator and has all the tools and toys. Couple of years back built a 4 wheel drive go-cart around a 50hp motorcycle engine complete with clutch and gear shift linkage. I figure it cost me about $75 each time to change my own oil in the cars not counting general maintenance. Worth it though clears the head.
 
In college/high school I did most of my work to save money. I'm actually glad I don't have to fuck with it any more though. Unless it's something really basic, i just take it to a shop.
 
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