Random Little Question Thread
#9363
does anyone know if the sedan transmission is the same as the coupe? i called a parts place and they refused to sell me a coupe one for my sedan.
im trying to see if this one will work
http://sacramento.craigslist.org/ptd/3897236582.html
TRANSMISSION 2004-2004 A.T.; from 10/03, RWD, 2 Dr (Cpe) 3.5L,AUTO $750
my car was made on 06/2004 and as far as i understand i need the ones that are from 10/2003 and up but will a coupe one work
im trying to see if this one will work
http://sacramento.craigslist.org/ptd/3897236582.html
TRANSMISSION 2004-2004 A.T.; from 10/03, RWD, 2 Dr (Cpe) 3.5L,AUTO $750
my car was made on 06/2004 and as far as i understand i need the ones that are from 10/2003 and up but will a coupe one work
#9364
Hey guys I need your help!
Me and my buddy finally installed our 5/16 copper iso thermal plenum spacers on both of our cars. Amazing mod!
Unfortunately my buddy couldn't get 1 of the 3 bolts off of his throttle body to install the copper piece. The bolts on the throttle body are meant to be taken off with an allen/hex key but the bolts on the throttle body are really corroded and so 1 of them got stripped and we were unable to take it off. We tried heating it up with a torch lighter but we were afraid of damaging the throttle body. (Yes I know a torch lighter is a joke but those were our available resources). We also tried turning it with a vise grip, a socket, a larger allen/hex key but no luck.
Can anyone give some ideas of how to safely remove that stripped bolt??
Thanks for any input!!
Me and my buddy finally installed our 5/16 copper iso thermal plenum spacers on both of our cars. Amazing mod!
Unfortunately my buddy couldn't get 1 of the 3 bolts off of his throttle body to install the copper piece. The bolts on the throttle body are meant to be taken off with an allen/hex key but the bolts on the throttle body are really corroded and so 1 of them got stripped and we were unable to take it off. We tried heating it up with a torch lighter but we were afraid of damaging the throttle body. (Yes I know a torch lighter is a joke but those were our available resources). We also tried turning it with a vise grip, a socket, a larger allen/hex key but no luck.
Can anyone give some ideas of how to safely remove that stripped bolt??
Thanks for any input!!
#9367
Hey guys I need your help!
Me and my buddy finally installed our 5/16 copper iso thermal plenum spacers on both of our cars. Amazing mod!
Unfortunately my buddy couldn't get 1 of the 3 bolts off of his throttle body to install the copper piece. The bolts on the throttle body are meant to be taken off with an allen/hex key but the bolts on the throttle body are really corroded and so 1 of them got stripped and we were unable to take it off. We tried heating it up with a torch lighter but we were afraid of damaging the throttle body. (Yes I know a torch lighter is a joke but those were our available resources). We also tried turning it with a vise grip, a socket, a larger allen/hex key but no luck.
Can anyone give some ideas of how to safely remove that stripped bolt??
Thanks for any input!!
Me and my buddy finally installed our 5/16 copper iso thermal plenum spacers on both of our cars. Amazing mod!
Unfortunately my buddy couldn't get 1 of the 3 bolts off of his throttle body to install the copper piece. The bolts on the throttle body are meant to be taken off with an allen/hex key but the bolts on the throttle body are really corroded and so 1 of them got stripped and we were unable to take it off. We tried heating it up with a torch lighter but we were afraid of damaging the throttle body. (Yes I know a torch lighter is a joke but those were our available resources). We also tried turning it with a vise grip, a socket, a larger allen/hex key but no luck.
Can anyone give some ideas of how to safely remove that stripped bolt??
Thanks for any input!!
or drill it out through the manifold and then get a longer stud to go all the way through and put 2 nuts on either end
or like NSFP said just get a new manifold, they usualy go for 70 bucks
#9368
I'm getting a strange noise from the drivetrain(engine/transmission) that started about three days ago. The best way to describe it is as a hollow "GRRRRRRR" noise. At first it seemed to only occur while I was pulling out of a parking spot but just now I took her for a spin to see if I could replicate the noise. I found that for instance if im going 20 mph and throw it into fifth gear, I can reproduce the noise until i reach the appropriate speed for the gear. It almost sounds like a loose heat sheild or something.
Any help is appreciated.
Any help is appreciated.
#9369
Maybe it's because the bulbs are brand new but... I seem to be getting a lot of glare from my low beams now. My headlights are the factory HID reflectors and the bulbs I pulled out were some Germany made Phillips HID's.
Also I put in 6000K so the lights shouldn't be as strong as the OEM 4300k. Maybe I only notice it because there's more color but idk.
Imagine what the glare would be like if I had installed those CBIs....
#9370
Hey just letting you know I put in those Bi-xenon's and also replaced the low beam bulb with a normal HID bulb to match the color temperature.
Maybe it's because the bulbs are brand new but... I seem to be getting a lot of glare from my low beams now. My headlights are the factory HID reflectors and the bulbs I pulled out were some Germany made Phillips HID's.
Also I put in 6000K so the lights shouldn't be as strong as the OEM 4300k. Maybe I only notice it because there's more color but idk.
Imagine what the glare would be like if I had installed those CBIs....
Maybe it's because the bulbs are brand new but... I seem to be getting a lot of glare from my low beams now. My headlights are the factory HID reflectors and the bulbs I pulled out were some Germany made Phillips HID's.
Also I put in 6000K so the lights shouldn't be as strong as the OEM 4300k. Maybe I only notice it because there's more color but idk.
Imagine what the glare would be like if I had installed those CBIs....
#9372
What I'm wondering in the first place is why you would throw it into 5th going 20 mph. But anytime I do that all I get is clutch chatter. I'm jw why a camshaft position sensor would cause noise?
#9373
The glare is up pretty high and the way I can tell is; when I'm driving on the highway and drive beneath an overhead sign, the sign is bright untill the hood of my car is about 2 meters away from it. I'd always watch for it and feel like crap when I'm driving behind another car and their head rests are lit up.
I noticed the bulbs/light beam would "jump" everytime I hit a small bump or crack in the road. It used to do this before but now it seems worse. Maybe I didn't put the clips back on properly (silly me).
I'll fix the clips and take pics and update you though. I might just have to get those projectors sooner than I thought....
#9374
So once again, if anyone has experienced what I have with their 6MT, try new cam position sensors. It worked for me!
#9375
Here's one in a dark parking lot where you can see how it lights up the ground:
Here's one of the car facing a wall with a distance that I would be if I was driving behind another vehicle on the highway:
And finally here is another angle showing how far the car is away from the wall:
The pictures aren't very accurate and don't show exactly what I see in person but they're close. Earlier I was driving to a gas station and there was a car driving next to me and the front of my car was right next to his rear passenger side door and I looked into his car and on the ceiling of the interior of his car I could see my light glare....