Car Talk 5: The Juice is Loose!

[ChrisoftheNorth]

Yea the amber fluid puzzles me… that’s usually transmission fluid and occasionally coolant depending on brand.

Ac compressor shouldn’t have either one unless it is coolant cooled (rare) or maybe something else overflowed and croaked the compressor

I know rite? Its just that the only symptoms are the small amount of yellowish (but not fluorescent )luid in the pan and hot blowing AC. Brake fluid seems fine as do the brakes, the power steering seems fine and its electric. The temp is fine as is the coolant level. I guess I should put a gauge on the coolant system. Maybe its the lubricant that comes in the freon? Wouldnt the compressor that is turned by belts require some internal lubricant?

Imma go with ac coolant. Our Saab (2011) had an issue with the AC drier that I replaced on my own. The residue from the coolant that leaked out was yellow/amber and it had mixed a bit with random rain water which I think may have collected rust from somewhere. It makes the most sense to me, the downside is AC things are usually pricey.

[max225]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CRwBjQLH ... =copy_link

Cringe

[D Griff]

Is that an off the shelf toon?

Yep, BootMod3

[coogles]

Is that an off the shelf toon?

Yep, BootMod3

Aren’t those actually piggybacks? I’ve never heard of a piggyback tune being OEM smooth.

[CaleDeRoo]

Is that an off the shelf toon?

Yep, BootMod3

Just gotta drive around it. #drivermod

[ChrisoftheNorth]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CRwBjQLH ... =copy_link

Cringe

Holy hell...

I just drove the Cucktrek on my own and had some fun with it. Sport mode, paddles, took some twisties, it's really quite great stock for what it is.
All this shit the dude put on this thing did nothing but ruin it. Guess I'm too old now?

[coogles]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CRwBjQLH ... =copy_link

Cringe

Holy hell...

I just drove the Cucktrek on my own and had some fun with it. Sport mode, paddles, took some twisties, it's really quite great stock for what it is.
All this shit the dude put on this thing did nothing but ruin it. Guess I'm too old now?

I don't think it's age. That's fucking terrible.

[MrH42]

His whole schtick is overdone, overlanding shit on Outbacks. It's awful, but he's financially motivated to be awful.

[ChrisoftheNorth]

His whole schtick is overdone, overlanding shit on Outbacks. It's awful, but he's financially motivated to be awful.

How is he financially motivated? Social media shit?

[MrH42]

His whole schtick is overdone, overlanding shit on Outbacks. It's awful, but he's financially motivated to be awful.

How is he financially motivated? Social media shit?

Yeah. He's an "influencer", peddling the same terrible decisions he made with his vehicle to others

[ChrisoftheNorth]

How is he financially motivated? Social media shit?

Yeah. He's an "influencer", peddling the same terrible decisions he made with his vehicle to others

I hate social media.

[D Griff]

Yep, BootMod3

Aren’t those actually piggybacks? I’ve never heard of a piggyback tune being OEM smooth.

That’s Burger Tuning/JB4, this one is just software. I can connect my laptop to it and disable. I will probably try switching it on/off back to back and see what I think.

[Tar]

Aren’t those actually piggybacks? I’ve never heard of a piggyback tune being OEM smooth.

That’s Burger Tuning/JB4, this one is just software. I can connect my laptop to it and disable. I will probably try switching it on/off back to back and see what I think.

Switch away, it's good to know what the tune really does to the car. I know that the can handle most t00nes that are on the market (stage one at least), but I'm not really about that life yet since I'm the moran that decided to be cash poor by choice. I can't afford a new Gorf engine.... Not totally sure that it is really that bad, but most German manufacturers like to build to 9/10ths to remain cost effective. If that thing is over-revving and shit, then there's some risk there IMO.

[wap]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CRwBjQLH ... =copy_link

Cringe

[wap]

How is he financially motivated? Social media shit?

Yeah. He's an "influencer", peddling the same terrible decisions he made with his vehicle to others

[Johnny_P]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CRwBjQLH ... =copy_link

Cringe

Holy hell...

I just drove the Cucktrek on my own and had some fun with it. Sport mode, paddles, took some twisties, it's really quite great stock for what it is.
All this shit the dude put on this thing did nothing but ruin it. Guess I'm too old now?

All an Outback needs are roof racks, maybe fog lights, and honestly that’s about all. I could get behind some slightly knobbier tires.
All those steel bumpers and guards are pointless.

[MrH42]

Holy hell...

I just drove the Cucktrek on my own and had some fun with it. Sport mode, paddles, took some twisties, it's really quite great stock for what it is.
All this shit the dude put on this thing did nothing but ruin it. Guess I'm too old now?

All an Outback needs are roof racks, maybe fog lights, and honestly that’s about all. I could get behind some slightly knobbier tires.
All those steel bumpers and guards are pointless.

It comes stock with roof rails and foglights.

Wheels and tires are about it. The stock wheels on the outback are

[wap]

Working on the outside of my yesterday when an orange Murciélago rumbled by. A few minutes later a yellow Gallardo followed by a red R8 turned a corner and brapped by.

[Tar]

Working on the outside of my yesterday when an orange Murciélago rumbled by. A few minutes later a yellow Gallardo followed by a red R8 turned a corner and brapped by.

That must've been a nice treat for the senses!

[D Griff]

Working on the outside of my yesterday when an orange Murciélago rumbled by. A few minutes later a yellow Gallardo followed by a red R8 turned a corner and brapped by.

I don’t know any of the models but I saw a bright green Lamborghini rip past me while I was walking the Friday night with

It looked and sounded

[ChrisoftheNorth]

Watched a dude in a Tessie model X blast around a tourist doing the speed limit (55) on our 2 lane road yesterday. Had to play chicken with oncoming traffic then he almost blasted a cyclist on the shoulder when he cut over at the last minute. Such technology. Much Cool. So progress. wow.

Tessie drivers here are the worst.

[D Griff]

Watched a dude in a Tessie model X blast around a tourist doing the speed limit (55) on our 2 lane road yesterday. Had to play chicken with oncoming traffic then he almost blasted a cyclist on the shoulder when he cut over at the last minute. Such technology. Much Cool. So progress. wow.

Tessie drivers here are the worst.

There is certainly a weird demographic here for Tessies. You get the typical demo similar to CA where it is just rich white people trying to look woke and be up with the times (50% of Tessie owners in CLT) and the other half seem to be this weird second owner phenomenon who drive crazy fast and douchey and have illegal :tintz: , huge , roof racks for Trudy scene points, etc. It is like the new wave of flat brim vape bro enthusiasts. Anymore most WRX/STI are driven by 30 and 40 something dad dudes around here and used Tessies have taken the spot they used to occupy.

[D Griff]

Also, all of Max's Tessie interest has made me realize I don't even know the models of Tessie, much like I have NFC the difference between an Outback and a Forrester, I have NFC the difference between a Y and an X and I didn't even realize there were multiple SUVs until two weeks ago. I really just give zero fucks about Tessies.

[ChrisoftheNorth]

Watched a dude in a Tessie model X blast around a tourist doing the speed limit (55) on our 2 lane road yesterday. Had to play chicken with oncoming traffic then he almost blasted a cyclist on the shoulder when he cut over at the last minute. Such technology. Much Cool. So progress. wow.

Tessie drivers here are the worst.

There is certainly a weird demographic here for Tessies. You get the typical demo similar to CA where it is just rich white people trying to look woke and be up with the times (50% of Tessie owners in CLT) and the other half seem to be this weird second owner phenomenon who drive crazy fast and douchey and have illegal :tintz: , huge , roof racks for Trudy scene points, etc. It is like the new wave of flat brim vape bro enthusiasts. Anymore most WRX/STI are driven by 30 and 40 something dad dudes around here and used Tessies have taken the spot they used to occupy.

It's a combo of the two here. People have to go through major effort to get one, so they feel superior to everyone else when they do. They drive like asses, all have personal plates to display their superiority and generally have some sort of vapebro mod be it super dark tint or whatever. I usually try to stay clear of them when I see them because they do dumb shit like I saw yesterday. It's

There's a few old dudes in our hood that drive WRXs now that you mention it. Weird demo shift.

[ChrisoftheNorth]

Also, all of Max's Tessie interest has made me realize I don't even know the models of Tessie, much like I have NFC the difference between an Outback and a Forrester, I have NFC the difference between a Y and an X and I didn't even realize there were multiple SUVs until two weeks ago. I really just give zero fucks about Tessies.

It doesn't help that all Tessies look the same. The only difference is how much the douche behind the wheel paid for it and how quickly it can accelerate around poor sheep destroying the environment. Only other douches know, so it's like a secret douche club where normies just see ZOMG fancycar.

But an Outback and a Forester look different. That's just not caring, which is fair for you. Why would you care?