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[lambo]

Just prepping for my LS swap

[FredK]

oh hai lambreaux

[lambo]

Did a few things:

1. Made a mess
2. Replaced my O2 sensor
3. Replaced my alternator
4. Resealed my ghetto oil pan drain plug fix

Turns out, for the past two years, my alternator/fan belt has been running on the wrong crank pulley. It's supposed to be on the one closest to the engine but mine was on the middle one. I'm gonna assume that's what killed my alternator bearing and what was causing the squeaking on idle.

I have yet to see if the O2 sensor fixes some of the weird issues I've been having.

[MR 325]

Turns out, for the past two years, my alternator/fan belt has been running on the wrong crank pulley. It's supposed to be on the one closest to the engine but mine was on the middle one. I'm gonna assume that's what killed my alternator bearing and what was causing the squeaking on idle.

That's pretty damn impressive sir! :D

[lambo]

That's pretty damn impressive sir! :D

Impressive because I'm so dumb or impressive that the alternator bearing held up so long? I'm sure the water pump is not happy and probably needs to be replaced soon lol. I just hope it can hold out for 2-3 months so I can graduate and pick up an E36 to beat around in...

[stonea]

Turns out, for the past two years, my alternator/fan belt has been running on the wrong crank pulley. It's supposed to be on the one closest to the engine but mine was on the middle one. I'm gonna assume that's what killed my alternator bearing and what was causing the squeaking on idle.

Hmm, I wonder if thats why I burnt through two alternator bearings so fast.

[HarryPotter]

Your car is what I wish mine looked like.

I need new bumpers.



And online tires is starting to get old, buying cheap tires just makes the car feel like it's riding on play waffleswaffleswaffles.

You are running 205/45's on ur style 5s? I have 195/45's on mine.

Why the fuck is playdoh waffles.

[lambo]

And online tires is starting to get old, buying cheap tires just makes the car feel like it's riding on play waffleswaffleswaffles.

You are running 205/45's on ur style 5s? I have 195/45's on mine.

Why the fuck is playdoh waffles.

The one nice thing about these shitty Nankangs is they last forever. The feel like asshole though. I want to go to 15's and some Hankook RS3's or another comparable tire.

[HarryPotter]

The ones I got have only a 320 tread ware rating they are already getting worn out a year and a few months later. I do have excessive camber though, my rear arches are early model so I am really low in the back.

[lambo]

The ones I got have only a 320 tread ware rating they are already getting worn out a year and a few months later. I do have excessive camber though, my rear arches are early model so I am really low in the back.

I think the new bushings in the rear really helped my wear.

[pandaboo911]

The ones I got have only a 320 tread ware rating they are already getting worn out a year and a few months later. I do have excessive camber though, my rear arches are early model so I am really low in the back.

Mine is very low as well because of the arches. Got 3.5 degrees in the back. Lots of camber will change the toe as well. Check your alignment. My tires lasted less than 6 months due to the incorrect toe

[lambo]

Well, it's been almost 5 years and I finally lost an oil pan. Kinda. The oil pan is intact, I just hit a bump and snapped off my janky oil drain. I decided that, instead of bullshitting a repair, I will finally just replace the oil pan itself.

[lambo]

Well... it's finally fixed. I wish I would have just not been a little bitch and replaced the oil pan myself... It was supposed to be $350 for the shop to do it, but it turns out the drain plug on the pan I bought was stripped, even though I bought it with the notion that it was perfectly fine.

This whole ordeal just highlights why I am soooo excited to get out of school. No more working on cars in parking lots, more freetime on weekends, more money, etc. etc...

But, what's done is done... Only one more month down here.

[2mAn]

But, what's done is done... Only one more month down here.

what happens after a month?

[stonea]

College graduation