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[ahtoxa]

Next time I'll just order 2 weeks in advance. I'd rather pay about $3 per filter shipped rather than $8 at the dealer.

 

[mitdr774]

Weld the rods inside the top of the cylinders at an angle while pistons are attached and use a glass top would make nice end table or coffee table

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The only thing I have against welding the rods inside the block would pertain to the RP block. It is essentially a 24 year old NOS block. The other Q4 and TC blocks are used ones that I wouldnt mind ruining.

 

[littleturbo]

The only thing I have against welding the rods inside the block would pertain to the RP block. It is essentially a 24 year old NOS block. The other Q4 and TC blocks are used ones that I wouldnt mind ruining.

Have you Google your engine table inquiry? They have some wonderful ideas.

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[littleturbo]

here is a different way to create a table with a 4cyl engine

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[ahtoxa]

The other week I mentioned that I haven't had an issue with the Sonic since August and I was due for one.

Sure enough. Valve cover is leaking quite good. How awesome.

I like the car, but I would not be upset if it vanished.

 

[AdorableKaren]

I like the car, but I would not be upset if it vanished.

Haha I would be upset if my sonic vanished. Unless it was replaced with an R8

 

[sx sonic]

The other week I mentioned that I haven't had an issue with the Sonic since August and I was due for one.

Sure enough. Valve cover is leaking quite good. How awesome.

I like the car, but I would not be upset if it vanished.

Haha, I hear ya.

I've almost gotten used to reaching for 1st and 6th gear 2-3 times before it finally crunches into place

 

[mitdr774]

I call my Blast a scooter, but it kinda looks big next to a Grom. Neither one is mine, but it does show the size difference a little.

 

[ahtoxa]

Waste of my dammed time.

Valve cover leaks by the belts. You can clearly see where it originates. Dealer tells me the oil is leaking because dipstick is not in all the way.

Dudes, the dipstick isn't even close to the oil leak! Then he tells me that it leaks down the dipstick tube and then ends up high on valve cover.

Wasted half my day.

 

[ahtoxa]

And, of course. I checked the dipstick myself before I brought it in.

 

[ChrisJ]

Waste of my dammed time.

Valve cover leaks by the belts. You can clearly see where it originates. Dealer tells me the oil is leaking because dipstick is not in all the way.

Dudes, the dipstick isn't even close to the oil leak! Then he tells me that it leaks down the dipstick tube and then ends up high on valve cover.

Wasted half my day.

And, of course. I checked the dipstick myself before I brought it in.

So basically, they don't feel like diagnosing it, or fixing it.
Good job guys. Self elimination.

When GM doesn't have customers, because you pissed people off, you'll be out of a job.

 

[ahtoxa]

They did put dye in the oil. So, the only consolation is that when the leak shows again, they won't have an excuse. Hopefully.

 

[ahtoxa]

On a related note.

They loaned me a 2014 LTZ Cruze with the RS package while mine was looked at. It was a 1.4T as well.

Pros: heated seats, keyless start. The dual tone soft dash inserts looked great.

Cons: auto trans felt weird. I'm used to manuals. Gas mileage was meh. Seats were less supportive.

Overall, I didn't care about mylink as much as I thought I would. Pleather seats were meh. I prefer cloth. Sunroof was nice but I wouldn't need it.

Nice car, but aside from heated seats and keyless start and access, nothing in the LTZ is attractive over my LT.

I wish it had a heated steering wheel. I LOVED a heated steering wheel in a loaded Acadia I once head. I'd never use the heat in the winter - just a heated steering wheel and heated seats.

 

[littleturbo]

My wife and I had a 2012 cruze lt with the all star package with upgraded sound and rs package. Loved the car but got tired of the body shop mixing green flake in the blue paint that was supposed to have blue flake. After 8 worth of hail damage and we traded it after a year for a dart. Booooo. Hated the dart then a year later we traded it for her 15 gti midnight blue

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[ahtoxa]

Interestingly enough, my Sonic and my bike are both having an oil issue. My car spills it, my bike drinks it.

Bike developed blue smoke on startup, but only when the crankcase is full (but not overfilled). It's also consuming about a quart per 300 miles. I've had to add oil after every 30-40 mile ride recently.

So, I have an appointment on Friday with the local Kawi dealer to get a leakdown test done.

I have the day off already, because it's going to be 60*, so I was planning a ride, but it looks like instead of riding, I'll be sitting at the dealer and might even have to leave the bike there, depending on what their tests show.

 

[Eric Smit]

hopefully it's a straight forward fix.

 

[ahtoxa]

My wife and I had a 2012 cruze lt with the all star package with upgraded sound and rs package. Loved the car but got tired of the body shop mixing green flake in the blue paint that was supposed to have blue flake. After 8 worth of hail damage and we traded it after a year for a dart. Booooo. Hated the dart then a year later we traded it for her 15 gti midnight blue

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I saw a Mk7 GTI just the other day, and for some reason it caught my eye. Sharp looking!

 

[ahtoxa]

hopefully it's a straight forward fix.

They may have to re-ring it again. I bought it with the top end done by this dealer, but they didn't hone the cylinder - just put rings on. I suspect that because the cylinder wasn't honed, it is back at burning oil shortly after the rebuild. It was burning oil for the previous owner, as I figure.

The bike is under warranty until 2017, so I'm not worried. I just hate wasting a great day not riding.

 

[ChrisJ]

They may have to re-ring it again. I bought it with the top end done by this dealer, but they didn't hone the cylinder - just put rings on. I suspect that because the cylinder wasn't honed, it is back at burning oil shortly after the rebuild. It was burning oil for the previous owner, as I figure.

The bike is under warranty until 2017, so I'm not worried. I just hate wasting a great day not riding.

They did rings, but didn't hone it?

Do they have brain damage? And why did you buy it knowing that?

 

[ahtoxa]

At least that's what the owner told me. Admittedly I'm no expert, and lerned later that it needs to be rehoned.

It is all speculation, really, but I suspect I'm right.

When I talked to the owner, it was evident that his mechanical knowledge wasn't much. I'll talk to the service folks when I get there in Friday and see what they say.