Saturday, March 23, 2013
Coilovers
Adjusted the rear coilovers on my MINI. They were stuck after a couple years of all season driving so I had to use a breaker bar aka aluminum jack handle for more leverage and wd-40
Monday, February 18, 2013
New Subie
Brother got a new subie. All stock for now. Here are some pictures. I really like the satin white pearl!
Sunday, December 2, 2012
o-rings
With the recent cold weather in Northern VA area, my power steering on the STI has started to get insanely loud. The steering still works and is smooth, and there was no signs of leakage.
I googled power steering whine and searched on iwsti and nasioc. Apparently, there is a quick fix people recommend that involves changing out one o-ring before spending a lot of money to switch out the power steering pump. Since I only had the noise for 2 quick drives (total of 20 miles max), I figured I would give it a shot.
I ordered 10mm x 14mm x 2mm rubber o-rings from advance autoparts, per the specs on nasioc and this youtube video I watched of someone changing their o-ring. About a week later (and three trips where advance did NOT have the o-rings in despite telling me they were ready for pickup), I got the o-rings and gave it a shot. WRONG size! I went back to advance and bought a variety pack. I managed to get 2 sizes that were very close and took the smaller one and jammed it in.
During my trip to advance auto, my power steering fluid leaked enough to get onto the header and now the car was a little low. Luckily, I had checked the fluid level so I caught it before the reservoir was empty. I went back to advance and got some ATF Dexron III and topped it off. After driving it around a little bit, the whine is gone! All that is left is to keep an eye out for leaks and to check it on a few more cold starts to verify the noise is gone. If this works, I spent under $20 to fix it! (that includes 2 variety packages of o-rings, 4 of the o-ring I originally ordered, and a bottle of dexron III ATF).
I googled power steering whine and searched on iwsti and nasioc. Apparently, there is a quick fix people recommend that involves changing out one o-ring before spending a lot of money to switch out the power steering pump. Since I only had the noise for 2 quick drives (total of 20 miles max), I figured I would give it a shot.
I ordered 10mm x 14mm x 2mm rubber o-rings from advance autoparts, per the specs on nasioc and this youtube video I watched of someone changing their o-ring. About a week later (and three trips where advance did NOT have the o-rings in despite telling me they were ready for pickup), I got the o-rings and gave it a shot. WRONG size! I went back to advance and bought a variety pack. I managed to get 2 sizes that were very close and took the smaller one and jammed it in.
During my trip to advance auto, my power steering fluid leaked enough to get onto the header and now the car was a little low. Luckily, I had checked the fluid level so I caught it before the reservoir was empty. I went back to advance and got some ATF Dexron III and topped it off. After driving it around a little bit, the whine is gone! All that is left is to keep an eye out for leaks and to check it on a few more cold starts to verify the noise is gone. If this works, I spent under $20 to fix it! (that includes 2 variety packages of o-rings, 4 of the o-ring I originally ordered, and a bottle of dexron III ATF).
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Saturday, September 8, 2012
garage stuff
spent a few hours re-arranging the garage. still need to think about more overhead shelving.
finally got around to installing some parts that I have had for the MINI for years sitting in boxes.
- SWC PAC steering wheel control module for aftermarket stereos. wiring was straight forward once the steering wheel shroud and dash were removed for accessibility. programming it was annoying but I figured it out
- ian cull auto up circuit. allows double tap on windows to do auto up, vdc auto defeat, and programmability if I ever want to add in a garage door opener.
- redline goods shift boot and ebrake handle boot. old ones were torn and dirty. these really freshen up the interior.
finally got around to installing some parts that I have had for the MINI for years sitting in boxes.
- SWC PAC steering wheel control module for aftermarket stereos. wiring was straight forward once the steering wheel shroud and dash were removed for accessibility. programming it was annoying but I figured it out
- ian cull auto up circuit. allows double tap on windows to do auto up, vdc auto defeat, and programmability if I ever want to add in a garage door opener.
- redline goods shift boot and ebrake handle boot. old ones were torn and dirty. these really freshen up the interior.
Friday, August 17, 2012
bought a small garage
a few pics of my small new garage. i just moved in so still getting stuff situated:
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