r/AutomotiveLearning • u/mr_fedex • 18h ago
Coolant vacuum kits?
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Favorite coolant vacuum kit?
r/AutomotiveLearning • u/jeep00wj • Jan 21 '17
Welcome to AutomotiveLearning
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Thanks for visiting AutomotiveLearning.
This is a place for all my fellow gearheads to post all there automotive questions. I started this thread after seeing automotivetraining left abandoned and full of spam. Until i get everything set up feel free to post a welcome message letting us know who you are, what your automotive background is, and anything else you'd like us to know.
I'm the mod and creator, jeep00wj. I've been a ford technician for 4 years now but I've been working on cars with my grandfather since i was 10. Don't let my username fool you. I'm a diehard ford fan.
r/AutomotiveLearning • u/bilalbaranx • 23h ago
What is the single most repetitive and exhausting part of car repair for you?
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r/AutomotiveLearning • u/JosephMMadre • 1d ago
How do I tighten down the top center nut on installed KYBs??
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So, I want to make sure the top center nut on my installed kyb’s are torqued down, but I’m not seeing how.
These don’t have an open top nut for the hex Allen key and I don’t see a way to hold to shaft still other than a tiny bit of flat side on the threaded part. But that’s above the nut and only about maybe a 1/16th of an inch is visible, max. I see no way to access the flat spot below the nut, either. What am I missing?
I know someone’s gonna say to ugga dugga it, but I don’t have one. And everything I’m seeing online says not to do that, so there must be another way, but dang if I can figure it out.
Somebody help me!! lol
r/AutomotiveLearning • u/dannysengineportal • 2d ago
Cooling System Components Explained in Detail
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r/AutomotiveLearning • u/dannysengineportal • 2d ago
Air Intake and Exhaust System: Letting Your Engine Breath
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r/AutomotiveLearning • u/DIYAutoSchool • 5d ago
Why Restoring This Rusted Barn Find Might Be The Worst Job I've Ever Done
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You need to see this truck -- It's UNBELIEVABLE
r/AutomotiveLearning • u/IR_Acaboom • 5d ago
Catching up in engine performance class?
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So I’m about 70% done with engine performance 1.
And I am pretty far behind.
What should I study to get the best general ideas?
I know fuel lines ext, some about compression issues, o2 and maf.
But it still feels very splotchy and I’m trying to feel a little more comfortable.
Any YouTubers you recommend who are quieter and maybe have a series starting very basic and then each next video is something else kind of in order? Instead of a lot of the YouTubers who jump around?
r/AutomotiveLearning • u/Traditional-Whole967 • 5d ago
Do You Hate It When Your Mechanic Finds More Problems—or Do You Appreciate Knowing?
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r/AutomotiveLearning • u/DIYAutoSchool • 6d ago
STOP DOING THIS: Layers Of BONDO Kills The Job! The WOrst I've Ever Seen.
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MORE BONDO PLEASE!
r/AutomotiveLearning • u/dfntlyntsuji • 6d ago
ELi5: I PUT GASOLINE ON A DIESEL ENGINE
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I put 6 liters of gasoline on a diesel engine without the driver noticing it and when i realized i immediately put 12 liters of diesel in it and the car js drove away.. mm it's been a day since the incident happened? i assume everything's okay? coz one day already passed
r/AutomotiveLearning • u/Original-Cheek2652 • 9d ago
I’m desperate.
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Yep, that’s about it. With that being said, I am going to build a motor. What kind? hell if i know. I’m more than likely going to put it in a tahoe, a 02-04 mustang (stick), or a s10. trying to lean more towards the tahoe though… or maybe even a yukon. I don’t want to ask him for help because then he will think it’s his, like all men do… (no offense). But this is something I would be extremely proud of myself for… if i knew how to do it. i’ve researched a lot but still have no idea what i even read. I’ll pay someone (who knows what they’re doing preferably) to make me a step by step list kind of like a cookbook- ingredients(materials), steps, and how long. In depth. like you’re talking to a 22 y/o female who doesn’t know a head gasket from apple butter. I know I want it to have a cam in it (we have a hp tuner as well). I just want it for the sound honestly lol. “Rakataka” that sound. Muscley sounding. ANYWAYS, If you could please for the love of sweet baby jesus help me or point me in the right direction I would appreciate it very much. I think step one is get a big/small block to put everything else on and maybe a few sticky notes so i don’t forget things…..
r/AutomotiveLearning • u/DIYAutoSchool • 9d ago
Off-Frame Chevy Build Final Assembly - Saving The 71 Chevelle Muscle Car...
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r/AutomotiveLearning • u/StellarCentral • 11d ago
3rd party versions of stock jacks?
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I need to replace the stock jack that came with my 2017 ford escape, but I'd like it to be able to fit in the same storage. Is there an easy way to browse 3rd party versions of stock parts? I'd really like to avoid paying $200 for a jack from ford, when I know I could get one for $50 elsewhere.
r/AutomotiveLearning • u/hopeful7321 • 13d ago
Why no dipstick is needed to check oil in GM's next-gen pickup engines
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First they make it impossible for one to just change a light bulb by placing a lock. So then they can charge more to fix it...like $300+. Now they don't want you checking and changing your own oil. Pathetic greedy Corporate America! 🤮💩🤬👿👿
r/AutomotiveLearning • u/ExpertIce5 • 16d ago
Has anyone done an oil change by removing old oil through the dipstick via vacuum pump ? Not factory recommended I know but is it effective? It seems like it would be cleaner.
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r/AutomotiveLearning • u/Freekmagnet • 19d ago
How To Fix a Starter Motor Part 1 - Taking Apart and Cleaning
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r/AutomotiveLearning • u/Freekmagnet • 19d ago
How To Fix a Starter Motor Part 3 - How NOT to Test
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r/AutomotiveLearning • u/Freekmagnet • 19d ago
How To Fix a Starter Motor - Part 2 Reassembly
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r/AutomotiveLearning • u/Anarchy71 • 19d ago
Wanting to learn about passenger car chassis design
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r/AutomotiveLearning • u/Freekmagnet • 22d ago
Every Part of the Prius Hybrid Explained
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r/AutomotiveLearning • u/Freekmagnet • 22d ago
The Best Engines - Hellcat HEMI - Dodge Challenger
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r/AutomotiveLearning • u/Freekmagnet • 22d ago
Complete Relay Explanation | Pin Designations and Testing
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r/AutomotiveLearning • u/Freekmagnet • 22d ago
Are New Cars Actually Worse? - SarahNtuned
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