Recent content by jbawden

I have the Dedicated MS adaptor and a one liter bottle cut in half. It seems extra shade tree feeling, but its works. The benefit of eliminating air in the system is to make sure the heat exchanger is providing maximum cooling affect. Not a big deal for a daily, but for track days you'll...

My understanding of the cooling systems on these cars is there is a small heat exchanger near the diff, but the cooling fluid is a separate and distinct system that isn't gear oil. In other words, drain and fill gets nearly all the fluid out.

Thread police up in here! Topic drift is a thing around here, but I'll stay out of yours. Good luck with the repair.

I posted this in the media dump thread, but seems like a pretty big deal. https://www.thedrive.com/news/gm-issues-stop-sale-ahead-of-recall-for-blown-6-2l-v8s-in-some-2021-2024-trucks-and-suvs

https://www.thedrive.com/news/gm-issues-stop-sale-ahead-of-recall-for-blown-6-2l-v8s-in-some-2021-2024-trucks-and-suvs

To me, the idea that a down market has any meaningful impact on non-retired consumers is illogical, its actually an opportunity. I keep pouring money into the market regardless and the shares I'm buying today are cheaper than they were 6 months ago. It's going back up, it ALWAYS does. so take...

Unless you're retired/retiring, what does the market have to do with your disposable income decisions?

I think the shape of the tip isn't conducive to determining an overfill condition. The oil tube wipes that portion clean as you pull it out. I check mine after sitting overnight on level ground. I do my own changes and keep the level 1-2mm below the top of the hatch. Hate an overfill...

My wife would walk over $29, it would take a bit more for me to walk but it depends on my desire for the car. I'm guessing your desire isn't that high since it appears you already have a '25 5BW? In 2023, when I was in the finance office 14 minutes away from getting my red BW keys, I would...

I'm torn between the '22 and '25 model year having the best overall collection of options. I LOVE shadow metallic but I think I have give the award to the '25 MY. Black Raven here, btw.

I think you can both be proud of your teams record and also acknowledge every industry has its tarnish issues with a small number that lack the aptitude/cares given to be good at their profession. While I have a strong situational awareness, I still hold firm that cops, lawyers, strangers, and...

When do we get to start the break-in procedure debate?

I think the OBDII lock linked above by my bay area neighbor is a good idea to slow the process. For those circumstances where I'm parking overnight and not at home, is there a preferred fuse removal move?

It's an OBD port based GPS tracker, not an anti-theft device.

But in the 8 seconds my wife might catch on to what I'm doing. She has traction control button spidy-sense, and I have long thumbs and can reach it when shifting to 2nd totally unnoticed to normal humans.