Recent content by alphatarget1

When I say rural area, I don't mean the communities adjacent to cities. Many rural communities in CA are chronically economically depressed (think State of Jefferson type counties). I suppose the scenery there is nicer than some parts of TX, but it doesn't matter when there aren't jerbs. I...

I lived in TX and currently live in silly valley. This is my 2cents: Yes, CA taxes are high and very progressive. TX has no income tax. It's much, much easier to make a living in TX for average people. CA government tries to level the playing field with social programs, but in the end of the...

Thanks for all the replies. I ended up buying a compressor from eBay and receiver drier from rockauto. Put it all in yesterday and will get it recharged. Hopefully it works!

Thanks!

I had a shop do a performance test a couple of years ago and they said "refrigerant seeping out of compressor seals" or something to that effect. The AC did work fine today- so maybe it doesn't need replacement. I will see how it works when it's hot outside and decide whether to replace it. I...

I need to replace a leaking AC compressor in our 2000 i30/Maxima. There is some refrigerant in the system, so I need to find a shop to recover it before replacing the compressor myself. My question is, do the AC recovery/recharge machines control how much refrigerant oil goes in the system...

I wasn't expecting a pristine door. It's fine, it'll look nice after the paint job.

I asked them for additional pictures before buying, and they looked fine. I'm not returning the door, I am just hoping they would refund some money for not matching description of what they were selling.

I bought a door from a junkyard in MN that looked mint in pictures, but when I picked it up from the terminal, there was some paint damage not as a result of the crate packaging being broken (probably rough handling in the yard). I have to get the door repainted in addition to getting the small...

Fusion/Milan/MKZ. Well built and reliable.

Pavement wear and tear is mostly caused by heavy vehicles such as 18 wheelers. The difference between a gas guzzling truck and Prius is really not significant at all. In civil engineering, they calculate an equivalent single axle load (ESAL), about 18,000 lbs, for calculation of pavement damage...

What's your research topic if you don't mind sharing?

So I replaced my dad's car's brake pads and the rotors looked good, and I didn't replace them. It shakes really bad now under braking and I think the rotors are toast. The brake pads have only about 6k miles on them and I am reluctant to replace them. Do you think I have to replace the pads too?

I drove the car at lunch and the brakes feel fine... I think I'll replace the pads (due) and bleed the brakes to see if the problem comes back.

had to avoid an idiot on the road. Abs kicked on. What could be causing the brakes to become mushy? Seems fine when the car is at low speeds but feels mushy when it's faster.