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  1. ghgmi
    I guess what I'm asking, or am at least surprised by, is that the painting step would even work. FF seems very oily (I've used it in small areas) and I'm surprised that paint would stick to it.
  2. ghgmi
    Paint sticks to Fluid Film?
  3. ghgmi
    subcribed (is there a way to do this that doesn't involve posting a message?)
  4. ghgmi
    It's a lanolin-based rust inhibitor: http://www.fluid-film.com/ It smells like a barn full of sheep.
  5. ghgmi
    Interesting angle. From a cost perspective, it's cheaper than a timing belt replacement. Except Toyota with their DI+PI scheme. I understand anal. I'm really curious to see if the catch cans help. I've read arguments that there's enough oil leaking down from the valve guides that removing the PCV contribution won't solve the problem. (But will it slow it down?)
  6. ghgmi
    They might not legally have to respond after the warranty, but if they don't they might have trouble selling their next generation of trucks.
  7. ghgmi
    I can't help but think that either: (a) everybody on this thread is wrong and all this oil won't lead to actual deposit issues, or (b) GM's going to have a huge mess on their hands in a few years. If (b), what will their response be?
  8. ghgmi
    I wouldn't go for more than a year if my only driving was to church on Sunday. You'll get moisture in there, especially given that you're in MA with winter and all. I suppose you're keeping an eye on it with OA, but without that I just wouldn't go for more than a year.
  9. ghgmi
    That is not similar, that is different!
  10. ghgmi
    How long does it take for the smell to go away?
  11. ghgmi
    z28s and Corvettes have catch cans from the factory? I can believe they added baffles to the PCV path, but catch cans? That the customer has to empty?
  12. ghgmi
    The veracity of your statement which I bolded is what I'm trying to figure out. I have no argument against it, but I still want to see evidence. There are fewer vehicles without DI available each year. By the time I'm ready to buy, there may be none, or at least none that otherwise interest me. I'd like this problem solved by then. How will I know?
  13. ghgmi
    But I have only actually seen issues reported for the German makes. Are there others?
  14. ghgmi
    Is there a site that tracks which makes/engines are known to have deposit issues on their DI engines?
  15. ghgmi
    By March, there's way more sand on the roads in MA than there is on the beach! More on-topic, while it's clear that the cans catch a lot of stuff, is there any evidence that it stops valve deposits? (Has anyone put one on one of those Audis that have really bad deposit issues and seen the issue fixed?)
  16. ghgmi
    The popcorn popper will be too much.
  17. ghgmi
    Yikes, 30k miles is just 1.5 years for me.
  18. ghgmi
    Some years ago they were talking about converting cars from 12V to 42V (or was it 48V?). What ever happened to that?
  19. ghgmi
    Gotcha. That can't be the solution. They're selling hundreds of thousands (millions?) of these engines and only a small percentage can be adding these cans. People are going to be very unhappy if their engines start clogging up. How long did it take on your bmw? Are the vacuum systems even legal on street vehicles?
  20. ghgmi
    Just curious, what would it take to make you unhappy with a $300+ catch can? Seems like they could have done better than that. (I wish I could wait about 10 years before buying something with a DI engine, so that we'd know whether or not there are any long-term deposit issues or anything. But my car's already oldish and everything is DI now.)
  21. ghgmi
    It's possible. DI injectors do make a ticking sound.
  22. ghgmi
    Ah, I haven't had my truck for about a year, but there were multiple connections to the battery ground. On my car, there's a ground strap from the battery to the chassis, and that is the only connection to the battery ground.
  23. ghgmi
    I still don't get the mechanism. How does this: ,---------+-----------------. | | | +---+ +---+ +------------------+ |Alt| |Bat| |various loads| +---+ +---+ +------------------+ | | | `----------+-----------------' differ from this: ,---------+-----------------. | | | +---+ +---+ +------------------+ |Alt| |Bat| |various loads| +---+ +---+ +------------------+ | | `----------------------------' if the alternator is supplying 14V in both cases?
  24. ghgmi
    Clearly cutting electrical will kill the engine (injectors, fuel pump, ECU, spark, etc.) I was just thinking that disconnecting battery ground wouldn't cut the circuit (because of the alternator). Evidently it does, I just don't understand it.
  25. ghgmi
    The more I think about it, the more I don't understand it either. Isn't everything grounded to the chassis? Doesn't the alternator maintain voltage? It's not clear to me how disconnecting ground at the battery stops anything but charging the battery.
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