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Vacuum leaks

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I was checking my vacuum hoses today for the boost leak when I noticed that although one of my intercooler pipes was still on, it was loose. So I fixed it, and it’s on securely now. The only problem now is that I don’t if it is the heat that is causing the loss of power, or if I still have a leak somewhere else. Anybody know anything about power windows?

Me and my boro sileighty… my driver’s side power window decided to stop working the other day, while its 100 degrees everyday! WTF? And NOW, I have a big fat boost leak… I’m practically feeling no boost. What is the world coming to? I swear… someday, there will be NOTHING wrong with my car.

Looks like I’m going to miss running SpeedTrials this weekend. I haven’t gotten the bushings in yet. However, I did replace the bent bar that was holding my tension rod. And there’s a new popping noise in my car when I turn the steering wheel in a certain way… Under the car, there is a leaking coming from my cv boots and my power steering assembly. That might be the popping noise… a leak somewhere. I swear, my car is only 9 years old, and I feel like I have to maintain it like its a hachiroku. Anyway, I’m planning on getting the Kaaz lsd soon… and hopefully some rims too. Man will I be poor.

car problems

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This weather is a joke. Today was horrible. I drove to fontana for 2 things, to get some new tires (my rear tires were bald already! wtf?), and to pick up the metal frame piece that was bent from the accident. Well, I exited the fwy and discovered my rear tire to be blown. Good job. So i jacked up my car with the stock jack (I was missing a metal bar for the stock jack, so I spun the knob with some pliers. Good job.) I swear it was about 110 degrees out. So I fixed that, and then I rushed over to the used tire shop. Low and behold, they only have 205/50/15. No 55’s? Si, they are out back, amigo. Liar. There were none. So I bought 2 Michelin Pilot’s for 50 bucks, and 15 bucks for mounting and balancing. Ran over to the yards, and found my part right away. $40. Not bad. Now I get to work on my car tonight. I’m so excited. Or, maybe not.