What have you done to your vehicle lately?

[Vaquero]

Got a

The 2015 Cherokee got fresh coolant today at 76k miles. Jeep claims the coolant lasts 100k miles, but the test strips showed otherwise.

Did you use the proper test strip for non glycol coolant?
That's what Chrysler/FMC has been using for that long.
My 2015 Ram fails every coolant test that the oil change joints throw at me.

Just asking. I'm at 220,000 miles on the factory coolant.

 

[Grumps21]

Removed the console vault from my pickup and cleaned out all my junk from the cabin. I’m going to swap trucks with Pop, and he’s trading mine in on a new one for himself. I going from a ‘14 F150 111k miles to a ‘14 F150 83k miles. Both are 5.0, so I get to use the filters and other consumables I already have on the new to me truck

 

[Vaquero]

Bought a tractor tire.
That stung a little.
Oh well. 16 tons is easier to move with proper equipment.

 

[orbitup]

Picked all of this up for $50 Friday at a swap meet.

 

[lone_star_state]

Did you use the proper test strip for non glycol coolant?
That's what Chrysler/FMC has been using for that long.
My 2015 Ram fails every coolant test that the oil change joints throw at me.

Just asking. I'm at 220,000 miles on the factory coolant.

I believe all coolant formulations include glycol, but could be mistaken. This car has purple OAT. The test strips I use are nothing special (pic attached), and the pH levels are what I care about. My test result for pH was 6.5. The glycol result was 40%.

I misquoted the Jeep manual, which actually says replace at 10 years or 150k miles, whichever comes first. 2015 is pretty close to 10 years.

FWIW - the fresh coolant test results were pH of 7, and glycol at 40%.

 

[PhulesAu]

Picked all of this up for $50 Friday at a swap meet.

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What Brand?

 

[orbitup]

What Brand?

I wish I knew. There aren't a lot of markings on it.

 

[TxStetson]

After my latest trip to Odessa and back, I am 243 miles shy of 100k. I’d brag about how good this Silverado has been, but I don’t wanna jinx it.

 

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[Polkwright]

We bought an old car as a second vehicle. Well, 2012. We don't drive much being retired and just don't need much. Plus new cars are just stupid expensive. I'm having fun with it. It reminds me of my youth where a new car was but a dream and we all worked on our own cars when we could. I didn't buy a new car until I was well into my 30's.

Today I installed new "belt molding" which is what Honda calls it. It's the horizontal wiper blade at the bottom of side windows on the exterior. After 10+ years in the sun it had completely disintegrated. I also solved the leaking sunroof problem a couple of weeks ago. I'm working on the paint but it's never going to look new again. I'm having fun puttering around in the garage with it. I'm not a "car guy" really but I know my way around some things.

 

[orbitup]

We bought an old car as a second vehicle. Well, 2012. We don't drive much being retired and just don't need much. Plus new cars are just stupid expensive. I'm having fun with it. It reminds me of my youth where a new car was but a dream and we all worked on our own cars when we could. I didn't buy a new car until I was well into my 30's.

Today I installed new "belt molding" which is what Honda calls it. It's the horizontal wiper blade at the bottom of side windows on the exterior. After 10+ years in the sun it had completely disintegrated. I also solved the leaking sunroof problem a couple of weeks ago. I'm working on the paint but it's never going to look new again. I'm having fun puttering around in the garage with it. I'm not a "car guy" really but I know my way around some things.

Old cars can be pretty expensive too. See above.

Everybody calls them belt mouldings, they are on the belt line of the car.

 

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[popper]

That's not an A60 block, what is it?

 

[orbitup]

That's not an A60 block, what is it?

48 Caddy. It's going in my 27 Buick.

 

[TheDan]

Replaced the factory Mopar battery after 9 years.

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[dsgrey]

Replaced the factory Mopar battery after 9 years.

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Hope your new one lasts as long! My factory Mopar battery died just shy of 3 years. My replacement battery only lasted 1.5 years (under warranty). But my factory Honda battery died at 2 years and a load test on it's replacement battery shows it's degrading to where it will probably die in under 2 years (3 year warranty).

 

[Brains]

4.5 years so far and still going strong. Likely helps the factory put it in the trunk vs. the engine bay.

 

[TheDan]

Likely helps the factory put it in the trunk vs. the engine bay.

Yeah the battery in my 335 lasted about 10 years. That's unusual tho. Something else usually goes wrong and causes the battery to get messed up

 

[TheDan]

My replacement battery only lasted 1.5 years (under warranty).

New batteries all seem to be trash. I think modern cars tend to kill batteries, too. Lots of offline drain and unless you take a long trip regularly you'll never fully recharge it.

 

[mroper]

KIa Battery Lasted about 2 weeks after the warranty expired