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    Looked the 6 over tonight.

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    • Mazda616
      Mazda616 last edited by Mazda616

      Looked my car over tonight at my mechanic’s shop and the belt tensioner is indeed done for like the dealership said it was. It is a liquid-filled unit, or at least it was. Now, it’s all dirty and covered in grease from leaking.

      Ordered a Gates tensioner and both belts from RockAuto for $98. We will put them in next week sometime.

      And yes, I mean “we.” My mechanic is my daughter’s godfather and a childhood friend of mine. He teaches me car stuff as we go along. I didn’t grow up with a dad to help me with this stuff or teach me. 👍🏻

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      • RallyDarkstrike
        RallyDarkstrike last edited by

        I wish I had a mechanic to work along with in a similar way! I just learn what I learn online or from folks like you!

        All I have are ramps at home and, as the driveway is a slight hill...I feel leery of using a jack on it 😕

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        • sony1492
          sony1492 @RallyDarkstrike last edited by

          @rallydarkstrike Where theres a will, theres a way1011.jpg
          Ramps feel less safe then jackstands imo though. Maybe as the Hyundia gets on in rust you can take some risks fixing and making mistakes.

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          • Mazda616
            Mazda616 @RallyDarkstrike last edited by

            @rallydarkstrike I’m blessed to have the friends that I do. They have a full shop with a lift! And it’s only 2 miles from my house.

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            • RallyDarkstrike
              RallyDarkstrike last edited by

              Lucky @Mazda616 !

              @sony1492 Humdrum really isn't THAT rusty yet...it's the rear-right quarter where it keeps coming back from that accident I had in 2015 😕

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              • Bylan - Hoarder of LS400's
                Bylan - Hoarder of LS400's last edited by

                "My mechanic is my daughter’s godfather"

                This goes way beyond trusting your mechanic, I don't think there is anyone you could trust more haha

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                • Mazda616
                  Mazda616 @Bylan - Hoarder of LS400's last edited by

                  @bylan-hoarder-of-ls400-s Exactly! Haha.

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                  • Taylor Martin
                    Taylor Martin @sony1492 last edited by

                    @sony1492 The forbidden segway.

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                    • sony1492
                      sony1492 @Taylor Martin last edited by

                      @taylor-martin The 1uz has become sentient and shed its mortal Lexus husk

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