The New "What did you do with your Z today" (with off topic replies) XXVII

madwi · 05-01-2017, 05:30 AM

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Originally Posted by rooftop

Upgraded my gaming rig
AMD Ryzen 1700
MSI X370 Titanium
64gb Corsair DDR4 2400

Giggity!

How is the ryzen chip?

kenchan · 05-01-2017, 06:07 AM

Goodam

, is it Friday 4:30p yet?

JARblue · 05-01-2017, 06:24 AM

Pulling out the Z in 30 min

kenchan · 05-01-2017, 06:57 AM

so i got 2 big meetings and 2 smaller meetings today.. and 2 medium meetings tomorrow.
den i hope i am done for da entire week.

well as far as big events dat is. still need to do reports and busy work wed, thurs, friday..

Leingod · 05-01-2017, 07:57 AM

How do I go about boring out the rusted off screws that were snapped off of the undershroud for the Versa this weekend?

Leingod · 05-01-2017, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by ChaseZ

Time for the oil change mod

You joke, but those things are amazing. I have one on the Z right now. Other than it taking a whole 5 minutes longer to drain, it's way less hassle with creating a mess, dropping the bolt, or having to add a new crush washer.

JARblue · 05-01-2017, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Leingod

How do I go about boring out the rusted off screws that were snapped off of the undershroud for the Versa this weekend?

Probably easier to just sell the car

JARblue · 05-01-2017, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Leingod

You joke, but those things are amazing. I have one on the Z right now. Other than it taking a whole 5 minutes longer to drain, it's way less hassle with creating a mess, dropping the bolt, or having to add a new crush washer.

You have a gate valve like that one in the photo? Those things are notorious for failing

Leingod · 05-01-2017, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

You have a gate valve like that one in the photo? Those things are notorious for failing

I use one of these. Haven't had any issues on 3 cars yet.

https://www.amazon.com/Fumoto-F-107-...ds=fumoto+f107

JARblue · 05-01-2017, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Leingod

I use one of these. Haven't had any issues on 3 cars yet.

lol I assumed it was a Fumoto valve ... yeah those things are pretty nice. But it's not too difficult to do a clean oil change without a valve. One just needs a little practice using the right methods.

The key is the angle of the car on jackstands, drain plug removal method, and any relevant mods affecting the drain flow (like aftermarket undershroud opening or the Arc cooling fins I installed on the bottom of my oil pan). I routinely change my oil when it's hot - no gloves and no issues with spills or messes if done right.

Leingod · 05-01-2017, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

lol I assumed it was a Fumoto valve ... yeah those things are pretty nice. But it's not too difficult to do a clean oil change without a valve. One just needs a little practice using the right methods.

The key is the angle of the car on jackstands, drain plug removal method, and any relevant mods affecting the drain flow (like aftermarket undershroud opening or the Arc cooling fins I installed on the bottom of my oil pan). I routinely change my oil when it's hot - no gloves and no issues with spills or messes if done right.

Normally it's the same for me. But the ease of access and not having to fight with an overly tight bolt just makes me smile. After having the worst oil change of my life on Saturday, those things are a godsend.

eastwest2300 · 05-01-2017, 08:27 AM

happy monday itches!!--eastwest

JARblue · 05-01-2017, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Leingod

Normally it's the same for me. But the ease of access and not having to fight with an overly tight bolt just makes me smile. After having the worst oil change of my life on Saturday, those things are a godsend.

I was wondering why the drain plug was so damn tight the last oil change I did ... it was cause I let the dealer do the previous oil change while the car was in for warranty work

JARblue · 05-01-2017, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by eastwest2300

happy monday itches!!--eastwest

Ghostvette · 05-01-2017, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Leingod

How do I go about boring out the rusted off screws that were snapped off of the undershroud for the Versa this weekend?

If they screw into the subframe, I'd just leave the shroud off. Between limited access under the car, and possibly your limited tool selection, it's not worth the headache of trying to drill out rusted screws.

If they are speed nuts, (3/8" wide pieces of metal that fasten over a plastic panel) pry the old ones off, go to the parts store, get new ones and screws and reinstall.... with some anti-seize.

05-01-2017, 06:07 AM	#962 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	Goodam , is it Friday 4:30p yet? madwi likes this.

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JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 43 Posts: 36,450 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684440	Pulling out the Z in 30 min kenchan, b15 and madwi like this. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

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Leingod A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Some Place Cold Posts: 16,060 Drives: In Circles Rep Power: 2684396	How do I go about boring out the rusted off screws that were snapped off of the undershroud for the Versa this weekend? __________________ I AM FLOOF! SOMEBODY FLOOF MY HORN!! ALL HAIL THE FLOOF!!I JUST FLOOFED ON THE FLOOR

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eastwest2300 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: South FL Posts: 90,971 Drives: '16QX70/'21 Supra3.0 Rep Power: 2684550	happy monday itches!!--eastwest __________________ Infiniti QX70 & Toyota Supra 3.0 Premium

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kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	so i got 2 big meetings and 2 smaller meetings today.. and 2 medium meetings tomorrow. den i hope i am done for da entire week. well as far as big events dat is. still need to do reports and busy work wed, thurs, friday..