1999 T5V70M56 road incident report, misfiring [ bad #2 coil]

[850 LPT]

The man is a genius, what can I say.

[abscate]

The man is a genius, what can I say.

(The man also spent 6 months with 500k of instruments measuring failures of auto parts at a major manufacturer - surrounded by really smart people.)

[matthew1]

(The man also spent 6 months with 500k of instruments measuring failures of auto parts

URO?

... at a major manufacturer - surrounded by really smart people.)

Oh, nevermind.

[abscate]

Under NDA but you can ski over them.

[abscate]

The man is a genius, what can I say.

I remind you, Good Sir, of my recent medal...

I cemented my bronze medal in the dumbass club today

Doing a front wheel bearing on the E83

I needed to press the bearinginto the hub,and didn’t have a good arbor plate or bushing setup. I measured the needed press fit at 1 7/16”, 13/8 might work, 11/2 definitely too big

Jumped in the car to go to Lowe’s to buy a socket with the right OD, but then realized my calipers were buried under toolboxes. In a dim glow of brilliance, I grabbed the old bearing and headed to Lowe’s, thinking I ll just match it up.

Well, Lowe’s had no socket close as they had dropped the large sockets.

So, there I was, thinking, let’s work the problem. How can I come up with something the same diameter as the old bearing in my hand...


...thenI realized everyone in Lowe’s was slowclapping .....

[matthew1]

[Clemens]

just wondering: could a bad plug ruin a good coil pack?

[abscate]

I think they can but it didn’t here

[850 LPT]

[wizechatmgr]

I think this is one of the few cases I got the horns =P