So, ground rules:

Please post about what you did, whether it's an oil change, brakes, LIM job, etc. Regular forum rules still apply, and if you have more than basic questions, please start a new thread in the appropriate section. We do still want to maintain some semblance of order. Also, if you want to make a full picture tutorial, please make your own post. Lots of pictures will make this slower to load.

With that being said, What did you do to your car today?

I looked at mine in the parking lot as I walked to my buddy's car. That was all, lol.

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Bye Bye:

RIP sandrock

I diagnosed a bad harmonic balancer on Bonne today :( and replaced a burnt out fog light bulb.

2 weeks from now she gets an oil change, Transmission fluid change, Brake fluid flush, Harmonic Balancer replacement, 2 New tires, Freshly repainted passengers side mirror, And a Coolant flush.

Yes she's been a little neglected lately :(.

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Jacob, Dark Green 1997 SSEi "The Green Lantern" Over 268,000 Miles and Still Going Strong!

Mods/Stuff: INTENSE! FWI, ScanGauge 2, Mobil 1 HM Oil, Valvoline HM Transmission Fluid, Mildly Tuned PCM, Drilled 180 Thermostat, Cleared Corners, Silverstars, Chrome T-Stars, NGK Iridium Plugs, NAPA Belden Wires.

Guess "today" means Sunday. OP is after midnight and oddly Blown93SSEi's post is 25 minutes in the future.

Cleaned ice and snow off, again, and filled the gas tank even though it was still @3/4 tank. Winter maintenance?

Noticed glove box light didn't turn on either time was looking for something but did when putting it back. Grrr!

Drove it. Too cold to fix the borked trunk release or figure out my bixenon harness and lamp monitor.

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Will
92 Bonneville SSE | L67/4T60E | 72K mi | Med Slate Grey w/ Two-Tone Grey Int. | Low Miles Time Capsule
92 Lumina Z34 | LQ1/4T60E | 177k mi | Torch Red w/Grey Int. | Summer Daily Driver and Future Turbo Racekar
03 Park Avenue Ultra | L67/4T65E-HD | 188K | White Diamond Metallic w/Shale & Cashmere Int. | Rust Free Southern Sourced Daily Driver
99 Tahoe LT | L31/4L65E | 237k mi | Spiral Grey Metallic w/Grey Int. | Daily Winter Rig and Portable Concert Hall
04 Cadillac SLS | LD8/4T80E | 186k mi | Red Jewel Tintcoat w/Shale & Grey Int.
09 Malibu LT | LE5/4T45E | 205K mi | Seafoam w/Blk Int.
13 Explorer XLT | 3.5/6F55 | 141k mi | Kodiak Brown w/Blk Int.

Added two quarts of oil to the 'Burb. Old age and -0* temps on the valve stem guides on an SBC... I've smelled it the past couple of weeks starting it up in the morning. That and I've been working it hard, constantly plowing...

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Retired Bonneville Owner and former GM Tech:
2004 Pontiac Bonneville GXP: Black/Ebony *SOLD*

Summer Toys: Combined 827 RWHP / 877lb/ft RWTQ
2004 Pontiac GTO: Impulse Blue Metallic/Black/M6: lots 'o mods, 415 RWHP / 405lb/ft RWTQ!
2006 Cadillac STS-V: Light Platinum Metallic/Light Gray/A6 - Spectre CAI, Magnaflow exhaust, Speed Inc. tune, 412 RWHP / 472lb/ft RWTQ

Daily Drivers:
2015 Chrysler Town & Country Limited Platinum: Mommy's NEW RGC
2007 Chrysler Town & Country Limited: Daddy's beater affectionately called the Rolling Garbage Can or "RGC" for short
2009 Pontiac G8 GT: L76, Sport Red Metallic
2009 Chevrolet Impala SS: LS4 V8, Victory Red
1999 Chevrolet Suburban: Sunset Gold Metallic - Daddy's winter beater and plow truck

Drove it to school.

Not sure if the ISS is now superbly horrible, or my steering rack is going out. Or there's salt and crud everywhere in the moving parts.

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-Car Guy Carl
"Penelope" - 2003 SLE - 183k Miles
"Sydney" - 2000 Honda S2000 - 60k miles

Or all of the above. Times a million.

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Bye Bye:

RIP sandrock

Cold affects stuff too!

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Retired Bonneville Owner and former GM Tech:
2004 Pontiac Bonneville GXP: Black/Ebony *SOLD*

Summer Toys: Combined 827 RWHP / 877lb/ft RWTQ
2004 Pontiac GTO: Impulse Blue Metallic/Black/M6: lots 'o mods, 415 RWHP / 405lb/ft RWTQ!
2006 Cadillac STS-V: Light Platinum Metallic/Light Gray/A6 - Spectre CAI, Magnaflow exhaust, Speed Inc. tune, 412 RWHP / 472lb/ft RWTQ

Daily Drivers:
2015 Chrysler Town & Country Limited Platinum: Mommy's NEW RGC
2007 Chrysler Town & Country Limited: Daddy's beater affectionately called the Rolling Garbage Can or "RGC" for short
2009 Pontiac G8 GT: L76, Sport Red Metallic
2009 Chevrolet Impala SS: LS4 V8, Victory Red
1999 Chevrolet Suburban: Sunset Gold Metallic - Daddy's winter beater and plow truck

Also, can this get stickied? Pretty please?

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Bye Bye:

RIP sandrock

Well, the Buick is parked until I can get the intake gasket fixed, but I changed the oil in Ashlee's Malibu, rotated the tires, and put a new air filter in it. I was going to wash it, but we're "supposed" to get more snow/sleet/rain starting tomorrow, so I figured I'd hold off until good weather. On a good note though, it's been 6,000 miles since her last oil change (per the car fax from when we bought it), and the oil still looked brand new before I changed it. I'm really happy with how the 2.0 is doing so far.

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Joseph

Current: 2013 Infiniti G37 Journey
1999 Infiniti G20T - Sold
1999 Buick Lesabre - Race Couch - gone but not forgotten

My car needs a thorough rinse inside and out, I can't wait for it to get warm.

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-Car Guy Carl
"Penelope" - 2003 SLE - 183k Miles
"Sydney" - 2000 Honda S2000 - 60k miles

Didn't the malibu have the 2.4?

Drove it around a bit. Has a weird 1-2 upshift. I think the fluid level is low but I've been adding a bit more at a time. And no, it doesn't have a dipstick.

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Is it like our VW where you have to add it from underneath, and it drips out when it's full?

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Bye Bye:

RIP sandrock

Let's see. I became very sad when I saw it this morning covered in salt and bird crap. Then I drove it to work.

I'm not even caring about maintenance until it gets warm. That failing pulley and leaking antifreeze will wait.

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- Greg | -- Project Prasinos -- |

1995 LeSabre Custom: 312K Miles | Custom K&N CAI | Edelbrock SDT Muffler | Camaro Tips | 180 T-stat | LED Interior
& Exterior | 20% Tint | PA Grill & Portholes | Limited Trim | GTP Rims | Ported LIM | Plus Many More Mods | Restoration Thread
2001 Bonneville SSEi: 218K Miles | Instense FWI | Intense MPS (3.4") | 180 T-stat | ZZP Plog | Ported Rear Manifold |
ZZP 3" Downpipe | Magnaflow Cat | Retrofitted HIDs | GenV M90 | GXP Brake Upgrade | 35% Tint | Plus Many More Mods |
2005 Bonneville GXP: 92K Miles | Stock
2009 G8 GT: 88K Miles | 35% Tint | Roto-Fab CAI | SOLO Mach Exhaust | BMR Tunnel Brace | BMR Sub Frames | BMR STB |
Kooks Headers | QTP Electric Cutouts | BMR Sway Bars | Elite Engineering Catch Can | Innovative Dual Wideband Kit
1984 Caprice Classic Wagon: 86K Miles | Restoration Project

6L80's are the same way. No stick. You gotta check them while they're running by loosening the drain plug. If you get a stream of fluid, it's full. Don't do it off though, otherwise you'll take a shower.

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Retired Bonneville Owner and former GM Tech:
2004 Pontiac Bonneville GXP: Black/Ebony *SOLD*

Summer Toys: Combined 827 RWHP / 877lb/ft RWTQ
2004 Pontiac GTO: Impulse Blue Metallic/Black/M6: lots 'o mods, 415 RWHP / 405lb/ft RWTQ!
2006 Cadillac STS-V: Light Platinum Metallic/Light Gray/A6 - Spectre CAI, Magnaflow exhaust, Speed Inc. tune, 412 RWHP / 472lb/ft RWTQ

Daily Drivers:
2015 Chrysler Town & Country Limited Platinum: Mommy's NEW RGC
2007 Chrysler Town & Country Limited: Daddy's beater affectionately called the Rolling Garbage Can or "RGC" for short
2009 Pontiac G8 GT: L76, Sport Red Metallic
2009 Chevrolet Impala SS: LS4 V8, Victory Red
1999 Chevrolet Suburban: Sunset Gold Metallic - Daddy's winter beater and plow truck

Ish. There's a fill bolt but of course it's under the turbo and the only way to get to it is to break your arm and smash it thin. They did include a vent tube that you can fill through it albeit very slowly.

I measured the amount that came out and put the same amount back in plus a bit more because it has a weird drain plug within a tube that is also removable (plug within a plug) that drools then you put the smaller plug in. Anyway, I put a bit more back in to account for the amount that drooled out.

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Finally added air to my tires - TPMS was complaining due to the pressure drop with cold weather.

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Jerry /// Past: 95 SSEi (June 2010 COTM) -- 04 GXP (July 2011 COTM)
91 Honda Civic Wagon DX 2WD (fuelly) -- 208,000km -- 92hp -- Autocross Warrior
09 Lexus LS460 AWD -- 94,000km -- Daily Driver
09 White Hot G8 GT -- 155,000km (fuelly) -- LS3 Cam -- GM LS3 CNC Ported Heads -- Kooks 1 3/4" Long Tube Headers -- Solo Catback Midsection -- Hooker Maxflow Mufflers -- Pat G Tune -- Rotofab Intake -- Tein S-Tech Springs -- GXP FE3 Dampers -- BMR Subframe Cradle Inserts -- BMR Subframe Connectors -- Forgestar F14 Gold 18x9 +40 -- Michelin Pilot Super Sport 245/45/18 -- Maverick Man Carbon Fiber Spoiler

I put the SSE on the trickle charger for several hours.

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WHITE WHINE - IT'S INTOXICATING. 1992 SSE Supercharged 236.26 ci (.040 Over)
15.090 at 90.2 MPH on old engine w/ slipping trans & melted O2 sensor - Gen 3 M62 and matching TB, Gen 2 Pully, Zillamotorsports Ported LIM, YT 1.72 Roller Rockers, SII FPR & Injectors, Easy Performance Gen 3 Air/Fuel Calibrator, Hypertech Thermomaster chip w/ 160 Thermo, TransGo Shift Kit, Infinity/Pioneer Speakers and 10" Subs, 1300 watts, 140 amp Alternator, Ricepipe CAI w/ heatshield, Pilot Angel Eye Foglights, Clear Corners, '02 17" Chrome Bent 5's, Magnaflow F-Body Muffler and Hi-flo Cat, McCoy Motorsports Ceramic Coated Ported Exhaust Manifolds, Fan Override, PowerSlot Slotted Rotors.
2009 G8 GT - Sport Red Metallic, loaded, SOLO Axlebacks, Rotofab Intake, Tuned, autodim Trailblazer mirror, removed intake manifold cover, HSV GTS triple gauge pod, two tone red-hot shifter and HSV SuperSport steering wheel, GXP rear sway bar and diffuser

Drove it to work. I imagine later I'll probably drive it home. Didn't so much as look at the truck, nor do I plan on it lol. Though I should at least start it up and make sure it isn't dead, been sitting for like a week and a half...

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*Chris*

15 Impreza 2.0i Premium/97 F-150 XLT 4.6L 4x4
Previous, 07 GP SE, 06 GP GXP, 97 SSE 40th, 96 LeSabre Custom, 93 SLE, 90 LeSabre Custom

Ah. Ours is on the bottom. You remove the plug, then remove the inner tube, which sets the fill level. The fluid all drains out, then you reinstall the tube and refill, and when the fluid reaches the set level on the tube, it drains out till it's below the top of the tube. It's ingenious, but goofy as hell, all at the same time.

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Bye Bye:

RIP sandrock