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How to find a part lost in the snow
Is it magnetic? if so, a big magnet (from a speaker for example) might help...
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Is it normal for brand new brake rotors to look a little rusty
They're used - you can see the marks on the center where they've been attached to a wheel. They also look scored - run your fingernail across those scatches; if you can feel the ridges, it needs ...
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How to find a part lost in the snow
If the area you lost it in isn't too large, you could shovel the snow into a big bucket, bring it inside, and let it melt. This could be tricky if the area you might have lost it is large, or if the ...
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How to find a part lost in the snow
Install a metal detector app on your phone. Seriously. They work pretty well.
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This part fell from my car when driving - any idea what it is?
2nd that; its a catalytic heat shield.
Now your catalytic convertor will be able to ignite grass fires when parked more easily.
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Do month-year coloured dots on batteries signify install-by expiration date?
The "9/16" marker (at Walmart, at least) is the nominal date of manufacture - the actual date may be a few weeks earlier.
It's used for warranty replacements. Walmart batteries are often on a 3+2 ...
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Do month-year coloured dots on batteries signify install-by expiration date?
No, these are not sell-by dates or expiration dates. If batteries expired within a couple of months of manufacture, they'd be useless for their intended purpose. Getting a battery that's been ...
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How to find a part lost in the snow
What about salt?
When you add salt, that temperature drops: A 10-percent salt solution
freezes at 20 F (-6 C), and a 20-percent solution freezes at 2 F (-16
C). On a roadway, this means that if ...
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Totaled car; should I buy my own parts?
I'm going to keep this away from being an opinion piece as those are off topic for this SE. So lets just look at some things to consider:
Cost
New parts will be more expensive, even from Rock Auto, ...
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Will ford still produce ford sedans' parts?
I wouldn't worry about this - car companies stop producing car lines all the time. When a company makes big changes to a car line, moving from one generation to another it's essentially stopping one ...
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What is this part in a motorcycle steering called and what is its purpose?
On normally-oriented forks this is where you would fill the fork oil and remove the springs and/or cartridge inserts. On upside-down forks it is likely some kind of adjustment point for the suspension....
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Can someone identify this part. Peugeot
It seems that the plug got already "repaired" by some "handyman" with a sluggish soldering job.
I doubt that the receptacle of the bulb is available separately. Perhaps you want to go to the local ...
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Volvo V70 headlight is dim with a purple hue
I have accepted Paulster2's answer to give credit. This answer is to provide further context.
It turns out that the bulb is not an H4 or H7, but something that is called a D1S which is not exactly ...
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Ford steering restoration
As a priority - Checking and replacing worn ball joints is far more important than replacing worn bushes.
If a ball joint separates while driving, then you will loose steering, which is obviously very ...
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Front coil spring broken and the part has been discontinued
There are numerous companies that can make springs to order, which may be worth talking to, for example - https://www.skegsprings.co.uk/
I don’t know anything about this example company, I just did a ...
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how to find part number for slide-out tray cover that has cigarette lighter
That is the part number for the tray cover. They sell an assembly 10264371 that is the whole assembly. The cover does not seem to be for sale except maybe an used one on Ebay.
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Where to buy interior parts, that OEM doesn't sell?
I am from a nissan dealer. Parts guy even! Haha I just looked up in my system for an 08 altima and I'm not seeing armrests other than on the doors and middle section of the rear seats. Part number ...
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Spare parts database for older cars
For start 98 is not that old so there will be many of these in yards scattered through out the country.
Next new parts are in black to allow painting to match the cars current color. Pre painted ...
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What is this part in a motorcycle steering called and what is its purpose?
There are a couple of things circled, so I'll cover them all:
The largest diameter circle that meets with the top of the fork tube is called the fork cap. It's threaded into the top of the fork tube ...
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Peugeot 405 GLD 1993 1.9D NA What's the part numbers for the following?
I can confirm you can still get the parts for this engine.
Mann is the original filter manufacturer and their part numbers are as follows:
Air Filter: C33156
Oil Filter: W7053 or (rarely) W712/8
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What is the name of the parts that cover up the wires in front of the front wheel?
Its called the.. Inner wheel arch.
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Volvo V70 headlight is dim with a purple hue
Yes, I would agree it looks like your headlight is going out.
Volvo no longer sells the V70 here in the States (we have the XC70, but not a V70 in 2014, anyway). With that said, the other Volvo ...
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What is the side lining near the bottom of a car frame called
As @Paulster2 has stated the part of the body below the doors is referred to as the rocker panel. It is typically steel but may have decorative plastic trim covering it. Due to its' close proximity ...
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Do car manufacturers have to stock parts for 3 years after ending production?
I'd always thought there was some directive that stated this but apparently it's an urban myth, which makes sense because how would you ever enforce it were a manufacturer to pull out of a market such ...
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Can I use the wrong engine oil filler cap?
Since the threads aren't matching it is the wrong cap. Any jury-rigging with some sort of tape, stacked gaskets or any other "creative measures" will only make it worse. Get the right cap.
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Where can I find the fitting kit number on a Thule roof rack mount?
According to Thule customer service the pad and the metal clamp of the fitting kit have a number stamped on them as shown in below pictures:
A kit consists of a combination of pads and clamps, e.g. ...
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What is the difference between an OE number and an OEM number?
To me, there's no difference between OE and OEM. The "M" in OEM stands for Manufacturer (as HandyHowie states in comments). OE/OEM is used to denote that the part was produced by the company ...
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How can I find information about car parts if I know the part number?
Basically, the only parts you'd get information for as you are suggesting is performance aftermarket parts. For instance, you mention flow rate of water pumps. You can get flow rate of most ...
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What is the name of this part/piece on a 2015 continental gt speed convertible 2-door coupe?
Air duct / air duct guide / winglet
Part number 3W8 071 612 A (right). 3W8 071 612 (Left)
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