Think of all the experience you are gaining.
Today I fucked up: seriously damaged my BMW while trying to fix it
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If something is stuck, use WD40. If something is loose, use duct tape.
Or Korean.
I bought a 2009 Genesis. It was the first year that it was available. I've still got it and it's at 312,000 km. and still going strong.
No. I've read a lot of your posts.
So, I KNOW so.
And you routinely get mocked for your posts, so I'm not the only one.
As further proof, proper grammar says you should have put than I.
I apologize in advance to the OP
What could you ever contribute to the topic of this thread?
He likes to get attention from his goofy threads.
4 pages of comments and counting....lol
Buy yourself a bicycle, no oil and spark plug changes, no more threads and ridicules . Just pedal away.
This is seriously a classic example of a generalist (OP who isn't a mechanic, and seems to lack the mechanical aptitude to perform this repair) trying to do a specialist job (go to a real mechanic ffs).
Or as mentioned a few times, get a bus pass, I hear that new LRT line should be finished sometime before the start of the apocalypse I think
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Or as mentioned a few times, get a bus pass, I hear that new LRT line should be finished sometime before the start of the apocalypse I think
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Very sorry to hear this.
No offense, but just from the first three items that you've listed, you really shouldn't be working on your car.
YOu should have stopped working on your car long ago.
I totally understand the pride of working on your own car and successfully fixing it, no matter how small the job.
But after several costly mistakes, you should have learned that DIY jobs of this complexity if beyond your ability and skill level.
The key is knowing what type of job is beyond your level, and letting an expert handle it.
Give it up and find a mechanic that you can trust. For you, this will save you thousands, not to mention the time that you'll save by letting someone else do it for you.
This is like the tenth time I've fucked up trying to fix my car, and every time it's cost me hundreds or thousands in damage to try to fix a relatively simple problem.
if only there was some way to prevent this from keeping happening…… 
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UPDATE:
After hours of work, and getting my hands greased up and washed several times, I finally got the coil boots out of the sockets. I replaced both ignition coils, and the check engine light is off, and the car runs great.
To access the coils, I had to remove the air filter, engiine cover, and unclip several other parts. Then I used WD 40 to loosen the rubber. I drove around to warm it up too.
Then, using a flashlight to look into the ignition coil chamber, I used a long pick tool to go around the boot and loosen it up. Finally after much tugging and more maneuvering with the tool, I was able to remove the boots. I can't tell you how satifsying it was to remove them.
Although the outuside housing of one of the ignition coils was warped and damaged, it seems to still allow the coil to fit properly, and so far so good.
It was a huge pain in the ass, lots of yourube videos, lots of trips to Canadian tire for tools, and in the end I did save a tiny bit of money. But next time I need to replace the ignition coil, I will know what to do.
The tool that made the difference to get the boot out was the long pick like tool (kind of what oral hygenists use to scrape your teeth). The curved end is good at grasping the boot and pulling it. Also, a flashlight was important to see exactly what I was doing.
After hours of work, and getting my hands greased up and washed several times, I finally got the coil boots out of the sockets. I replaced both ignition coils, and the check engine light is off, and the car runs great.
To access the coils, I had to remove the air filter, engiine cover, and unclip several other parts. Then I used WD 40 to loosen the rubber. I drove around to warm it up too.
Then, using a flashlight to look into the ignition coil chamber, I used a long pick tool to go around the boot and loosen it up. Finally after much tugging and more maneuvering with the tool, I was able to remove the boots. I can't tell you how satifsying it was to remove them.
Although the outuside housing of one of the ignition coils was warped and damaged, it seems to still allow the coil to fit properly, and so far so good.
It was a huge pain in the ass, lots of yourube videos, lots of trips to Canadian tire for tools, and in the end I did save a tiny bit of money. But next time I need to replace the ignition coil, I will know what to do.
The tool that made the difference to get the boot out was the long pick like tool (kind of what oral hygenists use to scrape your teeth). The curved end is good at grasping the boot and pulling it. Also, a flashlight was important to see exactly what I was doing.
Bravo! I am surprised you didnt end up with the engine on the floor lol
