That "big chunk of carbon" story is a perfect example. It makes me wonder how many engines got new plugs, coils, or even injectors for a problem that was just a loose piece of junk in the cylinder. The weirdest thing I ever saw was a perfect, tiny pebble sitting on a piston. It must have gotten past the filter and through the intake somehow. It was just bouncing around in there, making a terrible noise. I fished it out and the knock was gone. It makes you realize how simple some scary problems can be.

Tightened mine with pliers and it worked fine.

Cut it out. That extra water is gonna haunt you every time you park a car on it. Why pay for a new driveway twice?

Ugh, this is exactly the kind of thing that drives me nuts. People get so focused on the tiny, perfect fix that they miss the obvious, real world problem right in front of them. It's like obsessing over the exact shade of paint while the wall has a huge crack in it. If the floor's that uneven, just deal with it properly instead of trying to make a bad situation look a little less bad. We're all just putting fancy bandaids on stuff that needs real work.

My cheap probe failing is why I still smell like smoke.