Hi All, hoping someone can give me some advice. 2014 Mazda 3 GT. What is the deal with the stretch belt from the crankshaft pulley to the water pump pulley. I am trying to change belts (accessory serpentine was bad) thought I would replace both at the same time. Good grief I cannot get the stretch belt to ride up and take its place on the pulley. Have tried the "zip tie" trick among other things. It seems like it needs serious effort to get it installed. Anyone here have any tips or tricks for installing? I have been through the net and youtube and everyone makes it look so easy. Thanks for reading!

I have a 2012 Buick Enclave and the sticker is missing under the hood for Freon capacity and it’s not in the Manuel. After some research and asking Autozone they said my car takes 36.8 oz of Freon or 3 cans and 6.5oz of PAG oil
I can only fit 2 cans before the pressure is too much and 3 can won’t fill it anymore so I am stuck with coolish air. I have tried filling it liquid form while engine is off on high side and the traditional way with low side port and clutch engaged. Both methods only allow for 2 cans to suck In. I use a manifold gauge and YES I vacuum the system down to -30 psi.
With clutch engaged my low side reads 100 psi and high is 220 psi. My low side is extremely high but I’m not sure if it’s because of front and rear AC and the large capacity. I ensured the rear ac is on full blast as well. If the psi goes over 100 on low side then the clutch will stop due to over pressure.
I have already replaced every component in my HVAC system including expansion valves. I really don’t want to go to mechanic but I can’t buy ac machine so I might have to bite the bullet.

Hello, my parents from out of state left their car with me while they flew international. I told them I’d get it tuned up because the brakes were in rough shape. I brought it to a local repair shop and they mentioned also replacing the serpentine belt as it was a ticking time bomb. I said okay, tack that on to the total (~$1500 total). Two weeks later my parents drive the car home with no issues. 2 weeks after that, the car dies on the side of the road. Their local repair shop said the belt was missing. I have no evidence that the repair shop I used made a mistake but it seems like too much of a coincidence. If the belt was missing is it strange that the car worked at all? Anything we can do in this situation?

Drove it 3 miles to the convenience store to get coffee, was inside for 3 minutes and when i came back out the car wouldnt start despite having no issues before this.
After poking around for awhile i noticed the battery was from 2018, replaced it, the serpentine belt had snaped in such a way that it still looked whole and complete until i pulled on it, and the battery terminals looked like if an evil electrician decided to curse my car... (just bought it a few months ago i definitely should have noticed but they covered it all in electical tape so i just glanced over it...)
I replaced all of this, but my car still wont start. When i crank it it whirs and the engine moves very slowly. The wires on the negative side are getting kind of warm, they were doing that before i replaced them too so im unsure if thats a deeper issue or if i fucked them up.
Ive been fucking with this for a few days now and im still exactly where i started... any common issues that could be causing all this that im missing?

Replaced tensioner in my 2012 2.5l ford escape after it threw my serpentine belt out in the highway . After getting it back from the shop I noticed that when in gear (d) and (r) with AC on it rattles like crazy at idle only , but when taken out of gear the rattle goes away or when ac is turned off the rattle disappears …any clues ??

I have a 2015 Mitsubishi Mirage, automatic transmission (specifically a CVT). Recently, I replaced my own front brake pads, which were completely worn out and squealing. The new replacement brake pads were quiet at first, then began squealing again when braking but only at low speeds. My serpentine belt had also been making a rapid, high pitched tick-tick-tick-tick sound, like a cricket chirping very fast. So I took my car to a local mechanic who worked on Japanese cars.
They recommended replacing the serpentine belt, which I agreed to have them do. They told me my brake pads were fine, but my rotors were thin. So I replaced the rotors myself, and really made sure to clean everything really well and grease it up like ChrisFix instructs on his video for brake replacement. After all that, my belt and brakes were both quiet and I was happy.
THEN not a week later, the belt starts making the high pitched tick-tick-tick-tick upon starting the car, and also when accelerating from a dead stop. It wasn't constant like it was before I'd had the belt replaced, but it was still annoying. Additionally, when I come to a full stop, unless I do it very gradually and I'm not facing downhill, I hear a weird noise that sounds like a deep, rumbling, drawn out bass drop. It almost sounds like a very low pitched grinding noise. I don't know if this is the front brakes (disc) or back brakes (drum). The drum brakes have never been replaced, to my knowledge. Car is 126,000 miles, I bought it used at 36,000 miles. I've been ignoring the noise, until now that I'm writing this post, but I'll get to that shortly.
A few days ago, when I was at the gas station, my car was off at the pump. When I turned it back on, it wouldn't start. Wouldn't even turn over or crank at all. I called AAA and they brought a new battery and fitted it. Car still wouldn't turn over. So I had it towed home, ordered a Duralast starter online, and had the mechanic I'd seen for the serpentine belt install it because I couldn't be bothered to do it myself. I also asked them about the belt being noisy again, and the receptionist said it might be the bearing. Well, the mechanic who inspected it didn't recommend replacing the bearing, but they did adjust the belt.
Now, the car starts, the belt is quiet again, but the new starter cranks SO slowly. I don't know if it's because the starter I bought online is bad quality, if it's a bad connection, or something else. I don't have anything to measure the Ohms or whatever at home, I know nothing about car electronics, and my car is very small and it's difficult to reach very deep into the engine bay. The weird bass drop noise when braking is really starting to bother me, because it just sounds so loud and sketchy when I'm braking down a hill, or even a little bit hard. Lastly, the brakes feel weaker ever since I redid the front ones myself, but that could just be me being paranoid. My boyfriend says it feels the same. But he also isn't bothered by the slow starter, and wasn't bothered by the squeaky brakes, or anything really unless it's actually broken and not working.
I am feeling very drained by this car giving me troubles and being so finicky to drive. At this point, it's worth probably under 3k and I just want to get it off my hands and get something newer. With the mechanic, I'm wondering if he's just doing the bare minimum and fixing what I ask him to fix without really looking deeper. Because while he does fix my problems (the serpentine belt squealing, and the starter not turning over), it hasn't been to my liking - serpentine belt started squealing again a week after he replaced it, and the new starter sounds like shit. Is this normal? Any advice at all?

2012 Buick Enclave 2WD.
It has front and rear AC control panels and uses an expansion valve system.
So to start, I have replaced every component in the AC system. Compressor, some hoses, front and rear expansion valve, in-line filter, and desiccant tube (receiver drier).
I also ran compressor air through the system to clear and blockage and ensure I got a flow of air on other side, no issues.
My system takes 36.5oz of Freon (3 cans) and 6.5 PAG oil. I put the proper amount of oil in and then put a vacuum on the system for an hour. The vacuum held overnight as well.
I setup my manifold gauge to take in freon, it will take in half of first can. AC clutch will engage (car turned on) but it’s like it won’t take any more once it’s gets to 75PSI on low side port. Also my high side port won’t go past 150 PSI.
I recently found my rear ac control panel And turned it to cold on high. Before I was not messing with rear control Panel, only the front. Could that have been my issue?
Also I think I am rushing the Freon too much. I will shake the can and turn it upside down and it will push liquid out. I do this because it seems like it just won’t take it as a gas. I’m at a loss here

Let me ask you a question. If you haven’t listened to Kyuss, are you even a QotSA fan?
I suppose it is possible. Some people can be Peter Gabriel fans without being Genesis fans, or Ozzy Osbourne fans without being Black Sabbath fans, or Audioslave fans without being fans of Soundgarden and Rage Against the Machine. And I am pretty sure that there are Foo Fighters fans out there who are not fans of Nirvana -- probably because Foo Fighters are a way better band than Nirvana.
Yeah, I said it. Come at me.
Nothing like an unpopular opinion to separate the feral from the tame.
But QotSA without Kyuss? I can’t see it. Maybe I am biased because I just love the low desert sound. Heavy riffs, lots of fuzz, and earthquake-inducing bass are my jam. That’s why I love Self-Titled so much and why I feel 18 A.D. is chronically underappreciated as a song, and it is an absolute crime that they don’t play it live.
I know I am not alone in this. Kyuss were a genre defining band that created what we now call Stoner Rock. Bands like Valley of the Sun, King Buffalo, Truckfighters, Stonerror, Sleep, Clutch, Mother Engine, Mondo Generator, Duel, and Fu Manchu all continue to write and perform Stoner Rock today. If you haven’t taken a dive into this scene, I totally envy the fact that you get to experience this music for the first time.
Today we are going to check out a great Stoner Rock band that you just gotta listen to. They have more fuzz than a five day backwoods fishing trip. They have bigger jams than Smucker’s, Welch’s, and Kraft combined. They will make your one-hitter hit a home run. You are gonna want to roll down the windows of your low riding caddy and drive all night through the desert.
Yep, you are in for a treat. This week’s band is ALL THEM WITCHES.
About Them
You are familiar with the Hero’s journey, right? That is the literary trope where our protagonists leave their comfortable little world, are mentored through a series of increasing challenges, find themselves at a low point, overcome obstacles, and return home greater and wiser than before?
As with every story of heroes, our group of adventurers from Nashville Tennessee went on a truly epic journey. Drummer Robby Staebler had just arrived in Nashville from Portland, Oregon and was looking for some buds to start a band. He had rolled up at his new home in the back of a moving van, because his mom had decided that he was just not good enough to ride up front. His dad was conspicuously absent. After meeting a sketchy male role model with a Smashmouth-esque chinstrap beard, he was forced by this would-be academic to enslave a small animal. He then ran away from home to engage in a series of escalating gladiatorial fights for money.
Wait. Shit. That is the plot of Pokemon Emerald, not the story of All Them Witches. Damn free emulators. Such a massive time sink.
Mudkip for the win. You are damn right I’m bringing back that meme.
Where was I? I kinda got distracted there. Oh yeah. Robby Staebler was looking for a band. He met guitarist Ben McLeod in a bar (remember when we could meet people in bars?) and then met aspiring drama student Charles Michael Parks Jr. when he took a job at “a corporate hippie store”. Parks Jr. turned those theatre aspirations into being a great frontman and bass player. The band rounded out their membership with Allan Van Cleave, a friend of Staebler, on keys. All Them Witches took the inspiration for their name from the set-prop book entitled All of Them Witches in the 1968 Roman Polanski Spawn-of-Satan movie Rosemary’s Baby.
Let’s get something else out of the way: Yes, I said Nashville Tennesee. The Buckle of the Bible Belt. The Protestant Vatican. The Athens of the South. The Hot Chicken Capital. Yes, the self-proclaimed Music City is perennially associated with Country music, Gospel music and, to a lesser extent, contemporary Christian Rock. There is a Jazz scene. There are active Barbershop groups. The city is the home of the Grand Ole Opry and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Hee Haw was shot there. It is a city that, until a few decades ago, still had strong ties to the Confederacy.
How the hell did a Stoner Rock band start there?
Quickly, that’s how.
The band were officially formed in February of 2012 and released their first album, Our Mother Electricity, on December 6th, 2012. Being from Nashville, the album was of course released on the German heavy psych label Elektrohasch Schallplatten. So just so we’re clear: Stoner Rock was born in the California Desert and then adopted by a band from Tennessee and released on a German label. I just have one question: Where the fuck is Carmen Sandiego?
To be fair, All Them Witches characterized their debut sound as being ‘psychedelta rock’...which kinda sounds like a knock off version of an X-Man. The album is full of heavy jams. Listeners can expect to hear the influence of the blues mixed with deep fuzz and highly compressed vocals. Until it Unwinds is over eight minutes of rolling swagger that will have you thinking about 50 Million Year Trip. Heavy/Like a Witch has some definite Stone Temple Pilots vibes and is a great opener. The true standout on the album is The Urn, a dark and twisted fable that is really the antithesis of everything one associates with music in the Bible Belt. The album was a declaration of war on everything cheery and pleasant to be found in the Music City, and a bold statement from a band finding its feet.
The band were not entirely happy with the production on Our Mother Electricity. In order to assert themselves, they went ultra low-tech. The released the Extra Pleasant EP in July of 2013. It was recorded on a 4-track cassette tape using only two microphones. Production-wise, it is a step back - but when you listen to it on headphones, you can appreciate the raw talent. It is a weird low-fi follow up and almost like listening to a debut rather than the first album. Listening to this EP is like hearing a Pink Floyd cover band’s first original songs that have been mashed up with Clutch and recorded on an iPhone 4. Even with those limitations, tracks like Sludger will stay with you and are worth your time.
While their first two releases had some modest success, All Them Witches really did not get widespread acclaim until the release of their second full album, Lightning at the Door, in late 2013. Every band that has ever released anything on Bandcamp wants to experience the kind of underground word-of-mouth sensation that this album generated. The album is part-concept, part-thematic and has narrative threads that tie it together (e.g. the two tracks The Marriage of Coyote Woman and The Death of Coyote Woman - clearly, not a happy ending for the titular character). If you loved Songs for the Deaf and Rated R, then this is the album that you are going to want to start with as an introduction to the band. It has some amazing tracks - Funeral for a Great Drunken Bird and When God Comes Back are great on their own - but it is best experienced as a complete album. Do yourself a favor: Find a great set of headphones and listen to it front to back. You’ll thank me.
How do you follow up a concept album that gives you unforeseen popularity and access to a broader audience? Do you, say, create a dark follow-up to it, and find the title for that album in a lyric from a hidden track?
Who the fuck would make a weird choice like that?
All Them Witches took a different route and decided to instead channel their inner Beck. The Effervescent EP came out in June of 2014. There are only two songs, each clocking in at about 25 minutes long. Side A is Effervescent and Side B is Tnecsevreffe. The EP is a Rorschach blot of instrumental music in multiple movements that channels incredible musicality and allows you to superimpose your own meaning on it. It is like listening to Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin have a baby, if that baby was raised listening to coyotes howl and instrumental Kyuss tracks all mashed together on one continuous loop. Fans of the German band Mother Engine will hear definite parallels. The weird thing about Effervescent is its length: it is hard to think of it as an EP, because it is 50 minutes of music. But it has only two tracks, so it can’t really be an album...can it?
Yes, before you start in on me, I know about Sleep’s Dopesmoker. That 2003 one-song album may also have influenced our boys from the Hee Haw city.
So after playing around with longer and more intricate multiple-movement songs, it is no surprise that All Them Witches dropped a 57 minute ‘EP’ in 2015. A Sweet Release hit the airwaves on April 20. Yep, 4/20. No, that was not a coincidence. No, I’m not going to explain that to you. If you gotta ask, you’ll never know. Yes, if anyone doubted at all that this band was a Stoner Rock band, fuck all y’all, the release date is proof. Tracks on the EP range in length from almost 2 and a half minutes to over 24 minutes. It is a spacey, laid-back jam that is at times hypnotic and far-reaching, and equally urgent and immersive.
I’m not saying that you need to be high to appreciate this EP. I’m just saying that listening to Interstate Bleach Party and Howdy Hoodee Slank in the right…mood ...can make you see the color Octarine.
Lightning at the Door and Effervescent cemented All Them Witches as true underground masters of Stoner Rock. 2015’s Dying Surfer Meets His Maker saw them broaden their musical scope and refine their sound. The album (yes, it is an album this time) leans heavily into the Blues with layers of grunge and psychedelia and celtic strings and even harmonicas. (Side note: the last time I heard harmonicas used in Stoner Rock was never. So good on them. I will say this: the hook brings you back.) All these influences were mixed in one big bowl and smoked out the top of a giant bong for full effect. It is at the same time a more technical and more mellow album. Stand out tracks on the album are the hard hitting Dirt Preachers and El Centro and This is Where it Falls Apart.
All Them Witches found themselves touring the small club circuit and then playing bigger and bigger stages. They got invited to festivals like Bonnaroo and were greeted by enthusiastic fans (and clouds of fragrant haze). There is nothing like performing live to hone a band’s edge. By the time Sleeping Through the War dropped in 2017, the boys had been together, touring and recording, for five years. The album is tightly crafted by a tight band. There are even guest vocalists to add texture and harmony to the songs. Less mellow than its predecessor, the album roars right from the opening track - Bulls - through to the closing track, Guess I’ll Go Live On The Internet. 3-5-7 is probably one of the best Stoner Rock tracks you will come across. And when you recognize the tonal mirroring of Am I Going Up with Alabaster, you feel smarter than you actually are. Lots of albums have made me bang my head; very few have made me stop and recognize the musical structure that underpins the melody. That is Tool-level composition right there. Long story short: this is an album put out by a band in its prime and it does not disappoint.
If you remember what happened in English class, what follows the apotheosis for the main character is the falling action or denouement. All Them Witches had peaked with Sleeping Through the War and had nowhere to go but down. The 2018 Lost and Found EP was four (comparatively) short covers and remixes that seemed more like leftovers than an actual meal. Sure, leftovers can be tasty, but All Them Witches fans were used to getting new and better breakfasts, luncheons and dinners and instead got last Tuesday’s reheated bean burrito. Which is fine, if you dig burritos, but it is still not as good as a nice, juicy steak.
Goddam, is anyone else craving a meal? Why is it so smoky in here, and why do I want to eat burritos and Doritos?
Hehe. Dorito. Burrito.
Fuck. I need to focus. Moving on.
Any fan of the band could tell that something was up, and that Lost and Found was at best a B-Side. It soon became evident that something really was up. Keyboardist (and part-time violinist) Allan Van Cleave was out of the band. This left a gigantic Ray Manzarek-esque hole in the band’s sound. The breakup was not a good one, and left some scars.
Van Cleave was replaced by Jonathan Draper, and the band released the album ATW in Sept of 2018. Sonically, the album is sound, but seems to lack the spark of greatness that was in everything prior to Lost and Found. The technical skills are there - Draper knows his way around a keyboard, and that is clearly evident on Fishbelly 86 Onions - but it kinda (IMHO) sounds more like an amazing All Them Witches cover album than an actual effort by the band. It is kinda like Bryan Cranston dressing up in a Walter White mask. It is super close to previous efforts but just not the same, somehow. 1st vs. 2nd is a jam and so is Diamond, and the album has an unrelenting energy, but it is just a bit off the mark.
The band must have felt something similar. Draper was turfed from the group just a month after ATW dropped. Instead of trying to recreate the four member sound that had anchored them since John Cusak and Amanda Peet’s landmark film, they decided to choose a new direction entirely.
When bands shuffle their lineup, it tends to be adding members (like our very own ancient monarchs) or replacing members. Very few bands successfully delete members. Well, OK, that band from Liverpool did successfully delete Stuart Sutcliffe from its lineup and they went on to do alright. Genesis made a successful transition from a 4-piece to a 3-piece when Peter Gabriel left. Oasis got 100% better when Liam Gallagher and his ego both quit. But losing an integral part of your sound - and the keyboards were central in so many songs - would be a tough transition. The band’s fanbase-not-so secretly worried that the lack of keyboardist would spell the end. Thankfully, we were wrong.
All Them Witches took that leap. Digging into their nomenclature and lore, they released a single as a three-piece band on Halloween of 2019. 1X1 is an angry, powerful Stoner Rock jam with a video that is an homage to Jesus Christ Pose. It is a Kyuss-meets-Tool-meets-Led Zeppelin-at-a-Black-Sabbath-concert song that made everyone simultaneously applaud and exhale.
They were back.
The new LP Nothing as the Ideal just dropped on September 4th, 2020. It is a leaner, meaner iteration of the band that seems to have lost no momentum. Everything resonates with power. Saturnine and Iron Jaw evokes Tony Iommi riffage. The Children of Coyote Women is a direct callback to the album Lightning at the Door. 41 is a thumping tune and Enemy of my Enemy is a relentless sonic attack. But most importantly, we get to see All Them Witches evolve as a band but hang on to the core of their sound.
You’re never going to hear this band on your local top 40 radio station. You might catch them on College radio, if the DJ is cool enough. Like most great music nowadays, you have to go looking to find it. But when you do find it, what an amazing experience it can be.
So now you have completed your Hero’s Journey (Twist! It turns out that YOU were the hero all along!) According to the trope, you are now older and wiser because you have ventured out of your comfortable little world.
Now prove me right, hero. Go listen and awaken your inner stoner. And bring me some goddamn Doritos. Cool Ranch for the win.
Links to QOTSA
Josh has included All Them Witches on The Alligator Hour and is known to be a fan of the band.
A recent review of Nothing as the Ideal stated that Charles Michael Parks Jr.’s voice was “Fantastic...like a bassier Josh Homme”.
More importantly, All Them Witches are a Stoner Rock band...and Josh literally invented the genre. It is clear that while the band has grown and evolved and are taking themselves to new places, their music has been inspired by that downtuned, low desert Kyuss groove.
Their Music
Until it Unwinds
Heavy/Like a Witch
The Urn
Extra Pleasant EP
The Marriage of Coyote Woman
Funeral for a Great Drunken Bird
When God Comes Back -- Live and badass
Effervescent
Interstate Bleach Party
Howdy Hoodee Slank
Dirt Preachers -- Live in 2016
El Centro
This is Where it Falls Apart
Bulls
3-5-7
Fishbelly 86 Onions
1st vs. 2nd
Diamond
Under Pressure -- yes, that song.
Open Passageways
Diamond
1X1
The Children of Coyote Woman
Enemy of my Enemy
Show Them Some Love
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Mitsubishi Colt 2007 Car failed it's MOTa month or so ago so it's been sat on the drive. Finally got all the repairs sorted and yesterday it passed its MOT and had a basic service. Have noticed a chirping noise on acceleration - seems to sometimes go away at higher speeds but noticeable at low speeds. Hopefully l've linked the sound clipping correctly. How would go about finding the source, as a complete novice? I had serpentine belt replaced about 3/4 years ago

Mitsubishi Colt 2007
Car failed it's MOT a month or so ago so it's been sat on the drive. Finally got all the repairs sorted and yesterday it passed its MOT and had a basic service.
Have noticed a chirping noise on acceleration - seems to sometimes go away at higher speeds but noticeable at low speeds.
Hopefully I've linked the sound clipping correctly.
How would I go about finding the source, as a complete novice?
I noticed that the plastic bit of cover on the bonnet (between windscreen and bonnet) one of the sides where it bolts down has been snapped off. Wondered if that could be at least glueing down and seeing if it was just something loose.
Had serpentine belt replaced about 3/4 years ago

Hey all, just wondering if you think this is cause for concern or not.
My check engine light came on halfway through my drive back from work tonight, about a 40km drive, so I'd driven roughly 60km already before light came on.
The engine is not making any strange sounds while driving or at idle, and feels the same as always to drive.
Just recently changed the oil, recharged the AC line, (which did not get my AC working), replaced starter, and tightened serpentine belt to eliminate squeal on startup. My assumption is the light being on is related to one of these, as I've been driving this car for almost 5 years, with no check engine light.
Just a bit paranoid maybe, since I was planning on taking my car on a road trip in 2 days, so this is kind of bad timing for mechanical issues to pop up.
Car is 2008 Toyota Yaris, manual transmission, 400k km

So I drive a 2018 Chevy Cruze, no previous owners (25km at the time of purchase.) No issues what so ever, but a week or so ago I started my car up after being off work for a couple days, and my battery light came on, and on my dash it said Battery Charge Service. So I checked my voltage on the dash and it was reading 11.8v
Since day 1 my voltage has always been around 14.5v. Once I started driving the battery light went out and my voltage started to go back up to where it normally hangs out at. But every time I’d stop (My car has the built in Auto Stop feature.) my battery voltage would slowly drop from 14.6 to 13.5 to 12.6 etc and hangs around 12v
So I took it to the shop and they checked the battery and such, and came to the conclusion that there was some corrosion build up on the positive cable to the alternator and that the tech cleaned it the best he could and said if it comes on again. Bring it back to the shop, and they’ll replace it, but it would cost $860(CAD)
My voltage is still fluctuating, mostly when I’m idling/stopped. Sometimes when driving it dips a bit, but only around .2 to .4
After googling “Positive battery cable alternator” all the cables that come up range from $30 to $110 and I haven’t gotten a parts number for the cable just yet, I should in the morning.
I would just hate to replace the cable, pay that much and still have an issue. Nothing has changed in my car, no light dimming, no trouble starting. My dad was wondering if it’s the voltage regulator or the serpentine belt(I think that’s the one)
Just looking for some help.

Hi All,
Hoping to get some insight into my recent car troubles. So it's a 2014 BMW 428i xDrive coupe. I've heard a major issue with the N20 engine is the timing chain guide goes out and can cause an engine to blow. I've heard this usually occurs around 50-60k miles and I had just hit 60k so I brought it into my usual independent shop. The checked it out and stated it was fine but noticed a few other issues that I ended up getting replaced.
I ended up getting a new oil filter housing gasket, emergency brake cable guide, serpentine belt and had the oil changed. Everything seemed fine but the next morning while driving on the highway my motor just shut off. I had to ghost ride to the shoulder and my car wouldnt restart. The screen shows an igition/starter error message but nothing else. I had the car towed to the shop and they rechecked all their work. They also put in a new igntion, battery and checked the alternator. They cant seem to pinpoint the issue. I now had to get the car towed to a dealership and they're charging me 550 to check the work because the work had already been done from another shop.
Any idea what the issue could be? Thanks for your time!

My 2012 GTI started making a spool-down sound when turned off. I thought at first it might be the turbo bearings, but if I turn the AC off the sound goes away. I think it's the AC compressor. I don't hear any additional sounds when the car is running with the AC on, but I haven't listened with the hood up.
Has anyone heard this type of sound before? It sounds like a fan running fast that gets turned off and stops turning in about 2 seconds.
The serpentine belt and tensioner was replaced in March. The car has about 85K on it.

Project Epoch is a Classic+ project in active development for the past year with the simple goal of bringing you the world we all love with thematic, tasteful and high-quality additional content interwoven between a Blizzlike foundation.
Built on the Wrath of the Lich King 3.3.5 client with extensive edits to far more closely reproduce a Classic world.
Website: https://www.project-epoch.net/
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• New players will be entered into an introductory Guild named the Sprouts. Once you reach level 20 you are automatically removed. This is disabled on beta realms after being tested in Beta 1 successfully.

Modes

• Warmode: Within faction capitals flag yourself for enforced PvP out in the world with a way to revert back to PvE for a scaling fee. PvP kills within the world will have a chance to reward Bloody Coins that can be redeemed for combat items and cosmetics.
• Soul of Iron: Within faction capitals mark yourself for a Season of Mastery influenced hardcore mode with a Title for reaching maximum level without dying. Your character is not deleted on death but you must complete a walk of shame back to a city to be able to use it properly.
• Explorers Contract: The Steamwheedle Cartel are offering 50% reduced experience contracts before level 6 that can not be switched off. You will receive goodies and achievements as you level in this slow and steady manner.

Racials

• Once at level 60 players will have access to the Racial Knowledge feature. This allows you to swap your racials to that of another race after completing lore appropriate quests and with a lengthy cooldown. See the larger racials post for more details.
• As a base racials were restored to function as they do in TBC first.
• With the exception of Cannibalize and Wisp Form (See Later Section) all base racials have been restored to function as they did in The Burning Crusade.
• Variety of Weapon Skill Racials has been expanded to include the following:
  • Sword - Reduces your chance to be dodged or parried with Swords and Two-Handed Swords by 1%.
  • Mace - Reduces your chance to be dodged or parried with Maces and Two-Handed Maces by 1%.
  • Fist - Reduces your chance to be dodged or parried with Fist Weapons by 1%.
  • Gun - Your chance to critically hit with Guns is increased by 1%.
  • Polearm - Reduces your chance to be dodged or parried with Polearms by 1%.
  • Staves - Reduces your chance to be dodged or parried with Staves by 1%.
  • Bow - Your chance to critically hit with Bows is increased by 1%.
  • Crossbow - Your chance to critically hit with Crossbows is increased by 1%.
  • Dagger - Reduces your chance to be dodged or parried with Daggers by 1%.
  • Thrown - Your chance to critically hit with Thrown Weapons is increased by 1%.
  • Wand - Your chance to critically hit with Wands is increased by 1%.
• These will be distributed to the following Races:
  • Orc - Axe, Fist, Polearm.
  • Tauren - Gun, Staff, Mace.
  • Undead - Sword, Dagger, Wand.
  • Troll - Bow, Thrown, Axe.
  • Human - Sword, Mace, Wand.
  • Dwarf - Gun, Axe, Mace, Fist
  • Night Elf - Staff, Bow, Polearm.
  • Gnome - Dagger, Sword, Thrown.
• Night Elf: Wisp Form converted to purely visual providing no speed bonus. They have been given a new ability named Touch of Elune.
• Undead: Cannibalize has been reworked to be purely visual providing no bonus. They have been given a new ability Rotten Rations.
• The following new Cosmetic racials have been added:
  • Human - Banner of Heritage - Place a Kingdom of Stormwind Banner at your feet lasting for 3 minutes.
  • Dwarf - Special Brew - Provide a placeable Keg of Special Ale for your allies to drink from.
  • Gnome - Gnomish Innovation - Your flight path routes throughout the world will take on the appearance of a Gnomish Gyrocopter.
  • Night Elf - Wisp Form - Take on the visual of a Wisp when you travel while dead.
  • Tauren - Tribal Totem - Don a Tauren Tribal Totem on your back for 10 minutes.
  • Troll - Bwonsamdi's Judgement - On death there is a chance for the Loa Bwonsamdi to appear and mock your failure.
  • Undead - Cannibalize - Appear to consume an Undead or Humanoid. corpse.
  • Orc - Lo'Gosh's Guidance - While travelling when dead you will ride an embodiment of Lo'Gosh with his pack.

Classes

As a base all classes have been restored to use TBC Talents and Abilities, any additional changes labelled below should be viewed with that mindset. Any abilities that would normally come above level 60 in TBC have been added at lower levels to the trainer or class quests.
Shaman

• The Totem Bar from Wrath of the Lich King has been kept and adjusted to work with Burning Crusade totems.
• Bloodlust and Heroism now affect the entire raid group, and they apply a debuff that prevents you from being affected by Bloodlust or Heroism for 10 minutes.

Druid

• Druid players will now see Feral Attack Power on all weapons starting around level 10. This allows all weapons to provide damage in Cat Form and Bear Form.
• Consumables such as potions can now be used while Shapeshifted.
• Polearms are available to train for Druid players.
• Druid players can now train the spell Revive, which is a simple resurrection ability.
• Furor now provides 60 Energy and 15 Rage, up from 40 Energy and 10 Rage.
• Wolfshead Helm no longer provides 20 Energy and 5 Rage when entering Cat Form or Bear Form.

Mage

• Conjure Mana Ruby now has 3 charges to mimic the Burning Crusade rank of mana gem, Mana Emerald.
• Arcane Brilliance now affects the entire raid group.

Warlock

• Soul Shards now stack to 5.

Hunter

• Aspect of the Pack and Aspect of the Wild now affect the entire raid group.
• Hunter's Mark now displays the total amount of Ranged Attack Power that the aura is currently granting.
• Hunter Pets continue to use the Wrath of the Lich King talent menu, but it has been revamped to bring it closer to the abilities you would have gotten from The Burning Crusade's Pet Training menu.
• Hunter Pets have retained their family skills from Wrath of the Lich King.

Priest

• Tauren Priests and Gnome Priests have received new priest racial abilities.

Rogue

• Axes are available to train for Rogue players.
• New Axe Specialization talent has been added to the Combat talent tree, which increases your chance to critically hit with axes by 1%. 5 ranks.

Paladin

• Auras now affect the entire raid group.
• Seal Twisting window increased from 400ms to 500ms.

Spells

• Spell casting damage pushback rules restored to a TBC state.
• Various improvements to Root and Fear effects breaking with damage to restore to a TBC state.
• Heal Over Time and Damage Over Time effects can no longer crit.
• Various changes have been made around Aura stacking rules bringing this closer in line to a TBC state. Also impacts Scrolls.
• The following spells are now flagged for World Buff Removal when entering raids, tooltips updated to match:
  • Warchief's Blessing.
  • Rallying Cry of the Dragon Slayer.
  • Spirit of Zandalar.
  • Sayge's Dark Fortune of Damage
  • Sayge's Dark Fortune of Resistance
  • Sayge's Dark Fortune of Armor
  • Sayge's Dark Fortune of Intelligence
  • Sayge's Dark Fortune of Spirit
  • Sayge's Dark Fortune of Stamina
  • Sayge's Dark Fortune of Strength
  • Sayge's Dark Fortune of Agility
  • Mol'dar's Moxie
  • Fengus' Ferocity
  • Slip'kik's Savvy
  • Songflower Serenade
  • Soul Revival
  • Battle Shout (Fallen Hero of the Horde buff)
  • Resist Fire (Blackrock Spire Mind Control Buff)

Instances

Dungeons

• Deadmines Overhaul - The Deadmines has received a ground up remake with new visuals, radically different layout, reworked bosses, new loot and much more.
• Wailing Caverns Overhaul - The Wailing Caverns has received a ground up remake with new visuals, radically different layout, reworked bosses, new loot and much more.
• Scarlet Monestary has received a visual tweak restoring its textures to a WoW Alpha state.
• Dire Maul removed as a dungeon. It will return at a later date in another form.
• Stonetalon Caverns - This dungeon entrance can be found in Stonetalon. This will serve as our first post launch PvE content drop matching Dire Maul in scale.
• Tol Barad - Tol Barad island can be found in the world south of Southshore in Baradin Bay. This will serve as a level 60 max level dungeon available at launch.
• Various other new instance portals can be found in the world hinting at future content.
• Added reworked mechanics and loot for the following dungeons:
  • Ragefire Chasm.
  • Shadowfang Keep.
  • Blackfathom Deeps.
  • The Stockade.
  • Gnomeregan.
  • Razorfen Downs.
  • Razorfen Kraul.
  • Scarlet Monestary.
  • Maraudon.
  • Uldaman.
  • Zul'Farrak.

Raids

• Tier 2 onwards have been disabled until their appropriate time arrives.
• Onyxia's Lair has received an interior overhaul with expanded rooms to house 2 additional bosses bringing this raid to a 3 Boss Raid total.
• Molten Core will receive all new mechanics and raid loot additions.

World

• Outland has been removed and the server will never progress to here.
• Northrend has been removed and the server will never progress to here.
• Various minor un-named terrain additions / camps to facilitate custom question.
• Stormwind Harbor has received a visual rework to remove Wrath of the Lich King remnants and new ship building area.
• Orgrimmar has a brand new Zeppelin area within the city walls on the eastern coast.
• The Northrend Zepellin towers outside of Undercity and Orgrimmar have been removed.
• The Scarlet Crusade have begun a mining operation within Tirisfal Glades.
• Stormwind Throne Room restored to Classic state.
• A new Alliance questing subzone is available within the Ironforge Airfield. Initially reachable via Thelsamar.
• Tower of Azora grounds expanded.
• Silithus has been restored to a Patch 1.2 terrain / creatures state including the removal of Cenarion Hold.
• Fleshed out the Northshire Falls area.
• A new Alliance questing subzone is available within the Wetlands named the Upper Marshes.
• The Harborage within the Swamp of Sorrows has been expanded to be a full fledged Alliance town.
• New Feralas Ogre outpost named Gluk's Compound serving new quests.
• Steamwheedle Port has received a radical expansion with new NPC's, Quests and more.
• A new Horde outpost can be found in southern Tanaris named Anje'Watha.
• The Mirage Raceway has been upgraded with new visuals and a player enterable race, compete amongst your fellow players for fun cosmetic rewards! Speak to Peach to begin unlocking your drivers license.
• A new neutral subzone has been added to Arathi Highlands named the Blazing Hills.
• A new neutral Goblin town named Springsocket has opened for business in the Badlands.
• The Shadowforge have begun expanded digging within the Badlands.
• Stonetalon Peak renamed to Stonetalon Grove.
• New Elite questing area named Fort Airheart.
• Thistleshrub Valley in Tanaris has been expanded.
• A new Alliance hub within Desolace named Squigglecord Outpost can now be found.
• Restored Pagle's Landing.
• The Dark Portal has been restored to its original blue demon infested Vanilla state.
• Acherus Hold removed.
• Scarlet Enclave closed.
• New Graveyards have been added in / around custom questing locations / towns.
• Water, Lava and Slime have received a new more modern visual appearance while inkeeping with technologies only available in Vanilla.
• Dalaran bubble restored to its Vanilla state.
• A new outdoor 5 man elite group Ring of Strength can be found within Stranglethorn Vale.
• Manor Mistmantle has received a drastic visual change.
• Durnholde Keep has received a drastic new upgrade with new visuals, layout and upgraded to an elite questing location.
• The entrance to our post launch Stonetalon Caverns dungeon can be found in Stonetalon.

Creatures

• Removed any creature spawns that were added in TBC or later with a handful of exceptions to facilitate custom quests.
• Restored any creatures that were removed in TBC onwards.
• Removed various creatures that came later in Vanillas lifespan until they're needed / their relevant content unlocked.
• Updated the Hostility, Names, Health, Rank, Damage, Level, Aggro Radius and much more for thousands of creatures in the world to match a Vanilla state.
• New Micro World Bosses:
  • Silithid Lurker within Tanaris.
  • Corrupted Ancient within Ashenvale.
• Volchan within the Burning Steppes has been upgraded to a full fledged World Boss.
• Looting Chests, Mining and Skinning Actions should now cause hostile creatures within 10-15 yards to engage combat.
• Restored Zorbin Fandazzle.
• Arena Team Charter NPC Added.
• Arena Queue Joining NPC Added.
• Hundreds of new NPC's and creatures have been added to the world to support new Quest content.
• Updated the visuals of Cairne Bloodhoof.
• Updated the visuals of Vol'jin.
• Updated the visuals of Nazgrel.
• Azuregos is now roaming Azshara inspecting Elven ruins. He is unattackable.
• New custom voice acting dialogue are interwoven for the following races:
  • Human Male.
  • Gnome Female.
  • Gnome Male.
  • Night Elf Male.
  • Orc Male.
  • Tauren Male.
  • Undead Male.
• The following families of beast creatures have been given new abilities to make the world more challenging, to be expanded:
  • Boar.
  • Bog Beast.
  • Cat.
  • Plainstrider.
  • Spider.
  • Wolf.
• New Rare Creatures have been added to the following zones:
  • Dun Morogh.
  • Elwynn Forest.
  • Teldrassil.
  • Darkshore.
  • Loch Modan.
  • Westfall.
  • Durotar.
  • Mulgore.
  • Tirisfal Glades.
  • Silverpine Forest.
  • The Barrens.
  • Redridge Mountains.
  • Stonetalon Mountains.
  • Ashenvale.
  • Duskwood.
  • Hillsbrad Foothills.
  • Wetlands.
  • Thousand Needles.
  • Alterac Mountains.
  • Arathi Highlands.
  • Desolace.
  • Stranglethorn Vale.
  • Dustwallow Marsh.
  • Badlands.
  • Swamp of Sorrows.
  • Feralas.
  • Hinterlands.
  • Tanaris.

Transports/Taxi's

• Boat / Zeppelin paths restored to their Vanilla routes / durations.
• Thunderbluff -> Orgrimmar Zeppelin removed.
• Orgrimmar Zeppelins redirected to the new in city Zeppelin area.
• New taxi path nodes and routes have been added in the world leading to new custom towns.
• A new cart transportation service is available within 1-20 zones ferrying up to 4 adventurers across the lands at no cost.

Items

• Hundreds of new Armor / Weapon items have been added via custom quests, new dungeon loot and more.
• The stats / effects of more than 15,000 items have been converted to initially match Vanilla 1.12.1 data.
• Any Stat "Rating"s have been removed from items.
• After the above we have converted Stamina to use the TBC weighting meaning any Stamina on items has been increased by 50%.
• Corrected the level of every mount in the game to require level 40 for Apprentice Riding and level 60 for Journeyman Riding.
• All mount speeds now scale by your learned Riding Skill.
• Wolfshead Helm no longer grants 20 Energy when entering cat form and 5 rage when entering bear form. It instead now grants 39 Feral Attack Power.
• Any existing Blizzard items that previously gave + Weapon Skill will be converted to use Expertise, with some items retaining their weapon type requirement.
• Any item that was added in TBC or beyond should no longer drop from chests / creatures.
• Any item that was added in TBC or beyond should no longer be present on vendors.

Professions

• Many new profession trainers added throughout the world including a guaranteed gathering trainer for each profession in each secondary town.
• It is now possible to fish up a Sea Turtle from fishing pools in the world.
• Requirements for various Blizzard Recipes restored to a Vanilla 1.12.1 state.
• Reworked TBC profession additions to not use ratings.
• Mining nodes have been added to Teldrassil.
• Mining nodes require multiple taps to complete as they did in Classic.
• Various new recipes have been added for the following professions:
  • Alchemy.
  • Cooking.
  • Engineering.
  • Blacksmithing.
  • Leatherworking.
  • Tailoring.
  • Enchanting.
• The following professions now have an associated profession bonus to encourage a broad range of profession usage. The following bonuses are BOP and will be rendered inactive if the player drops the related profession:
  
  • Alchemy: Mixology - You receive 100% increased duration and 25% increased effect from elixirs and flasks.
  • Blacksmithing: Belt Buckles - Four tiers of attachable belt buckles that permanently increase primary stats.
  • Blacksmithing: Repair All - Repair all of your gear to full durability. (4/8hr cd)
  • Enchanting: Enchant Ring - Five tiers of ring enchants, further divided into Spell Power, Attack Power, and Stamina enchants.
  • Enchanting: Shard Transmutes - All small shards have a transmute to their large variant. (20hr shared cd)
  • Herbalism: Natural Talent - Increases your resistance to all schools of magic. Five ranks.
  • Herbalism: Lotus Affinity - You sometimes find Black Lotus from high level herbs.
  • Leatherworking: Five tiers of temporary armor kits attachable to your bracers, further divided into Spell Power, Attack Power, and Stamina versions.
  • Leatherworking: Two tiers of saddles that increase your mounted speed by 3%/5%.
  • Mining: Made of Metal - All your hard work spent mining has made you exceptionally tough, increasing your total health. Five ranks.
  • Skinning: Beasts of the Wild - Your appreciation for the art of hunting increases your damage done to beasts and dragonkin. Five ranks.
  • Tailoring: Five tiers of cloak embroideries, further divided into Spell Power, Attack Power, and Stamina enchants.
  • Tailoring: Cloth Scavenging - You sometimes find additional cloth from most creatures.
• New profession bags have been added for the following professions:
  
  • Fishing.
  • Leatherworking.
  • Mining.

Quests

• A majority of quests that were added in TBC or later were removed with a handful of exceptions.
• A large number of quests that originally came later in Vanilla have been brought forward to launch here.
• New Reputations with rewards have been added to the following towns tied to both existing Blizzard quests and Custom quests:
  • Auberdine (Alliance).
  • Aerie Peak (Alliance).
  • The Sepulcher (Horde).
  • Revantusk Village (Horde).
• Hundreds of new quests (600+) have been added across the following zones:
  • Dun Morogh.
  • Elwynn Forest.
  • Teldrassil.
  • Darkshore.
  • Loch Modan.
  • Westfall.
  • Durotar.
  • Mulgore.
  • Tirisfal Glades.
  • Silverpine Forest.
  • The Barrens.
  • Redridge Mountains.
  • Stonetalon Mountains.
  • Ashenvale.
  • Duskwood.
  • Hillsbrad Foothills.
  • Wetlands.
  • Thousand Needles.
  • Alterac Mountains.
  • Arathi Highlands.
  • Desolace.
  • Stranglethorn Vale.
  • Dustwallow Marsh.
  • Badlands.
  • Swamp of Sorrows.
  • Feralas.
  • Hinterlands.
  • Tanaris.
• Lowered the levels of the following Wetlands quests to better match new intended creature levels.
  • Report to Captain Stoutfist.
  • War Banners.
  • Gujek's Gambit.
  • Defeat Gujek.
• Added new quests for unlocking your level 40 mount and Apprentice Riding skill. These will grant you the Mount for free but Riding Skill has a cost.
• A variety of new dungeon quests have been added.

Achievements

• Removed hundreds of Achievements from the game that can't be achieved or aren't relevant to a Vanilla world.
• Restructured the groups within the Achievements pane.
• Various remaining achievements criteria edited to fit a Vanilla world.
• Dungeon achievements now require a full clear of every boss in the dungeon to complete.

PvP

• As the foundation for our PvP changes we strongly recommend reading this news post.
• All Battlegrounds except Warsong Gulch are disabled until the Call to War patch arrives and they can begin unlocking.
• New Battleground - Gillijim's Isle.

Based on Eye of the Storm base gameplay with terrain edits to both give it a Stranglethorn aesthetic as well as tweak key gameplay elements via Line of Sight breaks and more. Available post launch in the Call to War patch.

• Reorganized the Stormwind and Orgrimmar PvP halls, restoring the original appearances of the NPCs and restoring or changing their functionality.
• Wintergrasp details hidden.
• A new weekly quest available at Silverwing Grove or Mor'shan Base Camp to win 3 Warsong Gulch matches. From levels 10-59 this rewards a large amount of experience and 250 reputation, at level 60 it rewards 5 gold and 250 reputation. In future patches this will reward Honor Points as well, and Conquest Points at level 60.
• A new outdoor timed battlefield event to take control of a central tower within Hillsbrad is now available rewarding the winning faction with bonus exp and reputation within the zone and access to exclusive vendors.

Interface

• Replaced the Wrath of the Lich King Character Creation and Login Screens with Vanilla visuals.
• Racial abilities are housed within a new spell book tab.
• Added a global World chat channel.
• Added PvP Shapeshift markers to display when various forms are in use clearly.
• Hit chance now reads: "Improves your chance to hit with melee and ranged attacks by X%
  
• Crit chance now reads: "Improves your chance to get a critical strike with melee and ranged attacks by X%
  
• Other various tooltips updated to reflect this change, such as Devilsaur Eye and Elixir of the Mongoose.
  
• The Minimap now displays an approximation of the current "Game Time" and this can also be seen when hovering over the clock.
  
• The Character Pane has received a functional rewrite to better display TBC appropriate stats and fix various issues with stat modifiers not displaying correctly. This may have impacts for those using certain addons.
  
• Hid any references to Blood Elves and Draenei in UI.
  
• All Quest Map Points of Interest have been removed. Read quests.
  
• Classic loading screens.
  

Misc

• Time will visually travel faster for all players. A full day / night cycle taking approximately 3 hours. This includes things like night events such as Pyrewood Village activating and much more. We've included new quests associated with night and day only as well as rare spawns and flavor such as more NPC's using torches at night. We call this feature Epoch Time.

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