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BMW older models had it in their dashboard. Vacuum gauges in three colours (green-yellow-red) and white needle were very famous back in the carburetor days. Very easy to read.

This does not coming after a minute, it takes longer. The type of engine oil plays till that time a crucial part or no? When the motor starts while you standing and few rev ups with gentle pedal pushings won't help a bit?

No matter the weather you just turn the key and the next second you put the gear on? There isn't a difference between an old design motor like ours with a new one on this sector?

I don't mean in snow or ice conditions with temperatures below zero for example as -20 C but on a typical cold day in the morning as you are about to leave the parking lot to go work, how much time you let the engine idling? 15 sec, 30 sec, 1 minute? More? https://knowhow.napaonline.com/benefits-of-warming-up-your-car-how-long-is-too-long/ https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/efficiency/communities-infrastructure/transportation/idling/4463 On that short period what is best for our Old technology engine, a Synthetic or a Semi synthetic oil?

No problem with puddles? The braking distance isn't different? Driving on wet weather does not feel the steering wheel more ''light'' ?

An older video and another one compared with a Scan gauge.

A Vacuum gauge on the driver's column wont help?

The article is not mine, i have the link at the end of it. 😉

Why is the actual capacity of automotive fuel tanks bigger than nominal capacity? “It seems like the fuel tank is filled up more than the rated capacity!!!” “It’s never been like that!!!” Driver may have all experienced something like these. Especially when filling up the car, drivers sometimes doubt if the right amount of fuel is filled for these reasons. So it does when the amount of fuel remained and filled exceeds the capacity of a fuel tank officially indicated by automakers. However if the difference is merely 5~10 liters, this is natural. It’s because it was originally designed to be larger than the nominal capacity of a fuel tank specified in the user’s guide. Therefore if the phenomenon above happens, do not panic and check the actual difference from the nominal capacity. 1. Nominal capacity of a fuel tank (nominal capacity) ① “Nominal capacity” is designed for passenger cars to drive *about 600 km at the speed of 80~100 km/hr on the motorways. Nominal capacity varies depending on car models and an engine displacement because it is designed considering fuel efficiency and the weight of car body. * About 600 km driving if it is converted into a distance on the assumption that a driver can drive 5~6 hours a day at the speed of 100 km without physical fatigue (on a basis of fueling once a day). ② It was designed with spare capacity to allow a driver to drive to the next highway service area* (the average distance between service areas is about 50~60 km) and it is about 10% of the capacity of a fuel tank. 2. Why is the actual capacity larger than the nominal capacity? If the nominal capacity of a fuel tank is 65ℓ, the actual capacity is about 75ℓ. It’s because automobile manufacturers made the fuel tank by securing spare capacity corresponding to 10~15% of the nominal capacity1. The reason is as follows: ① It is intended to prevent VOC from being leaked in the event of volume expansion caused by an air temperature rise. If the fuel tank is filled up, the fuel is likely to overflow as the internal temperature rises to push up internal pressure. ② It is also intended to secure room for expansion to prevent the leakage of fuel when the car is parked on a slant after its fuel tank is filled up. This room is called “spare capacity for expansion.” (Note) ¹ Maintain the reference amount of fueling LPG vehicles’ fuel tanks (85%) LPG expands if its temperature in liquid state is raised. Therefore in case of filling the container with LPG, it is regulated to have the container’s temperature maintained below 40℃ to keep liquid LPG from exceeding 85% of container content (90% in case of a storage tank). http://www.s-oil7.net/eng/knowledge/expert/view.jsp?seq=79

You are right, the TC-6 is the solution but as an aftermarket is very expensive.

Which second of the video is this?

Sounds very good to me. (don't open the oil cap while the motor is running). 😁

Looks like a Green air intake but in this position there is no cool air coming to it.

Don't rely 100% on the charts even the capacity of the tank isn't exactly 42 litres. Every gas station has different inclination, different employee with diferent attitude so there is no quarantee that every time you fill it up your tank has the same amount of gasoline inside. The traffic simoulation on the factory tests has nothing to do with the tough reality of the town traffic especially on a hot day. A guy wich has his Felicia from town A to B via highway has not the same fuel consumption with a guy which travels from one suburb to another in a big city. and a guy which lives in the mountain with heavy winter has not the same fuel consumption with one which lives in a island. Don't make comparisons especially with drivers from other countries because there are many parametres (different asphalt, wind, gasoline quality, temperature, different road design etc).

@cheezemonkhai Is this meant to be related to the bonnet hood somehow, because as it stands I can't see it? ................. The camera is above the lisence plate among the lights so you can not see anything from the 5th door. In this position and on the 4th scale you see what is close to the bumper to prevent the "baaam" while parking.

Looking back via the camera on a low light condition road (no reverse gear on, no brake) Now the same view but with the brake pedal pressed (bulbs on) The red led on the top is from my internal antenna (radio).

Hi-Tec 😹

I remembered a video series from an american garage "from wrecks to riches".

He ruined the factory discs and the pads together?

How to Choose Brake Rotors: Blank vs Drilled and Slotted vs Drilled A comparison: https://www.r1concepts.com/blog/how-to-choose-the-right-brake-rotor-pattern-blank-vs-drilled-and-slotted-vs-drilled-only-vs-slotted-only/ I don't think that any of us can make with his Favorit-Felicia disks to crack due to the extreme overheating driving style.

I use brand drilled discs in moto and my car since 1993 till now 2021, never had any issues even in sport-style driving on mountain roads. In USA muscle cars (especially on west-south with high temperatures) put drilled discs, i have seen so many car-upgrade videos with drilled discs.

Brembo has discs with holes (drilled) i think 236mm.

Was a great mistake that i didn't bought it with the car as extra back at 2000, years latter when i bought it from SP-EL with the installing cost from the electrician was a very expensive upgrade. Nevertheless i feel now more ''hi-tech" with that LCD screen on the dashboard. 😜

We have almost everything here, especially if you know the VAG number is much easier.

In TC-6you can see the fuel consumption (liters per hour) from the start till the speed of 32 km, above this point shows liters/100km From 0-32 km the numbers change every 1-2 seconds and so fast that if you try to pay attention to them the crash with the front car is guaranteed. Unfortunately i haven't travel in highway those days so i have no picture of fuel consumption liter per hour at steady speed of 30 km and above this.