Free or Cheap Projects While Quarantined

[Bicykiller]

Hey all! I really want to work on my car while stuck at home but I have no foreseeable income to fund what I really want to do. So what are some free or cheap things I can do to the car during this lock down???

[Bill Douglas]

Inspect and clean the spark plugs.

AND when was the last time you lubed the door hinges LOL

[yelcab1]

valve adjustment is almost free.

[2jmotorsports]

Find electrical stuff that doesnt work and fix the wiring.

[tmadden2]

Rejuvenate anything leather, vinyl, or rubber. Fuse circuits that need them.

[Helix8]

Originally Posted by 2jmotorsports

Find electrical stuff that doesnt work and fix the wiring.

Yes clean your electrical grounds

[jpnovak]

flush brakes. Rebuild calipers.

detail car.

Start working through 101 Projects list.

[walt]

Adjust parking brakes, lube seat sliders.

[Quickstep192]

Check and clean your battery terminals.

I left my wife’s 3 year old daily driver in the driveway for a few days and it wouldn’t start when I came back to it. The battery posts and connectors were horribly corroded.

[Quickstep192]

Originally Posted by walt

Adjust parking brakes, lube seat sliders.

What would you use for this?

[Hi_Fi_Guy]

Remove door panels, lubricate internal door latch and window mechanisms. Reinstall door panels. Enjoy.

[FrankM_]

Did the AFM check - found that is had a small discontinuity around 25%-30% opening and proceeded to remove the AFM (airfilter first), open it and retrack the wiper. Everything looks top now (no jump visible) and matches the voltage table it is supposed to read.
However, since I have no silicone in the house, I cannot put the cap back on. Waiting for the online store to deliver but it could be up to 2 weeks...

Did the leather...
Did the spark plugs...
Cleaned the wheel wells & underside...

Good idea to remove the door cards, I can adress the small rattle in there too !

[Ctopher]

Originally Posted by Quickstep192

What would you use for this?

I used Wurth HHS2000 for sliders, door hinges, etc.

[NYNick]

Originally Posted by Bill Douglas

Inspect and clean the spark plugs.

AND when was the last time you lubed the door hinges LOL

Every few years, or when I think of it, I lube everything I can think of while walking around, under and through the cars. Door locks, hinges, trunk latches, joints whatever.

[Dpmulvan]

Remove motor and tranny disassemble and see how things work. Report back to us with a single spaced 10 page essay. You will be graded on grammar.

[Jonny042]

Originally Posted by Dpmulvan

Remove motor and tranny disassemble and see how things work. Report back to us with a single spaced 10 page essay. You will be graded on grammar.

LOL. As funny as that is, doing a "drop" doesn't cost too much in itself, always a good way to take care of stuff, find vacuum leaks, etc. I've done one every spring for the past few years on the Autocross car and always find something to do. Mind you it was never cheap......

[Pedro '84 Coupe]

Painted the fresh air intake grille on the cowling. Was starting to fade to silver, now it's flat black.

[Geneman]

in addition to tranny internals inspection, check/add blinker fluid, and R&R that pesky muffler bearing...

[Ian Comerford]

Originally Posted by tmadden2

Rejuvenate anything leather, vinyl, or rubber. Fuse circuits that need them.

I use a silicon spray to treat all of the door and trunk seals, do this every year

[Bicykiller]

I had considered doing a drop to check things out but I know that I won't be able to put it back in should I find something but can't afford to replace it!

Vacuum leaks seems pretty easy, would need a smoker type device though. I KNOW my pop off valve is leaking.

I have the velvet strip for the sunroof too, maybe get some adhesive and get that looking good!