I did something incredibly stupid today. AKA 1JZ reliabiility

[mattjk]

So I get to work, set my turbo timer, get out of the car and then put the car cover on.

1.5 hours goes by and it's time for lunch... so I look for my keys. WTF, not here.

So I thought, holy crap, did I leave the keys in the car? I run out and my car is still running under the car cover!!! It had been running all this time, AC on and the car cover on. First thing I do is look at the temp gauge, it is only 1/4 of the way up... running very cool and the engine compartment was cool as well as the interior was because the AC was on :biglaugh:

Thank GOD the 1jz runs cool, especially with the Koyo race radiator in there.

If it was a 7m, I'd probably be posting about a blown head gasket. (DUCKING)

 

[JustAnotherVictim]

Yea if your 7m was crappy...

Don't you work in compton?? Are you trying to get jacked?

 

[GotTurbos?]

lol, I wonder how many people walked by going "wtf?"

A running car under a car cover must be hilarious in person.

 

[BorHor]

Good thing no one took the car.

 

[mattjk]

Yea if your 7m was crappy...

Don't you work in compton?? Are you trying to get jacked?

:biglaugh: it's in the 'safe' industrial area, we have a gated lot.

 

[JustAnotherVictim]

So criminals forgot how to jump/cut through a fence now? lol

 

[mattjk]

lol. I wouldn't leave the car overnight though... my boss' wheels were stolen twice.

 

[shaeff]

If it was a 7m, I'd probably be posting about a blown head gasket. (DUCKING)

:throws punch:

haha, just kidding. however, that is a pretty funny story!

-shaeff

 

[Boost Lee]

:rofl:

It would have been HILARIOUS to walk by and hear a car just purring...stop, look around, and realize there's something hiding under that car cover!

:rofl: That's great

 

[starscream5000]

LOL, you're damn lucky it did run cool, plus the fact that it was still there when you got back! You learn from your mistakes...

 

[starscream5000]

:rofl:

It would have been HILARIOUS to walk by and hear a car just purring...stop, look around, and realize there's something hiding under that car cover!

:rofl: That's great

Heh, just imagine: What would you do if you walked by a car with the cover on, and notice it's still running. You get curious, so you peak under the cover.... OMFG! It's an MK3!!! Holy shit! It's got a 1J?!

.........What would YOU do?:naughty:

 

[Jaguar_5]

Knock on the door, with keys in hand, and say "Instead of thanking me for not stealing your car, you get to let me go for a test drive!"

That's probably what I would do

 

[Dachande]

Good thing the car cover didn't catch on fire from the exhaust I say!

 

[starscream5000]

LOL good one Jaguar. I probably would have parked his car on the other side of the lot .

 

[HIDPLANET]

I suggest you dont have kids....

 

[NashMan]

LOL X 100000000000000000000000

lol, I wonder how many people walked by going "wtf?"

A running car under a car cover must be hilarious in person.

 

[Mr.PFloyd]

im wodnering, how much gas was left after? :rofl:

 

[Clip]

Heh, just imagine: What would you do if you walked by a car with the cover on, and notice it's still running. You get curious, so you peak under the cover.... OMFG! It's an MK3!!! Holy shit! It's got a 7M?!

.........What would YOU do?:naughty:

look under the cover, put the cover back down, leave a gallon jug of coolant and a quart of oil as a fair warning in the drivers seat. i GUARANTEE it would never happen again.

 

[ToyoHabu]

Dang at least you caught it,

Friend worked at the airport here in huntsville and someone left there Mercedes running and left on a flight. The Cops could not break in, they came for my friend cause he owned one and he knows how to open hood of mercedes without popping the hood release. Anyway he turned it off but that was after it had been running overnite for 8-10 hours.:icon_excl

 

[Clip]

dang. wait, the cops couldnt break in?