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Drained out old oil

Stuck oil filter.

Gave up trying to remove it and added new oil to car.

Will all the new oil I just added leak out if I remove the oil filter? (when i get a better wrench)

example-

Subway: $5 subs w/cheese -> does NOT tax (unless you toast it).

Local sub/sandwich place: $4.60 + $0.50 for cheese -> does charge tax for the same type of order

This particular local place says their subs are toasted unless stated otherwise.

What is the deal with tax on a place that serves food?

Why does Subway not charge tax but a local sandwich place does charge tax?

When I push the power button, the led flicker and the fans try to spin. Fans keep on stopping and spinning. After a while of struggling to boot up, the computer turns off. Boot up screen does not show on the monitor. I can feel the HDD rumbling (therefore spinning? and working?)

parts that matter (?):

8800 gts gfx card

asus m2n-sli deluxe mobo (newegg says this mobo has no on board video)

amd x2 6000 cpu

ocz 700w psu

HDD

old parts, i know.

What's mostly likely the culprit here?

Im thinking its the PSU but I dont have a spare PSU lying around to test. Is there a way to see if my current PSU is working or not?

which of the two is more safer? convenient?

will the ramps (rhino brand ramps?) give enough clearance for me to change the oil without really squeezing under my car?

i want to change my car's oil on my own and i want a workable amount of space between my face and my car.

whats a good brand for floor jack + jack stand?

im pretty sure the answer is yes but just to make sure.

adding coolant directly to the reservoir vs adding it to that small valve.

the coolant level in the valve is all the way to the top but the level in my reservoir is below the LOW line.

my hands and sometimes arms get the same tingly feeling when your leg falls asleep then after a couple minutes, the tingly feeling gets more intense (to the point it becomes painful) and my hands (fingers) make a fist on its own and it seems like i have no control of my hands and i'm unable to unclench my fists.

this happens to me after running long distance/exercise

someone told me its a muscle spasm and it happens because im either lacking energy (no food) or dehydrated or perhaps even both...

i have a garmin gps and i put the black circular disc ( with a white sticky side and a side to for the suction cup of the gps mount)

how do i safely remove it without damaging my dashboard? its stuck on there pretty tightly.

not the most tech savvy person out there but ill post what i know

what works:

side case fans

power supply fan + assuming power supply is ok since the computer turns on

video card fan

cpu fan

LEDs light up

temperature meter on case works

cpu "busy/activity" light when i press enter on the keyboard

i can hear the hdd spinning

monitor is plugged in (both connections are there)

monitor remains in stand-by mode

keyboard/mouse lights up

video card problem? i have a 8800 gt something. old card

if you dont know what im talking about

google image " you suck at parking"

i want to get some for the lols

and im pretty sure i saw some place that lets you print custom business cards but im not sure if they allow "you suck at parking" because it contains profanity

@ topic

in terms of keeping a longer life on the hdd.

i got 2 western digital my books and i was wondering which habit will be most beneficial to adopt in the interest of keeping my hdds as long as possible.

i use my hdds occasionally (backing up files, mostly)

Lets say, i buy portal 2 in a store. i have a physical copy of the game but i dont have a cd drive to install it.

im not sure how activating a game on steam works

so my question is, can i enter the product key that's on the box without installing the game itself to my computer?

im hoping its possible before i make the purchase and download the game off of steam's network

from The Big Bang Theory tv show, Sheldon Cooper.

there probably is, but is it Sheldon's character?

heater/ac is OFF

temperature gauge needle is in the middle (normal? i guess)

i drive for a while and i can feel hot air coming from the air vents near the steering wheel. heater is OFF. is something wrong with my heater or something? i just find it strange that i would feel hot air flowing in my car when the heater is off. it makes the inside of my car kinda warm if i don't roll down my windows

parking on flat ground

do i need to use the emergency brake? is it necessary?

all i use right now is the parking brake

2007 year car, if that makes a difference

i have a cheap hp printer but i want to use it as long as i can nevertheless

should i:

Leave it turned on 24/7

or

Turn it on only when needed

Im not sure if constantly turning the printer off and on will do more harm than good to a printer than leaving it on all day.

I have itunes on my old computer with all my apps and music. i do not have access to my old computer anymore... so I got a new computer.

I installed iTunes and authorized my account on my new computer.

(I didn't de-authorize my iTunes account on my old computer)

Now my new iTunes has nothing ( no music, no apps)

Is there a way to install the apps that I bought previously?

I tried to "re-buy" an app but I didnt click all the way through because I was afraid I was gonna get charged for something that I bought already...

(at this point, I did not set up my credit card info on iTunes yet)

what happened / what did he do (or not do) to lead to the recall?

just got a call from them about investigating a certain bank's loaning practices and if they violated my rights or something.

i had these speakers for a while now, prob 2-3 years +

i would play music or in-game music and the sound volume varies from high to low then back up to high again.

by high, i mean the "normal" volume my speakers should be playing at.

by low, i mean the sound seems to be lowered, sometimes i can barely hear it.

from time to time, the speaker volume would jump back and forth. i do not change my volume and it does this. is there a way to fix this or is one of my speaker parts defective?