coolant

since im learning about cars, here's a new thing i learnt today. coolant or also known as antifreeze is used to absorb heat from the engine and together with the radiator helps to cool down the engine. so it is made from propylene or ethylene glycol which when combined with water changing the freezing and boiling point thus helping to distribute the heat. there are different types of coolant which will help further change the freezing/boiling point and that will depend on the car and weather of the place but for my place which is constantly hot all the time i wont bother much about the freezing point.

first thing about coolant is that it must be mixed with water 50/50 ratio as coolant itself will not do anything. so note that product bought is already mixed with water or purely coolant that will need to be diluted.

the issue with coolant is that we have to change it after sometimes depending on cars as coolant properties for anti rust deteriorates over time and will need to be replaced with a new one. a coolant that lose its function can lead to rusting and corrosion which will be bad for the engine.

now there are also issu eof low coolant level. basically the radiator will be connected to the coolant reservoir and from there we can check if theres enough coolant. low coolant level will cause your car engine to overheat and lead to more serious damage and in some cases can be irreparable. so yeah check your coolant level from time to time. coolant level become low can be due to evaporation whch is normal but very little as coolant is in a closed system and another thing is due to leak. well we can notiece the leaking if there are drops of fluid from the engine bay  and just pinpoint the where the leaking is. got to fix the leaking then.

i read about coolant as i note theres a coolant warning sign popping up in my car as i drove yesterday. and yeap the level is way below the reservoir. thats not a good thing. upon further inspection i noted that the fans are not working and my brother manage to find that the fuse is burnt out. so yeah the car aircond system is now not functioning, cooling system went busted and coolant level is super low.
i wonder is it because the fan not working leading to overheating of the engine causing the coolant to evaporate faster or its the low level coolant causing the damage ofthe other components. either way ill get these settled in the workshop then. one thing i notice is that theres no leaking there which is a good sign.

oh yeah i used to remember my father just fill in the radiator with tap water as a coolant in his old car. man that thing was rusty inside 100%. if that was in the car mechanic game, i would have change toa  whole new component

oh btw, side note, coolant has a sweet smell (no idea how it smell though) and if theres leaking we should be able to smell it and yeah the sweet smell can attract animals/kids. becareful not to let anything ingest it as it is really poisonous. a small amount is enough to kill a cat or dog......
hey, wait a minute.... i can "accidentally" spill it on the floor to get rid of the cats thats been littering shits infront of my house heheheh

car

im recently into cars since im looking to buy a car for myslef been doing a bit of studying about cars as i will need to take care of the maintenance. another reason is that im aiming to buy a second hand car. cheaper that way. to buy a first hand car wiht automatic transmission the cheapest would be 40k.
ive been looking at 2nd hand car and they cost cheaper. so im learning on the issues that might arise from cars and how to deal with them.learning about engine and cars components are quite fun.and somehow i ended up watching all these car restoration videos.its very cool to being able to restore car like it was brand new.

i know i always prioritize cost and functionality over other things when doing purchase but id like to indulge myself a bit here to get myself a car that is not economical at all. im gonna get myself a coupe or 2 doors car. one of the reason is that i want a small car. living in kl will be easier having small car instead of a large one.

so yeah im deifnitely gonna get myself one later but the problem is coupe cars are not common in malaysia so theyre more expensive and the parts are also more expensive. then if its second hand car the likelyhood that the car has a problem is really high.  so yeah its gonna costly. some more i dont think car parts aare easily accessible here in malaysia unlike in US. all these means increase in cost. however id like to tinker around with car too. that would be awesome but to get the necessary tools will incur more cost for me and considering that i wont be dealing with cars often means ill be purchasing white elephant hmmmm

i need to get myself acquainted with some mechanics and know more about cars and perhaps rent their tools from the garage? heh

anyway ill definitely get myself a coupe someday

been watching the videos made by chrissfix a lot. his videos teaches a lot regarding cars and i find it really useful. he even made a checklist of what to inspect when buying a secondhand car. handy. just go to his videos and look for the links for the checklist

goreng

when it comes to cooking the least favoured method for me is frying. especially deep fry. why? because the oil usage. the leftover oil is such a hassle for me. it is not the explosion and oil drops that burn your skin that makes me not favouring oil but its the oil itself. after im done cooking i cant consume the oil. throwing it away seems like a waste. unlike water, i can just make them into soup and drink it up but oil... theres no way for me to use it except for cooking. such a hassle.

anyway today i made fried seabass anyway due to sudden me wanting to fry. i cant use the air fryer because that will damage the fish. i dont have the accessories for snack or fish. anyway, back to main topic. it was good. just a simple tumeric with salt and chilli flakes and sichuan pepper coating.

didnt make the oil hot enough. the fish skin stuck to the bottom of the pan but manage to take it out later as a piece of crunchy goodness.

anyway dig in time and i was happy but then i realized..... the fish inside is not fully cooked. i fried it too fast. my mind was going 

sorry chef

anyway eat it anyway. its not the first time i eat raw fish

upgrade

soo i finallydecided to upgrade my computer a bit after a long procrastination due to refusing to learn about computer hardwares.

so yeah first i opened the computer and hoo boy its so dusty inside especially the graphic card area given that it is side by side with the wifi card. then i decided to upgrade my graphic card. i tried looking up graphic card that is not too powerful because then my cpu will just become a bottleneck and that would be wasteful. also cost is another factor. im a filthy casual, so no need for super high end graphic card.

here is the inside my amd radeon 6790 neighbouring with the

wifi card below it realllly close

see how close it was. there no room to breathe there and the dust accumulated between them is way too much

then, i went to lowyat to buy some stuffs for the old buddy. got myself a gtx 1060, pci e 16x riser and new wifi card.

a new better wifi card that can use the 5ghtz bandwidth. my unifi has 5gh bandwidth but i was unable to use it due to my old wifi card not being able to connect to it

the new gpu i bought. not the latest but still good and hence not too pricey. 

the smell of new items from shop, the excitement, but then it went downhill from that point. the first hurdle is to make sure everything fit together in the tower(desktop body). see my motherboard only has 2 pci express port: one 16x for graphic card and one 1x for anything else which i used for my wifi card. the problem is that the new gpu is huge. it is tripple the size of the old gpu. if i slot in the card directly to 16x port it totally block the 1x port, hence blocking me from fixing my wifi card.

see how close it was placed next to each other. 

so i decided to buy a riser which is cable for extension from the port to the gpu. this will allow me to put the gpu somewhere else instead of fixing it directly to the slot. the problem is not many shop sells it. most of them sells riser 16x to 1x only which will diminish the graphic card potential. its like changing from a 16 lanes road to a 1 lane road (these risers are usually used by those doing bitcoin mining where they use lots of gpu). i only found 1 shop selling riser 16x to 16x and decided to buy the gpu there. buy stuffs in bulk then you can get more discounts.  

then to my horror, the space between the gpu and tower wall is so small that theres no room for the riser to put in between. so now my graphic card is floating with no where to settle. then i decided to make a stand for my graphic card first as a temporary solution.

tadaaa.. i had to leave it outside of the tower a bit to allow the hdmi cable connected to the gpu since the normal port cant be used. made the stand from box and sticks. with the riser connecting gpu to my motherboard, i can use the pci e 1x port for the new graphic card. 

im so proud of myself for this feat hahahaha. anyway, another thing that really amazes me is the wifi card. my internet speed with the old wifi card used to be 1mbps download and upload and during off hours at most it can go up to 5mbps only. i was really frustrated eventhough unifi claims to provide 100mbps. after i changed the new better card i was really surprised to find my download speed went up to 130 mbps and upload upto 150mbps. i didnt know wifi card can be the bottleneck for internet speed. no more slow download or buffering after this.

anyway, this solution didnt last long few days later my computer started acting up. it keeps on restarting on it s own especially when im using heavy graphic programs like games. at first i thought it was because i installed the card without first removing the old graphic card driver. proceed with uninstalling all the graphic card driver, then removed the gpu and fixing it back and reinstalling the driver but it was futile. the restarting got worse over time in the end my comp cant even start. after some pondering i decided to fix the gpu directly to the motherboard and voila. everything runs smoothly. so yeah, no wifi card for me.

made a run to lowyat again to buy a usb wifi dongle since i cant use wifi card. the reason why i dont buy usb wifi in the first place is because 1. i prefer card. its constantly there and i wont lose it unlike usb. 2. id like to leave my usb slot free for something else. 3. i believe the card wifi works better in performance compared to the usb version. of course i choose the best usb wifi to match with the new wifi card. dont want to have slow internet anymore.

so while i was there decided to buy a new monitor as the new gpu doesnt have vga port so my 2nd monitor cant connect to it. also bought a new headphone razer elektra. my WoW bluetooth headphone keeps on disconnecting that i cant use it at all. besides, the new headphone has a better mic so i can stream better. now all is good. not gonna tinker with my desktop anymore for now.

next project would be regarding cpu, tower, and motherboard and maybe ill build a desktop myself and leave this comp at home for my parents to use.