I've said it once, I'll say it again. I really enjoy working on cars. Partly because it's fun tearing stuff apart and putting it back together and having it still work:) But also because it saves money for me, and those around me. It's always a good feeling knowing that you could have spent $800 getting your brakes worked on, but because you do it yourself, it only cost you $30. That extra money can be put to better use, serving God and others around you.

Today Wei and I continued our work on the 240sx. We put the new CAS into the car and closed up the top part of the engine (hopefully for good). Then we flipped the engine over on the stand, and took the bottom half off. We're looking to replace the rear engine seal, and then mate the engine back with the transmission. Wei did most of the work, as I was busy with other things here and there. We didn't get to finish that job, but we just need to clean things off, apply some RTV sealant, and then we'll be ready to attach the tranny. A job like this probably would cost a few hundred dollars in labor. Fortunately, not only do we get the job done for free, but we get to have fun at the same time.

I also spent some of the day installing a new oxygen sensor in Ricky's car. Installing these things is pretty easy, but it can be time-consuming. Fortunately, I enjoy doing these things so I had a good time. My dad and I changed out the o2 sensors in two of our cars at home so I already knew what to do. Having a dealer change one would probably would have cost about 2 hours of labor at $65/hour, but then they probably would have charged for a frickin' expensive Toyota OEM sensor which is close to $150-200. Total cost would have been over $300 per sensor. My dad and I changed out 4 sensors! So I was more than happy to help Ricky out. One universal sensor from AutoZone only cost $62, and it took us about an hour of work.