i used to do that, get some wide shoes and youll be set
i only spin 1st and 2nd now. but on winters i can chirp 5th
What have you done to your MS3 today?
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i used to do that, get some wide shoes and youll be set
i only spin 1st and 2nd now. but on winters i can chirp 5th
Sounds like a porn star name.
oaklandopen
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Damn p0401
So when I drive the MS3 in the rain and don't use the brakes for a period of time, like on the highway for example, when I go to stop I have to push the brake pedal to the floor. Or, I can push the brakes for a second and re-apply them and they will function like normal.
It's almost like there is a layer of water that is getting on the rotors that needs to be cleared off or the pressure from the water is causing the calipers to retract more. Granted, I'm at 86k and am probably due for some new pads but I just find it strange that this only happens in the wet.
Anyone else experience this?
It's almost like there is a layer of water that is getting on the rotors that needs to be cleared off or the pressure from the water is causing the calipers to retract more. Granted, I'm at 86k and am probably due for some new pads but I just find it strange that this only happens in the wet.
Anyone else experience this?
Is that a misfire?
Always Forgive
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I'm not sure about the pedal going to the floor, but I do experience that from time to time during my commute, and after washing my car. Probably just water on the friction surfaces.
chief_wiggum
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just curious, do you use 91 or 93 octane and have you ever run any seafoam through it? how many miles you have on the odo? Again, just curious.
I've never used below 91, using 93 on occassion when gas is "cheap". I've ran seafoam two or three times since hitting the 60,000 mile mark. I am currently sitting at 87,000 miles. Twice I have removed the EGR valve and cleaned it by hand. I have no clue why... it just seems odd, but I'm not replacing it for $400 or whatever it costs. Car runs fine otherwise!
i've been getting that same code, it comes and goes at random times. I only use 91, we don't have 93 here in NW arkansas. Does the seafoam seem to help or is it best just to clean it by hand?
Is there a How to on this matter? I only ask since i've yet to tinker with anything under the hood.
Is there a How to on this matter? I only ask since i've yet to tinker with anything under the hood.
oaklandopen
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Yea mine has probably gone off 4 or 5 times since ive owned it (first owner). i use seafoam in the gas every oil change and a seafoam induction every few changes (half through brake boost, half in tank)
but its so sporatic its not worth the time, money, and hassle to do anuthing about it
but its so sporatic its not worth the time, money, and hassle to do anuthing about it
chief_wiggum
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good info, thanks. i guess seafoam won't really do much on the exhaust side of things anyway after thinking about it.
oaklandopen
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well, i think because seafoam is advertised as a carbon deposit cleaning product that exhaust elements do benefit from its use
i used 1/3 of it in the crankcase once about 100 miles before i changed the oil once, that is supposed to clean up and gummed fuel and/or oil in the lube system, i may do that again next oil change
The induction method gets the most benefit because of the whole direct injection thingy. technically the only thing that passes over the intake valves is air, but since oily vapors and such can go through the intake system via pcv and egr the only way to clean the valves is by an inductiin cleaning method. in normal ported fuel injection the gasoline can help rinse things away
every so often i take the tmic off to clean and inspect the fins, and the inside has been ever so slightly slick from oil vapors. A catch can would help but im just not gonna do that
i used 1/3 of it in the crankcase once about 100 miles before i changed the oil once, that is supposed to clean up and gummed fuel and/or oil in the lube system, i may do that again next oil change
The induction method gets the most benefit because of the whole direct injection thingy. technically the only thing that passes over the intake valves is air, but since oily vapors and such can go through the intake system via pcv and egr the only way to clean the valves is by an inductiin cleaning method. in normal ported fuel injection the gasoline can help rinse things away
every so often i take the tmic off to clean and inspect the fins, and the inside has been ever so slightly slick from oil vapors. A catch can would help but im just not gonna do that
chief_wiggum
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I typically use seafoam via the induction method twice a year, if nothing else, it entertains the neighbors. I think a catch can is on my short list of things to do...i've seen pictures of the stuff that comes out of them -- nasty! I've not had any EGR problems, but i've got less than 28K on my 08.5 so it may be a matter of time/miles.
Installed my AutoTech internals and Forge BPV last night. I'm seeing 1800-1900 psi now.
Pretty sure you need a decimal point in there...
oaklandopen
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mines is also an 08.5....but im at 61k
i cant really remember when the P0401 started....but im thinking it was sometime just before xmas of 2010. thats when i bought my scantool so i wouldnt have to ride around with the CEL looking for a free code reading in case i got another. and, of course, its nice to have a scantool
