Recent content by Maxmodem

That makes sense. I was wondering how that suspension was holding up. Still very impressive. It is unfortunate the water pump job is so expensive. I've heard that you can get away with not removing the engine to do it but the whole job still just seemed way beyond me as well.

Congrats! You've definitely gotten your moneys worth out of that car. I don't know if I've ever seen one with that kind of mileage. I've got just over 200k on my 2009 and have been wondering just how far the engine and transmission can go. I agree that these are great vehicles overall. I've also...

Ha, no I did not think it was for my lifetime. That would be quite the claim to make, of course claiming that the fluid is good for the life of the transmission is almost as bad.

Has your transmission fluid ever been changed? I believe these were marketed as "lifetime transmission fluid" which is a joke...The fluid still needs to be changed. That is the first place I would start. Worth a shot at least in my opinion.

That's good, Moog is what I switched to as well for the sway bar links and tie rod ends and have been happy with them so far. Did you grease the moog parts after install? They come with some grease inside already, but they do recommending adding grease immediately after install. If possible I...

I don't know what the problem is, but I can tell you that TRQ suspension components are trash. I got some sway bar links and tie rod ends from them and they were just junk.

I'm no expert but when I did the spark plugs I didn't have to reprogram my throttle body after taking it off. I didn't see any mention of that in the manual either. I also read a lot and watched a lot of videos before doing the job and didn't see anyone else needing to do any reprogramming.

I just use regular silicone caulk, like what you buy at home depot. I've seen removable ones that are supposed to peel away easier, so that would make things easier if you ever have to get back in there. Of course regular caulking is removable as well, just a little more of a pain depending on...

You definitely don't need to run a new wire. You could just put some caulking on what's left of the clip to "glue" it in place. Caulking is nice because it will hold it but if you need to remove it again it can easily be taken off.

I've got 245/65/17 on my 2009 cx9, which originally had 20" rims, and they fit just fine. I went into Discount Tire for new rims and tires and thats the rim/ tire size combination they recommended and also said it would add up to almost the exact same circumfrance as the originals.

You definitely can use a pressure washer. You just run a higher risk of pushing water into places you don't want it. To me, it's just not worth the risk, but to each his own

I remember watching some videos on this in the past. There definitely is at lest one thing you need to cover up. I can't remember exactly what though... maybe the alternator? I would research that before starting. The other thing is do not use a pressure washer.

Does the car have a sunroof? I've seen some stuff about those directing water inside.

Mine had just small amounts of coolant going into the oil. Car still ran fine and didn't overheat. Obviously this will damage the engine overtime. I think the overheating happens when the leak gets bigger and all the coolant flows into the oil and you end up running the engine without any coolant.

That's great! I hope that's it. That's a win in my book just getting a dealer that will actually acknowledge the problem and make a sincere attempt at fixing it.