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I noticed last week that my battery gets kinda low when the car is off. The OBD2 reading in the app was 12, but when I changed the setting to show one decimal point, it turned out to be 11.5. 🤦 The plan is to change the alternator and all the relevant/impacted parts. Until I am ready for the...

Appreciate the update! I am looking into using the Bar's Leak product but the names seem to have changed. Is it P/N 1111 "Permanent Head Gasket Fix"?

I removed, rotated, and installed the wheels/tires using hand tools while the car was on the lift. The ride home was awful so I torque-tightened the nuts the next morning. It didn't help much. The tire shop always uses an impact wrench to tighten the nuts while the wheels are off the ground and...

I had to remove new LED bulbs on my other car because the electrical draw was too low to be detected and triggered a dash warning. What kind of heavy duty aftermarket stereo was it? 😅

You said all the fuses checked out. Can you try swapping out the "room" fuse with a spare one in the box? It was the culprit for me and one other member here. 😬

Was the new set balanced/installed at a trusted shop by an experienced technician? Last year I had a terribly bumpy ride after DIY tire rotations. Newbie mistakes were made. 🤦

The oil filter is substantially larger than the OEM filter for the Skyactiv 2.0! How come I never noticed this before? Been changing oil/filter on both cars since 2018. 🤦

I hated it so much! 😬 Edit: The screw holes were hard to cover with decals. I do respect the dealership for staying in business for 64 years. They closed in 2021.

The SA is due for smog again this year. Two years ago we failed on our first try and passed the re-test after a tuneup. As I rarely drove her since, I went in this Tuesday hoping that we'd get lucky... Nope, we failed the test. 😭 I couldn't bring myself to look at the result until today. We're...

Glad to hear that the car is shifting fine now. Was everything else about the car checked out as well? 😅

The drain plug is on the bottom of the transmission oil pan and the fill hole is on top towards the front. For the transfer case and rear differential, the fill ports are on the sides, as I recall. With the transmission fluid, the level is measured at an exact temp with the engine running and...

Yesterday I set up a new carrier in the front passenger seat to contain my dogs. They used to ride in the backseats but I need to haul large items this weekend. All my gears/supplies/tools are organized in the trunk.