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Thank you for reading! My MINI is no longer road-worthy so the SA will have to step up. Last May when the CX-3 had electrical problems, she got us to our camp site and back.

The small black box on the back of the panel controls the charge. If the box has an indicator to display the charging status, then it's smarter than just an electrical connector. My hatch glass is tinted and the defrosting lines would shade the panel. You can try it though, if it's the optimal...

$75 is a lot for 5w. 😬 I'd go with 20w or 10w. There are many on Amazon for around $30. I wish I could recommend one but my recent purchase hasn't been tested yet. For my campers parked in the desert sun, the batteries are maintained with 35w panels on the hood (and a separate charge...

Took her for a short drive this morning before changing the oil and filter. It's been two years. Fuel is down to a bit over 1/2. Will get it down to 1/4 before adding snake oil.

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...