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Code reader says it's a pair of P0328 codes - "Knock sensor 1 circuit high input bank 1 or 1 sensor".
Bad knock sensor?
Put a "for sale" sign on the minivan?
It'll go to the dealer tomorrow but if anyone's seen this, please share.
-Brian
-mike
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Oh, GASOLINE?
I did resest the code, but it comes right back. I'm off to Jim Coleman Toyota. Hope the service there is good...
Old timers will recall I had a problem when chip munks chewed through some ignition wires on my Forester.
Well, it happened again. This time they chewed up the wiring harness on my Sienna. That's what triggered the MIL.
New wires and knock sensors will set me back $740, and warranty doesn't cover hungry chipmunks!
I cried a bit and they said they'd knock 10% off, but that's still well over $600 because of those stinkin' pests.
He recommended moth balls.
I'm thinking "grenade".
cusafr
Maybe your homeowners insurance would cover it? :confuse:
What is different about your Miata and new Forester that they stay away from it? Is it where it is parked?
Time to build a real garage instead of the carport perhaps....
-Brian
I remember the hungry tree rats eating through your Forester wires. I also recall my suggestion about ballistic revenge. Still the same advice!
Len
They ate a very small amount of an ignition wire cover from the 2002 Legacy, as well. The 2009 Forester is still intact, thankfully.
The wife went out and picked up some moth balls, the type that are in a platic container with lots of vents. The smell is supposed to repel the rodents, but I wonder if the moth balls are OK in that hot environment?
I used some tie-straps and put one in the Miata's engine bay, and so far so good. If anyone thinks this is not a good idea, please share the reasons why. So far it just makes a bit of a smell when I pop the hood.
I put one on the Forester, too.
Both are out of harms way, I just wonder if the heat will have any effect, or if it's just not a good idea?
Call me crazy, call me OCD, but $740 of damage will wake anyone up.
Insurance deductibles are both $500, so it's not worth making a claim for that small amount, not to mention I don't want to have a 3rd claim on our home owner's policy, certainly not for $240.
I've asked the Toyota dealer for a mercy discount, we'll see.
I know there's a good joke in there somewhere!!
http://blogs.edmunds.com/straightline/2008/09/heated-seats-a-new-form-of-birth-c- ontrol.html
Bob
Perhaps peanut butter and traps are a better idea?
-mike
Bob
I checked last night and they're both OK, probably not too close to heat sources.
Chipmunks love Peanut Butter, when it's almost contract time, the line-men smear it on the lines and the chipmunks and squirrels chew the wires up and then they get a better contract.
-mike
Do you think a heat-resistent grease (brake caliper grease?) would repeal the rodents?
I did negotiate the price down to $681. They had to remove the valve covers to change the knock sensors. I even gave the old valve cover gaskets.
6 hours of labor, sheesh.
-mike
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...hotopanel..1.*
I sure hope the next-gen spec.B (Legacy STI or whatever...) can match or exceed it.
I also hope Subaru updates their AWD with a torque-vectoring rear differential, that sends more power to the outside rear wheel while cornering, like what the Acura uses.
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At nearly every corner, the SH-AWD was so astute and intelligent that you could literally slap the go pedal to the carpet and let the all-wheel drive sort out how best to put the power to good use. And yes, these optional 245/40ZR19 Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 tires (the largest and stickiest of any of the tires in the entire group) really help, but it was in combination with the SH-AWD where the rubber really made a difference. This car carves the corners
The All-Wheel-Drive Future
All things considered, Acura has finally put its highly complex and effective SH-AWD system to its best use in the 2010 Acura TL SH-AWD 6MT. This all-wheel-drive technology has always seemed a bit wasted in the MDX and RDX sport-utilities. It belongs in a sport sedan, and it has found a worthy home in the TL.
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Bob
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FirstDrives/articleId=132226?tid=edm- unds.il.home.photopanel..1.*#1
Sounds awesome. I'll take mine in bright silver to as to disguise that oversized shield they call a grille.
Too bad the RD-X doesn't come in a manual trans. Look at how the TL was transformed.
Also, they should have tested a G35x, not a G35s.
Glad they finally did AWD + MT.
Also as they noted the tires probably had the most to do with the handling. I wish someone would test cars with the same tires on all them so that we would know if it were the tires or the car producing the results.
-mike
Motorsports and Modifications Host
Having said that, in the past I believe Acura has sold both manuals and automatics at the same price on some models. So I would think the MSRP ( at $38,995 with SH-AWD and $43,235 with Tech Package/High-Performance tires) on the just-introduced TL would be a good indicator. http://www.acura.com/
As to tires, the approach Edmunds took (actually they probably had no choice since this was a prototype) makes the most sense for most buyers. They used what comes with the car from the factory—which is the way 99.9% of the cars will be delivered to customers.
Here's Edmunds "First Drive" of the '09 automatic version:
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FirstDrives/articleId=130526
Bob
-mike
Motorsports and Modifications Host
Bob
http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id=6&article_id=7120
Bob
In previous versions the TLS came with 4-pot Brembos, suspension upgrades, and IIRC power upgrades too. Will be intersting to see how it pans out. Likely out of my price range we'll see. Especially now with slightly used cars really coming down in price. I'm looking at possibly an 05-06 E55 AMG with sub 36k miles for under $40k, depending on how the new 2010 Legacy comes out.
-mike
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So the AWD in the review is basically the TL-S. It even gets a bigger engine.
It took a manual trans for it to really shine, though.
So the AWD in the review is basically the TL-S. It even gets a bigger engine.
It took a manual trans for it to really shine, though.
Interesting. Unfortunately it will probably be out of my price range with my cap being about $36k. Focusing on the 2010 Legacy and 2009 G8 GXP.
-mike
Motorsports and Modifications Host
Outback is back from the body shop, but also back from the mechanic, where she got a bunch of new sensors and a new steering rack Yay! :sick: And here it is a week later and there is some new leaky something up front, so back to the shop Thursday. :sick: :sick:
(these 2 sentiments are not connected. We are fixing the Outback and keeping it for years to come. I was just fantasizing about not having a company whip there for a sec on the first part)
-Brian
-mike
Motorsports and Modifications Host
The old one's rear seat was uninhabitable. Almost no leg room, but even worse the back rest was bolt-upright and the kids felt like they were sitting at the bottom of a deep well.
Let's see if the new one is packaged better.
A manual S convertible would be a feasible replacement for my Miata - IF the kids can actually sit in there.
See you there!
Food talk IS a requirement! :P
Bob
Bob
http://blogs.edmunds.com/straightline/2008/10/2008-sema-preview-subaru-forester-- xti-and-xt-mountain-rescue.html
I like the Mountain Rescue concept too although it does look slightly like an Xterra.
-Frank
In fact, a little secret is SOA got the idea from a guy who showed up at last year's 48hrs with a lifted 1992 Legacy Wagon, I mean lifted like 13" lifted!
As for "bolt ons" you can put on STi springs but my guess is that the forester is like the outback is to the legacy. We just did a suspension upgrade on an OBXT and let me tell yah it's not all peaches and cream doing suspension work on it, while legacy parts fit, there are some things that don't work so well.
For instance we tried to do Koni inserts and they don't insert into the OBXT struts due to longer tubes. We put coilovers on it and while they fit, the up-ward travel of a lowered OBXT causes issues. I'd imagine similar issues with the forester as well.
-mike
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