Botond's Maintenance Log - KM08765

[az3579]

At this rate you won't need a oil change lol


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That's why I'm not worried that I'm severely overdue for one. lol

[holyc0w]

Is the 10W30 a one-off or are you switching over?

[az3579]

Is the 10W30 a one-off or are you switching over?

Switching over. Was trying to use up all my top-up 0W-40.

[slater]

Switching over. Was trying to use up all my top-up 0W-40.

i think 5w40 is what you should be running. 10w30 is going to be harder on the motor for cold starts and won't have the higher temp limits.

if you don't mind, try the shell rotella T6 5w40. it's made for diesel motors and seems a lot more robust - i find castrol edge and mobil 1 are a lot thinner.

[az3579]

if you don't mind, try the shell rotella T6 5w40. it's made for diesel motors and seems a lot more robust - i find castrol edge and mobil 1 are a lot thinner.

I was hoping that by switching to the thicker oil, it wouldn't consume quite as much of it. Our winters aren't crazy cold... 20's is usually as low as it gets. I don't know what I'm going to do yet. I'm way overdue for an oil change, but quite frankly I don't think I'd ever need to do one again. lol

I'll try the Shell Rotella 5W40, I guess!



On a separate subject, I made an interesting discovery. Both of my front Bilstein shocks aren't rebounding (I think that's the correct term). I can pull the fenders up and the car's height will be raised a little. If you push the front of the car back down again, the shocks do not push the car back up. This is confusing because these coilovers are just over a year old. How can both sides do this?

I started looking into it when I started hearing clunking going over bumps. I put the car up on a lift and found that my suspension components were fine. My friend suspected the shocks, and that's when we discovered that they aren't behaving the way they should. He said they're binding. Thoughts?


I will have to see if FCP will take a partial return, since the coilovers were bought as a kit. If not, I may have to rent a car while the whole kit gets RMA'd, which defeats the purpose of a warranty...

[holyc0w]

I will have to see if FCP will take a partial return, since the coilovers were bought as a kit. If not, I may have to rent a car while the whole kit gets RMA'd, which defeats the purpose of a warranty...

That should be interesting. FCP gives you the option of getting the new stuff, before sending back the old, right?

[az3579]

That should be interesting. FCP gives you the option of getting the new stuff, before sending back the old, right?

Yeah... but let's consider the cost of that for a moment. The whole kit was over $1800. If they say the whole kit has to be sent back, then I have no choice but to rent a car, uninstall the suspension parts, and send it back that way, because I sure can't afford $1800 up front to get a replacement kit.

Even if they say I can send just the two shocks back, I still suspect it'll cost over $500 for the two front shocks and will still require a rental car, which is also a lot of money.

[az3579]

Well I guess I am fucked.

I called FCP and they say they require the entire kit to be returned for a warranty replacement, since it was purchased as a kit. The other option is to front the cost of the kit and get a refund upon return of the old, but $1800 is a LOT of coin.

I was hoping to have better luck with Bilstein, who has warrantied a single shock for me before with my previous set of shocks. They referred me to the vendor I purchased the kit from. No joy.

Guess I'll be riding around on blown shocks for a while.

[704sw]

How long does the warranty replacement take to cut you a refund? On credit you'd at least have 30 days...

[az3579]

How long does the warranty replacement take to cut you a refund? On credit you'd at least have 30 days...

I would, if the cards had enough money left on them... lol

I'm trying to get my friend to let me leave my car on his lift for a couple of days so I can uninstall my suspension and return it to FCP, getting a replacement hopefully the same day. He's super busy with school though, so this isn't a done deal. I'd still need a rental, because no way all this is getting done in a single day, but this should be the cheapest way out. Hopefully he responds and says yes.