Whammy's Journal Thread

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Originally Posted by Whammy

Since the ZHP has been removed from DD for a week or two, it appears the car alarm has been randomly going off. After doing some research and checking the battery voltage, it appears the hood sensor may be starting to fail. Others have previously reported it. So, I have it disconnected and will be checking to see if the alarm goes off again.

Sadly to replace it, it is $45 :/

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Ha same thing has been happening to me as well.

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Originally Posted by Sockethead

Yep! that's the problem... if you're not worried about somebody prying open your hood to steal random parts, just leave it disconnected.

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Yeah, I'm not. I'm fine with it being disconnected for now. Some day, I'll replace it. Probably in the next couple of months.

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Originally Posted by Vas

Ha same thing has been happening to me as well.

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O RLY? :eeps

Yea it's a known issue though all series. i had a lady with a e60 that was having the issue. Her indy wanted to replace the alarm module and go from there. I disconnected to hood switch and she was fine. We had to disconnect it on our e53 too...

Saved the ZHP yesterday by not driving it to work. Had the unfortunate pleasure of getting rear ended by an older F150 in my 4runner. Thankfully, there is no apparent damage to the truck. I think the trailer hitch took the brunt of the impact. I have an appointment scheduled with the body shop to review possible damage.

Phew!

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That was lucky for the ZHP!
Rear-end collisions are real popular around Charleston. It's got me so paranoid...

Given the amount of force, my ZHP would have been totaled. I'm a little nervous driving the ZHP today.... :/

That sucks! Glad to hear you’re okay, your truck appears to be okay, and your ZHP sits safely at home


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Originally Posted by BMWCurves

That sucks! Glad to hear you’re okay, your truck appears to be okay, and your ZHP sits safely at home


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Sure it does.....:eeps

That said, the ZHP got a new home yesterday as the wife and I moved into our new house.

Today I changed the oil in the ZHP. I noticed while changing the oil the corners on the oil filter housing are getting rounded. Looks like I'll need to replace it next change.
https://i.imgur.com/jH0EYGJ.jpg?1

The clock now sits at 185,000.
https://i.imgur.com/dL4phnW.jpg?1