The third year starts at 228,000 miles. My project thread.

[slater]

Did the airbag recall and $10 55-point inspection today. Had an ///M breakfast wrap at the ///M Cafe. Not much to report:

• rear main seal - would love to see a dealer bill at $134.95/hr for that job
• diff input shaft seal
• rear brakes (need to clarify if just pads or rotors needed too)

I got my first 37°F warning of the season this morning. Winter is coming!

nice! i got my first warning last thursday night - it got down to 2.5ºC here! i fired up our pellet stove when we got home.

rear brakes are easy peasy - good time to adjust your handbrake too.

peter

[alexandre]

nice! i got my first warning last thursday night - it got down to 2.5ºC here! i fired up our pellet stove when we got home.

rear brakes are easy peasy - good time to adjust your handbrake too.

peter

They're at 25% (after 100k km) and apparently the brake warning lights up at 14%. So I probably have a good 6-8 months before they're needed! I'll try to address the ebrake before then.

Yeah, first 37 degree warning here as well this morning.

The rear main seal is a massive job, isn't it?

Yup. Requires dropping the tranny. Not happening until I require a clutch change (but I have a feeling it will outlive the car). I'll just top up my oil in the meantime.

[ELCID86]

Did the airbag recall and $10 55-point inspection today. Had an ///M breakfast wrap at the ///M Cafe. Not much to report:

• rear main seal - would love to see a dealer bill at $134.95/hr for that job
• diff input shaft seal
• rear brakes (need to clarify if just pads or rotors needed too)

I got my first 37°F warning of the season this morning. Winter is coming!

Code that annoyance off!

I have a slight leak on my rear main as well. Mechanic said to leave it until the clutch goes also.

[az3579]

Code that annoyance off!

I keep trying to do it myself but the damn thing stays! I can't get that damned beep off!


I know the rear main seal will be getting done when I do my clutch, which I expect to be soon. I have 205k on my clutch now and who knows how it was treated the first 75k of its life, so we'll see...
Recommend anything else "while in there"?

Thinking clutch, flywheel (if needed, really expensive), throwout bearing, rear main seal, tranny mounts.

[Vas]

Slave cylinder, new clutch line maybe upgrade to a ss unit.

[az3579]

Slave cylinder, new clutch line maybe upgrade to a ss unit.

Those don't require the tranny to be remove, do they?

[Vas]

No. Both are on the outside.

Are you having any weird noises from the trans ? Sometimes the output shaft or input shaft bearings go bad. But otherwise just the clutch, flywheel and rear main seal assembly

[az3579]

No. Both are on the outside.

Are you having any weird noises from the trans ? Sometimes the output shaft or input shaft bearings go bad. But otherwise just the clutch, flywheel and rear main seal assembly

No, just thinking up a list that Alex may also use when it comes time to drop his tranny.
We're both probably gonna have to do it at some point in the future, him for the leak and me for the clutch.

[alexandre]

Washed it today!

[slater]

nice!