Jaybeaux
Well-Known Member
- Jan 3, 2016
- 2,059
- Boat Info
- 2006 Sea Ray 48
Naught On Call
- Engines
- Cummins QSC-540s with V-Drives
11 KW Onan Genset
Well this went sideways quickly…
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I dunno; I thought everyone was being pretty civil, all things considered.Well this went sideways quickly…
I guess I am lucky, my two BMW's have a button above the push start and pressing that disables the atuo-off when you come to a stop. That button will survive multiple starts and stops of the engine and will stay off until the battery cable is removed or I turn it back on. Got lucky on something I guess.
Nope. I'm not looking for attention. Just need to move my butt and gear from point A to point B as efficiently as possible.Do you guys at least have racing stripes on your minivans?
Nope. I'm not looking for attention. Just need to move my butt and gear from point A to point B as efficiently as possible.
Nope. I'm not looking for attention. Just need to move my butt and gear from point A to point B as efficiently as possible.
Mine is a 2011. The 1st year it came out (I'm that guy). It doesn't have it. It's currently at the shop with a $3400 bill attached to it. Been there for almost a month.You must have it on your f150 Ecoboost? I have it on mine. I don’t even notice it.
Lemme guess….Mine is a 2011. The 1st year it came out (I'm that guy). It doesn't have it. It's currently at the shop with a $3400 bill attached to it. Been there for almost a month.
That's a good analogy.Minivans are like the cargo pants of automobiles
No. New plugs, coil packs, brakes, fuel system clean out including the valves (DI turbos) struts, I had a gas smell which turned out to be a PCV, and software update. Went to pick it up last week and it was worse than when I dropped it off. So I turned around in the parking lot and back to their garage.Lemme guess….
Water pump leaked and mixed coolant with oil?
No. New plugs, coil packs, brakes, fuel system clean out including the valves (DI turbos) struts, I had a gas smell which turned out to be a PCV, and software update. Went to pick it up last week and it was worse than when I dropped it off. So I turned around in the parking lot and back to their garage.
Before you flame me on cost, yes I’m aware. It’s a dealership. I didn’t have time to do this stuff myself and they were convenient. Not sure what they’re doing over there tho.
That happened to my wife's Ford 3.7L powered CX 9. Almost $4K. It is a known problem and should have been a recall.Lemme guess….
Water pump leaked and mixed coolant with oil?
Same Super Crew would be $70k. As much as I’d love a new one, I can’t justify it for towing a boat 3 months out of the year. Of course we use it for many other things, and would never be without one. We’ll just run this into the ground. Only has 117k.Damn... and that's why I typically get out of them at 75,000 miles and start over... nothing but oil changes and sometimes tires...
If that's the case, we could stand to save some fuel around here, as some of our traffic lights at the bigger intersections can have you parked for close to 2 minutes. To add insult to injury, there's times where we sit through 2 full cycles before getting close enough to make it through on the third cycle. In those instances, we could be parked for somewhere in the neighborhood of 4 minutes. So, yeah; we might be saving a measurable amount of fuel. That, and the 50 cars sitting with us wouldn't be puking out exhaust fumes that whole time....I do remember the statement that the engine needed to be idle for 7 seconds to realize a benefit. Conversely, I would then have to assume less than a 7 second shut down would result in a fuel usage penalty. Either way, unless you're in traffic with long durations of idling, the savings has to be minimal.
You have traffic lights in Idaho???If that's the case, we could stand to save some fuel around here, as some of our traffic lights at the bigger intersections can have you parked for close to 2 minutes. To add insult to injury, there's times where we sit through 2 full cycles before getting close enough to make it through on the third cycle. In those instances, we could be parked for somewhere in the neighborhood of 4 minutes. So, yeah; we might be saving a measurable amount of fuel. That, and the 50 cars sitting with us wouldn't be puking out exhaust fumes that whole time.