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Thanks Kenzo and Iznogood for the info…. appreciate the feedback
Kenzo… I kind of agree with leaving the Duralast inner rod as I feel that even if it is a crappy part… I would think its not likely to snap and create an accident, but rather maybe prone to fail in as much as some noise like the original reason I changed it in the first place…. but I may get a year out of it before I even need to think about it….. (this is the other side of my thought process over whether to change it or leave it in)… if I thought for a moment that its a safety issue then I would change it in a second…. regardless of the work involved… thanks for the thoughts…
Matt
Thanks for the advice… Though I have nothing against Bridgestone specifically, and have limited experience with them… I have always felt the Goodyear was a pretty solid brand as they have been around as long as they have…..
I agree with you 100% on Autozone parts…. I had no idea before this experience that they only carry these inferior parts… and I will never get parts there again….. but now that half this job is done I have been quibbling with myself that I am just being a perfectionist… and ultimately I think I may just be looking for someone to tell me to leave the Duralast in… that it will be fine..
I guess if I get that confirmation from enough people then I would be comfortable with leaving that one in… but as of now…. I don’t feel comfortable with it and your assessment is definitely helping me move toward my original thought of changing out that Duralast part for a moog. Thank you for your thoughts and help…..
Another quick question… if you don’t mind…. when I put the outer tie rod in… do I pump it full of grease before or after I tighten it? Thanks
Matt M
yes, thanks…. thats the plan…..should be the red wire for batt power and there is a separate ground right?
Thanks so much for the info and the recall info….I made a mistake in the year though…. I have a 2009 so unfortunately I don’t the recall will apply to me… seems to be a motor problem though…. either that or possibly the switch since I don’t hear anything at all when I put the switch to “on” and try and move the wipers…. thanks also for the vocabulary lesson… Cowling… never knew that’s what they call that….. thanks
Thank you so much for your time. I do not think that is the case but I will double check on that tonight. Have a great day and thanks again…….
Matt Montalto
Thanks so much for your time. The car is still just sitting there since I finished and I had thought that maybe it will right itself once I move it… I intend on doing that tonight, but was just trying to get my information straight first. thanks again….
Matt Montalto
thanks for the reply… (I am checking it with the engine off),… but I have never heard of checking then engine cold though… I was always taught that you should run the vehicle and then turn it off and wait a few minutes for the oil to drain back into the pan and then check it…
I think I did initially check it cold… but as I mentioned in my last post, that I noticed that after a little highway driving, the stick was reading the oil at the proper “full” mark.
Thanks again for all your help….
Matt Montalto
thanks for the reply… (I am checking it with the engine off),… but I have never heard of checking then engine cold though… I was always taught that you should run the vehicle and then turn it off and wait a few minutes for the oil to drain back into the pan and then check it…
I think I did initially check it cold… but as I mentioned in my last post, that I noticed that after a little highway driving, the stick was reading the oil at the proper “full” mark.
Thanks again for all your help….
Matt Montalto
My apologies for not responding back to this thread in so long…. I was not aware that anyone had commented since i was here last… I guess I never saw the email and I apologize… I would hat to have accidentally offended anyone here as my experience with you all here has taught me you are all fine individuals who deserve respectful treatment….
With my van… I noticed that after physically driving it on the highway and then re-checking the level, it seemed to be showing full… When I had been checking it earlier, I was just letting the car warm up to temperature while idling in the driveway…
So having seen the oil at the full level on the stick, I am now happy… and I guess have learned that (at least for this car) I guess I need to drive the vehicle in order to get a proper reading?… – And just to avoid the obvious question… yes, I did remove the stick and wipe it off before inserting in and checking while the car was stationary.
Sorry to point out such an obvious thing, but hey… I work in the computer field and I have had many calls where a customer will tell me their monitor doesnt work and the problem is merely that the plug has come loose… so I generally take no details for granted…
Again… thanks all for listening … and Eric… again for the great advise and forum where we can all have these conversations….
Matt Montalto
My apologies for not responding back to this thread in so long…. I was not aware that anyone had commented since i was here last… I guess I never saw the email and I apologize… I would hat to have accidentally offended anyone here as my experience with you all here has taught me you are all fine individuals who deserve respectful treatment….
With my van… I noticed that after physically driving it on the highway and then re-checking the level, it seemed to be showing full… When I had been checking it earlier, I was just letting the car warm up to temperature while idling in the driveway…
So having seen the oil at the full level on the stick, I am now happy… and I guess have learned that (at least for this car) I guess I need to drive the vehicle in order to get a proper reading?… – And just to avoid the obvious question… yes, I did remove the stick and wipe it off before inserting in and checking while the car was stationary.
Sorry to point out such an obvious thing, but hey… I work in the computer field and I have had many calls where a customer will tell me their monitor doesnt work and the problem is merely that the plug has come loose… so I generally take no details for granted…
Again… thanks all for listening … and Eric… again for the great advise and forum where we can all have these conversations….
Matt Montalto
Thanks Eric…. and again thanks for this great venue… So far so good on the cluster… and those documents are fantastic… would love to find those for my Honda Odyssey as well… Speaking of which…. I know you said you have an Odyssey too, and I just posted a topic about it and would love to know if you have any feedback on it… the question is posted under: “2009 Honda Odyssey – Oil Fill Level”
Thanks very much…
– Matt Montalto
Thanks Eric…. and again thanks for this great venue… So far so good on the cluster… and those documents are fantastic… would love to find those for my Honda Odyssey as well… Speaking of which…. I know you said you have an Odyssey too, and I just posted a topic about it and would love to know if you have any feedback on it… the question is posted under: “2009 Honda Odyssey – Oil Fill Level”
Thanks very much…
– Matt Montalto
Thanks. Technically its between… but very close to the lower mark… so close that when the engine has just been turned off, the level doesn’t reach the bottom mark.
– Matt Montalto