Judson
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Did you use your vag-com cable to do so? Or splice/extend the OBD wiring? Also, where in the center console did it end up?
Thanks!
Thanks!
Did you use your vag-com cable to do so? Or splice/extend the OBD wiring? Also, where in the center console did it end up?
Thanks!
Did the same as you.
My wife wasn't real happy with the warm up time the other day when it was 15 degrees when we went out the other day. Gonna give the pipe insulation a shot. For $2 if it doesn't work as well as I like I'm not really out anything. Happy wife happy life.
Found a wet spot on the driveway near the front right corner of the car. It was well below freezing but the spot was not frozen so I think it was coolant. Could running the FrostHeater for so long (12 hours) cause the coolant to boil out of the expansion tank? (The car has a skid plate and the driveway is sloped so the wet spot is not necessarily under the source of the leak.) The car has not been leaking coolant since, but I haven't used the FrostHeater either.Hooked up the FrostHeater overnight and it started up right away this morning without needing a jump.
Later on today, I got the "Stop! Check coolant!" message and the expansion tank was practically empty.
On a bit of a tight budget and right now the car is starting relatively well in the cold. However new glow plugs, battery, and a Frostheater are definitely in store if I can cobble the money together before the end of the winter. Otherwise it'll have to wait until next year. We're heading for 3 degrees tonight so I'll count my blessings lolDid the same as you.
Also, happy to report an update on the Frost Heater (1000W) + 100W oil pan heater performance. At -30*C and calm we're comfy inside after a 10-15 minute warm-up. Tonight we're headed to -36
We've just kept everything plugged in 24-7 during this cold snap.
I have had mine on for extended periods of time and haven't seen any problems.Found a wet spot on the driveway near the front right corner of the car. It was well below freezing but the spot was not frozen so I think it was coolant. Could running the FrostHeater for so long (12 hours) cause the coolant to boil out of the expansion tank? (The car has a skid plate and the driveway is sloped so the wet spot is not necessarily under the source of the leak.) The car has not been leaking coolant since, but I haven't used the FrostHeater either.
Ah, you reminded me that I need to get a new hood strut for the wife's car! Need to create a list.New hood strut and dip stick tube grommet installed. Also got it inspected.
Tomorrow I tackle the flaky door switch.Ah, you reminded me that I need to get a new hood strut for the wife's car! Need to create a list.
I wouldn't use it either.I definitely won't be setting the e-brakes in this weather anytime soon. Maybe when it warms up later this week I'll check the return springs .
Bajan
The garage door opener on the side that I keep IBW broke on New Year's, and with the weather here I haven't tried to get someone here to fix it. But when I back out I let the car roll 50 feet down the driveway before getting out to close the garage door because there's no way I'm setting the parking brake.