Recent content by catchthecarp

I been using DWS 06 for several years on my '17 GT, overall I like them. They are sure footed in wet conditions and perform well in cold and snow. My only beef with these tires is they wear fast for an upper tier tire. 50K mileage warranty - I got 30K out of the last set with regular...

The shop that did the rear wheel bearing repair will be replacing the torn CV boot, no charge. The mechanic fessed up about trying to seal it with RTV. They also torqued the axle nut an additional 1/4 turn and no more clicking noise. Hallelujah !

I took wheel off and got a pic. You can see the crappy repair with RTV sealer and where grease has been slung out. I've had the wheel off many times trying to chase the source of the chirp and never noticed this.

Finally discovered the source of my rear drivers side chirping noise. If you don't want to read the entire thing it was caused by a torn outer CV boot. When getting new tires put on my car the shop (Firestone) noticed the driver side rear bearing had a lot play. At the time I was unsure if...

That's fine, glad you were satisfied with them. Just because your experience with these tires was different than mine doesn't invalidate anything I wrote. I gave my reasons for replacing them based on what I felt and observed after driving on them for 10 months in variety of conditions.

I bought my car brand new in March - after sub freezing temps were done. It came with P-Zero Nero A/S - they were fine during the warm seasons. No issues with rain or wet roads either. Once cold weather arrived and temps started to dip down in the 30's they became skittish and it got worse...

I just had the drivers side rear wheel hub assembly replaced and now I have an intermittent chirp when I take off from a stop and from 1st to 2nd gear shifts. I hear the chirp in reverse, too. I checked the spindle nut, it definitely was not loose and torqued to spec. I know the shop that...

After searching this site I discovered a few things. Check that rear spindle nut is torqued to spec. Rear spindle nut is single use. Rear hub assembly is covered under the power train warranty. Ouch.

The problem I have with the test bottle I bought from Amazon is that it can't easily be filled at the pump. I use a plastic baby bottle with a wide mouth and fill that at the pump and then transfer to the test bottle. It's a PITA.

I was at a local shop having a new set of tires installed on my 17 GT - premium, non PP. The installer noticed a lot of play on the drivers side rear wheel hub, he showed how it would rock back a forth. A new rear hub/bearing assembly was installed. An alignment was also done on the car. I now...

Flashed the Flex tune and checked the alch_pct - it's spot on. Not sure why my previous readings were always low compared to bottle tests, even after a KAM reset. I'm just happy it's now displaying a reasonable result.

Have someone snap your picture when you start it up for the first time with that exhaust.

I asked Lund - they said don't drop below 80% on the E-85 tune. Think I might flash my Flex tune and check what the E% reads on the Ngauge, been awhile since I checked it.

One thing I discovered about ethanol sensors after researching them, they don't measure ethanol, they measure % of gasoline and "assume" the rest is ethanol. Which is basically the same way a bottle tester works. There is a YT vid I found demonstrating the results one guy got testing various...

When running the flex tune my alch_pct never got above 72% on the Ngauge. I test my fuel source regularly - every other fill-up, with a bottle tester. It's always right on the money at 85% E. I don't trust the E % the Ngauge is calculating.