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There's a guy on YT that does narrated engine teardowns; more entertaining than you'd think ('I Do Cars'). He tore down a Jag engine that had been overfilled by about 3 quarts and blown up by it; an extreme case to be sure, but something to watch for. Big second on the vacuum pump; they're all...

WRT reading the oil level with invisible fresh oil. I take a clean paper towel--the folded kind you find in dispensers--then lay the (dipped) dipstick down on the edge of the towel with a reference line (hole). The oil level will be a smudge on the paper towel. This is with one of my...

Sorry, I mis-wrote: meant to write 'my MAPS is up-to-date' (Sync is too). Voice commands said to go 'south on I5.' Wifey has a late-model Fusion with Sync 3; a couple days ago the GPS completely lost its mind heading to Los Banos--SW of Modesto--in the country. Possibly no cell phone coverage...

My GPS is up-to-date--I bought the subscription--and the other day it insisted I go south on I5 from Stockton, CA to get to Sacramento; Sacramento is most definitely north of Stockton.

I have 5 cars (down from 8), 2 tractors, a quad, a Gator, and a zero-turn mower; I spend a lot of time acquiring, installing and cursing at batteries. For auto batteries I always get Deka if I can (they supply many of the 'name brand' batteries--NAPA, Duracell, etc.--but quality may vary due to...

Yep, my result as well. However ... I have a really trivial observation: What is the purpose of this plastic spacer? Apparently, it's to ensure the two-piece ground cable assembly is canted just a few degrees clockwise--the notch in the battery compartment insures the cable goes straight in--but...

Humans are pack animals, and drive in packs, even on open roadways. I always sit at the rear of a pack, usually in the #1/fast lane--in California, they're pretty much in use all the time--far enough back so I don't have to hit the brakes or downshift every time some twit taps his/her brakes for...

FWIW, when I used to do my own oil changes on aircraft I (part-)owned. At least one of the manuals spec'd Dow Corning #3 on the seal. I still use it, at least when I can find my tube of the stuff; engine stoppages in flight are at least as annoying as on the ground. Looks like it's been...

I've settled this, in my own mind anyway. For starters, for those wondering why I'm replacing my battery (I've cleaned it off before, and it's going on 5yrs anyway): As for the BMS, I'm convinced my car, at least, doesn't have it (note 'if equipped'). There's obviously no sensor mounted on...

Thanks. Never noticed it, must go off after startup?

Good info, thanks. " If successful the battery light will flash 3 times within the next 15 seconds " Dumb question: Where is the 'battery light' on a Mustang? All mine has is soft gauges.

I wouldn't be comfortable with that, your experience notwithstanding. If you've seen the output from an alternator on an O-scope it's not a smooth DC signal, it's a lumpy, truncated sine wave produced by the diodes in the alternator (6 in most alternators). The battery functions like the...

It's leaking at the negative terminal and causing corrosion. I had a leak on my Ranger that ate through the battery pan; don't want that happening to my 'Stang. But, no indications from the ECU or elsewhere.

The mention of the 8-hour wait came from one of the links in an early reply, which referred to F-150s. Supposedly, the 8-hour wait is in lieu of resetting the BMS (which a dealer would do to get the car out of their shop). KingKong is convinced resetting the BMS, by either means, is for pussies...

Whoa! That SHOULD NOT happen (we're talking odometer, right, not trip meter?).

Thanks for the advice, but I'll stick with the 'Stang, the old Lincoln, my '96 Ranger, two old British sports cars, two circa 1950s Ford tractors, Honda quad, JD Gator, zero-turn mower, edger, rototiller, 3 chainsaws, gas rodent-killer and compactor, all of which I maintain myself--well, to the...

Good info, thanks (especially about the A10).

" Stop fussing like a teenage girl, " OK, I got your number. You gonna call me a cuck, now? "You previously changed the battery and all the nannies went TU?" I see reading comprehension isn't your strong suit: here, I'll help you out: "I had the issue where all the nannies would go TU...

No 're-learning' of driving habits?

Fair enough. Looking into this--in some other threads I've come across--it may be sufficient to swap batteries and let the car sit, locked-up, for at least 8 hours. Yes, I am concerned for My Precious' electronic circuitry; 35+years in the computer business taught me how sensitive this stuff...