Recent content by c3k

Yeah...as my high school student driver instructor said, "Always stay out of the red!". ;) The yellow/white transition occurs at random times as far as I can tell. No correlation to speed, acceleration, or steering angle. The most frustrating part? There is NO mention of this in the manual...

Okay...I have searched but found nothing. Yes, I've read the manual. ;) On the central instrument cluster, the Offroad Menu shows the drivetrain. Sometimes part of it is white. Sometimes part of it is yellow. I can't figure out what the colors mean. Here are some pictures. In 2wd...

This man knows how it is done. ;)

Random story... Years ago, Car and Driver used to do very thorough radar detector tests. Then, they started testing radar guns. One article that caught my attention was their attempts to "stealth" their test vehicles. They found that retractable headlights (stowed) were a HUGE factor in...

Spitballing... Failed/failing water pump. Check by opening a hose, starting, and watching the flow that comes out. Similar issue with radiator. Clogged? Stuck thermostat? Check by starting cold and taking temps of radiator in/out hoses. Once thermostat opens, they should flow/change temp...

Update: I dropped the truck off on October 27th. A week later, November 3rd, I was called and told the turbo swap was complete. Everything seems good. The cab stays on when I stop, so that's good. ;) Everything covered by warranty. I'll test the turbo by pushing hard once spring rolls...

I like it! One thought: pull that mirror cover off and dremel a small hole for the V1 wire. Make it a half-circle, right where it is against the glass. FWIW.

I had some time yesterday, so I drove the truck up the same road. Sure enough, I got the same error. Again. within a tenth of a mile of the other 4 times it hit. Based on conversations with the service director and at his request, I drove it to the dealership in "limp" mode. (Without resetting...

No. Dealer pushback. Says the recorded P00AF code is not sufficient. Admittedly, the two incidences show as one "blip". I shall make it occur again and then limp it in.

I've got a tall sitting height. I am very happy with my Blendmount for my V1G2. (Regardless of which mounting option you go with, I -highly- recommend the free JBV1 app. It's free, but I donate to Johnny Boy, the developer, every year.)

Thanks. The P00AF code (and symptoms) made it very clear it was the turbo dropping out. I'd rather have a turbo fail than my HPFP grenade my fuel system. Of course, I'd also rather have a CP3 than a CP4 (modified) as a HPFP. ;)

Update: Not liking the dealer response. Recap: I drove up Fancy Gap, got the P00AF failure. It is dangerous. Finally found an exit, cycled the ignition, and repeated my journey, I-77 Fancy Gap northbound. It failed again, exactly the same. I cycled the ignition, the failure was "cleared"...

Update. With normal daily driving, I've had no issues. Since the P00AF/turbo failure occurred on a steep road, I decided to try the same road again. I took the truck up the same route (I-77 North, Fancy Gap) and on the 7-9% slope...same failure, at about the same spot. (Difficult location, no...

Great writeup, great pix! Thanks.

2 purchases: In 2021 I gave up $500 in incentives for 0% over...7 years (?). In 2022 I gave up $1,000 in incentives for 0% for 5 years. Both loans were right about $25,000. I'll let the advanced ROI whizzes figure out what my APR was (and, yes, please include inflation...because that's what I...