Willwork4truck
Spends too much time on here
I don't know if it's on the checklist, but I would add looking underneath for rust, finding out when the vehicle received by the dealer, and getting the specific information about the PDI pass/fail, as opposed to "oh it's all fine."
They told me that the technician who does the PDI's just makes the determination if it's 80% good or better on things like battery voltage, etc.
I wanted to see the actual voltmeter readings and load test because my truck had sat on the lot for 189 days and was built in early June 2023. 😮
I ended up just using my multimeter, seeing that the 12 V battery was at 12.8, didn't know how to test the 48 V.
Fortunately, 805 Highway miles home all at one shot took care of any charging issues. The panel on the dash said the 12 V battery was between 12.7 and 13.0 as I was driving.
Oh, the windshield washer fluid was almost empty, they missed that.
They told me that the technician who does the PDI's just makes the determination if it's 80% good or better on things like battery voltage, etc.
I wanted to see the actual voltmeter readings and load test because my truck had sat on the lot for 189 days and was built in early June 2023. 😮
I ended up just using my multimeter, seeing that the 12 V battery was at 12.8, didn't know how to test the 48 V.
Fortunately, 805 Highway miles home all at one shot took care of any charging issues. The panel on the dash said the 12 V battery was between 12.7 and 13.0 as I was driving.
Oh, the windshield washer fluid was almost empty, they missed that.