I am in Indonesia right now on vacation, and they have 2 temperatures hot and hotter.

Noticed 2 chips on the Windshield, small albeit noticeable. :-|

Hole through the upper grill mesh. Must have hit a rock coming off a truck I followed. It hit hard enough to dent the radiator! Will monitor for leaks now. Pissed off for sure. I believe I have to remove the bumper to access this plastic part for replacement.
Also noticed that the PO or someone who worked on the car, has left all sorts of bolts loose. Power steering reservoir only had one bolt secure, the other was on by a thread. Heat shield under the car had front two bolts just started (looks like someone started them by hand then forgot to tighten). I don't need things falling off, as planning a bit of a road trip next week with the missus.

Driverside headlight went out. Removed the assembly after finding the rear cover was broken and just dangling in the engine bay. Replaced bulb and discovered the SMC module and the ballast both had water in them. Ordered a new assembly. I'm praying the SMC still functions. Cleaned all the corrosion off of it with contact cleaner and a brush.

hmm driver side turn signal went out again.

pulled the headlight and found that if I bottom out the bulb in the socket, it stops working. wiggle it? works. pull it up out, it works.

I bent the prongs a little on the socket as well as cleaned them and still does it. weird.

https://youtu.be/yKVAMYzG2fM

Brake light bulb error.

corroded terminals...need to find spare tailight.

you should be able to clean them up a bit and solder them,thats what I did last year and solved my problem. easy peezy. :)

thanks!

I'll try this tomorrow.:2thumbs:

apart from the cooling issue , I now cant move the knurl up on the center heating vent
will go full hot but to cold it only goes to 1

when will this end :):):)

oh and I got bird crap on the bonnet that looks like a bird the size of a house has pooped on it

- little button to open and close my mirrors...
- the Auto button for my fan - flipped clean off and had to look for it..
- passenger side seat belt ding - need to strap in my imaginary passenger so that the ding goes away ( started afte dealer fixed my mat sensor on passenger seat - recall )
- thrust arm bushing needs replacing - translate into shaky/loose steering and clunk when going over bumps etc..
- little red light on the door handle - broken when changing the door carrier.
- coolant expansion tank has a teeeeny tiny hole way on top... results in a small leak when i drive hard...

that should sum it up for a 2006 4.4i with 87000 miles.. :)