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i was on a 2 hour road trip and i heard two clunks my rear end s sagging but my self leveling dash light is not on. but i do have fail safe mode on light on bc.. wondering how to see if my air bag is bad or something totally different

Thank you

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Originally Posted by Maruzo (Post 1187385)

Great info. Thanks!

The red light on mine (4.6is) went up yesterday, so that means I have I 10Litre/2.6 gallons left in the tank?

I refilled 21 gallons this morning to top it off. That adds up to about 24 gallons.

As a side note, 91 octane is 3.25/ gallons today in Los Angeles!

10L = 2.64 but you have to add on the 3.6 not on the gauge 3.6+2.64=6.24 g remains. The 3.6 buffer makes it really hard to run out of gas without trying because you can go 15 miles or so past 0.0 DTE. It's designed like that to make it near impossible to run the pump dry or have a problem with the pump inlet sucking air when you are at a steep angle and low on fuel.

I was at about 30 miles DTE when I just filled up:

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93 octane @ 2.50/g it auto stopped at half speed at exactly 24.000 warranted a photo. I regularly will put in just shy of 24g since I wait for the low fuel light before getting gas unless I know I'll be where low density of stations or before going to Chicago I will put in enough to get home where the fuel is $1.10 lessa gallon.

I put in just enough to get out of Illinois and it was 3.60/g.

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Finally received my long awaited gloss black grilles. They are aftermarket and seem like good quality. They need the notch for the hood release lever cut out for the driver side but other than that they are solid and super glossy.Attachment 78385
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Oooo. Whered you get them

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Originally Posted by snik (Post 1187437)

Oooo. Whered you get them

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New expansion tank due to float sensor area deformation [emoji28] float was still vertical but had shifted all the way to the fender side of the opening but no leak at the time [emoji2962]

New MAF (Bosh)

Trying to fin a replacement cap for the washer reservoir (apparently never sold in ME) without buying a whole new tank.

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Originally Posted by EODguy (Post 1187446)

Trying to fin a replacement cap for the washer reservoir (apparently never sold in ME) without buying a whole new tank.

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I bought a generic one was a tiny bit too small but a couple cuts around the perimeter and it snaps on just fine.

I may have to give that a try [emoji106]

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The retaining slot didn't fit but the original didn't do its job anyhow so no biggie.

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Originally Posted by EODguy (Post 1187451)

I may have to give that a try [emoji106]

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I just matched the hood release lever cut out the best I could with some tin snips and pliers. The plastic was definitely thicker than the old oem grilles. A dremel may have worked better but I didnt really care about the finish, i just wanted to get it to allow the hood to open properly and not be stuck closed...