Monday Merriment- and quest for cars
03-02-2010, 04:53 AM
#17
I found an interesting "feature" of the turbo over the weekend. I already knew that the fuel level sensor only goes down to about 1/4 tank and the computer "guesses" the level between 1/4 tank and empty. On Sat morning, I cleared the stored fault codes in the car with Durametric (it always comes back from the mechanics with faults stored, due to them unplugging things I think). When I tried to go out later, fuel warning came on immediately I started the car - fuel gauge didn't even move from the bottom. Miles remaining counted down 1 mile per second until it showed dashes.
When I filled up, all was fine. I eventually realised - clearing the fault codes obviously clears more than just the logged faults - it must be some kind of memory reset, which included where the information for the fuel level "guess" was being stored. Hence when I wiped that, it started guessing no fuel. Quality stuff - sack the engineer who came up with that design!
Apart from that - nothing on the 964. I need to try to get to the alternator guy this week to confirm he'll be able to fix it - assuming he can I may try to remove it at the weekend. It's odd - I'm sure it's been broken for a while and I've been driving it quite ignorant. But now I know the alternator is broken I suddenly don't want to drive it at all.
When I filled up, all was fine. I eventually realised - clearing the fault codes obviously clears more than just the logged faults - it must be some kind of memory reset, which included where the information for the fuel level "guess" was being stored. Hence when I wiped that, it started guessing no fuel. Quality stuff - sack the engineer who came up with that design!
Apart from that - nothing on the 964. I need to try to get to the alternator guy this week to confirm he'll be able to fix it - assuming he can I may try to remove it at the weekend. It's odd - I'm sure it's been broken for a while and I've been driving it quite ignorant. But now I know the alternator is broken I suddenly don't want to drive it at all.
03-02-2010, 08:57 AM
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03-02-2010, 08:59 AM
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At first I was just amazed at a full tank only lasting less than a 100 miles... then learned to control the gas pedal. 
I found an interesting "feature" of the turbo over the weekend. I already knew that the fuel level sensor only goes down to about 1/4 tank and the computer "guesses" the level between 1/4 tank and empty. On Sat morning, I cleared the stored fault codes in the car with Durametric (it always comes back from the mechanics with faults stored, due to them unplugging things I think). When I tried to go out later, fuel warning came on immediately I started the car - fuel gauge didn't even move from the bottom. Miles remaining counted down 1 mile per second until it showed dashes.
When I filled up, all was fine. I eventually realised - clearing the fault codes obviously clears more than just the logged faults - it must be some kind of memory reset, which included where the information for the fuel level "guess" was being stored. Hence when I wiped that, it started guessing no fuel. Quality stuff - sack the engineer who came up with that design!
Apart from that - nothing on the 964. I need to try to get to the alternator guy this week to confirm he'll be able to fix it - assuming he can I may try to remove it at the weekend. It's odd - I'm sure it's been broken for a while and I've been driving it quite ignorant. But now I know the alternator is broken I suddenly don't want to drive it at all.
When I filled up, all was fine. I eventually realised - clearing the fault codes obviously clears more than just the logged faults - it must be some kind of memory reset, which included where the information for the fuel level "guess" was being stored. Hence when I wiped that, it started guessing no fuel. Quality stuff - sack the engineer who came up with that design!
Apart from that - nothing on the 964. I need to try to get to the alternator guy this week to confirm he'll be able to fix it - assuming he can I may try to remove it at the weekend. It's odd - I'm sure it's been broken for a while and I've been driving it quite ignorant. But now I know the alternator is broken I suddenly don't want to drive it at all.
03-02-2010, 11:49 AM
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Burning Brakes
Maybe I'm seeing a trend here...kids in avatars...kids in Porsches...
Photoshoot justification 'might' go over better with 'she who must be consulted".
PS. Its my grandaughter Jocy in the avatar.
Photoshoot justification 'might' go over better with 'she who must be consulted".
PS. Its my grandaughter Jocy in the avatar.
03-03-2010, 11:06 AM
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Ok, weekend went like this:
My First Fiat.. a parts car
and getting this:
The children are going crazy with it. She is a Cairn Terrier, name is Jojo.
My First Fiat.. a parts car
and getting this:
The children are going crazy with it. She is a Cairn Terrier, name is Jojo.
Be aware.....I do not know if they all behave the same, but when Munchy was a pup, he really liked to chew on things....the legs of the chairs of our dinette sets, some wicker chairs...he even managed to chew through a couple hundred bucks worth of cables behind my home theater equipment!
But he is a wonderful dog and is great with kids.
Brian
03-03-2010, 11:47 AM
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On our way back from Hawaii. Survived my first tsunami!!!!
Good time. Good hiking. Good food. Saw only one Pcar. Can't wait to get behind the wheel of the C4. After some sleep.
Good time. Good hiking. Good food. Saw only one Pcar. Can't wait to get behind the wheel of the C4. After some sleep.
