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11 days of ownership here are my issues / fixes

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Old Sep 30, 2020 | 03:35 PM
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Default 11 days of ownership here are my issues / fixes

i moved this from my original thread to get more eyes on it....hope this is OK.

Had the car 2 weeks this Friday. Car was not driven much since 2016 so i'm finding some issues and searching like mad to fix them. I expected shortcomings to show up since sitting in a garage for so long.

- drive from AL to NC = 23 mpg....although i didn't check tire pressure and 3 of 4 were very low (my fault)
- SRS light on...code 17 (trying to figure this one out..code is B2291...so passenger position sensor is bad in one of the 4
- CDC changer had code B2403 so i used butter knife to get magazine to release...then worked on it back and fourth and now CDC works great
- U3FF6 = one bad inner backing sensor in the bumper so i'm trying to find one in Silver and will drop the bumper to replace as hands are too big to go through rear light cluster
- B2319 = passengers mirror vertical feedback potentiometer circuit to ground...this mirror dips in reverse, but doesn't return to 'saved' position when moved in 'drive'. Gonna remove motor and clean and oil
- took car for alignment/balance for a small vibration at all speeds...seems one front developed a blister or bubble and needs replacing so i'm getting 2 front Michelin's to match the rears ($250 each, ouch!)
- I replaced one upper O2 oxygen sensor to remove CEL that just popped up.
- oil change with 5w30 Castrol with Wix filter
- ordered Mina Gallery air intake
 
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Old Oct 2, 2020 | 07:05 AM
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Not bad at all, 23mpg?, WOW, kucky you, I get around 16-20, but I don't get to go great distances often, so it's pretty much around town driving
I know people will chip in here to say that's bad practise, but when i buy a car, I always hook up a code reader, if it's got codes showing, I note them down and do a clear, then drive it and see what comes back up, a lot of time, especially if a car isn't used very often, a slight drop in battery voltage can throw up codes, so in my view it's worth a go. I had a load of codes, cleared them, had a few left, sorted the problems out, and as I don't use the car often, I do get codes just popping up, which always seem to be related to voltage drops. I did replace the battery early on in my ownership and it made a huge difference, Have the battey tested, these cars are very battery dependant, and even a couple of volts can make a difference.
I have the same Mirror problem, despite promiding myself I am going to sort it out, it's now been over 3 years and i still havn't gotten round to it, Also since I bought it, I have had a seat motor out of range code, but the seat works fine.
 
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