Start a new thread in the P2 forum ( this one) for your projects, this is the one night stand “ what i did today” thread..daughtersmechanic wrote: ↑26 Jul 2019, 12:44 Daughter finally found the time and some cash to "allow" dad to do some work on her beast of a car. So, last weekend, I replaced the starter (and reclaimed my crowbar), plugs (long story short, I thought plugs were the cause of an issue. They weren't, but were at least 15k past replacement and the center electrodes were all but gone), thermostat & temperature sensor (that fixed the issue), and added four quarts of oil (yeah, four). Engine runs rough for a minute when first started, but then smooths out.
Thought I'd replace the burned out driver's side rear brake light. Easy-peasy. Except that the previous kucklehead broke the upper taillight socket the last time, and used a screw and some kind of tar-like adhesive to get it to work. Now, it's a trip to eBay, on my dime, for an intact assembly.
Should have left well enough alone but, idiot that I am, I borrowed the scanner from O'Reilly's and came away with 11 codes, indicating issues with the Evap system (hopefully, just a hose somewhere), the camshaft reset valve (whatever that is), and the turbocharger (those are the ones that really scare me). So, the to-do list now reads (in no particular order):
- Replace the upper taillight
- Replace the right rear wheel bearing/hub
- Fix the evap system
- Fix/replace the camshaft reset valve
- Troubleshoot/fix? the turbocharger issue
- Change the oil and filter
- Troubleshoot the automatic locks, which occasionally lock up the car all by themselves (Daughter has no fob) and refuse to let her in.
- Replace the fuel filter (so Georgeandkira stays off my case!)
Thanks, in advance, to everyone who has, and will, post solutions here!
