Recent content by kswpg

Quick reply! Thanks! I just checked and there was nothing obvious while idling. I even put a paper towel loosely over the opening to see if the puffs were there but just too light for me to feel. The towel didn't move at all. The engine is actually running very smoothly under all...

Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone has seen this is their V8: I have oil accumulating in the air filter box. It is coming back through the air intake, weeping through the filter and draining through the bottom of the filter box. Normally I'd assume this was a PCV issue, but from my...

I had a similar problem although it happened more on the lower RPMs: 1500-1900. It was the sum of two problems, a cracked degas bottle (very subtle cracks, only leaked under high temperature/pressure) and the COPs. I replaced the bottle first, performance improved but wasn't perfect...

I don't know if it helps, but my clockspring is on the way out (airbag light 3/2 code) and one thing I've noticed is that the steering wheel controls for the cruise control and stereo are behaving strangely. On the cruise control, sometimes the increase button will do nothing, other times it...

I had 75% of my car repainted after some hail damage (only one or two tiny dimples per surface, but insurance covered it). Their total charge was well over $4k, with paint being the majority of the costs. So your quote doesn't sound too far off at all. Unfortunately with autobody work...

Nice find on the brochure Joegr! Do you know of one for the 2002 model year?

Hi everyone, Does this mean that this package has the same sports suspension as the sports edition? Would it use different replacement parts than a standard LS? Is there any way to confirm this without climbing underneath and looking at the suspension itself?

So it is a dealer add-on, not stock Ford but installed with the initial purchase of the vehicle. I've done a little more digging, and gave up on the service center that did the initial oil change being much help. I knew only minutes into the conversation, when I had to explain repeatably...

Thanks Joegr! I had read somewhere that the codes weren't flashed until the gen II PATS systems, glad I was wrong. I'll take back the car to the shop that did the change, at least there they should look at it for free. I can't imagine what they could mess up doing an oil change though, but...

This summer it wasn't surprising to see interior temps in the 120s. No tint on the windows either. I have a tan interior with the upgraded woven leather seats and it really wasn't that bad. I had thought that it'd be this summer that'd push me into buying a gen II with cooled seats, but I...

I brought the car down from Canada. Its almost a necessity there. I guess I could use it to get the A/C started and cool off the car, but can't see myself ever actually doing that. Actually, another strange issue with this car is that if I unlock the doors with the remote while physically...

I have a really lucky commute, probably the only stretch of austin that doesn't get backed up. The key is to commute east/west, not north/south.

In Canada (91 octane/winter gas/no ethanol) I was getting an average of 14.5 mpg. This was all city driving, no highway/expressway. Moved to Texas (93 octane/10% ethanol) I've been getting 18.8 mpg. However my daily commute is almost entirely expressway, 70 mph with very few stops. EDIT...

Hi everyone, My 2002 V8 is having a strange problem. After taking it in for an oil change the car returned with a blinking PATS light. I normally do these myself but have just moved and don't have the proper ramps and tools around. The light pulses two quick pulses followed by a delay...

If there is no compressor but a fan, there is likely a peltier cooling plate in the seat. These work the same way electric beer coolers work, but ignoring all the technical details of it, you apply voltage to the plate and one side of it gets cold while the other side gets hot. A fan would...