MMTR Allroad Idiocy

[mr.mindless]

Duh.

[M4wdFab]

eww

[mr.mindless]

Throwing constant suspension codes on the way to work today after airing up fine last night.

Was really fun to run around Attica which does need the adjustable height. So that’s once used in 2? years

May be time to just abandon the air.

[mr.mindless]

$25 and 30m job to put new seal in the compressor. part will be here friday. if that works I'm good with it.

will get that, and further testing on windshield squirts while it's in the air. washer resi access is through driver front fender liner.

new axle shaft delivered today too. this one nowhere near as bad as the TDI wagon so that's less emergency. that unit got parked last week for fear of axle explosion.

[mr.mindless]

Was probably 75-90 min job. Annoying to remove. Swapping the worn out piston seal once it was out was like 2 min.

Seems much much much better.

Pressure doesn’t go any mugger. All the way up to highest level the system pressure was still only 135ish.




Pulled the cam sensor that was still throwing codes. Destroyed.

Found 2 magnets (should have been 1) in the remains of the cup that the sensor reads. So parts were missed when I replaced the sensor last time. Little tin cup is a long wait and 4x the price it seems it should be. Oh well.




Looked at windshield washer. Pump is bad. Also not getting power though. Wiring diagrams for that system are confusing and colors don’t match what’s in the car. May just rewire to a dedicated pushbutton if I can’t figure that out, after checking the fuses and fuse block for an 8th time. The old pump was dead short so it should have blown the fuse.

[mr.mindless]

Axle shaft done, camshaft position sensor done, squirts work with the new pump installed - rear seems to be missing a nozzle. meh

airs up real quick now.

ready for snow commutes

[mr.mindless]

Left rear outer bad cv boot spotted while changing rear shocks. Next axle on deck I guess ¯\_(?)_/¯

Seems loud going down to road lately. Should start throwing wheel bearings at it. No distinct corner. Sounds like tire noise and I guess it could be, but I suspect not.

[mr.mindless]

Luck ran out on no inspections today. Trooper on 5&20 spotted lack of sticker and ran plates. Asked how long I’ve been getting away with this, with genuine curiosity. He knew the date on this one from running the plate. I didn’t share how many others of mine are the same. I suspect he could see that in tracs if he wanted to under other registered vehicles…

[M4wdFab]

they are bastards on 5&20 i got pulled over twice in Lima in the IH with a red sticker this year. 

The RAM got read by a plate reader in Batavia and he was confused by a blue sticker when his display said last inspected 8/2020       played dumb, got a print out and got let out of that one also lol 

[cracker]

I got a ticket in naples Friday for expired inspection from a trooper while driving Sara's honda.  It expired in November.. I had not noticed.

[mr.mindless]

bad valve cover seal likely contributing to clutch failure. not sure if clutch will get better after valve cover seal replacement or not. nearly impossible to see back there. RPM just flares all the time even in low gears, it's still drivable but I suspect not for long. It's not in shape to do a poker run, that's for sure. clutch is no small job, unfortunately.

if I want to keep it and be fun I should upgrade turbos while it is out, and reseal everything, and get a smoke machine and take care of SAI and evap issues so it has a prayer of passing inspection.

has shown me a blinking MIL a couple times a minute after cold start, haven't pulled codes to see what for yet. my bet is cam phaser something.

[mr.mindless]

cool! No evap codes!

Tuesday,01,February,2022,20:58:38:62508
VCDS Version: Release 21.9.0 (x64) Running on Windows 7 x64
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                Address 01: Engine       Labels: 078-907-551-AZA.lbl
Control Module Part Number: 4Z7 907 551 S
  Component and/or Version: 2.7L V6/5VT     G   0020
           Software Coding: 07715
            Work Shop Code: WSC 08259 
           Additional Info: WA1YD64B83N005101     AUZ7Z0B2162515
                      VCID: 53AF0510A1016411AC-5178
12 Faults Found:

17831 - Secondary Air Injection System; Bank 1
            P1423 - 35-00 - Insufficient Flow
17819 - Secondary Air Injection System; Bank 2
            P1411 - 35-00 - Insufficient Flow
19718 - Oxygen (Lambda) Sensor B1 S2 / B2 S2 Connections Swapped
            P3262 - 35-00 -
16684 - Random/Multiple Cylinder Misfire Detected
            P0300 - 35-10 -  - Intermittent
16685 - Cylinder 1
            P0301 - 35-10 - Misfire Detected - Intermittent
16687 - Cylinder 3
            P0303 - 35-10 - Misfire Detected - Intermittent
16686 - Cylinder 2
            P0302 - 35-10 - Misfire Detected - Intermittent
16688 - Cylinder 4
            P0304 - 35-10 - Misfire Detected - Intermittent
16690 - Cylinder 6
            P0306 - 35-10 - Misfire Detected - Intermittent
17863 - Exhaust Gas Temp Sensor 1 (G235)
            P1455 - 35-10 - Implausible Signal - Intermittent
17584 - Bank1: O2 (Lambda) Correction Behind Catalyst
            P1176 - 35-00 - Control Limit Reached
17585 - Bank2: O2 (Lambda) Correction Behind Catalyst
            P1177 - 35-00 - Control Limit Reached

Readiness: 0000 0101

[mr.mindless]

Readiness shows 2 no go: catalytics an evap

I already tried a spark plug antifouler to space the sensors out. at 192k it may need catalytics to pass without further "adjustment"

[mr.mindless]

Considering TDI swapping this and sincerely making a forever car of this…

Solves the “why two wagons” question I’ve been asking myself for two years.

[M4wdFab]

ignoring your nuts with the lines of projects you have, doesnt that sound annoying for inspection?