Recent content by Oogabooga

Started recently getting this leak with the rainy pnw weather. I removed the cowl and added weatherstripping so we’ll see how it works going forward. However I noticed that I just have a loose wire down there near the air inlet. Looking at everyone else’s pictures this connects to another wire...

Just attempted this repair, unfortunately it ended up not going so well. After some struggling I eventually removed the panels under the steering wheel / disconnected the wires and moved the knee airbag out of the way. None of the videos regarding this repair are in English and they all seem...

Yup this was it, only found the printed part # on it after making this post. It looks like to replace it involves taking apart a lot more than I was planning to today. So I guess it’s going to have to go on the to-do list. From what I understand the steering wheel lock is essentially an...

Working on replacing the little plastic gear after my telescoping stopped working on the steering wheel. Noticed that there are two of these, with the one that’s actually plugged in literally just hanging there by a zip tie. It appears to be some sort of actuator when the car is turned on and...

Sorry for the late reply. No unfortunately not, I’ve been out of town for work the past few weeks and won’t even have time to diagnose it for another few weeks at minimum. And honestly I’m a little defeated by it and not sure what to try going forward. Would definitely love to have functioning...

Ah thank you, I understand now, not sure why I couldn't figure that out lol. Well then back to square one I guess. Maybe one day ill be able to figure out what the issue is and finally have fog lights, and apparently parking sensors.

Guess I'm not totally understanding how to interpret those diagrams, looked at them in the FSM also and couldn't figure it out. So you're saying that is normal for it to be missing since 2 is not actually connected to anything? Also if 5/8 is for the fogs and 1,4,7 are for the sensors, then what...

Thank you, looks comprehensive. This list still has the fan pulley mounting bracket too, just seems strange that it would need to be replaced also… unless it’s just prone to breaking but it is a fairly expensive part. Thanks

Sweet, yeah I will likely do it this summer so not that far down the road. Will keep a jug of coolant in the vehicle and I already constantly monitor temps. Do you happen to have a list of the parts for the water pump replacement you used. Found a couple threads but there does not seem to be...

Do you recall by any chance if all 6 of the pins/wires on the connector were present on yours. It’s difficult to tell from my previous pictures, but the #2 pin on each side of the connector, and its back where the wire would enter/exit are not present, assumed this was normal. But after cross...

Ahh I gotcha, yeah I’ll keep this in mind then and see if I can’t find it while the engine is at temp instead. Thanks. I’m pretty confident it is indeed the water pump, it must be, and will definitely replace it soon. And yeah I plan to replace as much as I can while I’m there, it’s just a...

Not sure, the coolant temp hovers between 185-195 which I think is the normal range. I have a scan gauge mounted and always pay attention to it. It’s never gone above 200f.

I took a look behind that pulley and everywhere I could think with a borescope and I’m not seeing anything at all. But just based on the location of where the coolant is appearing I agree that the water pump makes sense, just baffled I can’t find the source. At least the leak appears to be...

Small update: I replaced the ballasts on the headlights, haven’t driven at night yet but from being in garage they seem possibly brighter? But at the very least a slightly different tint so something I different about them. As far as the fog lights, this may not really mean anything but testing...

Yup it’s on the passenger side only and the spatter does appear to be perfectly lined up with the hose going up from the bottom of the radiator to what I assume is the water pump. 105k miles. But again I don’t see any obvious signs of leaking from anywhere higher up, it’s only on the very bottom...