Re: [MBZ] Fwd: Mercedes 430ML

[Dwight Giles via Mercedes]

Thanks Fred but I will pass.

Dwight Giles Jr.
1982 300CD
2005 E3204matic
Wickford RI

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[MBZ] Fwd: Mercedes 430ML

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Re: [MBZ] Car insurance— interesting “feature”

[Clay via Mercedes]

Those rare moments I am actually in a vehicle this year and use the phone, I 
tell it I am not driving, but walking.

clay 

“I think it’s time we stopped  our cringing embarrassment about our history, 
about our traditions, and about our culture, and we stop this general bout of 
self-recrimination and wetness.”

B. Johnson
01/09/2020

> On Oct 2, 2020, at 7:16 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> I paid my Allstate car insurance using their app on my phone. The app updated 
> at some point. 
> 
> When I started it a pop-up prompted me to set up some “feature” wherein it 
> could track my location and driving behaviors or something. I declined to 
> continue with enabling that “feature” and did not explore its benefits 
> 
> --R
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Re: [MBZ] California is banning sales of new gas-powered cars by 2035.

[Clay via Mercedes]

I think my 6year old Yota has this “feature” embedded.  To use the infotainment 
system a person needs to register a telephonic device to the system to enable 
the thing.  That means giving your identifying data to Yota of course for the 
app to link you up.  Otherwise you have limited mapping and access to OTA radio 
and not the full spectrum of geegaws and distractions on the screen.   At least 
the thing does not drive itself.


clay 

“I think it’s time we stopped  our cringing embarrassment about our history, 
about our traditions, and about our culture, and we stop this general bout of 
self-recrimination and wetness.”

B. Johnson
01/09/2020

> On Oct 1, 2020, at 11:27 PM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> I foresee a coming mandate for EV imbedded GPS mileage (and who knows what 
> else) logging with auto download to servers when within Wi-Fi coverage.  
> Doesn't Tesla already have the hardware for this?  Big brother is watching.
> 
>> -Original Message-


clay 

“I think it’s time we stopped  our cringing embarrassment about our history, 
about our traditions, and about our culture, and we stop this general bout of 
self-recrimination and wetness.”

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Re: [MBZ] Car insurance— interesting “feature”

[Allan Streib via Mercedes]

Allstate has been advertising "pay per mile" plans here, so it's probaby
related to that.


Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes  writes:

> I paid my Allstate car insurance using their app on my phone. The app updated 
> at some point. 
>
> When I started it a pop-up prompted me to set up some “feature” wherein it 
> could track my location and driving behaviors or something. I declined to 
> continue with enabling that “feature” and did not explore its benefits 
>
> --R
> Sent from iPhone

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Re: [MBZ] OT maybe Honda transmission fluid is magic

[Allan Streib via Mercedes]

Meade Dillon via Mercedes  writes:

> Are you sure some accessory like the power steering pump or the alternator
> isn't making that whine?  Mechanic's stethoscope would help locate the
> source of the noise.

I don't think so but not 100% ruled out. PS fluid level is good, that
much I know, and the whine doesn't change at all with steering
movements.

> Given the cult following, have you been able to find any forums that
> discuss solutions to this problem, or is this a novel issue?

Yeah some. The common problems seem to be a solenoid (which I've
replaced) and belief in the magic Honda fluid (which is in
use). Honestly I think at 213K miles it may just be at EOL given
whatever likely minimal care it had before my ownership. But changing an
external filter is cheap enough to be worth trying.

Allan

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Re: [MBZ] OT: broken piston

[Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes]

This all sounds like more adventure than it is worth. The failure mode
shows remarkably poor engineering. I would run as far from the car as
possible. Never heard of a Bolt losing a piston; maybe that is a good way
to go.

On Fri, Oct 2, 2020, 10:31 AM Mitch Haley via Mercedes <
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> On 2020-10-02 11:51, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote:
> >> I didn't think anybody but Craig cared.
> >
> > Always interested in automotive adventures. Once again it seems an
> > auto manufacturer has pushed their QC and beta testing off onto the
> > consumer. I wouldn't mind a Cruze, 50+ mpg sounds appealing. I'm
> > concerned about the GDI though.
>
> The 2014-2015 2.0L diesels had issues with emissions controls,
> particularly NOx sensors and DEF tank heaters ($$$).
> The 2017-2018 1.6L diesels seem pretty solid. Stick shifts had dual mass
> flywheel issues, but apparently the replacement parts are more durable.
>
> Anything over 60mph you aren't getting 50mpg steady state cruising or
> over 44mpg tank average in a GDI auto trans unless you spend your time
> on the freeway 50 yards behind a semi. But it's cool to go down a flat
> road at 55mph with the dash reading 52mpg, even if stop signs kill the
> average.
>
> As for LSPI in the GDI engine, for 2018 (and in replacement engines and
> warranty piston replacements) they use pistons with strengthened ring
> lands. Usually the sides of the pistons break below the ring grooves, so
> the crown looks fine and it runs OK until ring flutter sets in. They've
> also revised the ECM tuning several times, which is probably why only
> the 2016 model year was rated 42mpg hwy and later ones 40mpg. The
> problem is said to be oil additives, like calcium, lowering the octane
> rating of the fuel that gets behind the rings and causing detonation in
> a tiny enclosed space.
>
> For me, using LSPI formulated oil and 93 octane gas was not good enough
> with the May 2016 ECU programming, especially after I had it tuned for
> higher boost. I was sure I was OK, but I was not.
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Re: [MBZ] OT: broken piston

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

On 2020-10-02 11:51, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote:

I didn't think anybody but Craig cared.


Always interested in automotive adventures. Once again it seems an
auto manufacturer has pushed their QC and beta testing off onto the
consumer. I wouldn't mind a Cruze, 50+ mpg sounds appealing. I'm
concerned about the GDI though.


The 2014-2015 2.0L diesels had issues with emissions controls, 
particularly NOx sensors and DEF tank heaters ($$$).
The 2017-2018 1.6L diesels seem pretty solid. Stick shifts had dual mass 
flywheel issues, but apparently the replacement parts are more durable.


Anything over 60mph you aren't getting 50mpg steady state cruising or 
over 44mpg tank average in a GDI auto trans unless you spend your time 
on the freeway 50 yards behind a semi. But it's cool to go down a flat 
road at 55mph with the dash reading 52mpg, even if stop signs kill the 
average.


As for LSPI in the GDI engine, for 2018 (and in replacement engines and 
warranty piston replacements) they use pistons with strengthened ring 
lands. Usually the sides of the pistons break below the ring grooves, so 
the crown looks fine and it runs OK until ring flutter sets in. They've 
also revised the ECM tuning several times, which is probably why only 
the 2016 model year was rated 42mpg hwy and later ones 40mpg. The 
problem is said to be oil additives, like calcium, lowering the octane 
rating of the fuel that gets behind the rings and causing detonation in 
a tiny enclosed space.


For me, using LSPI formulated oil and 93 octane gas was not good enough 
with the May 2016 ECU programming, especially after I had it tuned for 
higher boost. I was sure I was OK, but I was not.


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Re: [MBZ] OT: broken piston

[Rick Knoble via Mercedes]

>I didn't think anybody but Craig cared.

Always interested in automotive adventures. Once again it seems an auto 
manufacturer has pushed their QC and beta testing off onto the consumer. I 
wouldn't mind a Cruze, 50+ mpg sounds appealing. I'm concerned about the GDI 
though.


Rick
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Re: [MBZ] Car insurance— interesting “feature”

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

The app gives you the ability to remove or delete “trips” that it records. For 
instance, if you’re not driving, you can tell it you’re not.

You can also disable the app’s ability to phone home, too, if you want.

-D

> On Oct 2, 2020, at 12:42 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> So, when you feel like blasting around with you foot down, you "forget" the 
> phone at home?
> 
> RB
> 
> 
> On 02/10/2020 11:34 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
>> I’m using it at present, although grudgingly. Remember, I’m an IT security 
>> professional.
>> 
>> Why do I use it? Because I get a significant discount with it, like 20%. 
>> When your insurance costs exceed $3k/year for two cars, ten bucks is ten 
>> bucks, as Geddy Lee says. I vetted the app and found that it’s pretty 
>> innocuous for the most part, relying primarily on the accelerometer to 
>> determine braking, acceleration and speed. Those are the biggies. They also 
>> ding you for time of day, with late night and early morning being bad times 
>> to drive statistically. They don’t appear to be getting any sort of location 
>> information from what I can see.
>> 
>> As long as you don’t exceed 80 mph, change lanes rapidly, or jam on your 
>> brakes, you’re good. In other words, Mrs. Dan DOES NOT have this app on her 
>> phone.
>> 
>> My biggest gripe about it? It’s horribly inefficient and sucks battery 
>> power. I’ve given feedback about it in this regard, and received 
>> notifications that they’re aware of this and working to make it less of a 
>> drain. When I was recently up in Indiana for four days I turned it off. 
>> Yeah, I was driving on occasion, but I also didn’t want to have to have my 
>> phone on a charger the whole time, either.
>> 
>> If the discount wasn’t as significant I wouldn’t bother with it. Sometimes 
>> you have to balance security with benefits. In this case I’ll take the money 
>> and let them look over my shoulder.
>> 
>> -D
>> 
>>> On Oct 2, 2020, at 11:16 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes 
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
>>> I paid my Allstate car insurance using their app on my phone. The app 
>>> updated at some point.
>>> 
>>> When I started it a pop-up prompted me to set up some “feature” wherein it 
>>> could track my location and driving behaviors or something. I declined to 
>>> continue with enabling that “feature” and did not explore its benefits
>>> 
>>> --R
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Re: [MBZ] Car insurance— interesting “feature”

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

On 2020-10-02 11:34, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:

I’m using it at present, although grudgingly. Remember, I’m an IT
security professional.

Why do I use it? Because I get a significant discount with it, like
20%. When your insurance costs exceed $3k/year for two cars, ten bucks
is ten bucks, as Geddy Lee says. I vetted the app and found that it’s
pretty innocuous for the most part, relying primarily on the
accelerometer to determine braking, acceleration and speed. Those are
the biggies.


That's my favorite part. If you stop for a yellow light and check your 
scorecard afterward, they ding you for a 'hard stop'. If you sail 
through as or slightly after the light turns red, your insurance score 
is better.


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Re: [MBZ] Car insurance— interesting “feature”

[Randy Bennell via Mercedes]

So, when you feel like blasting around with you foot down, you "forget" 
the phone at home?


RB


On 02/10/2020 11:34 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:

I’m using it at present, although grudgingly. Remember, I’m an IT security 
professional.

Why do I use it? Because I get a significant discount with it, like 20%. When 
your insurance costs exceed $3k/year for two cars, ten bucks is ten bucks, as 
Geddy Lee says. I vetted the app and found that it’s pretty innocuous for the 
most part, relying primarily on the accelerometer to determine braking, 
acceleration and speed. Those are the biggies. They also ding you for time of 
day, with late night and early morning being bad times to drive statistically. 
They don’t appear to be getting any sort of location information from what I 
can see.

As long as you don’t exceed 80 mph, change lanes rapidly, or jam on your 
brakes, you’re good. In other words, Mrs. Dan DOES NOT have this app on her 
phone.

My biggest gripe about it? It’s horribly inefficient and sucks battery power. 
I’ve given feedback about it in this regard, and received notifications that 
they’re aware of this and working to make it less of a drain. When I was 
recently up in Indiana for four days I turned it off. Yeah, I was driving on 
occasion, but I also didn’t want to have to have my phone on a charger the 
whole time, either.

If the discount wasn’t as significant I wouldn’t bother with it. Sometimes you 
have to balance security with benefits. In this case I’ll take the money and 
let them look over my shoulder.

-D


On Oct 2, 2020, at 11:16 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes 
 wrote:

I paid my Allstate car insurance using their app on my phone. The app updated 
at some point.

When I started it a pop-up prompted me to set up some “feature” wherein it 
could track my location and driving behaviors or something. I declined to 
continue with enabling that “feature” and did not explore its benefits

--R



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Re: [MBZ] Car insurance— interesting “feature”

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

I’m using it at present, although grudgingly. Remember, I’m an IT security 
professional.

Why do I use it? Because I get a significant discount with it, like 20%. When 
your insurance costs exceed $3k/year for two cars, ten bucks is ten bucks, as 
Geddy Lee says. I vetted the app and found that it’s pretty innocuous for the 
most part, relying primarily on the accelerometer to determine braking, 
acceleration and speed. Those are the biggies. They also ding you for time of 
day, with late night and early morning being bad times to drive statistically. 
They don’t appear to be getting any sort of location information from what I 
can see.

As long as you don’t exceed 80 mph, change lanes rapidly, or jam on your 
brakes, you’re good. In other words, Mrs. Dan DOES NOT have this app on her 
phone.

My biggest gripe about it? It’s horribly inefficient and sucks battery power. 
I’ve given feedback about it in this regard, and received notifications that 
they’re aware of this and working to make it less of a drain. When I was 
recently up in Indiana for four days I turned it off. Yeah, I was driving on 
occasion, but I also didn’t want to have to have my phone on a charger the 
whole time, either.

If the discount wasn’t as significant I wouldn’t bother with it. Sometimes you 
have to balance security with benefits. In this case I’ll take the money and 
let them look over my shoulder.

-D

> On Oct 2, 2020, at 11:16 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> I paid my Allstate car insurance using their app on my phone. The app updated 
> at some point. 
> 
> When I started it a pop-up prompted me to set up some “feature” wherein it 
> could track my location and driving behaviors or something. I declined to 
> continue with enabling that “feature” and did not explore its benefits 
> 
> --R
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Re: [MBZ] California is banning sales of new gas-powered cars by 2035.

[OK Don via Mercedes]

Yup - long pistons!

On Thu, Oct 1, 2020 at 8:45 PM G Mann via Mercedes 
wrote:

> JAUM .. Jet Aviation Unit of Money  $100,000.00
>

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OK Don

"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to
pause and reflect." Mark Twain

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2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg
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Re: [MBZ] Car insurance— interesting “feature”

[Dwight Giles via Mercedes]

Big Brother

Dwight Giles Jr.
Wickford RI

On Fri, Oct 2, 2020, 11:17 AM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> I paid my Allstate car insurance using their app on my phone. The app
> updated at some point.
>
> When I started it a pop-up prompted me to set up some “feature” wherein it
> could track my location and driving behaviors or something. I declined to
> continue with enabling that “feature” and did not explore its benefits
>
> --R
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Re: [MBZ] OT: broken piston

[Randy Bennell via Mercedes]

Just because we don't post on the issue does not mean we are not 
interested. I have no experience with the car or the engine so I had 
little to contribute.

Do keep us posted on the situation.

RB

On 02/10/2020 9:56 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote:

On 2020-10-02 09:38, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote:

Any progress on a replacement engine?
Max Dillon
Charleston SC


I didn't think anybody but Craig cared.



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Re: [MBZ] Okie Fahren

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

On 2020-10-02 09:16, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:

I usually drive right past cops with the cruise set on 74. Might be a
different story with AZ plates though. They have people pulled over
all the time with out of stare plates with their crap pulled out of
their car all over the ground looking for drugs.


I am not going to discuss my day with you, Sir, and I do not consent to 
warrantless searches.


Because it's STFU Friday, that's why.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwsIWRiZmqg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOmey2NXKdc

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[MBZ] Car insurance— interesting “feature”

[Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes]

I paid my Allstate car insurance using their app on my phone. The app updated 
at some point. 

When I started it a pop-up prompted me to set up some “feature” wherein it 
could track my location and driving behaviors or something. I declined to 
continue with enabling that “feature” and did not explore its benefits 

--R
Sent from iPhone
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Re: [MBZ] Okie Fahren

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

*their crap pulled out of their car all over the ground looking for drugs. *

You're being politically incorrect.  These are now referred to as
"medicines".

On Fri, Oct 2, 2020 at 10:16 AM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> I usually drive right past cops with the cruise set on 74. Might be a
> different story with AZ plates though. They have people pulled over all the
> time with out of stare plates with their crap pulled out of their car all
> over the ground looking for drugs.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> > On Oct 2, 2020, at 9:04 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > so on I 40 all the speed limit signs say 70 mph no tolerance. Is that
> true Kaleb? Will they write me a ticket for 71? Or can I drive 75-ish?
> >
> > Bob R
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Re: [MBZ] OT: broken piston

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

On 2020-10-02 09:38, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote:

Any progress on a replacement engine?
Max Dillon
Charleston SC


I didn't think anybody but Craig cared.
Want to decide what one I'm buying and pay for it today so I'll have it 
next week.

The top contenders are both still in cars.

Probably go with the one that's local, 12k mi, with turbo for the same 
price as the 500 mile engine in Detroit without turbo. But I still like 
the idea of an engine with only one tank of gas through it, will call 
Detroit and see what they'll sell it for with turbo attached. Not that I 
need a turbo, but it's easier to not mess with turbo oil lines, gaskets, 
and single use exhaust manifold bolts if I don't have to. Can probably 
sell my existing 26kmi turbo for a couple hundred once more of these 
cars get out of powertrain warranty.


If I go with the local one I'll take my camera and have a peek inside 
before I pay for it. That one's in a 'black' car, so I might end up with 
a package deal with a door and fender, if it's black granite metallic 
and not plain black. Want to put my black granite 2017 together and get 
it out of the garage to make room for the red 2016. Get both of them on 
the road and I can sell one, pay down some debt.


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Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: A new job for Bob ...Now Fusion

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

*Have to run.. I'm late for my daily Unicorn ride..*
Our HOA won't allow us to keep these as pets or as pack animals.

On Thu, Oct 1, 2020 at 10:50 PM G Mann via Mercedes 
wrote:

> All we need is a scientific breakthrough that overcomes both the laws of
> physics and reality... concurrently..
> Then,,, it will work and be free..
>
> Have to run.. I'm late for my daily Unicorn ride..
>
> On Thu, Oct 1, 2020 at 3:22 PM Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> > The high temperature superconductivity is the key to the smaller reactor,
> > which kind of obsoletes the ITER technology. Perhaps the time projections
> > are approaching reality as we overcome technological obstacles. It would
> be
> > nice :-)
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Allan
> > Streib via Mercedes
> > Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2020 3:05 PM
> > To: Craig via Mercedes
> > Cc: Allan Streib
> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] A new job for Bob ...
> >
> > Fusion is coming in the next decade (as it has been since 1955)
> >
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sJ4iCVCgA8
> >
> >
> >
> > Craig via Mercedes  writes:
> >
> > > On Thu, 1 Oct 2020 20:55:26 + (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes
> > >  wrote:
> > >
> > >> And will the use of Thorium in reactors cause the cost of thoriated
> > >> lantern mantles to go up?
> > >
> > > Are they even available now? I recall hearing comments about the new
> > > mantles being less bright because they did not have thorium.
> > >
> > >
> > > Craig
> > >
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Re: [MBZ] OT: broken piston

[Max Dillon via Mercedes]

Any progress on a replacement engine?
Max Dillon
Charleston SC


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Re: [MBZ] Okie Fahren

[Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes]

I usually drive right past cops with the cruise set on 74. Might be a different 
story with AZ plates though. They have people pulled over all the time with out 
of stare plates with their crap pulled out of their car all over the ground 
looking for drugs. 

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> On Oct 2, 2020, at 9:04 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> so on I 40 all the speed limit signs say 70 mph no tolerance. Is that true 
> Kaleb? Will they write me a ticket for 71? Or can I drive 75-ish?
> 
> Bob R
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[MBZ] Okie Fahren

[Bob Rentfro via Mercedes]

so on I 40 all the speed limit signs say 70 mph no tolerance. Is that true 
Kaleb? Will they write me a ticket for 71? Or can I drive 75-ish?

Bob R

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Re: [MBZ] OT maybe Honda transmission fluid is magic

[Jim Cathey via Mercedes]

> maybe the filter is so dirty that not enough is circulating

That's the problem that Barney (E320) exhibited.  Except that
when cold it worked slightly better.  Whine, and no-go-ness.

Never fully resolved, but will get another look soon once my wife
fully steals the other E320 from me and the X5 is gone.  I had
changed fluid and filter one more time, but never took that crucial
longer road test.  (Accompanied by chase vehicle and tow rope.)
It's been pending for a year and a half now...

-- Jim


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Re: [MBZ] OT maybe Honda transmission fluid is magic

[Meade Dillon via Mercedes]

Are you sure some accessory like the power steering pump or the alternator
isn't making that whine?  Mechanic's stethoscope would help locate the
source of the noise.

I like the idea of the filter change.

Given the cult following, have you been able to find any forums that
discuss solutions to this problem, or is this a novel issue?
-
Max
Charleston SC


On Fri, Oct 2, 2020 at 12:27 AM Allan Streib via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Well the problem has started to return -- so if the fluid is magic it
> was used quickly.
>
> I guess there is an inline filter in the line to the cooler. I was told the
> filter was internal to the transmission and not replacable without
> disassembly.
>
> https://www.hondapartsnow.com/genuine/honda~filter~25430-plr-003.html
>
> When I start the car I hear a whine like the transmission pump is
> starved for fluid. That goes away after warm up. But the level is at the
> max mark on the dipstick. So maybe the filter is so dirty that not
> enough is circulating when cold and pressure is too low for good gear
> changes.
>
> Anyway it should be one last cheap thing to try.
>
> Allan
>
>
> Allan Streib  writes:
>
> > Didn't end up driving it yesterday. Drove it about 10 or 15 miles today
> > at a variety of speeds, then did the final drain/fill with the last of
> > the fresh fluid I have on hand. It's about $8.75/qt so I don't want to
> > be too frivolous with it. A drain and fill is about 3.5 quarts.
> >
> > I'm assuming it might need another change or two at a reduced mileage
> > interval from normal, but so far so good.
> >
> > I've heard the stories that if transmission fluid changes have been
> > neglected, then changing the fluid can stir up a lot of sediment. Not
> > sure how true that is, but if that's what happened the last time I
> > changed it, perhaps that explains what is going on.
> >
> > Too bad the filter isn't a FRU.
> >
> > Allan
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Re: [MBZ] California is banning sales of new gas-powered cars by 2035.

[Scott Ritchey via Mercedes]

I foresee a coming mandate for EV imbedded GPS mileage (and who knows what 
else) logging with auto download to servers when within Wi-Fi coverage.  
Doesn't Tesla already have the hardware for this?  Big brother is watching.

> -Original Message-
> From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of
> Mitch Haley via Mercedes
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> Cc: mi...@mitchellhaley.com
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] California is banning sales of new gas-powered cars by
> 2035.
> 
> Every proposal I saw for per mile taxes involved installing a GPS tracker in 
> the
> car.
> They probably want the tracking more than they want the road tax money.
> 
> Mitch.
> 
> On 2020-10-01 20:17, Clay via Mercedes wrote:
> > Seattle and socialist Washington State just recently bumped up the
> > registration fee on EV and hybrids due to the lack of revenue from
> > emission testing and gas taxes.  One favored solution is to tax per
> > mile driven.  I can picture odometers being spun backward wholesale.
> > Somebody will figure out how to hack the computers to make that
> > happen.
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