Service B today - Reset showed less than a mile driven but engine ran over 1.5 hrs
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Service B today - Reset showed less than a mile driven but engine ran over 1.5 hrs
I zeroed all the trip odometer and "From Restart" computer before turning over the car to the SA for B1 service. After picking it up I noticed that the "From Restart" indicated 0 miles, 0 MPH, and 1:38 of run time at 3.6 gpm 
Does anyone know of any good reason that the engine would be run for over an hour and half, for a B1 service?
The bald rear tire with cords showing seemed to have prevented any joy riding, ha ha
My next slow drive will be on the way for some new PSS tires.
For those that our curious, the B1 service with nothing extra was $362.
Does anyone know of any good reason that the engine would be run for over an hour and half, for a B1 service?
The bald rear tire with cords showing seemed to have prevented any joy riding, ha ha
My next slow drive will be on the way for some new PSS tires.For those that our curious, the B1 service with nothing extra was $362.
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If the computer/timer (what ever you call it) will continue recording without the engine running, that could be it. I'm assuming it's only timing and calculating gas millage when the engine is running. I will have to try a test on that one.
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I just now remembered that when I left the dealership the first thing I noticed was the low gas gauge indicator was on. It wasn't when I dropped the car off so I'm pretty sure the engine did run for over an hour and half.
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You might want to ask the dealer about that. Extended idling is not a good thing due to the low oil pressure at idle.
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Leaving the cars idling (sp?) is unfortunately a common practice at service departments as they go on attending the next car and may not get back to your idling car for quite awhile. I have noticed this phenomenon many times.
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Also, do not reset the trip meters to 0, it is just as easy for the service tech to reset it to 0 after a joyride or whatever. Just make a note of the value when you drop it off.. much harder for them to go on a 10 mile joy ride when the trip meters read a few hundred miles on it.. they cannot reset it as easily 
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The SA is trying to reach me to find out what kind of replacement tires to order for my car. Assuming he catches up with me, I will ask him about why the car was running for so long. In regards to the tires, I ordered a set of PSS's from Tire Rack that are being sent to a different shop for installation. That will save over $200 compared to the dealer's price and make up for the gasoline they wasted
Next question, is how do I keep the tire installer from going on a joy ride. The last time I had the rear tires replaced, the tire guy had a big grin on his face and told me how much he liked my C63! I better protect my car and and purchase one of the "Tune without removing the ECU" setups so I can load a valet file just before having the tires installed
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Also, do not reset the trip meters to 0, it is just as easy for the service tech to reset it to 0 after a joyride or whatever. Just make a note of the value when you drop it off.. much harder for them to go on a 10 mile joy ride when the trip meters read a few hundred miles on it.. they cannot reset it as easily
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Saw this in the American Airlines Flight magazine:
http://www.trackingkey.com/
I guess you will be able to track the car's movement and various data while it's in their possession.
http://www.trackingkey.com/
I guess you will be able to track the car's movement and various data while it's in their possession.
