What are the tread depths like..??
All the same tyre?
Hi.
All the same.
6mm front 8mm rear
What are the tread depths like..??
All the same tyre?
Another wobbly.
The Tpms light came on. This is the third time since I got the car two years ago. It comes on every 8 months. Tyres are OK, oddly I had a slow puncture three weeks ago on a rear, it got really soft but no TPMS light, you'd not credit it would you.
Another wobbly.
The Tpms light came on. This is the third time since I got the car two years ago. It comes on every 8 months. Tyres are OK, oddly I had a slow puncture three weeks ago on a rear, it got really soft but no TPMS light, you'd not credit it would you.
This will be down to the fact the alternator only really provides charging current during braking and, to a lesser degree on the overrun. Using engine braking (by changing down) adds to this. The car will not stop/start if the sensor on the battery detects low state of charge.Hi.
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Incidentally stop start has stopped again but I notice when slowing down and using the brakes harder it works, so the first thing I checked was the stop lights are coming on at small pedal travel which they are.
So this is the first issues that have come up. Mileage is now 20,160 miles.
The Goodyear’s have a good reputation for quiet ride, good grip and long life. Did they by chance fix badly-set tracking when replacing them? If that was ‘out’ before, that would cause tyre squeal, poor economy and shorten their life... also, those Nexen are a summer tyre, so should give better economy than the Vector 4 season. (Vectors are E rated for fuel efficiency, those Nexen a C rating) https://www.tyrereviews.com/Tyre/Nexen/N-Blue-HD.htmHi.
This is interesting. When I bought the car in the first week of May 2019 it had 9980 miles on the clock. The original Goodyear Vectors were total rubbish. Noisy and would squeal and get louder on the slightest of bends, handling was very poor as was fuel consumption. I replaced them with a full set of Nexens Nblue HD. Terrific tyres, quiet and vastly improved handling.
I'm 90% sure that technology isn't used on "normal" non hybrid Pandas. I've monitored the battery voltage in real life with a multimeter and it stays the same no matter if you are accelerating, braking, cruising or have the lights on or off.This will be down to the fact the alternator only really provides charging current during braking and, to a lesser degree on the overrun. Using engine braking (by changing down) adds to this. The car will not stop/start if the sensor on the battery detects low state of charge.
My Goodyears squealed like a stuck pig on tight bends and roundabouts. Otherwise I was very happy with them. Fuel consumption was no worse than the CrossClimates I'm on now (i.e. ruddy awful )
I'm 90% sure that technology isn't used on "normal" non hybrid Pandas. I've monitored the battery voltage in real life with a multimeter and it stays the same no matter if you are accelerating, braking, cruising or have the lights on or off.
That sounds like poor regulation or cabling inadequately rated.
In the diesel the injector pump takes a fair amount of power when running or accelerating but when you back off the pressure in the system will rise until the sensor throttles back the pump so its power usage drops. I'd connect a multimeter to say the power socket and see what it reads during this time. Once you've done say 10 miles the system volts should be between 13.8v and 14.2v cold between 14.4 and as much as 14.8v. Once the battery is topped up it should be at the lower figures. If when easing off it goes to the higher figures and remember that if you can hear the fan speed up then that voltage is in my opinion rising too much, this will overcharge the battery and could explain the large amount of battery failures. I'll say again this seems like poor regulation or wiring that's too thin.
EDIT. That of course is for the diesel. I'll try and do a video today of how the battery voltage behaves on a 6 mile trip and put it on my YouTube channel.
The injection pump is driven off the cam shaft isn't it for fairly certain the high pressure pump isn't electric driven anyway unlike the low pressure pumpThat sounds like poor regulation or cabling inadequately rated.
In the diesel the injector pump takes a fair amount of power when running or accelerating but when you back off the pressure in the system will rise until the sensor throttles back the pump so its power usage drops. I'd connect a multimeter to say the power socket and see what it reads during this time. Once you've done say 10 miles the system volts should be between 13.8v and 14.2v cold between 14.4 and as much as 14.8v. Once the battery is topped up it should be at the lower figures. If when easing off it goes to the higher figures and remember that if you can hear the fan speed up then that voltage is in my opinion rising too much, this will overcharge the battery and could explain the large amount of battery failures. I'll say again this seems like poor regulation or wiring that's too thin.
EDIT. That of course is for the diesel. I'll try and do a video today of how the battery voltage behaves on a 6 mile trip and put it on my YouTube channel.
Could that also show a lack of vacuum, perhaps owing to a split pipe somewhere?After I checked the code again and P0555 came up and lo and behold the brake booster vacuum switch open or short circuit was the result. My car DOES have said switch and unplugging it results in the same code reappearing within 20 seconds. The report back initially says its intermittent so I think this is the issue.
I've called the dealer and they cannot identify the part, I hope I'm not fobbed off with a complete servo for a silly switch.
Also, it can only alert you to a tyre with a pressure different to the others if driven a fair way on a flat smooth road at a faily constant speed. Typically this means it only comes on when on the motorway. if your driving is round town, bendy or at variable speed then you may not get a warning. The handbook also explains it cannot warn you of a sudden deflation (such as a blowout) -- presumably because it needs that bit of distance to make a judgement.
Pete
Good to know - thanksActually, it does work around town, it alerted me to a puncture on a 1 mile drive around town where the max speed was 30mph