S.O.S. BAIC. Drivetrain messed up from driving on spare
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sorry to hear Natalie :/
Good thing when we blew out our tire and wheel with a huge bolt on the freeway and used the spare on the rear nothing happened to our car and i know we did more than 20 miles on it as well. We did however take all back roads to home so we could drive slow.
Good info in here for future reference.
Good thing when we blew out our tire and wheel with a huge bolt on the freeway and used the spare on the rear nothing happened to our car and i know we did more than 20 miles on it as well. We did however take all back roads to home so we could drive slow.
Good info in here for future reference.
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I don't know about STi's but I remember when I bought my car, the sales person told me that if I got a flat, there's a fuse that needs to be taken out so that only it's only 2wd, didn't matter if it was front or rear, the computer will know once you start moving.
This was like 7 years ago when I bought my 03, so I'm not 100% on it, I've never had a flat so I never had to use a spare.
This was like 7 years ago when I bought my 03, so I'm not 100% on it, I've never had a flat so I never had to use a spare.
sorry to hear Natalie :/
Good thing when we blew out our tire and wheel with a huge bolt on the freeway and used the spare on the rear nothing happened to our car and i know we did more than 20 miles on it as well. We did however take all back roads to home so we could drive slow.
Good info in here for future reference.
Good thing when we blew out our tire and wheel with a huge bolt on the freeway and used the spare on the rear nothing happened to our car and i know we did more than 20 miles on it as well. We did however take all back roads to home so we could drive slow.
Good info in here for future reference.
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soo update is that all new tires and changed all fluids... i THINK things are improving... 2 people drove it and said it there was noise and they could feel something in the pedals, when i drove it i took it out on the streets and did the montague 500 along with down capitol/great mall and seems ok to me.
gonna have g-reg and my other friend graham drive it since they drive subys more and see what they have to say. *fingers crossed*
btw... the fluid that came out has managed to make the shop smell like JDM diaharrea and all the neighbors are asking wtf died! i think you could seriously injure someone by making them smell it for too long! *barf*
gonna have g-reg and my other friend graham drive it since they drive subys more and see what they have to say. *fingers crossed*
btw... the fluid that came out has managed to make the shop smell like JDM diaharrea and all the neighbors are asking wtf died! i think you could seriously injure someone by making them smell it for too long! *barf*
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everyone please use this thread as a learning tool!
In my 06 owners manual there is nothing about not putting the spare tire on the rear of the car. the diagrams used show the flat tire is on the right rear of the car.
the fuse advice is for only the automatic not the manuals.
In my 06 owners manual there is nothing about not putting the spare tire on the rear of the car. the diagrams used show the flat tire is on the right rear of the car.
the fuse advice is for only the automatic not the manuals.
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everyone please use this thread as a learning tool!
In my 06 owners manual there is nothing about not putting the spare tire on the rear of the car. the diagrams used show the flat tire is on the right rear of the car.
the fuse advice is for only the automatic not the manuals.
In my 06 owners manual there is nothing about not putting the spare tire on the rear of the car. the diagrams used show the flat tire is on the right rear of the car.
the fuse advice is for only the automatic not the manuals.
soo update is that all new tires and changed all fluids... i THINK things are improving... 2 people drove it and said it there was noise and they could feel something in the pedals, when i drove it i took it out on the streets and did the montague 500 along with down capitol/great mall and seems ok to me.
gonna have g-reg and my other friend graham drive it since they drive subys more and see what they have to say. *fingers crossed*
btw... the fluid that came out has managed to make the shop smell like JDM diaharrea
and all the neighbors are asking wtf died! i think you could seriously injure someone by making them smell it for too long! *barf*
gonna have g-reg and my other friend graham drive it since they drive subys more and see what they have to say. *fingers crossed*
btw... the fluid that came out has managed to make the shop smell like JDM diaharrea
and all the neighbors are asking wtf died! i think you could seriously injure someone by making them smell it for too long! *barf*If you work on different makes, you'll start noting that even the oils have different scents between them.
sorry, that last part brought back memories of when i worked at an engine importer...nissan smell different than toyota smell different than Honda, and oh BOY did the diff oils have a smell to knock you off your foot.
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Cheston... i know what youre talking about. Did you know that ac delco makes grape scented now?
yeah my tranny fluid was gl-5 that had been burnt... in all my years working on cars and owning a shop non of us have ever smelled something that horrific!
yeah my tranny fluid was gl-5 that had been burnt... in all my years working on cars and owning a shop non of us have ever smelled something that horrific!
lmfao!! that's kinda like a co-worker of mine that used to destroy the men's roo...oh wait i digress.no, i DID NOT know that! that's so awesome that they make GRAPE (
) smelling oil. Hmmm, 75W90? that looks like it could be diff oil, or is that for manual trannies? (pun not intended)and wowsers, i can't imagine what burnt GL-5 oil would smell like. I remember smelling burnt ATF, and GL-5 smells bad enough, but burnt diff oil? No wonder you guys were all
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