04-28-2015, 10:57 AM
Mileage: 132,450
Rotated the tires front-to-rear over the weekend. Obvious conclusion: 20" wheels with big tires are heavy. I will need a set of tires over the summer sometime as the fronts are from 2010 and rears from 2011, both with diminishing tread.
Dropped 'er off at the local shop on the way in to work today. The "few drips of oil" overnight in the driveway have turned into "many drips of oil" overnight in the driveway. Not something I want to deal with right now (VIR coming up this weekend, moving the next) and I need this to be turn-key-no-bullshit for the next three weeks or so before I will have time to work on it myself.
I poked around when I changed the oil a few weeks ago and couldn't reach any solid conclusions. It's either the oil pan gasket, the oil pressure sender o-ring, or the oil cooler line(s) leaking. Currently awaiting a call with diagnosis (or maybe they'll just call and be like "yep all done," given I told them to just fix whatever).
She's also going to need brakes done soon. Going with some Performance Friction pads (thanks, Wonger) as I've been pleased with their .08 compound on the M3 and a street-friendly PFC pad for the Denali is $60 per axle. Typical "cheap from RockAuto" rotors will be used, and I ought to get new brake fluid in there too. That'll be a project to tackle once I get moved, though.
Rotated the tires front-to-rear over the weekend. Obvious conclusion: 20" wheels with big tires are heavy. I will need a set of tires over the summer sometime as the fronts are from 2010 and rears from 2011, both with diminishing tread.
Dropped 'er off at the local shop on the way in to work today. The "few drips of oil" overnight in the driveway have turned into "many drips of oil" overnight in the driveway. Not something I want to deal with right now (VIR coming up this weekend, moving the next) and I need this to be turn-key-no-bullshit for the next three weeks or so before I will have time to work on it myself.
I poked around when I changed the oil a few weeks ago and couldn't reach any solid conclusions. It's either the oil pan gasket, the oil pressure sender o-ring, or the oil cooler line(s) leaking. Currently awaiting a call with diagnosis (or maybe they'll just call and be like "yep all done," given I told them to just fix whatever).
She's also going to need brakes done soon. Going with some Performance Friction pads (thanks, Wonger) as I've been pleased with their .08 compound on the M3 and a street-friendly PFC pad for the Denali is $60 per axle. Typical "cheap from RockAuto" rotors will be used, and I ought to get new brake fluid in there too. That'll be a project to tackle once I get moved, though.
Now:
'16 Ram 1500 | '97 BMW M3 | Some Press Loan
Then:
87 BMW 325e | 91 BMW 535i | 96 BMW 328i | 95 BMW 325i | 95 Mazda Miata | 13 Focus ST | 09 BMW 128i | 00 Pontiac Firebird | 05 Yukon Denali | 96 BMW 328iC | 11 Ford F-150 | 06 BMW M3 | 10 Range Rover SC | '03 Ford Ranger | '18 Ford F-150 | '01 BMW X5 | '98 Volvo S70 T5M
'16 Ram 1500 | '97 BMW M3 | Some Press Loan
Then:
87 BMW 325e | 91 BMW 535i | 96 BMW 328i | 95 BMW 325i | 95 Mazda Miata | 13 Focus ST | 09 BMW 128i | 00 Pontiac Firebird | 05 Yukon Denali | 96 BMW 328iC | 11 Ford F-150 | 06 BMW M3 | 10 Range Rover SC | '03 Ford Ranger | '18 Ford F-150 | '01 BMW X5 | '98 Volvo S70 T5M