Am I on Crazy Pills?
#11
Re: Am I on Crazy Pills?
Originally Posted by 911Driver
I picked up some of the sealing rings for the drain plug to do my oil change in a couple hundred miles. (tip: you're not supposed to reuse them).
Dealer told me to just pop off the sheild with a screwdriver. But he did say that when you change the oil, fill up the filter before screwing it on. He said that the tight tolerances of the HCH will sense an empty filter as a problem and some check light on the dash will come on rendering your 30 min home oil change a major pain in the butt!
Dealer told me to just pop off the sheild with a screwdriver. But he did say that when you change the oil, fill up the filter before screwing it on. He said that the tight tolerances of the HCH will sense an empty filter as a problem and some check light on the dash will come on rendering your 30 min home oil change a major pain in the butt!
#12
Re: Am I on Crazy Pills?
Lots of cars have electric fans that stay on after you shut the car off. It's designed to let the engine cool down evenly. Don't defeat it, it's beneficial to the longevity of your engine.
#13
Re: Am I on Crazy Pills?
Originally Posted by thor
Haha, I've had my HCH for a few weeks now and just started noticing the fan thing. I was about to post the same question. I've waited it out a couple of minutes and it was still on, not sure how long it takes for it to turn off usually. I have found that starting the car again then shutting it right off kills then fan. That doesn't really make sense and has led me to think that something isn't right.
Mine does it too. I used to have an Escort that did the same thing. Many cars have a sticker that says "Fan can start at anytime" or similar. I wouldn't worry about it.
#14
Re: Am I on Crazy Pills?
i noticed the fan thing right after i test drove my car at the dealership before acquiring it. i asked the salesman about it, thinking the engine was still on, and he reassured me that it was simply the fan cooling the engine - he even popped the hood and showed me where the fan was, and i could see it spinning quite rapidly to cool the engine
after 10 months of use, i observed that the fan always comes on after turning the car off if the temperature of the engine reaches some threshold point. sometimes it turns on for 10 seconds, and other times for 2 or 3 minutes.
one time i had parked my hch for a short while and was walking back to it when a man walking his dog noticed the noise coming from my car, thinking it was the engine still on. comically, he looked around the car, inside of it, and in the wheel wells to figure out where the noise was coming from, and his dog went crazy sniffing the front. finally, i walked up to him and reassured him that everything was fine, and drove off, much to his confusion.
don't worry about it, it's a good thing.
after 10 months of use, i observed that the fan always comes on after turning the car off if the temperature of the engine reaches some threshold point. sometimes it turns on for 10 seconds, and other times for 2 or 3 minutes.
one time i had parked my hch for a short while and was walking back to it when a man walking his dog noticed the noise coming from my car, thinking it was the engine still on. comically, he looked around the car, inside of it, and in the wheel wells to figure out where the noise was coming from, and his dog went crazy sniffing the front. finally, i walked up to him and reassured him that everything was fine, and drove off, much to his confusion.
don't worry about it, it's a good thing.
#15
Re: Am I on Crazy Pills?
I've changed my own oil and it does take a couple extra minutes to remove the aero panel. The car is really low to the ground so it is hard to get the filter out. I didn't fill the filter and it did cause problems but they went away.
#16
Re: Am I on Crazy Pills?
Originally Posted by benb
That is exactly what happened. They didn't fill up the filter before hand. But what I want to know is what kind of oil they put in, since they didn't know it was a hybrid until after the check engine light came on. I've been **** about sticking to my manual's suggestions. ya know how it is.
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