1st Mechanical Issue
#11
Re: 1st Mechanical Issue
Phew, crisis averted!
It was a bad throttle body ... Replaced under warranty.
Hillbilly Hybrid wins a huggle from me.
Thank god it wasn't as serious as it sounded.
Thanks for the help.
It was a bad throttle body ... Replaced under warranty.
Hillbilly Hybrid wins a huggle from me.
Thank god it wasn't as serious as it sounded.
Thanks for the help.
#13
Re: 1st Mechanical Issue
Eek, nothing is ever as simple as it seems.
I don't know what they did (or more likely forgot to do) when they replaced the throttle body but the tack is off by 1000rpm.
When it's on 'auto-stop' the tach reads 'engine off' and when the engine kicks in at 1000rpm it shows 'auto-stop.'
Basically the whole thing has gone down a notch.
Called them and they didn't seem too concerned ... so I'm going in tomorrow for them to rectify this. I'm guessing it's a BCM reset issue or a similarly simple fix.
I don't know what they did (or more likely forgot to do) when they replaced the throttle body but the tack is off by 1000rpm.
When it's on 'auto-stop' the tach reads 'engine off' and when the engine kicks in at 1000rpm it shows 'auto-stop.'
Basically the whole thing has gone down a notch.
Called them and they didn't seem too concerned ... so I'm going in tomorrow for them to rectify this. I'm guessing it's a BCM reset issue or a similarly simple fix.
#15
Re: 1st Mechanical Issue
Is this something the service/mechanics have to manually do or is it supposed to be automatic?
#16
Re: 1st Mechanical Issue
What a strange machine ...
Just drove to run an errand and the tach is back to working as it should.
I guess it's a slow learner.
I am hoping this is the end of the matter.
Cheers!
Just drove to run an errand and the tach is back to working as it should.
I guess it's a slow learner.
I am hoping this is the end of the matter.
Cheers!
#18
Re: 1st Mechanical Issue
I'm not sure but I don't think it needed cleaning, and I'm pretty sure it's not part of regular maintenance. According to the dealer it was just a bad part that failed and was replaced under warranty.
#19
Re: 1st Mechanical Issue
it is not in the service manual that the throttle body needs servicing every 25k miles. but my local caddy dealer maybe knows something I don't that they advice me having the throttle body service done everytime I go for an oil change.