While inspecting the suspension, I noticed the driveshaft flex coupler was torn. Recommended for replacement. The genuine coupler costs insane money (over 10,000 UAH). I decided to go with an aftermarket one that’s not much worse than the original – Febi 102405. No noticeable change in how the car drives after the replacement. Parts: Febi…
The last time I was at the service, the mechanic told me there were some issues with the crankcase ventilation valve and that it would be good to replace it when possible. The main symptoms of a fault are usually some of these: — excessive oil consumption and oil leaks — clogged filter — overall…
Since the car is from the US, it came by default with the idiotic aspheric driver-side mirror with magnification. You can’t really see anything through a mirror like that, except maybe the face of the driver behind you. So I decided to replace it with a regular, non-magnifying mirror. I bought an aftermarket mirror —…
A week after buying the car, I noticed that while standing at a parking spot or a traffic light (i.e. at idle), the dash would show “Switch Off Engine! Oil pressure too low” along with the oil can icon. It only appeared with warmed-up oil, in the 75-85°C range. If the oil was colder or…
Ever since I bought the car, I’d had four climate control errors, and after an attempt at adaptation, two: 328965 — Actuator, front air distribution flap B1091 54 [009] — Missing calibration/basic setting Confirmed — Tested after clearing the memory 329989 — Actuator, defroster flap B1090 54 [009] — Missing calibration/basic setting Confirmed — Tested…
After buying a car with decent mileage (127,000 km), pretty much right away the question came up of doing a major service. Since the car is from the US, they’re not as fussy about maintenance over there, and after the restoration process here, the dealer that sold the car didn’t fuss much either — according…
