We’re headed from Spring, TX to Panama City, roughly 600mi. Couple of years ago driven to Orlando, and managed to do it in one seating with 3 and 5 yr old in the back seat lol. I was impressed how my kiddos handled the trip
‘16 Pilot under the hood observations
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Most excellent. Enjoy your trip. To me it sounds like that you have things well in hand regarding your car maintenance items.
Thank you Sir. Yes, mycarfax all that I use to track all maintenance had multiple entries over the years. To some it may seem like way too much, but not to me lol
We went to Destin FL last year from north Texas. The olm was at 40% so I was like why not do an oil change but don’t reset the olm till 15%. By the time we got back the olm read 30%, lol. Went off topic.
yeah we often over do things. you could have easily made the trip as shown by the meter.
You definitely want to keep an eye on this line. It should be fine for your trip, but in AC lines, if you have a visible oil leak, you also have a refrigerant leak.
Since the system is under pressure, the oil may not appear as a normal leak, it may mist and coat the line like in your picture.
Since the system is under pressure, the oil may not appear as a normal leak, it may mist and coat the line like in your picture.
This is exactly why I rent a vehicle for long trips....if at all possible. For the $60/day, I make reliability someone else's problem.
Excellent! I am assuming also that AC was good all the way?
Yep, stayed nice and cool. I’ve checked the line for the signs of leak and nothing was observed. Will keep an eye on it for now
Quick update: made it back to Texas. Great trip, 25-26 mpg on the way back with 75-80 mph, 165-170F tranny temp. Cold AC, no visible leaks on the suspect AC line. One thing I was amazed by is how comfortable Michelin defenders are, super soft and quite when set at 35 psi.
