Recent content by The_Chemist

That is highly probable! I sincerely doubt that I will ever use this particular shop again. Actually come to think of it, there was a 4 wheel alignment done twice. The first time was when I had struts and left control arm replaced. They missed a bad bushing on the right control arm as I...

No, the tire rotation and alignment was done at the next visit when I had the oil changed. I did have new struts and control arms installed at the same time I had spark plugs and all fluids changed. Well, improperly changed. Thank You Firestone!

Agreed, makes no sense. None-the-less, there is torque steer under hard straight line acceleration. I only noticed torque steer when the vehicle was brand new if I was pulling out aggressively and cornering at the same time. Straight line nothing... Usually torque steer is caused by u equal...

The shifts fo not appear to be harder. It's definitely torque steer though. You can feel the steering wheel trying to go left and right. You have to keep it in the lane like it's a Jeep Wrangler!

Or sunroof leak repairs! He thought the seal around a sunroof with a gutter system was supposed to keep water out. It's actually designed to keep wind noise down and allow some water through to allow the gutters to empty the water through the drain system. He was trying to seal it.

I walked out of the shop trusting that they performed said maintenance correctly. I am noticing torque steer that was non-existent on straight line acceleration before the Transaxle fluid was changed. My theory is that the clutch slippage is not as much as it used to be before the fluid...

Anyone ever watch the YouTube channel "Rainman Ray"? He's a mechanic that works at a NAPA service center in Florida. I would totally trust him to work on my vehicle. He's intelligent and has the skills and knowledge to know when a wrong spec is being called for on a vehicle, and possesses the...

I'm just wondering how much gear damage has occurred to the transfer case when it requires 75w90 and Firestone put a thin CVT fluid in it? Luckily it only engages at 25 mph or below when it senses slippage from the front wheels.

Oh My God, that's a joke. The personnel at the particular Harrisburg Firestone are completely incompetent! They put fluids in my vehicle that are clearly marked as not compatible by the aftermarket manufacturer!

Here is the page out of my owner's manual stating the transfer case uses 75w90. This is rough! Whew. Just for some simple fluid exchanges all this B S

Here's another thing I found looking at the service order. It looks like they may have put 7 cst CVT fluid in my transfer case rather than 75w90. Now I'm going to have to have that corrected as well. I drive 300 miles a week, so I've put about 1,800 miles on since this service was done. I...

Exactly! It's a shame this is what you have to deal with when you take your vehicle in for service. That's why I stopped going to the Harrisburg Hyundai dealer. They balanced my wheels and tires so that I thought the vehicle was going to tear itself apart. Another mechanic who understand how...

They are going to replace the fluid with either the Pennzoil Platinum LV SP-IV or the Hyundai SP-IV. The good manager was there when I went. The grouch was absent. The good manager is going to call around and get prices on the Hyundai SP-IV fluid on Wednesday when he is back. I'll be happy...

I'm planning on stopping there on my way home from work tonight. Hopefully the other manager is there. If I don't get anywhere I'll call corporate.