A recent post talking about the miles between oil changes. The 3000 mile recommendations is a very very old falicy marketed by the oil companies but it's quite...
Personally, I go with Mobil 1, Amsoil or Redline oils and go for 15K miles between changes. Other than my old Diesel Mercedes that loads the oil with soot. I...
hey all, does anyone know why there is nearly a $100 difference in the car covers offered by covercraft?? i've checked the list archives and can't find any...
In December, I had the battery replaced in my 2000 Insight, at about 33 K. The result was a noticeable improvement in the IMA assist. The SOC indicator never...
looking at the recal 'prob' from the other side- ie a very well used original battery pact( only 60000M), I find that if the charging indicator can be kept to...
Check out this site: http://theoildrop.server101.com/forums/ubbthreads.php Also www.bobistheoilguy.com (same site - home page) There are forums for folks who...
Hello all. I concur with Sheafe's comments. I now have almost 215,000 miles on my Insight. Since the battery and control modules were replaced about 40,000...
Thank goodness some one using there head rather than the media hype spiel marketed for years ( better or else- be good to your car- more is better ) especially...
Mine was replaced at 180Kmi, the new setup first gently recaled at about 4 months or 10Kmiles. A long time but they still have to recalibrate periodically.ted ...
Are you talking about a new BATTERY or a the recall replacement of the control module? I noticed recals very soon after my battery was replaced at 75K miles....
Hi, Can someone explain to me what exactly everyone is talking about in terms of "recalcs"? I have been reading all these and am confused as what you are...
... With current technology there is no way to actually measure the actual state of charge in an NiMH battery. The state shown on your dashboard is the...
Hi group, I just got back from a 7,370 mile road trip from on my 2000 CY Insight, averaging 73.5 MPG. For many of the driving days, I stuck to state roads and...
Mike My wife and I enjoy driving our 2000 Silver Insight on long trips also. 1. Low octane hurts the engine and mileage, but high octane doesn't help it. You...
Thanks for the reply, Luis. Yea, I wasn't writing thinking anything is permanently wrong with the car. Again I have heard no knocking whatsoever, so I think a...
Hi Mike, Was the 85 octane E85, the ethanol fuel? My wife and I put that in our 2000 Malibu a few years ago and got the check engine light. We then learned...
... 85 octane is fine for cars designed to use regular gasoline when it is used at the higher altitudes common on Colorado and Wyoming. At the lower...
Same here with former HCH 03 with 85 gas in Indiana- worst mileage ever - worst than my winter months. Happened to me twice is it's not coincidence. OSBM CVT...
A lot of people have a favorite gas station and will swear by it, be it Texaco or Chevron but the fact is for the most part it's all the same and location is...
I've noticed less tendency to lean-burn on HIGHER octanes. Wouldn't the lower ignitability of the higher octane contribute to possibly less ability of it to...
Hi everyone.. I just replaced my EGR valve in response to the infamous herky-jerky behavior. It helped somewhat but I still get it in lean-burn mode with the...
The valve I installed corrected my problems - your problem could be a bad new valve. Unplug the wires to the valve and see if the problems persist. You'll...
Great story, thanks for sharing. I've always wanted to take a big road trip across country, not sure if my rear-end can take it but I do like driving. I wish I...
Here is an update on my Insight story.... and it is also a request for suggestions and for some data/info. Over a month a go I took my 2001 Insight (162k...
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