Hello all,
I apologize in advance for how ignorant I'm about to sound but I figured I'd run it by all of you kind folks before I did anything.
I love my 8, I've had it for 3 years and despite the constant maintenance issues with the thing, I love driving it. Two weeks after we got it the compression died and we got a new engine for free under warranty.
Now, last week the check engine light came on while I was driving up on business about 100 miles. It came on right as I was flooring it to get through some traffic, and the light blinked. I figured it was a misfire, no big deal. It'll go away in a little bit. Wrong. It stayed solid. My 8 has a notorious history of showing warning lights that mean absolutely jack. The engine coolant sensor had been broken for the past year, and I had checked the coolant level myself the week prior when I had added oil - it was fine.
I finished my drive and turned off the car, figuring it would go away. The next drive was a short one to get a bite to eat and it was still on. I figured cycling the power would have reset it but apparently not, so I checked the forums and read about other check engine lights being associated with loose hoses or something I probably didn't really understand. I went "alright, it can wait."
I drove back down last Friday, about 100 miles back, and the car was fine. It was running fine, the temperature gauges all normal and nothing else going wrong with the exception of the engine light. I get home and call the dealership and schedule some service and bring it in on Saturday. I learn today that supposedly the engine had somehow overheated and I'd managed to fry the radiator, CAT, engine mounts, coils, and other things I can't remember. $3300.
Now if I haven't sounded dumb enough yet, how can the car continue to run absolutely fine for an entire week with an assortment of parts completely ruined with no symptoms but an error light? The dealership offered me $1500 for it in its current state and I'm looking at getting a new car.
But before I part with the most fun car I've ever had, and probably destroyed in my ignorance, I had to check - did I really destroy it, or is the dealership lying?
tl;dr engine light came on, car running fine, drove it 100 miles home and to the dealership and I've supposedly fried it.
I apologize in advance for how ignorant I'm about to sound but I figured I'd run it by all of you kind folks before I did anything.
I love my 8, I've had it for 3 years and despite the constant maintenance issues with the thing, I love driving it. Two weeks after we got it the compression died and we got a new engine for free under warranty.
Now, last week the check engine light came on while I was driving up on business about 100 miles. It came on right as I was flooring it to get through some traffic, and the light blinked. I figured it was a misfire, no big deal. It'll go away in a little bit. Wrong. It stayed solid. My 8 has a notorious history of showing warning lights that mean absolutely jack. The engine coolant sensor had been broken for the past year, and I had checked the coolant level myself the week prior when I had added oil - it was fine.
I finished my drive and turned off the car, figuring it would go away. The next drive was a short one to get a bite to eat and it was still on. I figured cycling the power would have reset it but apparently not, so I checked the forums and read about other check engine lights being associated with loose hoses or something I probably didn't really understand. I went "alright, it can wait."
I drove back down last Friday, about 100 miles back, and the car was fine. It was running fine, the temperature gauges all normal and nothing else going wrong with the exception of the engine light. I get home and call the dealership and schedule some service and bring it in on Saturday. I learn today that supposedly the engine had somehow overheated and I'd managed to fry the radiator, CAT, engine mounts, coils, and other things I can't remember. $3300.
Now if I haven't sounded dumb enough yet, how can the car continue to run absolutely fine for an entire week with an assortment of parts completely ruined with no symptoms but an error light? The dealership offered me $1500 for it in its current state and I'm looking at getting a new car.
But before I part with the most fun car I've ever had, and probably destroyed in my ignorance, I had to check - did I really destroy it, or is the dealership lying?
tl;dr engine light came on, car running fine, drove it 100 miles home and to the dealership and I've supposedly fried it.
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