Psyke
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In 1991 in California (later all other states) all cars had to have a way to check for error codes, but when the ODBII 1996 became standard manufactures were asked to follow that instead of non-standard variances of OBDI or propietary.
Today you can get a cheap OBDII reader from ebay and you can have fun at all the things available!
So no, not anymore but to reset the oil reminder.
Actually, my '08 Caliber did indeed have the three key turn option and presented a bunch of information on the basic evic. Haven't tried it with the Journey...
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very cool; thanks for the info. worked on the first shot. Was kinda hopping for for hidden items that could be enabled/disabled when I read "dealer menu", but ah well
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No worries; for those who don't go and read it, I think the bottom line is:
- Synthetic flows better than Mineral oil, particularly in colder weather. If you live in a warmer climate, then regular oil should be just fine. If you live up north where you see <-20c weather, then synthetic can be beneficial to getting the lubricant around the engine faster at startup.
- Synthetic should still be changed at the vehicle manufacturers recommended intervals because while it may not completely break down as fast as regular mineral oil, it still picks up junk within the engine as it circulates through it. And while the oil itself may not break down as fast, the additives do.
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Windancer; this is a couple of years old, but does provide some information : http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/how-to/products/4232672
Might help in your decision too Onecrazyfoo4u
cheers!
Steph S.
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Yes, but the 17" option for the journey is 225/65/17. For all intents and purposes, these wheels should be fine, however I was just reading in other posts that the '12 RT AWD have larger brakes than ther other versions (including the FWD RT), so going down to a 17" rim might be difficult, so like 2late4u says, check with your dealer. Personally, I'm looking at the same tires with some alloy wheels from tirerack with the same dimensions. Wanted to get steel wheels, but didn't have any for the journey... *shrug*
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Our 2012 crew came with them
ditto, and this one was built back in October '11.
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Looks nice, but couldn't you run the cable down the mount and through the lower grill. Would look a little cleaner that way.
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no, mine does nothing at all; Cup holders get adjusted by the principle dimmer switch, and the change is significant enough. The door lights (switches and map holder light) don't dim at all. Also, on the 4.3 screen, there's brightness settings and only the "with headlights on" can be adjusted if I switch from Auto to day or night. I can't adjust the brightness "with headlights off" option, regardless of other settings.
The Dealership just called today to see how I've been enjoying the new DJ, and I told her while I really do like it, just little details like the above irk me, but they are things I can live with. She still suggested bringing if I wanted to go through the electronics with them. *shrug*
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You're not going to find a part number for a 3.5L engine as it doesn't exist
. you have a 3.6L engine and the part number is 68079744AB. Can always try Ebay:Cheers!
Steph S.
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We sought out one with the third row just in case we should ever need it. With a child in our near future, I'm sure there will be times when we have guests and need to put the kid in the back. However, I would never ask an adult over 4 feet tall to sit back there. And I agree with the previous posts, it is not really possible to add a third row.
I don't know; with the second row seats moved up just a bit, it's actually not that bad back there; I'm about 5'9 and 180lbs and while I woudln't want to do any long trips back there, it was better than I expected (seats could use a little more cushioning). In the three row configuration, I could sit with enough room in all three rows.
That said, we specifically got the third row seating for those times we have our daughters friends in the car; we have one car seat so the middle person used to get extremely cramped in our old caliber, and it seems worse now. We'll probably keep in in Cargo mode for most times, but it's nice to know we have the flexibility (as long as the wife doesn't keep storing the GG cookies back there...*sigh*)
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I'm actually thinking more along the lines of the pontential that something's wrong with the compressor that's causing the engine to work more than it should; just opening another avenue of investigation.
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Defender007, I just went through all the posts again and noticed one thing; it was never mentioned/asked if you/your wife were driving with the auto climate control on? the reason I ask is because it will turn the AC on, even if not being used to actually cool the car (probably more for moisture control).
I was driving the other night and noticed a cool breeze on the back of my neck and realized there was cool air being pumped to the back seats; I had the front synced to 23c (it was about 5c outside) and thought I had turned off the back, but I guess I hadn't. When I switched from AutoCC to manual, the AC light came on. I turned it off, turned the autoCC back on, then off, only to find that the AC was turned back on again. I'm not too surprised that the AC is being turned on, but I hadn't realized it. I hadn't been using the AutoCC much as I like controlling the fan speeds manually, but the wife had turned it on when she came to pick me up from work and I hadn't noticed.
Could this be potentially be factor in your issues?
cheers!
Steph S.
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We've had our DJ for a couple weeks now and we're starting to get a better feel for it. We had a Dodge Caliber previously with the very sad 1.8L 4 cylinder engine, so we were always lead footing it to get any semblance of power. The main issue with the DJ, as others have pointed out, is that it's a heavy beast (more so with the third row seating), and getting it going is usually the biggest drain on fuel. Once you're past 20Kph and start easing off the gas as you get up to the regular street speeds you want to get, then it's very easy to keep it under 10L/100Km when travelling between 21kph and 100kph. This vehicle wasn't made for stop and go, but it's not terribly hard to keep the mileage down if you can just keep moving
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Hi folks,
Has anyone been told that the secondary dimmer switch in their Journey (2011 or 2012), which is supposed to control the door/map pocket lights (according to the manual), is actually a dummy switch? I have lighting in the map/bottle holder area, and it's dimmed by the main dimmer switch. The secondary switch doesn't do anything at all. (door panel lights don't dim with either switch).
thanks!
Steph S.
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I've always refused extra's like that as they are useless in most cases; I have kids (3 year old and 11 year old) and they've dropped plenty of things on the cloth seats (melted chocolate..ugh...)and all have come out with a simple wet cloth. the only thing I had a problem with was blood in the headliner from mosquito I killed...but then again, I don't believe they protect the headliner
For the rust protections, while some people swear by it, out of the factory should be more than sufficient if you take care of rinsing/cleaning off the salt from your car over the winter months. 2 years ago, my old Caliber had the paint cracked on the rear passenger door due to some shmuck running into it and it never rusted. The metals and factory treatment of them have come a long way over the last 15-20 years...
Cheers!
Steph S.
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We just picked up a new '12 Crew this past Monday to replace our 4 year old Caliber, and love it. The interior is gorgeous/spacious and having the flexibility of the 3rd row seatin is fantastic. We had test driven both the Journey and the Caravan, and while they shared the same engine and other mechanicals, the journey won hands down. Like you, the one thing I didn't really care for were the Chrome 19's. I also tried to get them to drop that option, particularly when trying to find tires for them were like a treasure hunt (and an expensive one at that). I'm going to drop down to 17's when I get winter tires, and then start looking at 17's rims for the following spring.
Cheers!
Steph S.
Is there a secret key secuence to see software versions?
in Audio, Infotainment Navigation, MyGig, UConnect, etc.
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NEC might actually be the company that provides the CD Player, while BF might be IBM's BuildForge which helps manage sotware builds... I found reference to BF 7.1.3, but not 7.1.6 online.. In the context above, this would make sense, but I'm not positive.