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Little everyday things to help the SVX last.
Do any of you do any “little things” to help your SVX last longer? I am not talking about the usual maintenance items or washing and polishing the body or washing off the salt from the suspension but other things that you do everyday while using the SVX.
Here are a few things that I do. 1. I do not put the passenger or driver window down all the way. Why? A habit I got into with power windows in case the window gets stuck but I also think it may save that plastic clip that breaks. You know that plastic clip that when it breaks the window stays down. When the window goes down it sort of falls the last ½ inch or so and thuds. 2. I only play the cassette tape in one direction and flip it over at the end of the tape. I also smack the tape on its side. This forces the tape to the top of the cassette and reduces the drag for the tape drive components. 3. I turn off all the switches before I shut off the engine. I think this saves the relays for the cruise control and other electric items that cut out when the engine is turned off or started. 4. I use the winter wiper position on very light misty days. You know those days when you hit the mist button and then about a minute latter it’s time again? This keeps the blades on the window and I think it saves the wiper linkage mechanism instead of returning to the “hide away” position each time. 5. I try to keep my hands off the suede arm rest/door pull when I close the door. That suede gets dirty from continuous use over time. I curl my fingers inside the pocket and pull with my finger tips so that my palm isn’t touching the suede. 6. I leave the antenna up and turn the radio volume down when I get a cell phone call. This way the mechanism for the antenna isn’t going up and down all the time. 7. I never let the fuel tank go dry. It is very bad to run the fuel pump with no gas in it. I don’t buy gas every day, just every other day. 8. I always release the passenger seat back and slide the seat forward for the person getting into the back seat. I had the seat hang up once when it was moved without the seatback being fully forward. What a pain in the butt it was to get it working again. 9. I don’t use the auto up or down on the driver window. Mine was broken for years and after I fixed it I saw the cause of the problem. Appling either auto position causes the plastic in the switch lever to crack and eventually the switch will not work at all. 10. In slow "stop and go" highway traffic I use the manual button and keep the tranny in 2nd. This avoids the continually shifting that comes with stop and go traffic and keeps the tranny in 2nd gear.
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But doesn't that wear out the switches prematurely?
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Let’s see, from your list I do #3, 4, 6, 7 (for the most part), and 8.
I actually leave my wipers in "winter mode" all the time. One, so that I don't have to wait when I just want to use the mist function, and two, so it saves the mechanism like you said. The only time the passenger sun visor is used is by a passenger. Even when I put a sun shade or something, I don't use it. (In that corner I stick the sun shade to the velcro for my toll-tag.) I also drive in 3 a lot around town. |
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I don't think I would recommend #10 as starting in 2nd will generate a lot more heat in the tranny. Depending on the speeds you might be able to just use 1st and 2nd gears.
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in case of traffic, just put "N" when cars stop and "D" when the road opens up again...
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Oh my SVX has a rather sharp shock when shifting from 1st to 2nd and it gets worse when the tranny is very cold or very hot. I used to shift to N when the SVX was stopped but most days in traffic I am not stopped for longer than about 5 seconds. So at least with my SVX I found that just leaving it in 2nd (manual) works pretty good with very light acceleration. If it looks like I will be stopped for a long time, more than a minute, I shut the engine off.
I used to have a working tranny temperature gauge and I found that driving in 1st, 2nd, D or shifting to N when stopped made no difference in the temperature after about 20 minutes of stop n go. ON the way home it sometimes can be "stop n go", up hill, for about an hour or so with speeds ranging from zero to about 30mph continuously. (Not the best ride for a clutch unless your leg is real strong. ) The tranny is always shifting between 1st and 2nd if I let it and as it gets hotter the shock from 1st to 2nd gets worse. Oh yeah the 4EAT has been doing this since the day I got it, about 130k miles ago. What's the best thing to help the tranny have a long life? Drive with the TC locked all the time. This means "drive alot on the highway". Now I remember “The Foam” for the window stop. I hope I remember the next time I’m in the door. Thanks What’s a cassette tape? It’s one hell of a hard thing to scratch.
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cassettes - ACK!
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If I had a beater I would be "beat" when I got to work and "just about dead" when I got home. I would become the "beaten".
I enjoy commuting in the SVX. I listen to books on tape or CD most days and I haven't seen any for the MP3 players. Maybe sometime soon?
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Alan 1987 928 S4 (Black) SOLD! 1997 SVX LSi (Ebony) SOLD! 2005 Legacy GT (Silver) [Cobb Stg 2+] SOLD! 1987 928 S4 (Black) SOLD! 2005 Forester XT Premium (Crystal Gray Metallic) SOLD! 2008 Lancer Evolution X MR (Apex Silver) [Cobb Stg 1+] 2015 Outlander Sport 2.4GT AWD (Mercury Gray) 2013 G37xS (Obsidian Black) |
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Little things to help my svx last longer?
............drive my wife's svx while mine stays parked!
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