I need to start popping the oil fill cap off during fillups when I check the oil dipstick.
Or in this case, even at the 20k inspection that occurred about 300 miles before the oil/filter change.
At which time I had to refill the engine coolant tank from mid-level. Which was mid-level again by...
Well - during my 20k inspection - it got me.
No lift/drop kit, no towing, no off-road, pretty gentle city/highway driving.
No noise yet. Just the right side inward boot leaking on the axle.
I asked at an alignment for a tech to note it for the record, make it easier when it did come time to...
Well, the updated 24MY (perhaps others too) new service schedule was followed on Sun.
20k, 8 months since 10k.
(OLM appears to be on track to hit 11387 miles in another month, so 10 months total)
Right half-shaft inner boot has now leaked on the axle, decent stain.
Battery test showed 61 Ah...
If you have followed the battery issues for any time - you've seen reference to Forscan says the Hybrid is setup to use an AGM battery already, and charging scheme, with an 80% SOC setting also seeming to be meaningful.
Some that get new batteries (AGM or FLA) change that setting to 95%, with...