I don't know about a soft feel, but I have pulsation in heavy braking, like downhill. Last year, at my last oil change told the dealer and they said they test drove and couldn't detect anything. I think it's getting worse, and probably bad pads/shoes or a warped rotor. I guess I'll have to insist on them checking it out next time. I don't know if this is under warranty, just passed 3 years at Christmas and only 20,000 miles. I haven't seen anything on any thread about brake pulsation.
Brakes are never covered under warranty unless you can prove directly that the issue is a defect. Its a wearable. If you have pulsating, my guess is warped rotors. You can take them to a parts store and have them checked for runout, but given the cost of rotors is relatively cheap, you might be better off just replacing them.
I figured that but that said, I've worked around iron foundries my whole career and know a little bit about cast iron. I know they make these by the thousands at quite few large foundries, eg every Toyota rotor in the US is made at Waupaca Plant 5 in Tell City, IN. #1, I don't have faith that every rotor is a quality rotor, and #2, cannot understand what one could do to warp a rotor. If it's a good casting in a vehicle driven normally, it should not warp. I suspect chemistry or residual stress in casting, shakeout or machining. And if I really wanted to, I could run a chemistry, hardness test, and put them under a microscope, just for shits and giggles (I also worked in iron and steel r & d for 8 years). Nah.
They are great! I had to bring the beams way up from where they were out of the box to get them to point where the old stock lights were. But the beam is nice and bright, shines a great white light with no discoloration. The cutoff is sharp so I don’t feel like I’m blinding other drivers.
This Intake valves are pretty nasty for 36K. Maybe that's normal but I can't see letting them go to much longer like that. Plus we all know you don't drive like an old lady either so giving it the "Italian Tune Up" doesn't seem to work. lolIntake valve cleaning and transmission fluid change at 36k miles. Switching gears feels buttery but I have to drive more to confirm how all my usual interactions with the truck are. It was raining today and could not push it to test things. Transmission fluid was very dark, I asked for pictures but they forgot. No metal shavings though is the good news. I personally would not wait until 100K miles or more for a transmission fluid change, but that's up to you to be fair.
Yeah, was not expecting it to be THAT bad... It definitely was very worth it for "science" either way. Now we have working data
It's nice to be able to see what it looks like, I think you're the first one to have this done. If you don't mind me asking how much was this?Yeah, was not expecting it to be THAT bad... It definitely was very worth it for "science" either way. Now we have working data
Agreed, figured it would help many if I took the first plunge. Was ultra curious myself too after seeing the video and reading every other brands GDI carbon buildup averages (20-30k miles).
