Saturday, February 1, 2020

28.7 MPG

357.5 mi, 12.449 gal @ $3.499 = 28.7 MPG

154,065 total miles. Willow Glen 76 on Meridian at Willow.

Thursday, January 30, 2020

New Front Wiper Blades.

154,028 total miles.

Both front wiper blades are 20" and as with the rear, I went with the Michelin brand, as I have used before. They were $15 each, $30 total.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DYSDHFA/


Monday, January 13, 2020

31.5 MPG

373.8 mi, 11.857 gal @ $3.199 = 31.5 MPG

153,707 total miles. Rotten Robbie on E. Julian St in San Jose.

Wednesday, January 1, 2020

Changed Cabin Air Filter.

153,400 total miles.

I have bemoaned the difficulty in changing the cabin air filter previously but I suppose I should be grateful the engineers at Ford figured out a way to kluge it in at all. It is certainly better to have a cabin air filter than not. Last time I let the guys at Capitol Ford change it for me, probably to the tune of $75, but this time I went for it myself. It's not so bad once you get the hang of it.

For only $7 with free Prime shipping I ordered the POTAUTO MAP 4008P (CF10548) Cabin Air Filter from Amazon. It looks exactly like the Ford brand filter and includes excellent installation instructions.

Top is the old filter, after 1.5 years and 23k miles.


Friday, December 27, 2019

28.3 MPG

275.7 mi, 9.729 gal @ $3.659 = 28.3 MPG

153,333 total miles. 76 on Almaden Expressway.

Sunday, December 8, 2019

New Rear Wiper and Rear Window Struts.

153,129 total miles.

The rear window got a little love today, I replaced the rear wiper and the glass lift struts. Both purchased from Amazon.com. $25 for the struts and $12 for the wiper blade.

The wiper is 12" and I went with the Michelin brand, as I have used before.
https://www.amazon.com/Michelin-9512-Windshield-Wiper-Blade/dp/B00COE3Z8E/


I replaced both window lift struts with ECCPP. The fit was perfect and installation was very easy. The window can now lift itself up and will hold at the highest point. No more head whacks!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B076FQ44QY/


Wednesday, December 4, 2019

29.2 MPG

367.0 mi, 12.570 gal @ 3.559 = 29.2 MPG

153,058 total miles. Shell Loop on Meridian at Hamilton.