So my check engine light came on. Oy. Pat updated his code reader so he could read newer cars. It is throwing a code for the air intake control. So I changed out the filter as the internet says that is the number one problem. I don't think that took care of the problem although there was a lot of crap in the filter. Dandelion seeds, fir needles, bugs. Just amazing the things that got into it. Car still runs just a tad rough when it starts, so it may need a trip to the shop.
Then I had a dead battery. Wait...what? I hadn't started the car since I changed the filter. All the doors were closed. I checked the glovebox, since I replaced that filter also, to make sure that little light hadn't stayed on. Nothing. Charged the battery enough to go run my errand. Crazy business.
Next day I have a dead battery. Oy. Same thing...nothing left on. Well the battery is original so it is probably at least seven years old. It may be time for a new battery. I think the car can just sit there until I return from Indiana and my quarantine. But if it is going to start nickel and diming me it may be time to do something else.
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