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alecela

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  1. How did it work for you? Trouble free so far?
  2. Ok this morning I went to drive the car for 1st time in two weeks. Started up fine except battery logo light on dashboard came on. But computer measured the voltage being 11.5v so I drove on to nearby gas station to refuel. At the station I turned off the car and on again after the refuel. Same situation abt battery indicator light. Then abt 5 min later when I was traveling abt 30kmh the engine light came on. I was concerned so pulled over. Turned off the car but this time it wudn’t start. Computer tells me now the battery only has 10.7v. When I turned the key it wud crank once then nothing. So it does sound like the battery being flat. Speaking to my mechanic he thinks the alternator is also at fault. Hence the battery indicator came on and it’s not charging the battery properly. Anyone with similar experience here? Getting a new battery is not such a big deal but the alternator is so I waned to make sure. Thx in advance.
  3. Sorry just realized typo above, I'm using stock 18" wheel/tires setup.
  4. The car is a 2003 Murcielago w/ 6 speed. Sorry 4 leaving that out. Factory stock mechanically. Actually can anyone confirm w/ my measurement above whether my car is indeed in lifted mode or not?
  5. The car is a 2003 Murcielago w/ 6 speed. Sorry 4 leaving that out. Factory stock mechanically.
  6. Hi all, looks like the problem for lifting system is back. I first had problem w/ the lifting system about 5yrs ago. When I pressed the button, the lifting system 'light' would just blink continuously whereas NORMALLY it would flash for a while then stays on once the lifting is completed. We fixed it by getting a new set of min max sensors back then. Last weekend, the lifting system light flashed continuously upon pressing the button when i was entering the carpark. After I parked, switched off and on again, I noticed the lifting system light is OFF. Pressing the button seems to make no difference at all. BUT I believe the car is in lifted mode. I drove the car slowly back home. Returned to the car the next day, same situation. light is off, pressing the button seem to do nothing AND I believe the car is still lifted. I took the measurement this time, the distance between the highest point of the wheel and highest point of the front wheel arch is abt 10cm, between the bottom most point of the wheel and the highest point of the front wheel arch is abt. 60.5cm. The car is fitted w/ factory 17" wheel/tire setup. Any one of you experienced stuck lifting system like this? More importantly, if I drive it to the dealer, would it cause any further damage or am I better off flat bedding the car to dealer?
  7. Excellent suggestion. I totally forgot about it. Sure enough it fixed the problem. Italian craftmanship!
  8. Hello all, It's been two weeks since I last drove my car so was really looking forward to the drive this morning. Got to the car, usual sequence of dis-arming the car, opened the door, turn the key, wait for christmas light to go off, then turn it further to crank and nothing. No cranking at all. New battery was installed two months ago. So I tried turning the key again but this time no x'mas light at all. Then I tried to arm-and-dis-arm cycle but nothing. No familiar arm or dis-arm chirp. I got out of the car, closed the door, tried to arm it, nothing. All I can now hear is a very brief chirp when I pressed the alarm button on the keyfob. The door does NOT lock or unlock. The alarm light between the two head rests are lit up. So I manually locked the car and walked away. Any idea/thought would be appreciated. Thanks.
  9. No. It was last serviced in Nov 2016. Will try to get the car out again this weekend to see if the problem persist.
  10. Anybody w/ problem on their fuel gauge? Upon filling up this morning, I noticed that the fuel gauge still only showing abt. 25% left but the receipt clearly showed 78 litre of fuels pumped... As I cruised on, I noticed the digital fuel gauge would go anywhere between 75mi left to 200mi left and the analog ful gauge would go from amber light on (near empty warning) to about 2/3 full! I checked the fuel cap is being tightly screwed on... Any idea/clue? Thanks in advance for any help/pointer.
  11. Indeed based on the 'conventional' wisdom 235/35/19 + 345/25/20 seems to be the right combo but of course, you'll have to pay attention to the actual tire dimension. Having said that, I've heard various people on this forum, running tires combo OUTSIDE these tolerance boundary and they seem ok. Coupled w/ the fact that tire aging will lead to overall diameter shrinking, I do think the tolerance level is probably wider than we think. It's a real shame that we never got any official word on this. But then again, since you're thinking of getting new tires anyway, why not go for the popular combo of 235/35/19 + 345/25/20? Afterall the original width of the rear tires was 335 (335/30/18)...
  12. Thanks. What model year car is that page for? I checked around and was under the impression that the 2002-2004 Murcielago were fitted with 355mm rotor at front?
  13. Tx. May I know which tires u r using, if u r running 18" stock setup?
  14. I'm ALMOST there in terms of retrofitting stock rotors & calipers on my 03 hence almost ready to order the 18" tires. I was all set on the Pirelli P zero corsa combo of 245/35/18 (24.5" diameters) + 335/30/18 (25.9" diameters) then JUST learned that Tirerack has ran out of the rear ones and won't restock until end of April! :-( My local dealer suggested exact P zero rosso at same combo but looking up tire rack, I noticed that 335/30/18 is slightly larger at 26.1" diameters. Has any one run the P zero rosso combo and no problem for the front differential? (i.e. 4WD intact)?
  15. Hello Nick, I swear I was thinking about you. In fact, I was going to PM you and see how you're doing w/ your new tire setup. Your tires setup do provide a new data point that's shows the 'wisdom' gathered so far might NOT be the most accurate ones... I myself are tempted to try your combo w/ my 19" wheel setup but I've already gone far too deep as far as reverting to 18" setup. Moreover, my dealer is seriously scaring me sh*tless about trying on any further non-factory tires setup... In any case, I'm glad this is working well for you.
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