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Old 08-03-2010, 03:36 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by RobertSmalls View Post
You have a water cooled inverter? Does it use engine coolant, or is there a seperate, lower-temperature circuit?
Yep, its a seperate loop just for the inverter.



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Originally Posted by wyatt
Thanks, Daox, any other "heads ups" I should be aware of? So far that is the only thing mechanically that has needed done (other than changing oil, rotating tires, etc). I figure with some heads up, I could learn about it in advance and do the work on my own.
There is also the 12V lead acid battery that tends to fail after ~5 years. Not horrible life, but not amazing life either. I check my battery every once in a while with the SG before I power up the car. I know mine needs replacing before winter. I believe its still original. The standing voltage is just over 12V I believe which is fairly low for a 12V battery and below spec according to my bentley manual.
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