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Anyone experienced this problem? If the car is driven daily, the HUD maintains the same display - tach and speed. But if the car is not driven for 4-5 days, the next time I start the car, the oil pressure guage is also displayed. I turn that display off and drive to work. Then, when I start...

Anyone out there used Ate's PremiumOne slotted rotors? I know Ate as the manufacturer of high-temp brake fluid which I use for track driving. A little research on the internet showed me that they are the OEM on Mercedes, BMW and other European cars, and that they are a division of...

I have ~84k on my '01 convertible, and have just discovered the dreaded drivers side differential leak. After reading other posts on this topic, I have no doubt that I overfilled it when I replaced the fluid a few thousand miles ago, as I did not run the car for 30 minutes after filling, and...

Anyone out there installed a Wolfe Racecraft roll bar in their C5 convertible? Can you tell me how the install went? And, have you been able to get it certified by SCCA? If I'm going to continue to take my 2001 'vert to the track for HPDEs, I think my wife and 3 kids would prefer that I have...

I have had a recurring P1416 code and have been putting off removing the intake manifold to fix it, but that means I have to either put up with the check engine light, or clear that code several times a week. But that's not what my question is about. Today, when clearing the 1416, I saw two...

I searched the forum, but couldn't find this addressed previously. I have a 2001 convertibel, and when I went to the garage this morning, the headlight doors were up. I know I turned them off last night, and the lamps work fine, but both doors are up. I can turn the headlights on and off...

It would appear that cross-drilled and/or sloted rotors are all the rage these days. Having taken my car to a few open track days, I'm wondering whether braking can be improved more with different pads (ceramics) or different rotors. I will say that a friend who drives a Mustang Saleen, and a...

I consider myself to be a competent shade tree mechanic, but there are some things I've never done - like chaning transmission and differential fluid - there's just never been a need! But I find myself with 65k miles on the clock, including a few open track days, and I have convinced myself to...

Does anyone out there remember an article in the last 4 years published (I think) in Corvette Quarterly that dealt with this topic? I swear I recall reading a techincal article that said in the event of a catastrophic loss of coolant in an LS1/LS6, the computer will shut down the fuel...

On my way into work this morning, I noticed that my cruise control does not function. I pulled (what I think is the appropriate) fuse when I arrrived at work, but that seems OK. There are no codes set. It's a 2001, 6-speed with 65k miles on it. Any ideas?

Has anyone else experienced this? I had an annoying intermittent rattle coming from behind the dash. It seemed to be getting more frequent over time, so last night when I pulled into the garage, I crawled under the steering wheel and started poking around. Unable to find anything loose, as a...

I have recently noticed under hard acceleration that I occasionally hear an engine knock. My 2001 is stock, with some performance tuning modifications (software only) and 61,000 miles. I always run 91 octane or better. The tuning was done only about 3,000 miles ago, and the knock sensors...

I have reviewed previous posts, and found the resources to help me identify the meaning of the 2 codes that my car has thrown, but what I'm not sure is what to try before taking it to a "professional". The 2 codes are: P0172 Fuel Trim System Rich Bank 1, and P0175 Fuel Trim System Rich Bank 2...

Here in (usually) sunny California, I have an interesting problem that I discovered last winter, but didn't identify the source until today. I have had water entering the trunk area of my 2001 convertible, and accumulating in the driver's side storage compartment. I finally tracked the source...

I took my car out on a great road-course about 2 weeks ago. Having done this only 1 time before, I was aware of the significant stress such an activity can have on the braking system. With 60,000 miles on my '01 I decided to change brake pads (with AC Delco Dura-stop), and as long as I was at...

OK, so this isn't a problem, per se, but it does have me baffled. Any thoughts would be appreciated. On my last tank of gas, doing the same commute I've been doing for the last 3 years with this car, I got an unexpected increase in overall mileage of nearly 10%, and on the first leg of my...

Help! After having tires installed, I started to get a bit of a shimmy when braking. Although I specifically requested hand torquing the lug nuts, I'm sure they used an impact wrench and bent the rotors. No problem, brake pads were such a cinch to replace, I'll just pull the rotors and have...

I think this might go better in the Tech Center as a user submitted product review, but I couldn't figure out how to submit one. I've long been a shade-tree mechanic, and have been generally tentative about working on my 2001 Corvette. But as I have already put 60,000 miles on the odometer...

Can anyone tell me the minimum pad thickness for the front of a 2001? For that matter, can anyone tell me the starting thickness of a new pad? I'm going to take my car out next week for my first taste of track driving, and figured I should replace them if they're getting down too far. Any...

I now have 35,600 miles on my 2001 convertible (not quite out of warranty!) I just noticed a problem with the convertible top: the fabric has worn/abraded significantly on the driver’s side lower back corner (you can see it clearly when the back of the top is folded upright.) A little...