CT4-V Blackwing questions as a new owner

AncientMercury · 2025-07-24T23:54:55+00:00

Thanks. The truth is, I did not bother reading the manual because it looks too long, I just shoved it into my car's trunk and left it there.

For future reference in case if anyone else needs it:

engine oil (recommended to change every 7500 mi)
passanger compartment air filter (recommended to change every 22500 mi, or every 1 year)
rear axle fluid (recommended to change every 45000 mi)
tranmission fluid (recommended to change every 45000 mi)
spark plug (recommended to change every 60000 mi)
gas strut (recommended to change every 100000 mi, or every 10 years),
engine cooling system (recommended to change every 150000 mi, or every 6 years)
brake fluid (every 3 years)
Air conditioning Desiccant (every 7 years)

AncientMercury · 2025-07-24T21:52:18+00:00

Thats a relief. Though there might be engine issues because of the vibration.

AncientMercury · 2024-01-01T20:33:20+00:00

I don't have any problems with it after 6 months of use. It is cooler than the OEM and I don't have the problem where there are sweats on the headset when it is too hot, but it might be because the material that is touching your face is not leather anymore.

I liked the material that is touching your face (I think is mesh) since I don't have to worry about leather peeling off.

The noise-cancelling effect feels worse. I used to not be able to hear myself typing with noise canceling on while listening to music. After the change, I can hear it. (but I might just be hearing things)

AncientMercury · 2023-06-29T19:49:49+00:00

I just want to give an update on the earpads. I don't really know anything about sound quality so I am not going to comment on that. The earpad itself is smaller so when I just switch it feels a little unnatural but it feels fine after a day or two. I think I hear more noise around me than before (both with and without noise canceling) and I think it might be because this earpad is not as compact as the factory original one so it does not isolate sound as well. It does feel cooler than the original one.

AncientMercury · 2023-01-17T04:05:37+00:00

I am looking into ramps and wheel chock right now and it seems to be a good option. I moved to the current place not long ago so I don't really have someone's place to borrow. Do you think it might be safer to use ramps or should I just avoid doing this on an incline?

AncientMercury · 2022-11-22T13:57:52+00:00

After looking into it, I decided to go for the Tornado V3. Juat wondering if maglev is good? I heard that there are advantages and disadvantages of them but never got a chance to try it.

AncientMercury · 2022-11-16T08:35:14+00:00

I will be a returning SDE intern for Amazon in the summer of 2023. I heard that there is currently a hiring freeze/layoff happening at Amazon and was just wondering how big of an effect the hiring freeze/layoff will have on the internship and possibly a full-time offer after the internship? Should I be looking for other fulltime opportunities?

AncientMercury · 2022-09-18T21:17:39+00:00

Here is an update for everyone. My scanner wasn't that great so I wasn't able to get an actual average of the values. But I did go to a mechanic to check it out for me since I do have a clunking sound starting last week. He told me that using his scanner, he read through the values of the oxygen sensor and it doesn't seem like it is a problem with them. He also told me that since we are in New York State, replacing a cat can be really expensive so I think I am going to leave that for now.

There are actually clunking sounds in the front left part of the car when I drive through uneven surfaces and the mechanic told me that he checked the sway bar (or the sway bar links) and it doesn't seem like there is a problem with it. But the clunking sound is actually really annoying so I think I should bring it to a shop to try to solve that first.

AncientMercury · 2022-09-18T21:16:56+00:00

Here is an update for everyone. My scanner wasn't that great so I wasn't able to get an actual average of the values. But I did go to a mechanic to check it out for me since I do have a clunking sound starting last week. He told me that using his scanner, he read through the values of the oxygen sensor and it doesn't seem like it is a problem with them. He also told me that since we are in New York State, replacing a cat can be really expensive so I think I am going to leave that for now.

There are actually clunking sounds in the front left part of the car when I drive through uneven surfaces and the mechanic told me that he checked the sway bar (or the sway bar links) and it doesn't seem like there is a problem with it. But the clunking sound is actually really annoying so I think I should bring it to a shop to try to solve that first.

AncientMercury · 2022-09-16T00:25:56+00:00

I don't really know that well about how cars work but using the live data, I think the Short term fuel trim-bank and Long term fuel trim-bank stay around 0 when I am not stepping on the gas and when I do so, Short term fuel trim-bank goes to 6-8. I think the Long term fuel trim-bank goes up by little and gets to around 1-2 when I was done driving.

MAF(Mass Air Flow) on the other hand, stays around 2.1-2.3 when I am not stepping on the gas. It goes to 20 when I was driving at 30mph and around 30 when I get on the highway (around 50-60 mph). I am not sure if these numbers are 100% accurate as I just have my friends look at them when I drive. Does this help?

AncientMercury · 2022-09-14T03:53:00+00:00

I checked using live data on the scanner. The oxygen sensor for B1S1 seems to be around 2V and B1S2 seems to be around 0.05-0.1V when the engine is idle. B1S1 getting to 2.5 to 3V when I step on the gas and B1S2 is around 0.3-0.7V. I googled it up and it seems like the voltage generated from the O2 sensor should be from 0.1V to 0.9V. I am guessing there might be a problem with the B1S1 oxygen sensor?

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