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Old 08-21-2001, 10:04 AM
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I think the Plexus is great! One application is all it takes. At first, I tried spraying it onto a cloth and rubbing the cloth on the window, but I found that spraying the Plexus directly onto the window works much better.
Old 08-21-2001, 01:38 PM
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Be careful when using wax to clean your rear window and other plastics on your car. Some waxes have different amounts of petroleum distillates(various hydrocarbons created as a by product in oil refineries) in them. Depending on the product, some of these could actually cause more harm to the widow by weakening it in the long run (some distillates can cause the window to become softer and less resistant to scratches and UV damage). Its impossible to know which waxes will cause damage and which won't without long term tests so my advice is to use a product like plexus, blue magic plastic cleaner, or some other plastic cleaning product.
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Old 08-23-2001, 04:52 PM
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My stook pops out of 4th gear sometimes. Noticed it only happens when the car is real warm and it seems I hit some rough pavement when it happens. It is not consistent and would be hard to duplicate for the service tech. I have 18,000 miles and it started about 4,000 miles ago.

Its a 2000 #1460

Glad I have the 100,000 mile warranty
Old 08-23-2001, 06:07 PM
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here is what they did for me...



All is well so far...
Old 08-24-2001, 04:27 AM
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Well mine is in the shop right now, so we will see what happens. It sounds like they are doing the same as what happened to amiga. thanks for all the info!!!
Old 08-24-2001, 05:41 AM
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The good news is I have my S2000 back and the tranny seems smoother shifting even cold.
So far so good on that front.

However as I drove about a mile from the dealer the check the engine light came on. I turned right around and went back.

They worked on that for about 15 min. then the tech and I went for a 15 min test drive with no recurring problems. I drove for about an hour last night and all was well.

At 4:30am I'm ready to go to work start the car and on comes the light again. So now I wait two hours for the dealer to open so I can get it to them after work.
I love my Odyssey but really wanted to drive my S2000 today. I hope it doesn't cost me another weekend without my S2000.
Old 08-28-2001, 11:42 AM
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Well I got my car back and it is NOT RIGHT at all. It is very stiff to shift into 2nd gear and reverse; they switched 1-2 shift fork, 3-4 shift fork, and 3-4 gear box. And the check engine light came on, they couldn't find a reason so I drove it for a day without a problem. Then Monday on my way to work the check engine light came back on so I am going back to the dealer today.
What did you find out about your Amiga??
Old 08-28-2001, 12:25 PM
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They had reversed some lines which caused the light to come on. The same thing seems to have happened to you. I wish I had the work order here so I could tell each step taken. As far as the tranny goes all is well with mine. I asked if it would need a breakin period and they say no on 3rd & 4th but yes to 1-2.
(3rd & 4th was my only problem).
Hope they take care of you. Let me know how it goes.

You can have them call my dealers service dept. and ask for Gene he can tell them what he did with the light.
209-832-1400 ask for service.
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I need to add: They should ask about Louie and his S2000 tranny...
Old 08-28-2001, 06:31 PM
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Ok, Im thinking about trading in my 3000gt VR4 for an S2000, but with all this talk about gears popping out and such, im not so sure thats a good idea. Bottom line, you guys are scaring me.


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