Another year in the life of the RSX

March went by and we were both still recovering from some terrible affliction, you know the thing that the last years have brought upon us, something like that. The birthday of the RSX went by and the energy just wasn't there to do anything about it, so time moved along and here we are on the eve of the annual tire rotation down at our friendly tire store. 

This will be the third rotation, which logically means we have had the "new" tires for four years now, time is indeed moving along. The car has had various moments over the last sixteen months, I will discuss them after showing a nice photo taken today after some welcome rain and a little wash :

The RSX has been up to a few things over the year, or so, it is now quite firmly into the twenty-first year of ownership and some little things are starting to show their age. The major additions have been a serpentine belt, battery and a starter motor so basically a thousand dollars right there. The minor niggles have been quite numerous, the rear number plate light had vanished into the rear bumper, it was gummed up with sand and silt, needed a total clean out and a new bulb, the drivers side window switch stopped working altogether, but then recovered with the application of some quality contact cleaner.

I should define the word quality there, a year or so ago I bought some "quality" contact cleaner from Princess Auto that actually dissolved plastic, I found out after attempting to improve a couple of video cards and subsequently ruined them. The contact cleaner I've used on the RSX has been a trusted product for years, so I returned the bad one, and sourced the old one once again which for those that wish to know is Revive Electrical Contact Cleaner.

There were other electrical issues, the battery ground connector needed replacing, the front windscreen washer pump stopped working completely, then inextricably started again one day after me making all sorts of plans to get at it and fix it. The passenger side door switch needed replacing, all mostly niggling little electrical jobs. 

The ongoing SRS light being on, well, there is a connection under the drivers side seat that will intermittently fault due to vibration, I have reset it twice, which usually involves back breaking gymnastics under the steering wheel only to have the warning light turn on again a year or so later, I've had quite enough of that, so I now keep the light on as my little driving buddy.

The last thing is the DRL light, which has an occasional habit of staying on until I put a bit of amperage through the circuit by switching the main lights on, high beaming or cycling the lights. I have researched the issue and it is a common one, the solution being to remove a little circuit module from under the steering wheel and check the relay solder points and resoldering as needed. 

I will save that job for later.