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Old 03-05-2018, 12:34 PM   #137
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Originally Posted by ermax View Post
As I said, my car still had the original CALID when I got it in October 2017. It had the idle stability problems and stalled when coming to a stop a few times which prompted me to research. It was then that I found threads about the DI seal problems along with the idle TSB. I read where people had difficulty getting dealers to actually flash it which lead me to a Tactrix cable. I like tools so it didn't take much to make up my mind anyways.

If you have a 2013 that was babied (how would you ever know) and/or had the CALID updated early on then it would probably be fine. The DI seal problem is only really an issue when shifting at redline. I believe my car was babied so it's probably fine. Regardless, if your in the market today I still stand by my advice to avoid 2013. Just not worth the risk.

Ok a few people posting that they couldn't get it done does not constitute "most dealers" but I see how that impression could come about. We never hear about the people that didn't have an issue since they have nothing to complain about.
Buying used is always a crap shoot at best so if MYs with known issues can be avoided then why risk it.
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