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  1. If the tires were checked out and balanced it seems you have a worn part. I would first start by jacking up the front end to get the front tires off the ground and grab the tire at 9 (oclock) and 3 (oclock) and try move the tire by pushing and pulling at opposite times and watch the tierod ends for any play. If there is any play at all they are worn.
  2. What car are we dealing with I'm unfamilier with what you drive. If it is newer with OBD2 with the oxygen sensor after the cat. then it might set a code if your converter was on its way out. Loosing power is a symtom but other times when it plugs up you will experience a rough idle and bad gas mileage. When they get plugged sometimes you can look at the cat and it will show visual distotions in color if it is heating up due to being clogged. Otherwise it might just be time for plugs wires and the regular stuff.
  3. Make sure if that guy that works on cars on weekends does a good job checking the head for cracks or warping or else you might be putting another new gasket on in the near future.
  4. Yeah i would definately recomend installing the Oxygen sensors. If you leave it in the condition it is, you are consuming alot of fuel as well as trashing your plugs and down the road you may trash your cat. converter.
  5. Buickfosure

    420

    Thanks for the Happy birthday Capriceman so far its been a good day and that Scooby doo smokin a joint is pretty trippy looking.
  6. For the oil light follow this procedure after every oil change. To reset "CHANGE OIL" light, turn the ignition switch to the run position without starting the engine. Fully depress and release the accelerator pedal 3 times within 5 seconds. The light will flash and go out. As for the rusty rotors they will rust but really that shouldn't affect the brakes causing them to squeak. The nature of semi-metallic brakes cause them to squeak some cars worse then others. I would say just forget about it if its only a slight squeak but if it bothers you just get a can of brake cleaner and spray the rotors. Its only a couple dollars for a can so give it a try. Otherwise they make a disk brake quiet that you coat the backing of the brake pad that goes towards the caliper that reduces the sound but that would require you to pull the pads.
  7. What engine is in it since I had the 2.0L in my 93 sunbird before I sold it. It had a rough idle and I replaced all the obvious but never the IAC valve. Just curious since I was never able to diagnose the problem, but I never had a check engine soon light come on.
  8. I have a 2000 saturn L-series and the interior dome light never shuts off so i have to manually turn it on and off. But how does it crank over? since what you said about all the idiot lights and the dash lights dimming I would say battery or alternator.
  9. Yeah i wouldn't worry about it, hell in my sunbird all the gauges were dark at night. As long as you got the speedo thats all that matters since I didn't even have that..
  10. It can be a risk in higher mileage cars but whatever you do just stay away from the transmission flushes done at oil change shops with that many miles. A pan drop and filter change would be alot safer for the transmission. Its a real risk though that gritty fluid might be the only thing keeping that transmission going. Hope it all goes well..
  11. I agree with capriceman back up your files and start fresh. Windows gets crapped up pretty quick even on higher end systems its best to get a fresh copy of windows installed. I restore my computer at least 3 times a year and its not outdated either. 3.2ghz overclocked 768 ram and a decent 128mb video card. Give it a try theres nothing to loose. And if you decide to upgrade, the desktop could be done very cheap ordering parts off tigerdirect . You could even start with a barebone system and then just pick out some other things to add on.
  12. One other thing to think about before replacing the thermostat, that code could possibly mean a malfuctioning coolent temp sensor as well so I would look furthur into it or take it to a shop if you don't feel like wasting time and money replacing the thermostat only to find out it was just the coolent temp sensor all along.
  13. Not really any damage caused but I would replace it soon, most of the time they fail closed and cause overheating and possible engine damage. Thats why I always run on them failsafe thermostats that fail open since I've had some bad overheating experiences due to a thermostat failing.
  14. I've been clean for a while now but I used to smoke Marijuana daily multiple times. Other then that just the cigarettes, never could break that habit. As for alchohol I kicked that habit because the police are starting to crack down on the people driving home from the bars and myself I figure its not worth it. The best thing to do is to never start but you learn from your mistakes I guess.
  15. 2 1 3 - Gotta support the Riviera the one car Buick should of kept making...
  16. Buickfosure

    Sigh

    I'm guessing its a little to late for Lucas transmission fix? But that stuff really works I swear by it, it worked in my lumina euro giving it an extra 2 years since the day it wouldn't move an inch, and the trans operated no differently then the day I bought it. But still one day it decided to not move any further and then I sold it for $150 to the local scrap yard so it wasn;t a total loss.
  17. Anyone know the projected price tag on the Astra?
  18. In my 2000 intrepid I run nothing but synthetic and i recommend you do the same because of the sludge problems. A few extra dollars will help the engine in the long run.
  19. Its a 1985 riviera with the 307 and the THM 325-4L transmission.
  20. I was wondering what engine I can go with if i keep my stock transmission. I have the olds 307 right now. I was thinking about the supercharged 3.8L v6 off gm parts direct. I'm pretty sure my trans can't handle that though. Anyone have any good ideas, I'm still open to what engine combo I will use. I would just get another 307 but I really wanted more miles per gallon. Also what transmissions would look good to put in for different engine combos?
  21. Well just so you know the power you are pushing with that 2.2L engine for a 1991 cavalier 95 hp @5200 rpm and 120 ft.lbs @ 3200 rpm. Its no speed machine but the trans should hold up well. Just make sure you check it out and make sure the front floor areas are not wet since in alot of sunbirds and cavaliers will get a small rust hole just under the windsheild in that water drainage area but other then that its a durable first car.
  22. Yeah the only problem with that is you screw over the guy behind you and possibly cause a deadly accident and then all you need is a couple witnesses that seen you slam on you brakes then you screw yourself over when you get in trouble for insurance fraud.
  23. Yeah Detroit is nothing to be proud of with all the crime, you have to make your house and car look like a piece of $h! so no one breaks in. Around here if you have a Carhart chilling in your car (convenient place to throw it when getting coffee or running in homedepot) they will steal the $h!. If I would of caught the guy I would cap the mother f@#ker with my glock...
  24. Yeah for the first couple days there might still be some air in it and as they work out you will need to add some coolent but probably it will level off and you will not need to add anymore but just keep an eye on it just in case anyways.
  25. I agree with capriceman its probably a sensor that has failed did you get any codes when you had the daignostics scanner hooked up since that will pretty much tell you where your problem is at least. I don't think it is an oxygen sensor because it would not cause the car to not run at all or rough since the oxygen sensor isn't used until the car hits operating temp. It will run fine without it even hooked up just get the check engine soon light and some decreased mpg.
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