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From what I can tell, the previous owner didn’t care for this car very well…it wasn’t well maintained in any way :/ it needs a lot of love…and money I don’t have at the moment. Thankfully, I live ~30 minutes from the city it was manufactured XD I should take it into a local dealership or some sort of repair shop and have them look it over, get a list of what’s needed
From what I can tell, the previous owner didn’t care for this car very well…it wasn’t well maintained in any way :/ it needs a lot of love…and money I don’t have at the moment. Thankfully, I live ~30 minutes from the city it was manufactured XD I should take it into a local dealership or some sort of repair shop and have them look it over, get a list of what’s needed
I was waiting til the next time I went someplace, but I went ahead and took a drive to make a video anyway showing what problems I’ve noticed…and apparently my phone picks up the wheel hub(?) rattling quite well. It usually is at its worst when I’m on a bumpy road, or mainly at highway speeds (~65-70 mph)
Here’s the boot and around the spark plug. Looks clean, but I don’t have the right socket to pull ’em and check the inside
I was waiting til the next time I went someplace, but I went ahead and took a drive to make a video anyway showing what problems I’ve noticed…and apparently my phone picks up the wheel hub(?) rattling quite well. It usually is at its worst when I’m on a bumpy road, or mainly at highway speeds (~65-70 mph)
Here’s the boot and around the spark plug. Looks clean, but I don’t have the right socket to pull ’em and check the inside
I DO want to at least pull the plugs and check for any oil residue, but I also intend on putting new ones in (relatively soon) and possibly a new ign. coil when I can. Lately, I’ve noticed significant lag when accelerating, but it could just be me… I’ll update this when I know whats going on under the boot, etc.
I DO want to at least pull the plugs and check for any oil residue, but I also intend on putting new ones in (relatively soon) and possibly a new ign. coil when I can. Lately, I’ve noticed significant lag when accelerating, but it could just be me… I’ll update this when I know whats going on under the boot, etc.
Drove for the same amount of time as I did yesterday, but I added some coolant to the radiator before I left. The temp gauge didn’t get above the halfway mark, but when I got back home, I popped the hood to check, and sure enough the radiator cap was hissing/steaming…I think it was kept pressurized by the gunk caked on the plunger of the cap before o_o
I also noticed in the right light what looks like oil splashed on top of the engine, by the spark plugs…could this just be accidental spillage from refilling it, or is it possibly where I’m losing oil?
Drove for the same amount of time as I did yesterday, but I added some coolant to the radiator before I left. The temp gauge didn’t get above the halfway mark, but when I got back home, I popped the hood to check, and sure enough the radiator cap was hissing/steaming…I think it was kept pressurized by the gunk caked on the plunger of the cap before o_o
I also noticed in the right light what looks like oil splashed on top of the engine, by the spark plugs…could this just be accidental spillage from refilling it, or is it possibly where I’m losing oil?
Fair enough. I kinda figured I’d be dumping money into a 16 year old car at *some* point.
Indeed, informative and sometimes a bit of (un?)intentional humor thrown in XD
Seeing as I’m having issues with oil AND coolant, I’ll be sure and get on that, hopefully sooner than later. Before I go anywhere, I need to check the radiator cap and determine what is going on in the reserve tank.
Fair enough. I kinda figured I’d be dumping money into a 16 year old car at *some* point.
Indeed, informative and sometimes a bit of (un?)intentional humor thrown in XD
Seeing as I’m having issues with oil AND coolant, I’ll be sure and get on that, hopefully sooner than later. Before I go anywhere, I need to check the radiator cap and determine what is going on in the reserve tank.
Sadly, its out of my hands…I’ve owned it for almost 2 months now, and can’t really return it/take any legal action, at least that I know of (unless there’s some way of proving that they blatantly lied about the condition and the “inspection” they claim it underwent, amongst other things….2 months after purchase, that can be proven that it was in that condition before I bought it :/) Again, shouldn’t have jumped on a car purchase at closing time just before the weekend, when any local auto shops that could’ve taken a look were closed
Sadly, its out of my hands…I’ve owned it for almost 2 months now, and can’t really return it/take any legal action, at least that I know of (unless there’s some way of proving that they blatantly lied about the condition and the “inspection” they claim it underwent, amongst other things….2 months after purchase, that can be proven that it was in that condition before I bought it :/) Again, shouldn’t have jumped on a car purchase at closing time just before the weekend, when any local auto shops that could’ve taken a look were closed
Quick update: I only drove for a total of ~15 minutes and it overheated to the point of cutting out (thankfully I was 2 ft from my driveway) I checked the coolant reserve tank and it initially seemed empty, but now I’m not sure if its filled with water or proper coolant. I also noticed that the radiator cap is loose, which could cause overheating and may have been why steam was leaking out. By the way, what exactly is a block test ShopTech? The sooner I can isolate the problem, the better
Quick update: I only drove for a total of ~15 minutes and it overheated to the point of cutting out (thankfully I was 2 ft from my driveway) I checked the coolant reserve tank and it initially seemed empty, but now I’m not sure if its filled with water or proper coolant. I also noticed that the radiator cap is loose, which could cause overheating and may have been why steam was leaking out. By the way, what exactly is a block test ShopTech? The sooner I can isolate the problem, the better
Thank you for helping me narrow it down/figure out what I need to do 🙂 I will be sure to look into that and get to fixing it as soon as I’m able to, not sure how long that’ll be though.
As far as the engine goes, it’s an RS, not GS-T or GSX so from my understanding, I actually have a Chrysler 420a engine in there, but I could be wrong…
