Car Enthusiast Club [Now Motorcycle friendly!] - First thread to 150k! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Bitter]

35 minutes ago, vetali said:

Yeah... I checked the grounds. Was a weird one for sure.

I recall some cars have a diode in the circuit to suppress voltage spikes when the coil field collapses through the coil windings and apply and release. I wonder if the diode is just built into that coil and it had failed.

[vetali]

27 minutes ago, Bitter said:

I recall some cars have a diode in the circuit to suppress voltage spikes when the coil field collapses through the coil windings and apply and release. I wonder if the diode is just built into that coil and it had failed.

It doesn't show one on the diagram. I thought that too.

[Bitter]

8 hours ago, vetali said:

It doesn't show one on the diagram. I thought that too.

Might be integrated and not shown. I see that on some relays.

[Bitter]

Who remembers the pain in the ass customer with the Mercedes I was complaining about? Boss let them write a personal check and surprise surprise it bounced. Now their phone doesn't answer when we call. Shocking. I guess we'll be calling the police next week to file charges. Who could have seen this coming.

[bcredeur97]

6 minutes ago, Bitter said:

Who remembers the pain in the ass customer with the Mercedes I was complaining about? Boss let them write a personal check and surprise surprise it bounced. Now their phone doesn't answer when we call. Shocking. I guess we'll be calling the police next week to file charges. Who could have seen this coming.

I remember. Oh lord. 

Can't pay the bills but has an old mercedes LOL

[Scrubs]

Chrysler Town & Country Limited ( 4th gen Voyager). Has a 3.8L gasoline engine. 2003 production year, actually comfy to ride in for big trips. First car. Is worn out, end of its life but still runs. Gets about 11litres to 100km. Thats about it, no mods just the limited pack that came from factory.

Currently lives in Latvia. 

[Bitter]

6 minutes ago, Scrubs said:

Chrysler Town & Country Limited ( 4th gen Voyager). Has a 3.8L gasoline engine. 2003 production year, actually comfy to ride in for big trips. First car. Is worn out, end of its life but still runs. Gets about 11litres to 100km. Thats about it, no mods just the limited pack that came from factory.

Currently lives in Latvia. 

 

Those things are pretty reliable actually. Most common issues I see are bad EGR valves setting the engine light or leaky lower intake gaskets because the coolant turned acidic and ate the aluminum on the intake and heads. Probably a good idea to take a really close look where the lower intake and heads meet together for any coolant leaking, if there is you need to fix it fast before it eats the metal up. If it's not leaking you should change the coolant so it doesn't eat the metal and make it leak.

[Vonrottes]

16 hours ago, vetali said:

Yeah... I checked the grounds. Was a weird one for sure.

 

The long coil pack that goes across the whole valve cover? Its a lottery on those lol.

Yup had the one from yesterday crap out after like 5 miles today (random multiple cylinders misfire) got another after arguing with the people at AutoZone that this one was basically dead out of the box poor QC. Got home with the new one and saw a the cylinder 4 misfire count just keep going up. Swapped the 3/4 plugs and it went to cylinder 3 the spark plug was bad i guess? They are only 2 weeks old  bought them before the 1st duralast coil. And they are the OE replacement ACdelco plugs definitely a first for me having a plug cause a misfire that doesn't have obvious signs of damage.

16 hours ago, Bitter said:

Trust me, that whole thing will be but a bump in the road compared to what's coming for that poor car sooner than later. My advice would be to sell it for what you can get while it's still running and able to move under it's own power and buy something else.

It's close to 150k just replaced the turbo. Over the last year I've done the radiator hoses, water pump, thermostat and coolant neck? Other than that I think the only "broken" thing I replaced was the HVAC gear or whatever behind the cluster. $0 since I 3d printed an upgraded design in resin..

 

Otherwise it's been just fine even though it was absolutely abused before we bought it... PO at least kept up on oil changes, under the valve cover is almost as clean as my LS engines.

 

Only thing that keeps giving us problems is the coil pack, which I mean I shouldn't be buying part store coils and get a Delphi... Just sucks when they go out it's always a work day and even the dealership doesn't have the OE in stock.

 

Either way it's just a beater until I get my finances straightened out, buy myself a 17 SS and get her Regal or ATS. 

[Bitter]

2 hours ago, Vonrottes said:

Yup had the one from yesterday crap out after like 5 miles today (random multiple cylinders misfire) got another after arguing with the people at AutoZone that this one was basically dead out of the box poor QC. Got home with the new one and saw a the cylinder 4 misfire count just keep going up. Swapped the 3/4 plugs and it went to cylinder 3 the spark plug was bad i guess? They are only 2 weeks old  bought them before the 1st duralast coil. And they are the OE replacement ACdelco plugs definitely a first for me having a plug cause a misfire that doesn't have obvious signs of damage.

It's close to 150k just replaced the turbo. Over the last year I've done the radiator hoses, water pump, thermostat and coolant neck? Other than that I think the only "broken" thing I replaced was the HVAC gear or whatever behind the cluster. $0 since I 3d printed an upgraded design in resin..

 

Otherwise it's been just fine even though it was absolutely abused before we bought it... PO at least kept up on oil changes, under the valve cover is almost as clean as my LS engines.

 

Only thing that keeps giving us problems is the coil pack, which I mean I shouldn't be buying part store coils and get a Delphi... Just sucks when they go out it's always a work day and even the dealership doesn't have the OE in stock.

 

Either way it's just a beater until I get my finances straightened out, buy myself a 17 SS and get her Regal or ATS. 

They're known for head gasket issues as well as the valve cover PCV and intake manifold check valve failing. Honestly 150K is the highest miles I've ever seen on one, usually they're junked when the turbo goes or the head gasket goes or the trans fails.

[vetali]

5 hours ago, Vonrottes said:

Yup had the one from yesterday crap out after like 5 miles today (random multiple cylinders misfire) got another after arguing with the people at AutoZone that this one was basically dead out of the box poor QC. Got home with the new one and saw a the cylinder 4 misfire count just keep going up. Swapped the 3/4 plugs and it went to cylinder 3 the spark plug was bad i guess? They are only 2 weeks old  bought them before the 1st duralast coil. And they are the OE replacement ACdelco plugs definitely a first for me having a plug cause a misfire that doesn't have obvious signs of damage.

iirc unless you are getting them from the dealer, the parts store AC delco parts are not OEM AC delco. Could also be people buying the plugs, swapping knock offs in and returning them. Honda had an issue where a dealer returned a bunch of counterfeit plugs and they got distributed all over. They'd last like 2000 miles then start misfiring.

[Vonrottes]

3 hours ago, Bitter said:

They're known for head gasket issues as well as the valve cover PCV and intake manifold check valve failing. Honestly 150K is the highest miles I've ever seen on one, usually they're junked when the turbo goes or the head gasket goes or the trans fails.

I've not seen much on head gaskets, other than people continuing to drive on a bad water pump or coolant neck then just like y my car overheat after I drove it overheating until it shut off PCV is simple I think the valve cover and gasket are like $50 and the manifold check valve well that one is an issue and the "PCV fix" is way over priced for some home depot fittings and check valves.

 

They are not great cars but they are cheap, decently reliable, easy to repair and parts are available everywhere. And literally everyone I know in the Holden and s10 groups has a 1st gen Cruze as a beater

 

41 minutes ago, vetali said:

iirc unless you are getting them from the dealer, the parts store AC delco parts are not OEM AC delco. Could also be people buying the plugs, swapping knock offs in and returning them. Honda had an issue where a dealer returned a bunch of counterfeit plugs and they got distributed all over. They'd last like 2000 miles then start misfiring.

Huh could be that, I usually only run NGK G-power plugs but nowhere had anything in stock for the Cruze except the ACdelcos.

[RevoltTrain]

After a month of waiting on parts, they finally arrived yesterday and got the Explorer partially thrown back together, should finish up either today or tomorrow hopefully 

 

[Scrubs]

On 12/29/2023 at 9:32 PM, Bitter said:

Those things are pretty reliable actually. Most common issues I see are bad EGR valves setting the engine light or leaky lower intake gaskets because the coolant turned acidic and ate the aluminum on the intake and heads. Probably a good idea to take a really close look where the lower intake and heads meet together for any coolant leaking, if there is you need to fix it fast before it eats the metal up. If it's not leaking you should change the coolant so it doesn't eat the metal and make it leak.

Thanks, but that is already fixed, the leak started last year and got fixed pretty fast. Thanks for the idea tho.

[Bitter]

13 minutes ago, Scrubs said:

Thanks, but that is already fixed, the leak started last year and got fixed pretty fast. Thanks for the idea tho.

Pretty much keep it fixed and they go a long time without problems, it's only when they get neglected they get unreliable. Not amazing on gas tho.

[RevoltTrain]

Front is under its own weight finally. Just waiting on new rear toe links and it'll be all done finally. Sitting about 5.75-6 inches taller between suspension and wheel and tire setup

 

[AlwaysFSX]

2 hours ago, RevoltTrain said:

Front is under its own weight finally. Just waiting on new rear toe links and it'll be all done finally. Sitting about 5.75-6 inches taller between suspension and wheel and tire setup

-snips-

Gas mileage: 2

[RevoltTrain]

6 minutes ago, AlwaysFSX said:

Gas mileage: 2

I'm hoping for 4 

[vetali]

36 minutes ago, RevoltTrain said:

I'm hoping for 4 

4 pedestrians ran over per mile?

[AlwaysFSX]

1 hour ago, RevoltTrain said:

I'm hoping for 4 

[OhioYJ]

Finally find a few minutes to get out in the garage and get the new speakers hung and wired up. Been using a small set of Creative bluetooth speakers for a long time.

 

 

So having a proper set of speakers and a real receiver in the garage is a nice upgrade.

[Vonrottes]

2 hours ago, OhioYJ said:

Finally find a few minutes to get out in the garage and get the new speakers hung and wired up. Been using a small set of Creative bluetooth speakers for a long time.

 

 

So having a proper set of speakers and a real receiver in the garage is a nice upgrade.

Mannnn I've love to copy of my record set up in the garage. (Technics SA-R177 and Sony SS-CS5)
But it's a fairly small garage and a Harman Kardon Invoke is more than enough to annoy my neighbors while working on cars.

[bcredeur97]

On 12/31/2023 at 12:37 AM, AlwaysFSX said:

What is this? Pawn stars? 

[bcredeur97]

Happy New Years

[AlwaysFSX]

12 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

What is this? Pawn stars? 

I think we can make a deal

[Bitter]

Starting 2024 right 2016 Fiat 500x, engine light on, need to replace passenger mirror.