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Farout
Farout
fuel filter is worth checking out. it's actually going to the mechanic for the 3 day stay so i'll let you know what he comes up with. thanks for the input though!
Farout
currently has 113,000 miles and never blew a head gasket broke a thermostat but aside from the kickdown rod not a damn thing has gone wrong with my car i love it
and i smoked a honda pilot last nite going up hill lmao
Should we be worried? What kind of problems could we encounter? I would like it to last her a year or two - maybe 20-30K miles. Does this seem reasonable?
I know it will need maintenance but don't want huge bills for us.
Thanks!
I hope this help? his ignition switch got worn out from using too much.
let me know and thanks!
farout
drain when I go to sleep overnight, but sometimes itd last for days. We fixed that by pulling the
fuse to my A/C that was under the hood (big square fuse that was accompanied by about 5-7
others probably) (it was keeping in the on position, you could actually hear it click on and off if
you wiggled the fuse). That was over with though after we pulled the A/C fuse. Then,
sometimes when you turned the key it would just click, banging on the starter working, or
bypassing the selenoid (by touchin them 2 nuts together on the starter/selenoid) but now, the
starter has been replaced and it does the same thing sometimes (it wasnt replaced long ago
but I think its the same case, I just dont get why the last one was dead complately and this one
is working one and off if its not completely the starter thats the problem, do i buy a brand new
starter? is something slowly breaking the starter?), and bypassing the selenoid doesnt even
work sometimes, you dont even see a spark when you touch them to nuts together which I was
told you should, no doubt about it. Since I've installed the new starter It only DIDNT start at all
ONCE, thats when nothing would work, from banging to bypassing the starter/selenoid, but a
few times, when I turned the key itd click, then I turn the key again and it would start. Is this a
power issue or what? I have a subwoofer and amp connected to my battery (one wire) that
both shut off when the car is off. The battery is brand new its definitely not the battery ive also
checked the volts and all of that. The starter, its my second one...I just dont think its the
starter again and neither does my friend who has been dealing with cars for a long time. I think
it may be another problem in that fuse box thats under my hood, but then, again, why was that
starter dead completely? Damn what I should have did was checked if that last one would
power up when connected to a power source. Anyway, Thank you so much for reading all of
that, I'd appreciate any help or suggestions at all.
Farout
It had camshaft position sensor leak that I fixed.
The right and back side of engine were covered with oil.
Tranny does not shift right from 1st to 2nd - 3000 rpms/25 mph. The other shifts seem fine. Tranny seems strong.
I'm hoping maybe bad sensor or adjustment is the cause... oh please please please.
I changed tranny fluid + filter putting in mopar atf+4.
My guess is this was first fluid change for tranny but I did not see any unusual problems in fluid. The fluid did not smell burnt and magnet had normal amount of filings,
I've seen alot worse anyway.
I tried to adjust throttle position cable but found Haynes
manual a bit confusing. I tried adjusting it a few different ways but tranny never changed shift point from 1st to 2nd. I have noticed that when taking off w/ 2nd on shift lever the shift is always better about 2500 rpms.
Still seems a bit on the high side.
Any suggestions on what I can check out?
I can explain how I set throttle pos. cable if that helps.
Thanks in advance.
Thank the Lord we bought the Chrysler Service Contract. Everything but the block and head, and I mean everything you can imagine was replaced under the extended warranty. Chrysler spent more on repairs during the 100,000 miles than we paid for the Neon! After 100,000 miles repairs have been normal and it's been great. Always the mpg has been in the 30mpg range, even now. However this summer we have spent about $1,400. in tires and repair. Now we drive it less than 100 miles a month. If we don't drive it once and a while to keep the rings from becoming loose, and using more oil. Yes. it smokes a little but 192,000 is a lot for a 2.L engine. At least I think so.
Farout
any recommendations as specific brands / styles ??
TIA for any comments
Thnx, I appreciate any feedback! Jason