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  • The response at Jalopnik
  • Putting my Saab out to pasture today. It is bittersweet.
  • Awww. Sadness.
  • I felt more feels than I was expecting. :(
  • edited November 2012
    It has now been about one year since I got the 98 Neon. The following repairs were completed:

    4 new tires
    replace fuel filler
    plugs and wires
    tranny hoses
    valve cover gaskets
    PCV valve and hoses
    All brake lines
    complete replace of back brakes
    trunk upholstery removed and trunk leaks sealed.

    I still need to do belts and water pump.

    The car burns/losses quart of oil every 600 miles and there is an exhaust leak.

    Over the summer I was getting near 29 mpg now i'm back to 24mpg. suggestions?
    Post edited by HMTKSteve on
  • edited November 2012
    MORE POWER



    And this is how we used to roll -

    Post edited by Churba on
  • I'm pretty sure I just cracked a fat.

  • I saw the title and the inside of the engine compartment and I was all, "What. He shoved a 306 in a beemer? That's just silly."
    And then he started the engine. Fuck, was that magnificent.
  • Beautiful car.
  • Okay so I've got a couple of things going on with my car:

    1. The Check Engine light is on for the catalytic converter. Other than the miles I'm probably losing from a tank of gas I'm not having any problem with that.

    2. It won't go over 3K RPM. When it gets to 3K it starts to shake and jerk and doesn't get any better performance. Usually not a concern as it shifts sooner than I get to that speed, but out on the interstate I'm stuck going 75 MPH or less.

    3. The transmission seems to not want to engage 3rd gear (at about 45 MPH) if it is cold. This REALLY hinders my performance as I often get on the highway faster than my car wants to get up to temp, and I happen to get on at one of the few left side entrances in the country, meaning I need to be doing 60 BEFORE I get off the ramp or I'm liable to get an anal exam from someone in the left lane.
  • 1. Never had a car with one
    2. Balance, align and rotate your tires dude...
    3. If auto, you are running out of tranny fluid, check that fucker up. If manual, clutch pressure plate might be on it's last miles.
  • edited November 2012
    I don't think his tires have to do with his engine shaking or performance on the highway. Maybe one of your cylinders isn't firing? Actually, if the fuel's not being burned and going straight into the exhaust, I wouldn't be surprised if that's what mucking up your catalytic converter. Check your plugs, their lines, and your air/fuel mixture.

    As for your transmission, what Roboto said. And get into a habit of checking your cars fluids once a week. S'what I do.
    Post edited by Victor Frost on
  • edited November 2012
    Oh, I understood it as shaking and jerking on the steering at higher speeds.

    As Victor said, check oil, brake fluid, transmission fluid (if auto), power steering fluid, at least once a week, as well as tire pressure. Also put some cardboard underneath your car once in a while to check for leaks.
    Post edited by MrRoboto on
  • Oh, I understood it as shaking and jerking on the steering at higher speeds.

    As Victor said, check oil, brake fluid, transmission fluid (if auto), power steering fluid, at least once a week, as well as tire pressure. Also put some cardboard underneath your car once in a while to check for leaks.
    Yeah no the steering is fine, the whole car rumbles and it feels like its trying to go over but can't. Anyway yeah I'll check those things out. It helps to work at a car part store and have a boss that's been in the mechanic business for a long time.
  • The shaking and jerking you're experiencing is what we would call missing or a misfire. Basically the smooth and controlled ignition of the gasoline is no longer happening.
  • So yeah my mechanic friends are saying it needs a tune up as well. Four iridium spark plugs aren't so bad, but since my car is coil on plug I'd have to replace the whole coil, which are $80 each. >_<
  • Ah, so it was the plugs.
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  • I'm hoping its the plugs. We'll find out in two weeks.
  • I'd also get him to check your injectors. A clogged injector could also cause the problem.
  • Plugs are the easiest, but there are a lot of things it could be.
  • I topped off my transmission fluid and it still won't shift into third until warmed up.
  • I topped off my transmission fluid and it still won't shift into third until warmed up.
    Don't just top it off. Drain it, then re-fill. Or have it done for you, either way. It's fine and dandy to put new fluid in, but if the old fluid is causing the problem, it's still present, just mixed in with the new stuff.

  • I topped off my transmission fluid and it still won't shift into third until warmed up.
    Don't just top it off. Drain it, then re-fill. Or have it done for you, either way. It's fine and dandy to put new fluid in, but if the old fluid is causing the problem, it's still present, just mixed in with the new stuff.

    I was under the impression it was the quantity, not the quality, but I'll get the fluid changed as well.
  • I was under the impression it was the quantity, not the quality, but I'll get the fluid changed as well.
    Normally, yes, but when you're having problems like this, it can be caused by old, thick, gluggy or polluted fluid, so it's best to give the whole thing a freshen up.

  • Two trailers for a documentari about the Deni Ute muster.

    The circlework trailer, aka, How to smoke your tyres on dirt is a national secret.



    And another trailer.

  • Smoke tires... on dirt? Fuck. Those two events look like a fucking good time. Also, those two blonde gals in the deni ute muster video look like a good time fucking.
  • Smoke tires... on dirt? Fuck. Those two events look like a fucking good time.
    They are. That's the biggest one, but Ute musters are often pretty good fun.

  • I have a sudden urge to go caroling.

  • Haha, beautiful.
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