Thanks to this thread, I just fixed my am reception problem. The stupid aftermarket harness which was used before I bought the car doesn't have the blue-white B3 connector in it. Whoever installed it just ignored that wire coming from the radio. So I added a lenth of wire to it, stripped it nice and...

Ha yes I just call it that cause I think "Vibe" is a pretty stupid name. Calling it vibrator tickles my silly sense of humour. After a week with the Lucas 75-90 synthetic gear oil in there I can report that its really good stuff. Much easier to engage gears now. Especially considering that...

Yesterday I changed the plugs and tranny oil and cleaned the throttle body. There may be a small change in the engines responsiveness but thats kind of hard to quantify. Whats much better thougb is the shifting. Lucas synthetic 75-90 seems to have helped a lot. Its cold shifting is what it felt like...

Thanks I'll try that. The noise is there coasting in neutral too and peaks in volume around 35-40mph. Luckily, so far its not grinding.. its a general whine with a whirring quality depending on load.. The reason I figure its something in the tranny is because theres only a hint of it in the first 3 ...

Ha, my handle in here is only because someone else has Jeffypie. Just a silly pet name I began using when an old girlfriend used to call me that back in the early days of "internet'in". Of all pies though, I suppose I prefer strawberry-rhubarb :p Maybe I'll bust out my laptop and USB studi...

In that video, his engine makes a very very similar noise to mine, but mine only does it between 2 and 3k rpm. And only under small load conditions. Doesnt do it on trailing throttle or medium to high throttle. I would say its only between 10% to 30% load and only between 2000 and 3000 rpm. A loose ...

Ok then good.. Cold idle speed, check :) https://youtu.be/yDbV-09I0Pc is the video and if you look at the notes from the poster he's got a link to a page with loads of poeple that have done the screw fix and supposedly it works. Hopefully thats it. Now I just hope the whirring whine noise which beco...

Coils last verrry long. You did not mention the spark plugs. Replace them. If you take off the manifold, definitely replace the gasket, clean the throttle body and replace its gasket as well. Generally speaking: anything that may cause a rough idle will be compensated by the computer raising the id...

Awesome thanks

Yes I would like that too please

Suppose I should take out that mass sensor by the airbox and clean it too. The plug are looking a bit old as well. How long are the coils lasting in these cars?

If the intake manifold were leaking would the idle remain high when finally warm? It does go to normal idle after its "hot" but it does take a good while. Maybe get a new gasket anyways because my next project will be to take off the manifold and do the screw trick in case its a simple thi...

Hey thanks fellers. No its not the tranny. It has a brand new clutch as well. The noise is Definately coming from the engine. I took out the oil control valve the other day just to see if it was munged up and it was clean. I couldnt get the OCV filter without removing the alternator so I gave up on ...

My opinion is put the best speakers you can afford in the front and worry about the rear later. You cant hear much from the rear anyways. Just muffly poop. Also, I discovered a Sony head unit that should be able to power good speakers without an amp and I'm pretty sure I'm gonna go for that one. I d...

They would fit the front doors. The rears are smaller openings so thats something else. Rears are much less important

Hey bro, I had these : http://m.visions.ca/#/home-productdetail?productId=2799&sku=TSD720C in my work van.. just rockin awesome for the money. All reviews at the time placed them in kahoots with much more expensive speakers. I only paid 100 bucks canadian and now they're discontinued I belive so...

Hi from Maple Ridge BC. I just got a new to me black '04 base Vibe 5 speed with 140,000km on it and I'm quite pleased. It's a very comfy car and I'm getting just over 30mpg or 7.75 l/100km in 70/30 city/highway driving, which is pretty nice. I've been searching here and elsewhere for answers regardi...