I find it hard to hear, but I think I hear what you are getting at. It certainly does not sound like the pitch nor the volume of a typical failing transmission which is a lot louder and ultimately becomes more of a whirling/buzzing noise (as you no doubt have heard out of any Ford product driving b...

Had this strange issue that I can't seem to trace down. When accelerating I'm getting what I'll describe as a whistling/whining noise when accelerating that can be noticed mostly between 2-3k RPM's once the car is up to about 35 MPH. It's a bit difficult to describe so I'm attaching a video along wi...

jolt wrote: ↑Mon Oct 05, 2020 10:26 am Filter? Much on magnets in pan?

Filter was replaced last year. Magnets had normal amount of metal accumulation on them.

Are you experiencing any issues because of it? Nope, no drivability or shifting issues. The problem is my inspection runs out soon. I was able to get it to go away long enough to pass last year by doing a spill and fill. I went ahead and replaced the TCC solenoid this weekend. I try not to throw pa...

Hi Guys, I have the dreaded P0741 on my 2004 Vibe. When I received it, the transmission fluid was dark brown, but not burnt. From some research it sounded like this may have been playing a part in the P0741 code. I did 2 transmission fluid changes a couple of weeks apart, just spill and fills. I res...

After getting everything back together I took the car for a spin and what a world of difference. Before it was clunking and very sloppy. All clunks are gone, the ride is much smoother, and feels much better to drive. Nice work! ;) Where did you purchase your parts from? Total cost of this repair? M...

Nothing at all? Nobody knows or even has an opinion? I had it in to a dealer last week for the air bag recall and asked them to put it on a lift and see if they could tell where it was coming from. The answer as relayed by the service writer was "oil cooler lines". What??? It's hard to ju...

Over the past couple weekends I finally had time to redo the front suspension. It was a pretty easy & straightforward job. I replaced the control arms, balls joints, inner & outer tie rods, strut assemblies, and stabilizer link bars. I went with all Moog parts minus the struts and everything...

Nice to hear you are keeping this ol' lady on the road. She can still run for a long time if you take care of her. There is a member on the Facebook page with somewhere north of 500k before he had to replace the engine. Where in PA are you? We have a wide variety of members around the state. We are...

Thanks for the reply. With the one motor mount changed, the really noticeable vibration is gone. The new motor mount also eliminated a rattle that the car would make when the transmission was in drive or reverse, but not in neutral or park. I still notice a slight vibration when the car is idling a...

Glad to hear you're making progress, and that the Vibe is now running smoothly. Have you done a drain and fill on the transmission? (I don't know if that's included in 'change the fluids', or if you did it when you did the oil) You should also fill out the rest of your profile - at least to a gener...

I've posted previously in individual threads, but figured I'd just start a thread to update as I progress along. I inherited a 2004 Vibe Base model from my girlfriend that has somewhere north of 300,000 miles on it. If you're not aware the odometer caps out at 299k. She drove it for a least a year a...

I had the right motor mount replaced on a 2005 Vibe base, 1.8L with 115000 miles on it. The mount and belt tensioner were replaced to solve a rattle that was most noticeable when the vehicle was stationary. In neutral or park, there was no rattle. When the car was put in drive or reverse it would r...

On the part that you angle grinded, did you seal the metal edge with paint or primer? I can't imagine they'd make that part with stainless. The thought crossed my mind, but honestly I didn't bother. Would definitely be wise to hit it with some paint to prevent corrosion. The reason for replacing mi...

Hello all, I am new here. I have a 2009 Pontiac Vibe, 2.4 L engine, 285k miles that was given to us. It burns about 1/2 quart of oil every 1500 miles. There is oil around the engine cover where you put oil in and it may be leaking around the gasket too. At this mileage, do you think I should have t...

I just replaced front and rear on mine. Rear was indeed a pain. The replacement mount I bought anchor 9155 was too long on right side to drop into the bracket like the OEM one does. It does fit, the trick is to slide it behind and underneath the bracket that's bolted to transmission (easier said tha...

I jokingly suggested to buy another Vibe since it'd be so damn realiable, and low and behold that's exactly what she ended up doing. So what Vibe did she end up getting? (year, trim, mileage, etc...) Assuming the price was right you probably paid cash OR a very small loan! Another great reason that...

Glad to hear you managed to get the right part! Keep the forum updated with the results of your work. I never did my own exhaust work, it was always more cost effective to get the right parts and pay a shop to put it in. Absolutely will update and post as I make progress. I've always done basic mai...

Thanks for the advice. Before I put it on with washers I ended up calling a local Toyota dealership after finding the correct part number online and they were able to get them in the next day for me. For reference I have the 1ZZFE Engine. Toyota Part number for the correct studs is 90126-08043 and t...

Wanted to give an update. I got the broken stud out and also got a good one out for measurements. The measurements are M8-1.25 X 38MM. The studs also have a shoulder about a quarter way up the short end of the stud. I picked up a couple of studs from the parts store but the shoulder is too long and ...

As far as I can see they are either M10-1.50 or M8-1.25. Appreciate it! After more digging I found a post on another message board for an M2 Spyder and believe them to be M8-1.25. I will make a run to the parts store this week once I get the broken stud out and will post back to confirm size for an...

Hi All, I had a hell of a time getting the nuts off to remove the exhaust manifold from my recently inherited 2004 base Vibe with over 300k on the clock. After rounding a couple of rusted nuts off with hand tools, I was eventually able to get them out with a bolt extractor kit and impact wrench. Dur...

If anything, I'd suspect the clock spring. They are fairly common to fail on these. One can be picked up, used, relatively cheap. Monkeywrenchracing sells their QRP, which is essentially their version of OEM at a fraction of the cost. Yes I'm thinking it' s most likely the clockspring as well. Goin...

Boy do I feel like a moron. When initially checking this I was using some spare wire to test that was pretty flimsy. This caused me to need to fiddle with the cables under the dash a bit to get the error code to display. I must have missed the initial first blink as I took a video today so I could w...