Just wondering if there is anything I should know about trying to find a 2AZ-FE engine to put in a Vibe I'm picking up tomorrow. Its not clear to me if I can swap the timing cover or other parts off the engine I have currently on to a camry or matrix 2.4l engine to do this swap... is the ac compress...

I'm open to literally any suggestions. I just happen to really enjoy my 04 vibe and am looking for another even if it isn't a turn key solution. Thank you for the feedback and suggestion though.... And actually I found a 2009 red base vibe that has a locked up engine in my town that is literally per...

Oh yea. That vibe in Detroit is definitely the one that I was looking at. And cosmetic appearance aside, the owner said that it was pretty clean on the frame and such. But after literally spending the entire night last night researching the 2.4l 4cy, I think I'm going to find a pre-2009 vibe with on...

Hey everyone. About a year ago, almost exactly, I purchased a 2004 Base Vibe. After all of the work I did to the car when I purchased it last year, I've taken it from 136k to 151k! I have to thank everyone that provided me information and suggestions when I bought the car and helped me fix the clock...

Using a plug-in, decent bluetooth obd2 live data scan tool, and calculating my mileage based on fillups and using the odometer, I have been making a round trip of 120 miles one way in my 2004 base model with the 4 speed auto, I have been getting about 40mpg on the highway doing 63-65mph on the highw...

A couple of things. I agree that you probably should have gone a bit cheaper on the car, considering what you knew up front you were going to have to put into it. Especially with the timing chain being involved. When you replaced the radiator (I had to do that on my old Vibe), did you do a _full_ f...

Alternators have not been a problem with these vehicles so my guess is the alternator is operating normal. I would not plan on replacing it unless you are certain there is a problem. Horn and cruise control will probably work again after you replace the clockspring (spiral cable). I think you will ...

---Questions--- First... so I must be crazy to have done all of this, and to have paid what I paid for the car right? Honestly, I don't feel like this was a bad decision, but I am open to suggestions on what I could/should have done differently. Hey ZByers, I'll just address this point by point to ...

Welcome to GenVibe :D Awesome first introduction post and hope you didn't get "writers cramps" from the hour PLUS, that it took you to prepare it for us to read :lol: Just curious as to the total $$$ you spent on all those listed parts (not labor). Also how many hours of labor went into a...

This reads like a person who just bought a turn of the century brick colonial that was gutted by fire in south Detroit and saw the potential of bringing it back to life. :shock: First, kudos for having the ability to perform as many kinds of surgery as you have on the Vibe. Second, kudos on finding...

After doing research on a replacement car, and with a suggestion for a new car from my brother (professional mechanic), he suggested that I look for a Pontiac Vibe or a Matrix knowing what I do and want out of a car. After a week of searching, I found a private listing on CL for a vibe a couple mile...