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woodyg

My Indy threw it on the lift and ran it. You could hear the left rear wheel bearing acting up. I purchased a Timken from RA for $140. he charged $100 to install it. So far it seems to have cured the issue. Will know better when I get to drive it a little more. I have the old bearing and you can feel...

woodyg

You can determine if it's the transfer or wheel bearing by gently swerving back and forth while the noise is happening. This shifts the weight around and a bad wheel bearing will get louder and quieter depending on it's load. If it is the wheel bearing, the bad side is the one you swerve away from ...

woodyg

Please move this if I posted in the wrong forum. I recently developed a whine from the rear of the vibe. I just changed the rear diff and transfer case gear oil to see if that helped. It did not, seems to be getting worse. I don't recall any crazy amount of metal on the magnet and the fluid was dirt...

woodyg

I am an experienced BYM(back yard mechanic) with zero knowledgeable about radio, stereos, head-units or what ever they are called now. I have a 2006 Vibe and the LCD lights went out on me. I tried taking it apart and soldering in new bulbs......Now the Unit does not work at all. :? Can anyone give m...

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Reymon, I can think of two possibilities for your's not working. It is possible that you shorted the back lights when soldering or you may not have a good contact on one of the LCD tabs when you twisted the tabs back in place (those tabs hold the LCD in place and are the electrical connections for ...

woodyg

Dexcool is like Fram filters...........why take the chance.............one thing is for sure,,,,,,never put dexcool in a car that was not shipped from the factory with it in it......

woodyg

I did the drop drain and pumpout on m yvibe. I used Toyota type 4I flushed the cooling system and used the toyota pinkpower steering pump out= Dextron 3=aka ATFtransfer case 80w90 gear oildifferential 80w90 gear oilget out there and change your fluids.........it will save you time and money in the l...

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. I just replaced the seal=aka=exhaust gasket, that connects the pipe to the exhaust manifold. it took about an hour on car ramps fumbling around for the right sockets and extensions,etc. The old Bolts were 13mm and then new ones i got were 5/8. No body seem to have or know the exact part I needed. ...

woodyg

for the car in my sig, it is AWD. I am trying to find the part # for the exhaust gasket and Bolts that connect the pipe to the exhaust manifold. I appreciate any help........napa sold me a bolt kit #36454 I think that is the right kit.......but they sold me a gasket #31639 I am pretty sure that is t...

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I finally got around to doing this. I unhooked the return line and attached a plastic hose to the nipple. I had my kid start the car and I pumped out the old power steering fluid. it was nasty. a kind of mud color. I pumped though a couple of quarts of ATF. the whole thing took less than 20 minutes....

woodyg

thanks again for all the feedback. I purchased them and the car rides nice, so far so good........the final cost was $414....soup to nuts..........they were 205/55/16 91H Bridgestone Potenza grid g 019

woodyg

Thanks for all the responses. it looks like I will go with the Potenzas from costco for $410 out the door

woodyg

are they any good in the snow?.......I have AWD I plan on using them all year roundQuote, originally posted by jkm311 Â»Very similar to what I paid up front. I think I paid $390. I also lucked out and got a $70 rebate at the time. Great tire. I take them off during the winter, and rotate in the warm...

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I am getting the Bridestonegrid 019 at costco for $410...that includes everything....I will be writing the check our for $410......

woodyg

My vibe needs some new sneakers. I have 140k on it now and it will soon be relegated to being the 3rd car(about 7k a year).......................I can purchase 4 Bridgestone Potenza G019 Grid's 205/55/16 for $400 from Costcos . That includes everything, tire, mounting, balance, insurance, tax ....I ...

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Quote, originally posted by zionzr2 Â»our auto tranny uses Toyota type IV, the Power Sterring uses Dexron III tranny fluid. make sure the bottle says its compatible to the right type. There are fluids that are compatible for both. I use the Royal Purple ATF fluid which covers both dexron III and toy...

woodyg

Quote, originally posted by Cougar Vibe Â»Guys, guys, guys...The 1ZZFE engine is a Toyota engine, not a GM engine. It's from the ZZ engine class, which Toyota has put in tens of millions of cars (if not more); the only exception to that being the Prizm (Corolla clone), Vibe (Matrix clone) and Lotus ...

woodyg

this is getting weirder........these 1zz engines are probably made all at the same place. I am sure the 1zz engine is designed to run on the Asian coolant. I am almost positive all dexcool is orange. maybe I will call a gm dealer and see what they say.....thanks for the feedback

woodyg

Quote, originally posted by keithvibe Â»it's the same as your tranmission fluiddexron IIIFor a good reference point go to amsoil.com and enter your car's info and it will build a list of fluid recommendations.thanks......i bought it with 110k on it. I now have 143k.........about 4 or 5 times I have ...

woodyg

can someone please tell me the correct power steering fluid to use . the OM says Dextron III. but it is also says to use Dexcool coolant and that appears to be wrong.......

woodyg

Quote, originally posted by jake75 Â»I went to the doctor last week - he suggested that at age 68 it was time to think about changing my cranial fluids. After all, every fluid has a life span. your body is constantly "changing" fluids. you take in water and nutrients and your body replenis...

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thisis what i use as a guidegreen=conventionalyellow= ext life conventionalorange=dexcoolred/pink=asianthere are other colors for swedish, german etc

woodyg

the Dexcool I am familiar with is orange? is there another kind of Dexcool that is Red/pink?

woodyg

thanks for the info!!!......do you know what the Toyota recommended power steering fluid is?

woodyg

I bought the car with 100k on it about 1.5 years ago the car vas a fleet car with some vibes and some matrixes.....the coolant was a little low the other day. the coolant was a pink red color. I went over to toyota and bought a gallon of their premixed pink stuff and added it. today i was looking in...

woodyg

Thanks for the info...I have the AWD also!!

woodyg

I just saw that Toyota recalled 2005-2008 Corollas and Matrix with the 1zz-fe engine. The Recall is for the "engine control module".......Has anyone heard what Pontiac is going to do?

woodyg

thanks for the great info

woodyg

I went to sears and they quoted me $630 for bridgstone hp 55?. I was shocked. I need a recomndation of or where to buy tires and what tire to use. some people have suggested the goodyear eagle.....all feedback appreciated

woodyg

thanks for the thread. I just replaced mine. it was a little bit of a pita. you need pliers. You got to love The Haynes Manual. it says. "remove bulb holders and replace bulbs" I used the righty tighty lefty loosey rule.

woodyg

I am going to the store now to get these. I am confused about what color to get. do i get the clear ones or are they red...thanks in advance

woodyg

I definitly did not suck any air in when i did the brakes. the condition was there before I change the pads and rotors. I cchecked the brake booster and that is working fine. I think the only vacuum to the master cylinder is from the brake booster and that should not affect the spongy issue i am hav...

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I took it to sears yesterday for a front end alignment. while they I had them check the brakes. they could not find any issue with them. i had them do the brake flush for $35. They seem about the same.

woodyg

I have had somewhat spongy brakes since I got the car 10k miles ago. when I got the vehicle the front pads were fine but the rotors appeared warped. I just changed the rotors and pads yesterday and the vehicles stops great beside this spongy pedal. I bled the system at the 4 wheels. I am not sure ho...

woodyg

what is front diff. I changed the transaxle fluid, the transfer case oil and the rear diff oil. I did not know about a front diff I thought that was part of the transaxle

woodyg

+1 on belt tensioner, you might however just be able to replace the wheel on the tensioner. if you decide to get a new belt , goodyear gatorback is the only way to go.

woodyg

I did a little research about 3 months ago on what a/t to use in my newly purchased 2006. I came to the conclusion that the toyota type IV was the safest be imho. I plan on draining and filling my whenever i change the oil the next 3 or 4 times.

woodyg

I think the bolt size is a 7m I do not know the thread. I was able to get the drum of relativley easy by hitting in with a rubber mallet and then wiggling it off. I took the drum to the local hardware store but he had every metric size but 7m and i think that is what it is. home depot was to far so ...

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I have it on jack stands right now trying to pull the drum off there was a post on here that said to use 5/16 x18 bolts to pull it but those bolts are the wrong size so i trying to figure out how to get it off. once i can drive it again i will see how long it takes to drop down to 35 it is not drast...

woodyg

I have a 2006 awd vibe. I bought it about 3 months ago. It is my wife's car I don't drive it much. I drove it the other day and it feels like the brakes are on. I took it for a spin this morning. it shifts thru all the gears. doesn't make any unusual noises. the brakes are a little soft and they vib...

woodyg

i was thinking it was an injecter but wanted to see what others thought. The clue that it is strange is that when it starts cold it sounds great only after it warms up does it make the sporadic tapping.

woodyg

I have a 2006 with a 1zz-fe. I bought the car a few months ago. i bought it with 110k on it now it has 115k. I changed the oil when i bought to mobil 1 synthetic 5-30. I noticed a tapping or ticking that comes from the negine when it is warmed up. it comes and goes. it does not seem to happen when t...

woodyg

I ordered the part last week and just recieved my SNG o2 sensor $78 I installed it in 15 minutes. I cleared the codes and have driven around a little so far so good I will post again if anything changes

woodyg

I just installed NGK laser iridiums they were pregaped at .042 and i left them that way. put a little antisieze on and them and it is running great. the plugs i took out were toast the car has 110,000 on it and they were toast the ones i took out were ngk's also not sure if they could be original. O...

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Raven thanks for the reply I have not investigated the tsb yet but will. I clean the mafs and i changed the pcv valve. I also changed the spark plugs and they were toast. the cel came back on and i ran the codes the only code was the po134( a dead o2 sensor at bank 1 sensor 1) I am going to order a ...

woodyg

Just purchased 2006 vibe, thru codes of po133, po134, po171, p2195,what i have done so far1) cleaned MAS with MAS cleaner ( I disconnected battery so the ecm got rebooted2) I added large bottle of techron to high octane gas( have driven about 100 miles so farCEL came back onwhat I plan on doing1) ch...

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Re: Whine from rear drivetrain

Re: Whine from rear drivetrain

Whine from rear drivetrain

I need a basic hedunit with an Ipod port

Re: Radio lights going out

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Re: (Old Tele man)

anyone have access to a parts Catalog?

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Bridgestone Potenza $400, thoughts

Re: what is the correct power steering fluid? (zionzr2)

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Re: what is the correct power steering fluid? (keithvibe)

what is the correct power steering fluid?

Re: Power Steering Fluid 2006 Vibe (jake75)

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Re: OM says Dexcool but i havepink stuff? (dayday)

Re: (Cougar Vibe)

OM says Dexcool but i havepink stuff?

recall 2005-2008 Corollas and Matrixes

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tire recomendations needed?

Re: Replacing license plate bulbs How to... (ychartra)

Re: #74 Bulbs (msuphil)

Re: spongy brakes, excess travel (star_deceiver)

spongy brakes, excess travel

Re: When should I change the plugs? (Vibe_dude)

Re: newbie to vibe-engine noise on aceleration (rob454)

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bogged down like the brake is applied

sporadic ticking from engine

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Re: What's the verdict on Spark plugs for the 1ZZ (Whelan)

Re: CEL on. Thru po133, po134, po171 and p2195 (Raven)

CEL on. Thru po133, po134, po171 and p2195