GenVibe - Community for Pontiac Vibe Enthusiasts

lannvouivre

This is a code for a circuitry problem, not an actual transmission problem. It depends what damage has been done to the electronics and where the damage is. Rebuilding the transmission is very expensive. Unless you're a technician and can do all the labor yourself, you're better just getting a repla...

lannvouivre

I've also heard it called mystic blue metallic.

lannvouivre

The 1ZZ is non-interference, so the worse case scenario if the tensioner wasn't extended would be your timing might be off. I have set timing with the engine in the bay and it's not so bad. I have had to get a visual on the tensioner before on a road trip to make sure it had extended because it did ...

lannvouivre

Sensen is an economy brand, you don't want those.

lannvouivre

Check the grounds on the driver's side of the engine head.

lannvouivre

http://monkeywrenchracing.com/product/p ... ic-coated/

Only this one and the OBX for the AWD.

lannvouivre

Well, if you lived here, I could do the engine swap for you for considerably cheaper than $3k : /

lannvouivre

Chiadog wrote:Are you thinking of last Gen's split instrument cluster? This one looks good to me!

Whatever ones with this styling. That split stuff is *so* gross.

lannvouivre

This is what I have now.

lannvouivre

Look at your brake rotors. Are they smooth, or are the gouged and scraped up? Look at or feel both sides, not just the easily visible side. If you have a bad caliper or plugged brake lines, you could have a dragging brake pad, bad enough that the friction material comes off the brake pad backing pla...

lannvouivre

The brake fluid in both Tercels was 30 years old when I flushed it. One of the head mechanics at this Ford dealership is fervently against the idea brake fluid can absorb water and degrade, as is one of my old bosses.

lannvouivre

I'd like the Civic, but the dash/instrument cluster design is abhorrent to me. Just horrible.

lannvouivre

No, it's different.

https://www.amazon.com/DC-Sports-THC440 ... B0049TY7YS

THC4403 is the one you'd need, although the GT manifold is actually already a header. If you can get a GT replacement used one, that would be about the same.

lannvouivre

Just a glitch in the matrix. Pat yourself on the back, you fixed it! If you clear the code and it doesn't come back, there was never any problem.

lannvouivre

It has to be the drive by cable 1ZZ. The intake manifold bolts to the throttle body differently, he would not be able to use the same spacer as the drive by wire versions (05+).

lannvouivre

Where do you live? Also, I think it's more likely that if you overheated it, the head and/or block would warp and the headgasket would cease sealing correctly. If you're very, very lucky, this will just have been an unusually exciting day for your engine and it will forgive you. Just keep checking t...

lannvouivre

Aaaaaand I sold it. When I have replaced a couple of parts on the replacement, I will post it in Others.

lannvouivre

Any time the car is moving, the engine bay will be quite cool. Think about what's in front of the air filter: just the headlight and battery, no heat there really. The gap under the headlight and under the hood will be giving your intake lots of air.

lannvouivre

Vortec wrote:Guess I found the leak. Yay.

Gratz!

lannvouivre

Without the actual codes, your story is pretty much pure speculation.

lannvouivre

Interest in the whole unit do you still have does it have ecu auto or manual There's no ECU for it, and it lacks the 5th injector setup anyway, so you wouldn't be able to run it on the TRD or GM ECU anyway. I have an AEM FIC that I can wire up for it and include for no additional charge, but no way...

lannvouivre

It can't pass emissions without the ECU that came with the kit, not in California. I don't have the ECU, as I sold it to someone on here last year.

lannvouivre

Here are the transfer case plugs. The auto transmission is filled like an FWD auto, and drained the same way.

Fill the transfer case until the oil is level with plug 1 in the diagram. Plug 2 is probably a vent plug or something.

lannvouivre

MY exhaust did hit it. You'll have to probably get the exhaust modified, but mine isn't OEM.

lannvouivre

SOLD.

lannvouivre

I second the sharkfin suggestion. Our local stations all suck except La Caliente anyway; not sure how your local ones are. I guess it depends on how bad you want to listen to your radio vs. how willing you are to pull the headliner. In the newer camrys, you have to remove almost all of the interior,...

lannvouivre

I don't really know, I haven't removed a clutch yet, knock on wood.

lannvouivre

These A/C compressors seem to be pretty good about lasting for a long time after you replace the clutch. My old boss was very against it, as the nose of the compressor can get ripped up by a bad clutch.

lannvouivre

Oh, that is slightly too far for a day trip. I was going to offer to break them down for you and stuff. If I can hold on to this job (and not walk in on my boss when he's using the women's restroom with the door open and the light off and get fired like at my last one), some Saturday you could drive...

lannvouivre

They don't call scissor jacks "widowmaker" jacks for nothing. The '85 Tercel came with two hidden in a cubbie hole. I felt distinctly threatened.

lannvouivre

Interesting, am I the only one using 0W-20? Most of the replies are 5W-20 or 5W30. I usually get Mobil1 0W-20 or Toyota Geuine 0W-20 from the dealer with either a Toyota filter or a K&N from Amazon. Change it twice a year, around every 6-7000km. The #W section of the oil grade denotes the visco...

lannvouivre

Another option:
http://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/toyo ... cable,1696

lannvouivre

vibenvy wrote:Would you please do the GenVibe community a huge favor and let us know when your Vibe was built?

The VIN sticker inside of the driver's side door jamb will have the manufacture date on it.

lannvouivre

Where are you located again, my dearest obstetrician?

lannvouivre

Link for people not on a mobile device: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiduVvb2cZI

lannvouivre

It shouldn't hurt anything. It will have additives to prevent further wear and such.

lannvouivre

Get 5 quarts of T-IV fluid, as it's a Toyota transmission, if you plan to drain and fill it. Under the car, you have two drain pans. The FLAT pan is the transmission. The one that looks like this is your engine oil pan. Now, put a big drain pan under your transmission plug and take the drain bolt ou...

lannvouivre

I had Tokicos with my stock springs. The Tokicos are still better than the stocks at stopping the action of the springs, so they still improve the right regardless.

lannvouivre

According to my automotive lectures, slots are actually to give water a place to go, while drills are for allowing heat to dissipate faster. Some OEM Mercedes rotors are cross-drilled, as well as those of many high-end sports cars, so I'm sure they do something. If you ever do get sports rotors, you...

lannvouivre

http://i.imgur.com/PFZNDJN.jpg Piggy looks kinda good with new wheels even though the sidewall is a bit narrow looking with that much lift. I couldn't take a picture from the other side because Mom always parks really close when I need to work on it, like she has some kind of premonition whenever I...

lannvouivre

Then you may get the distance to the wheel right but you will be too close to the pedals. I shimmed the front of the seat to compensate some for this problem. I was wondering why GM and BMW and Mazda (Miata, specifically) all seem to believe I want to raise the front of the chair, and not the back....

lannvouivre

For quality front brake parts, you can do POWER STOP KOE2316 via rockauto for like $75. You could also possibly replace only the rotors, but you would need to sand the brake pad friction surfaces flat. RAYBESTOS 96934R x2 for$18/rotor. Hoses are $11 each, and you'd only need two. If you have a colla...

lannvouivre

Did you balance your tires? Violent steering wheel shaking is usually a symptom of an out-of-balance front tire. All tires need to be balanced regardless of age due to variation in manufacturing. Have you ruled out an issue with an obstruction in one of the brake hoses causing the brakes to drag and...

lannvouivre

I prefer the nylon insert ones, but I've also never seen anyone but Monroe used locking nuts on the strut mounts.

lannvouivre

Ew, look at those nuts. (removed) were they thinking? Why didn't they do the OEM design?

lannvouivre

Unless the computers in the 2nd gens have different sensors on their transmissions, I don't think the ECU will be the problem here, given that the C59 and C60s that bolt to the ZZ engines have different axles (which you don't have to swap) and that's it. They won't cause codes in those isntances, so...

lannvouivre

What Chiadog said. It's best to get it from one that's been rearended to death.

lannvouivre

If it is truly drivable they I agree with KQ and drive it till it dies ... BUT have a backup plan to kick in immediately if/when that day comes. Removal takes about 6 hours, re-installation takes about 6 hours. So remember that if it goes down, you need at least two days. You're looking at about $1...

lannvouivre

You need to leave it alone the full recommended time or you might wash the silicone gasket off with oil splash and have it relocate into a critical area and plug an oil gallery. It probably doesn't take that long, but they give you that long period so you will not have problems, or worse, a catastro...

lannvouivre

A 2 1/4" diameter will suit you the best. The length of the parts will probably be your biggest considerations for the amount of fabrication work you'll need, but I can't get those measurements as my stock parts are long gone.

Search found 1598 matches