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The two different pickup screens...

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The 'keystone' part that the gauge sending unit slides into.The cover on the bottom of the pump. The bottom of the unit with the little rubber 'nipple' sticking through.

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The removed unit...The permanent retainer for the fuel strainer...I bent the tangs back with a small screwdriver just a bit. Not sure if I moved them at all.Using a socket to drive the permanent retainer back onto the bottom of the pump. Just gentle taps got it on.Assembled.

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The top of the tank exposed....A close up of the fuel pump/gauge connector. This was the first roughly tricky part to get apart.

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The boxes of parts...The pump. It was in a AC Delco box, but had the same denso p/n on it as the one I pulled out.The access panel under the seat with the wire protector on it.

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Someone asked me to do a tech article on swapping out the fuel pump on a 04 Vibe. Ordered up all the parts and did the work today. Very easy. Took maybe 2 hrs total. What you'll need:Parts(All prices Rock Auto pricing 6/09)New Fuel Pump(GM p/n 88972523)($63)New Fuel Filter(GM p/n 88969125)($32)New P...

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Interesting, just looked. The Advanced Auto stores only offer the rectangular one for Vibes, no L shaped one. Wonder if the rectangle will work for any of them. Edit: Same with Autozone. Hmmmmmm

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Quote, originally posted by JohnC Â»87Iroc; how about taking a few pictures and keepin track of parts numbers. This would make a nice "How-To".BTW I have always used plumbers putty for leak proofing and re-opening of access panels like these.I have 140K on my 04 and have been wondering how...

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Quote, originally posted by RIT Â»You either have too much time on their hands, or too much money or both. I never heard of anyone replacing a fuel pump as preventative maintenance. I would tend to wait until it goes before replacing it. Just my opinion.If it was a $350 pump like my truck, that requ...

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I just went down to Azone and bought their Duralast Ceramic pads. I put some Semi-Metallics on the front of my truck. I have Ceramics for street use on the front of my IROC. I don't get fancy on daily drivers...just use something easy to find w/lifetime warranty.My wife had a bit over 100k when hers...

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OK. I'm going to order the 3 pieces up. I figured it only made sense to change it all. I was suprised when there was all this talk on here about never needing to change the fuel filter...but nothing about 'but when you do the pump, it only makes sense'...I hope the L shaped one is the cheaper one!!!...

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Did some searching around and think I've got a decent idea on the replacement of my wife's Vibe's Fuel pump.A couple parts procurment questions though.I'm looking at like Adv Auto and they have a fuel pump w/1 yr warranty for 130 or so dollars. I get on Rock Auto and I can get a AC Delco unit for 60...

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Quote, originally posted by 13Vibe03 Â»*EDIT*If you can, turn the wheel and see if you can feel the steering linkage while your wife turns the wheel (VERY SLIGHTLY) I wouldn't want to hear that she cranked the wheel and crushed your hand/arm!I did that last night and I felt the popping in the rack/t...

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Thanks guys....How do I isolate it to the inner tie rod end or steering rack going bad?

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My wife's 04 Pontiac Vibe is eekin upward of 145k miles and there has been an annoying pop coming out of the front end for a while now. It has finally gotten bad enough that you can hear it constantly if you are just rocking the steering while back and forth while sitting still. It is a popping soun...

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Your landlord has a limited amount of things he can kick you out for...lyin is probably not one of them. He's just ticked and taking it out on a college kid. Fight back...

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That is exactly what happened. Either myself or someone else my wife was transporting got their foot up there and pulled it off. I was rinse-n-vacking it last night and found the problem and fixed it. I bet I vac'd about a gallon of water out of the front and rear footwell!

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That is exactly what happened. Either myself or someone else my wife was transporting got their foot up there and pulled it off. I was rinse-n-vacking it last night and found the problem and fixed it. I bet I vac'd about a gallon of water out of the front and rear footwell!

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It's a 04 Vibe...bought in Aug. of last year. This is the first Water we've had in the pass. floorboard.You can tell the water is coming from over by the center console. I looked up under the dash last night and it has a drain location on what I presume is the heater box. I expect the exterior drain...

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It's a 04 Vibe...bought in Aug. of last year. This is the first Water we've had in the pass. floorboard.You can tell the water is coming from over by the center console. I looked up under the dash last night and it has a drain location on what I presume is the heater box. I expect the exterior drain...

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During the monsoons we had in Indiana the last few days my wife's floorboard got SOAKED!SO, my wife cleaned it and shop-vac'd it out and then when she was out driving she had the AC on...you could see it dripping onto the floor...it actually runs across the top of the carpet for a bit...before it so...

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During the monsoons we had in Indiana the last few days my wife's floorboard got SOAKED!SO, my wife cleaned it and shop-vac'd it out and then when she was out driving she had the AC on...you could see it dripping onto the floor...it actually runs across the top of the carpet for a bit...before it so...

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During the monsoons we had in Indiana the last few days my wife's floorboard got SOAKED! SO, my wife cleaned it and shop-vac'd it out and then when she was out driving she had the AC on...you could see it dripping onto the floor...it actually runs across the top of the carpet for a bit...before it s...

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Where is the in-cabin filter located?Could it be in a bad location and picking up air from a dusty area in the engine bay/tire well?

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Quote, originally posted by michaelgt Â»IVibration/buzz from passenger side at 20 mphCan you expound more on this? It sounds like what I just posted about...although mine is just on acceleration.Thanks,

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My wife and I took our first long trip in the Vibe last week. Car did great, but on the way home, a noise developed in the right front-ish side of the vehicle.It's hard to describe, but it almost sounded like a slight exhaust leak. It only appeared as the vehicle would accelerate up a hill...and it ...

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Ditto on not liking the front end. I liked the aggresiveness of my wife's 04. Oh well, it'll be years before we buy a new vehicle...I do like the leather, onstar, and side airbags feature. Shows GM took a gamble with the car that is paying off and they are now adding options to it. It implies GM pla...

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I bought one for my wife's car. I went through Continental Warranty. Here is the post where I talked about it...http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=7048The cool thing about them is, it cost 1300 for a 6yr, 100k mile warranty, then for an extra 150, if I don't use it, they will give me my money b...

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Thanks guys.It happened to me a couple times over the weekend and both times wiggling the shifter did nothing. I am going to suggest the wife get it checked out during her spring break. Oh, and the key is an original. One of her keys got bent early on..so we really only have one good key for it. the...

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Yep, we push the key in a bit to start it...I watched my wife fight with it the other day and she was doing it as it was supposed to be...

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Yep, we have about 17k miles on the car right now. I think before we go to the dealer, we'll let it happen again and give the selector a nudge. Thanks for confirming it's a bug and not a feature.

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Has anyone had an issue where they can't turn the key in the ignition switch? When this happens on our 04 vibe, you can rock the wheel back and forth and to no avail. I watched the wife 'manhandle' the key past whatever was stopping it from turning to start it the other night and it scared me. She w...

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I was just curious if anyone has tried to install a aftermarket transmission cooler on their vibe? I have one I am pulling off my Camaro and am thinking of putting it on our Vibe. Someone had mentioned that the transmissions run hot anyway, so since i had it laying around, I thought I would go ahead...

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For what it's worth, I just rotated my wife's tires and the lug nuts are the type that go down inside the rim. We have the 16" aluminum up-level rims...

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Quote, originally posted by minivan Â»The size was already mentioned above...12mm.Does anyone know if the stock lugnuts are tapered? I found out and thought I would post...I need a 21 mm socket to pull off the lug nuts.12 mm is the thread size...

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Quote, originally posted by mitro Â»theres no way to accurately figure it, short of yanking the motor and putting it on an engine dyno. But %15 loss should be about right... maybe even a hair high.Crank HP = Wheel HP/(1 - Loss percentage)Crank HP = 168.7 / (1 - 0.15)Crank HP = 168.7 / 0.85Crank HP =...

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As a followup, I was reading the fine print in the section on the money back guarantee...a few conditions:1) You HAVE to wait the time-term of the warranty to request a refund(6 years in my case, even though the wife will hit 100k in 3 years or a tad less2) You HAVE to be the one to contact them...t...

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Don't follow too closely. Second thing that went through my head when looking at the pics was 'did they put high intensity headlights in it'....

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Thanks for the information, maybe I need to restate it though. What size of a socket do I need to purchase to fit the lug nuts?I will keep an eye on the impact socket vs. regular...

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I need to buy a new socket to take the lugnuts off our 04 Vibe. It has the 16" Alloy rims. Does anyone know what size these lugnuts are? IS there any issues with fitting a impact socket in the hole? It seems to hug the lugnuts awful close.Thanks,

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Quote, originally posted by trdvibe Â»actually, the salesman has nothing to do with warranties, gap insurance, credit/life/disability insurance or any other financial add on. the finance guy (person doing the paperwork) makes his commission off of doing your paperwork and selling you any other finan...

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Well guys/gals, I have decided to go ahead with the warranty...buttttt, I discoverred a little published option...Continental Warranty, for an additional 150 bucks, offers a 'money back if you don't use it' clause. I paid 150 extra bucks and if I don't use it, they will give us the original 1300 bac...

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Fram Oil filters! Egads!!!http://minimopar.net/oilfilterstudy.html#fram-ph8aI use either AC Delco or K&N Oil filters...Amsoil is good too.Our vibe went Mobil 1 at 3500 miles. I plan on changing it every 7500 because of my wifes 35 mile interstate commute to work.

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I think I'd rather just leave it alone as Rhino-line it...if I'm gonna spend money on Rhino lining...I'm going to do my truck! My wife didn't like the looks of the rear cover either...so that pretty much settled it. No pics of dogs in car...as we have been trying to keep them out of it for as long a...

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Thanks for the information. I'll have to discuss the pros and cons with the wife...This warranty is through Continental...they have been around for a long time I think. Hopefully they won't file bankruptcy anytime soon!

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I know these cars haven't been out for very long, but in an effort to stave off working on this Vibe for a few years, the wife and I are thinking of purchasing an extended Warranty. The quote I have is for a 6 yr/100k mile bumper to bumper warranty and they want ~1300 for it. I know these cars are b...

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Thanks for the welcome guys. Also, thanks for the pics and links...I looked at them, but I am kind of disappoined that it doesn't cover more. For $42 I was hoping it would cover the whole area where you would nick it up. We have 2 black labs that would tear the hell out of that back area when gettin...

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First time poster...so don't shoot...but I saw mentioned in another post a rear bumper cover for the Vibes. Does anyone have any links or pics of one? I'm thinking of getting one to protect the rear bumper on my wife's Vibe.Thanks

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Inner Tie Rod end shot or is it the Steering Rack?

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Funny noise from right front of vehicle...

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Auxillary transmission cooler on Vibe Auto?

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What size are the lug nuts?

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Rear Bumper Cover?