excactly what i found in my car .. i know , with less than 45k miles , major parts are not yet in neeed of replacement so ..all i had to do was trace back to ' what did i do/change' .. one thing was the battery -- i notice i had a little crack in the terminal to negative .. i stupidly sprayed spar p...

it does consume more fuel with more air coming in .. and should produce more torque .. was seeing up to maybe 3 gph consumption on a heavy accel. Think I saw 3.6 after snorkel removal , not pushing too hard .. so yeah, your fun factor can go up , and so will a little hit in the wallet but if u just ...

Nothing specifically. I took my vibe in for a recall on the PCM (http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=45785 ) and ever since it's been riding rough in idle, stalling every now and then and the CEL has been on.The dealership says that this is due to the CAI, and I think that's bull****, but they ...

finally got rid of the stock battery, 6 years and 75k miles the 2 kinds of LA bat are sealed and mtc .. or maintanence (fill caps) and type 2) mtc free .. guy told me that the fill caps bats last alot longer (because u can refill) whereas the sealed , whilst sexy and all, dont last as long because ...

Put about 6000miles on it now. Have done the oil (RoyalPurple) & factory Toyota filter. Installed a K&N panel filter and modded the intake snorkel (cut it off) and fabbed an intake tube. ********* Nice pics ! i'm getting close to having put 10k on my '08 but it is under 50k .. I have replac...

turn the key on to the 1st click, NOT START! All the idiot lights will test, if you have one that shows ABS, you have it, if you don't, well.....you don't. ome on man, cant this thing post pics man ? ... pic of abs on your dash man so we know where to look come on man ?!! man need a clue like cente...

BTW: i was watching the vaccuum closely and I'm getting about 23-24at idle , drops a little with the A/C on .. and on kind of a downshift a 27.9 psi was recorded. Engine is prob. in it's prime with less than 40k miles on it ..

since getting the vibe about a month+1wk ago .. , i have put on ~ 1500 miles .. the first thing i noticed when i got it (it was very clean) .. soon , the dash got dusty and i wasnt even driving in dusty conditions .. cleaned cabin af then replaced with reusable af. another thing: it turned over kind...

The 03 GM service manual lists the following things to check for poor gas mileage: Fuel System Checks - Check the type, quality and alcohol content of the fuel. Oxygenated fuels have lower energy and may deliver reduced fuel economy - Check for the correct fuel pressure ____________________________...

Thx for the help anyway. My next step was going to clean the throttle body and MAF ( even thought I doubt thats the issue but you never know ) from there its the IAC. After that I dont know, I will probably swap out each coil with a good spare I have and see how it drives. I just threw in some BG f...

nice not having to worry about a hybrid component failing though .. like the traction battery .. or the special hydraulic brake booster pump .. I totally agree. That's why I'm putting in many hours doing research to pick out the best possible and my last ICE vehicle knowing that the next one after ...

39400+ now , had it just over a month had less than 38100 when i got it ... has a few issues , minor .. i'm used to driving a prius.. so i miss the city mpg .. nice not having to worry about a hybrid component failing though .. like the traction battery .. or the special hydraulic brake booster pum...

Welcome to GenVibe Dale. Fill us on on the year Vibe you have and how you acquired such a LOW mileage one. Thanks ! 08 . - story - was grandpas .. he bought a nissan maxima from me i was trying to sell as they were only down south for winters .. his other grandson from up north (mechanic) checked o...

39400+ now , had it just over a month had less than 38100 when i got it ... has a few issues , minor .. i'm used to driving a prius.. so i miss the city mpg .. nice not having to worry about a hybrid component failing though .. like the traction battery .. or the special hydraulic brake booster pump...