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http://www.ebay.com/...cb1ad91&vxp=mtrIm selling parting out my blown 03 Vibe 1ZZ-FE Engine. As you can see from the pictures theres a hole blown thru the block but maybe some parts can be scalvaged & used. Im in southern cali & can deliver to No Cal, Az, Vegas or about 500 miles. Smalle...

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180k miles. And it looks like its dead for good because it seized up & wont even crank now

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I have a 03 Base vibe that has a engine clicking sound. I was possibly looking into getting a new engine but was wondering what engines are compatible with my car. The ones on ebay says the 03 corolla engines aren't compatible with my car, also the 04-08s aren't compatible. Is this right ?or mistake...

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I figured it out.. it was the Ambient air temp sensor.http://frugalmechanic.com/auto...ensor

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Theres a plug that plugged into to a nozzle shaped adapter on the front of the car behind the bumper & attached to the front of the radiator. It has 2 wires & a 3rd wire that goes to the horn. Since it fell off the horn cable got ripped sad. . Any idea what this is?

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I got 17 / 50 /215 on my 03 & its about 3% too big. So far my mileage went up with taller tiresIm wondering if anyone ever went to 17/ 55 & will it fit w/o rubbingAlso when I first got my rims they already had 17 / 45s but the mileage tanked.

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no vacuum was available . But so far the a/c is still running cold. From my experience I was cheated on 2 vacuums.First time I took it to a proshop & I checked the pressure after it was done & it was still +10 PSI2nd Time my roommate rented a vacuum & the vacuum was making nose & fai...

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http://forums.genvibe.com/zero...47007There are 4 screws. 3 Holding the compressor & 1 holding the Hose. I had terrible luck removing the A/C from the top of the car & had to take it out from the bottom with the help of a lift.Easy DIY project if u got a way to lift the car & get under i...

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http://forums.genvibe.com/zero...47007There are 4 screws. 3 Holding the compressor & 1 holding the Hose. I had terrible luck removing the A/C from the top of the car & had to take it out from the bottom with the help of a lift.Easy DIY project if u got a way to lift the car & get under i...

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$15k would turn my 03 vibe into a 09 Matrix

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Stealerships are refining their art these days because I had a similar problem but for my Pontiac Grand Am.Basically there is a recall for a hazard switch in 01-02 Grand ams (mine was a 00 but had same exact issues). GM had a special bulletin to fix 00 & 99s too but they of course have to goto t...

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The brakes & the left hub was replaced last year & the noise went away. I checked them over & over making sure my wheels wasn't falling off & didn't find anything wrong with the hubs, brakes & CV Joints. The transmission was smooth & drivability wasn't effected and this reall...

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Updated:Fixed...I would of never guessed it but I took it to a shop & they found out all 3 of my motor mounts were bad.I just got the car back today with all 3 mounts replaced.....and yea it was TEARable. All 3 mounts was ripped apart causing the engine to sag & bang the frame.The guy was ve...

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Update:Fixed. Not sure exactly how but the most notable changes I made was switching to w20 Mobile 1 & using oil filter magnets.

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Update!Replacing the left Wheel bearing fixed the metal rubbing sound & its good to make right turns now. The downside is now there is a deep grinding noise(grungrungrungrun) when I make a left turn. Also, if I'm accelerating in low gears the same noise can be heard.

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Been a long time but heres an update.I switched relays to see if the ac will work with another similar relay & the AC was still dead.Took the ol Vibe to the car shop & removed 4 bolts & the cable & the swapped compressors from the bottom of the car.Screwed everything back in & us...

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how this this story come out. I just had my bolts replaced & however my window is still jumping out of the frame.

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anyone?

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Yes, I really must replace the AC compressor. It not compressing anymore lol. Anyone have a guide?

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I used to use Seafoam quite a bit, then I realized techron does the same thing. After some reading, i saw Seafoam doesnt have spectacular ingredients and about half of it is pale oil. I did the same seafoam steps but replaced it with a bottle of concentrate techron & got the white smoke effects ...

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http://gizmodo.com/5034542/13-...meter

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A Thai Movie Called "Chocolate"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Axf_EXzF_qMBest & Funniest fight scene ever

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Quote, originally posted by northvibe Â»someone did a water type injection method in their vibe some months ago and found better mileage at first then the car started to crap out as plugs got rusty etc. Ill wait to see what happens.lol that was me using aquatune. Ive been using pure hydrogen off and...

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you have to calibrate it. Right now my calibrations is sitting at -8%. Im Trying to find ways to get it up to 0% and above

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looks like a buttcrack (_!_)

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Hi, I was wondering if anyone had experience replacing the A/C compressor & how could you tell if it was bad. My A/C been getting weaker & weaker & recharging it isnt cutting it no more. Im considering replacing the compressor.

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Something like that will work. BUt I haven't seen such a thing yet.

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I thought Id take the time to install a kill switch that cuts of power to the ECU. This would help alot when doing ecu resets where I can just flick a switch instead of pulling fuses.However I dont know where to start in tracking down the ECU power cable. The only one I know of is the EFI fuse in th...

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I found this to be interesting.http://www.qsinano.com/pdf/QSI...8.pdfCoated Iron Electrodes that produce more gas. Not sure if its prevents corrosion & its a bit pricey tho.

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Looks like I got another 30mpg but this time with crazy city driving. Its fun abusing the take off ability giving by the high idle.So far I say Im happy & heres my review:High idle & good power boost because of the inflated rpmsSmoother Idle cuz of extra RPMSMaybe 1-5 mpg boost. I went from ...

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Same thing but seems like it costs more.Im hoping one day someone will make some higher quality plates. Everything still new so we are using low quality steel. Joe cells have high grade steel but maybe someday someone will find a cheap way to coat the metal so it dont corrode as fast. Maybe gold pla...

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I was hoping to get some numbers for my mods by going by the fuel trim & HP numbers.However I dont know how does fuel trim(both long term & short term) on the Xgauge work. Does a +3 means the fuel is getting trimmed 3%? Or is the lower numbers better?. Also is this number permanent trim base...

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At the worst point I was losing .5 volts by hooking the sell up & it dropped down 11.5 at idle. When driving it kicks back up to 13.5. However this is something like turning the fans & ac on.I have low crappy voltage because my ground wires aren't on as good as they should be & I have a ...

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Just realized what I was using was Sodium Hydroxide(NaOH) not Potassium hydroxide(KOH) lol. The cell is still crystal clear tho after an hour of driving.Ill take another pic after a week to compare the cell cleanness. The cell is supposed to take a week to be broken in. I dropped down from a 30amp f...

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.044 is the vibe gap spec.My car vibe hates smaller gaps and likes the large ones cuz if the fuel heater I got put in.Im running .07 right now on NGK Iridiums IX.

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I just took my car to the dealer today to get the recall for the vibe door/window & they say theres nothing in the system yet. Anyone else get a recall fix yet or run into the same problem?

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How did you make the grill blocks? I need to put some covers on my lower grill since taking them off

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I Drove around the city & had time to tune things on the fly with the camcom& scangauge. After about 60 miles of driving things settled in.Tank Mileage30mpg Avg According to the pump35mpg @ about 75-80mph Trip mileage according to scangauge after tuning.Ill run about another 70-120 miles bef...

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Got a P0505 code that changed my day. Broken Idle Control Valve. I realized I was taping off the Evap vacuum line that was going to the throttle body & NOT the PCV vacuum.I moved the hydroxy into the intake manifold instead.First impression? Woooooow. I got a mean pull going on now.It will be a ...

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were Vibes left out on the recall?

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What stronger tubes did you use? My clear plastic tubes are getting kinda flat now.-Edit Used some fuel line hoses I had sitting aroundFinally got my setup running but Im still missing the Pulse Modulator. Also, I melted 2 wires & blown 4 fuses...with just a table spoon of Potassium Hydroxide mi...

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It will, when I did my swap only problem I cam across was the motor mount being different & the motor having a pilot bearing locked into place (from a manual transmission). The throttle, intake comes off anyway

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Im not running the cell until i get the PWM circuit board in.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...dex=2Says distilled Water & KOH are the best solution to keep the cell clean. Trying to avoid doing like I did to my Joe & flood it with rust goop in 2 days.But I ran the sell with salt as the elect...

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Im just using a fuse tap (plugs into the headlight fuse, goes to the PWM then hydrocell).However my PWM is blown for some reason & the M- screw is leaking 12v. I COULD run the cell straight & thats working fine however the cell would rust in a week..hoping the PWM would stop that.The total I...

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O ok. Nonstop suction would be perfect because I have it drilled into my intake. My intake tap-in HATED breathers

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Got the parts in today. but I noticed theres an option to drill a breather on the top of the lid. Have you done this or did you only hook up the gas out line to the PCV / airbox. Ill probably be up and experimenting tomorrow.

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I have a 03 vibe with Moon & Tunes before the subs was installed. Is it possible to add one off the factory amp(im being cheap

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Bump. I was wondering would a crossover improve the sound with after market speakers / headunit too. New Speakers & tweeters are installed but I didn't know a good place to wire the crossovers.

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confirmed for brawl :D2449-4285-9194

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