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Title: $1136 later..................... Post by: sweetbring on March 16, 2007, 06:22:57 PM Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My car is fixed. The mechanic had to replace the crank and cam pos sensors. Then he had to replace the whole distributor. But, I have a car again.
Title: Re: $1136 later..................... Post by: Nykon on March 16, 2007, 06:56:50 PM Yay! ;D
Title: Re: $1136 later..................... Post by: Shiano on March 16, 2007, 08:25:45 PM TELL ME please tell me the 1136 is the total of ALLLLLLL the parts you've had to buy and not just those three you posted.
Title: Re: $1136 later..................... Post by: Enemytoast on March 17, 2007, 01:28:50 AM Whoa, I remember the tensioner and alternator, but whats with all this other stuff??? ???
Title: Re: $1136 later..................... Post by: sweetbring on March 17, 2007, 05:42:33 AM Well, i had a light on for the cam pos sensor. It would stay on and go away after a while. I didn't think nothing of it. Apparently it was bad and because it was ran so long on the bad cam sensor, the crank sensor went out too. Somehow all of this had shorted out the distributor. Shiano, no this does not include all the things that i bought for it. Yes, i think i got cheated out of a couple hundred bucks, but better buisiness bureau will take care of that. He also had to put everything back on that i took off, or cut off. It's all good though. I have my baby back and she is going to be pampered for a while................until i decide i'm ready to do something else. It will be summer though, cuz i had my fair share of being cold working on her.
Title: Re: $1136 later..................... Post by: Shiano on March 17, 2007, 12:53:15 PM Mobil Synthetic. 10w-30. she deserves it.
Title: Re: $1136 later..................... Post by: Nykon on March 17, 2007, 03:06:44 PM Royal Purple! Its the way to go. ;D
Title: Re: $1136 later..................... Post by: redstar_gearhead on March 17, 2007, 04:40:28 PM Isn't the cam sensor in the distributor? So why did it cost that much?
aftermarket distributor : $150-250 OEM dealer distributor : $800-900 (why buy???) crank sensor : ???? couldn't cost that much If I were to spend $1100 bucks, I'd expect it to feel like a new car!! Title: Re: $1136 later..................... Post by: Darktengu on March 17, 2007, 05:51:27 PM The only oil.
http://www.greddy.com/products/display/?Category=oil&SubCategory=24 Title: Re: $1136 later..................... Post by: Shiano on March 18, 2007, 12:26:52 PM do you use it thought DT?
Title: Re: $1136 later..................... Post by: Darktengu on March 18, 2007, 01:48:44 PM I bought one case once it was gone, I went back to Castrol Full Synthetic. But when my motor is finally built then It'll be back to Greddy.
Title: Re: $1136 later..................... Post by: Shiano on March 18, 2007, 04:40:28 PM well i mean, what improvements did you notice? try to be as specific as possible.
Title: Re: $1136 later..................... Post by: Darktengu on March 19, 2007, 12:26:35 AM Nothing really LOL. It seemed to take care of leaking my one and four cylinder. But Castrol did that too. It wasn't so much for performance gains, but there was a good write up about the additives in Greddy's 10w60 and how well they protect with high RPM driving. Thought I'd give it a try.
I'll probably run Castrol during the break in period (cheaper) but once the block is well lubricated and everything is set for the turbo, I'll go back to Greddy. See if I notice any kind of difference in color and clarity compared to Castrol. Title: Re: $1136 later..................... Post by: sweetbring on March 19, 2007, 12:28:46 AM so basically, ur saying that it isn't worth the money for just normal driving?
Title: Re: $1136 later..................... Post by: Darktengu on March 19, 2007, 03:36:47 PM Not unless you have the money.
Title: Re: $1136 later..................... Post by: Shiano on March 19, 2007, 07:11:07 PM Mobil 5000 for me until i go full synthetic. then Mobil 1.
Title: Re: $1136 later..................... Post by: Burn504 on March 19, 2007, 08:52:53 PM yea you cant replace a cam sensor... you have to replace the distributor. so i hope you didnt pay for them seperately. crank sensor is about 40 dollars.
Title: Re: $1136 later..................... Post by: Shiano on March 20, 2007, 12:08:44 AM wait a F***ing minute!!!!! Sweet, remember when you told me you had a cam sensor code? what if that was the little red flag that we were looking for, except we just overlooked it?
Title: Re: $1136 later..................... Post by: Mo'Joe on March 20, 2007, 01:40:10 AM $1100 sounds kinda steep, considering I just got done putting a lil over 3 grand in my venge. But that bought me a bulletproof trans, all new mounts, driveshafts, balljoints, calipers an rotors, new main an rod bearings, distributor, plugs an wires, starter, o2 sensors. I think theres a few more things but i cant remember, and i did all the work myself, im sure most of that $1100 was probably labor, a good days work woulda been half of that 1100. I think the shop rate round here is about 55-65 bucks an hour. but i dont trust nobody but me on my car :D
Title: Re: $1136 later..................... Post by: sweetbring on March 20, 2007, 02:40:47 AM yeah, about 450 was labor. Yes shiano, the cam sensor was the first thing. I know i'm a moron. It's ok. I defenately learned from my mistakes this time.
Title: Re: $1136 later..................... Post by: Enemytoast on March 20, 2007, 02:49:36 AM As for the oil dispute, go with the generic brand. Also, get a fram filter. As for spark plugs, go Bosch. Geez guys, like it really matters? 8)
;) ;) ;) Title: Re: $1136 later..................... Post by: sweetbring on March 20, 2007, 02:56:10 AM Anyone that just read enemy toast's post above this one needs to not pay attention to one word it says!!! ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: $1136 later..................... Post by: Shiano on March 20, 2007, 06:45:03 AM eh, your young. we'll let you make your own mistakes.
Title: Re: $1136 later..................... Post by: Darktengu on March 20, 2007, 11:22:18 AM Anyone that just read enemy toast's post above this one needs to not pay attention to one word it says!!! ;D ;D ;D And beat him in the face with lead pipe >:( :D Title: Re: $1136 later..................... Post by: JusBringIt on March 20, 2007, 07:03:55 PM Anyone that just read enemy toast's post above this one needs to not pay attention to one word it says!!! ;D ;D ;D And beat him in the face with lead pipe >:( :D with acid dripping tips!!! Title: Re: $1136 later..................... Post by: Shiano on March 20, 2007, 09:06:46 PM dripping or dropping?
Title: Re: $1136 later..................... Post by: JusBringIt on March 21, 2007, 12:05:45 AM dripping or dropping? ....i thought about it...then reconsidered when "dropping" in noun form is..something else.(bird droppings for example)..this shoulda gone to that other topic about local names for popular things. Title: Re: $1136 later..................... Post by: Shiano on March 21, 2007, 02:40:53 AM ah but "dropping" has to be "droppings" in order for it be animal related.
Title: Re: $1136 later..................... Post by: JusBringIt on March 21, 2007, 07:36:24 PM lens lenses
droppings....droppingses? what if the bird took one dumP? ur diabolically overanalytical. i bet u have a smirk on ur face everytime u win. Title: Re: $1136 later..................... Post by: Shiano on March 21, 2007, 09:36:49 PM So do you! ;) :D ;D
Title: Re: $1136 later..................... Post by: Enemytoast on March 21, 2007, 11:04:15 PM Does it matter? I don't think I'm partial to acid vs. bird crap in my open wounds.
Title: Re: $1136 later..................... Post by: JusBringIt on March 22, 2007, 12:49:44 AM lol...well..if ur wounds arent deep enough to hold the crap...the acid would be very helpful...as for the bird crap..we'll make sure the bird is at least a good 75 miles up in the atmosphere first. ;D
Title: Re: $1136 later..................... Post by: Nykon on March 22, 2007, 05:07:56 AM WTF was this thread about again?? ;D
Title: Re: $1136 later..................... Post by: Shiano on March 22, 2007, 06:32:31 AM I think its about a V8 sleeper. lol.
Title: Re: $1136 later..................... Post by: JusBringIt on March 22, 2007, 07:53:18 PM minus the V8
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