Picking up a new ride this week and I would rather sell the LS then trade it in. Here are some important details about the car
-160k miles
-V8
-New tires all around 95% left. Matching Set
-New transmission (about 5k miles) (paid $3400)
-leather is in great shape
-Body is in great shape...
I would also, open up the fuse covers in under the hood and trunk and get some compressed air in there to blow out all the fuses. You definitely want to act quick.
...running I get a fuel smell and a little smoke. If I turn the key and wait about 2 seconds to start its not so bad. If I go on a short trip its a b*tch to restart. Any clues? I've seen posts on the PCV, Leaky injectors, Coils etc...but I'm not sure. The car isnt throwing any codes either. Any...
...my one by one. I went to an AAmco by me that did a tranny for another one of my cars about 15 years ago and the tranny outlasted the car lol. The 1 year warranty was nice too.
$2k, is a lot to drop (sh*t I dropped more than that this week) but the way the car shifts is amazing. best of luck.
yea but I've replaced every buggy part on the LS and despite the tranny issue, the car is pretty mint and has been paid off form many years. $2800 is a drop in the bucket compared to another car payment.
JUST went through this yesterday. Turns out a rivet on the heat shield failed. A drill bit, an 8mm bolt/nut/lockwasher and 10 extra minutes...problem solved (along with the brake job lol)
I had a creaking noise that progressively got worse in my '02. While the wife was driving the upper ball joint separated from the upper control arm. Luckily it broke while she was literally 50' from the driveway going slow. At higher speed it would have been WAY worse. I ended up changing both...
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