i just put in mad work son

[CactusWill]

Rolled up into the garage around 6pm, lifted her up and went to work. 5 hours later and the beotch now runs smoother than silk.


Bought her a few weeks ago at 107k, did an oil change and brakes but nothing else. Made a list of all the problems, and completed all the exterior work today.

Dropped the oil again as its now at 110k miles. Dropped the tranny pan and filter. Was impressed and relieved that it did actually take 7 quarts to refill it. This way I can be satisfied that it is full. The magnet in the tranny pan had only a dusting on it, and the tranny shifts mad smooth now. Seeing the lack of metal on that magnet made me happy. Bolted her back up and no leaks.

I got 34.5 mpg out of my last tank of fuel despite the fact that the check engine light was on. The work I did today fixed that problem, and now I hope to get even better mpg.

I replaced teh back oxygen sensor first while the car was lifted, it was easy as pie.

The front oxygen sensor, behind the manifold was fun not so much. You have to remove a heat shield which the bottom bolt has likely rusted beyond recognition. I was able to get it off after a can of penetrating oil and about 8 beers.

I pulled the spark plugs, and sure enough there were those bosch +4 plugs in there. If I ever find the homo that did this I will give it to him like hes never had before. LOL! Replaced them with AC Delco Iridiums, the ones made by NGK.

Fired her up and can't believe how smooth she runs. :yahoo:

[Midgear]

home garage, or do you own a shop? I'd like to lift my car off the ground and just replace all the little sensors and crap under there, replace the cat, slap on some headers.. detail the under side of the car- replace some bolts that ARE rusted beyond recognition :lol: (if they even come off)

sounds like you had some fun.

[Midgear]

double post.. (delete)

[CactusWill]

home garage, or do you own a shop? I'd like to lift my car off the ground and just replace all the little sensors and crap under there, replace the cat, slap on some headers.. detail the under side of the car- replace some bolts that ARE rusted beyond recognition :lol: (if they even come off)

sounds like you had some fun.


I have access to a shop which I can borrow to use after hours. I could hook you up if you lived closer :blush:

[Oldsnut]

34.5 MPG??? Scratch head.

[CactusWill]

34.5 MPG??? Scratch head.

A little more actually. There has to be alot of truth in the whole theory of wind resistance. You want to drive at the lowest possible rpms in the highest gear, at the lowest possible speed.

The first tank I used in the car was solely highway, around 75mph or so on average. I got a little over 30, 30.02 to be exact I think.

This last tank, I was cruising A1A the whole time, 40-50mph range. Once you hit 4th gear OD, only requires a feather touch on the pedal to maintain speed. End result = 34.48 mpg.


I fill up at the same gas station same pump always, and I can tell from regular local driving that the mpg calculation results are not skewed.