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Everything posted by johnceggleston
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the list i think you are referijng to is for 5 speeds only, search ''trannychart'' and see if that is what you had in mind. there is not a similar list for autos. but if you search ''tz102z*'' you will get a list of threads that all deal with trans numbers. if you sear under my name and read some of the older ones you will see some cross reference info. but there is not a list for autos which will give you the gear ratios like the trannychart.
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i think it is left to right across the top and then left to right across the bottom. but in the long run it does not matter. they are all diagnostic pins. if the one you ground out does not flash the AT TEMP light, try another one. the other pins are for the air bag codes and the abs codes, etc ..... and yes the 2 single leads are the grounds to use.
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105k, for all engines starting in 99. the maintenance schedule at cars101.com says the 99 ej22 is a 60k belt unless it is a cali. car. (00 - 09 are all 105k.) but i'm pretty sure all phase 2 engines are 105k. it was / is simpler to list 99 with the rest of the decade rather than making a special listing.
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run it. it will likely make noise when first run. you will think you have made a terrible mistake. but it will quiet down and be ok. i let mine just idle in the drive way, all afternoon. some other folks suggest taking it for a ''spirited'' drive. that scares me , but in time it will quiet down slowly over time, not suddenly.
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disconnect the sway bar end link if you have not already. undo everything else first. on the bottom, i like to remove the cotter pin and castle nut and replace it with a lug nut. (unless you have alloy wheels, don't use one of those lug nuts.) now you can bang on it if needed and not worry about messing up the threads or the castle nut. if the sway bar is disconnected you can bang on the control arm and it should pop off the ball joint stud / spindle. (DO NOT MESS WITH THE PINCH BOLT on the bottom of the knuckle.) if you have to you can put a jack under the ball joint stud, with the lug nut on it, to give you some to bang against. then go back and address the strut bolt. it will be hanging by then. try putting your socket on the head and turning it a few times to loosen it up.
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has any one replaced the brake cables for the hand brake? mine is hanging up. when i first release the hand brake the brake handle has slack / slop in it. after driving a few minutes is has lees or none. i don't really feel it dragging but i'm sure it is. any help would be great. i think this is one of those jobs you really don't want to do , but have to. thanks
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in theory, yes that's what they are there for. but in reality most, if not all, of the sensors in these cars, 90s, can get old , weak, and tired, not perform correctly, and yet not throw a code. it makes for a lot of fun trying to find the cause of a problem. i suspect newer models are better about this but i don't know. one can only hope.
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i don't know the length off hand, but you should be able to slide a pencil in and measure the length of the hole and buy a bolt slightly shorter. (this bolt holds a thin metal bracket that supports the wire harness connectors.) the driver side top bolt is longer since it also threads thru the starter bracket. the lower studs are threaded in to the engine bell housing. i would be very surprised if they were missing. but maybe...... they would be very tough to remove. much easier to cut off once the engine is out. and i can't imagine why any one would remove them except out of spite.
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i think you wrote that unplugging the MAF improves how the engine runs. this would lead me to believe that it is not doing it's job. borrow another maf, or buy used, and swap it in. they don't fail often so it shoulf be pretty cheap. or maybe some one here could ''loan'' you one which you could buy if it helps. good luck.
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this does not surprise me. but i have seen the toothed idler go at 150k. i don't know if it was original or a replacement, but i know the ''timing belt'' was done before the idler gave up and bent the valves. i also had a water pump replaced at 98k because water was dripping out of the t-belt cover. it was time for the belt any way.