ekimyerac Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 My daughter has a chance to purchase a 1989 XT-6. It has about 190,000 on it. It does not have the turbo and is an auto. Is there anything that she or we should look for and what are the pros and cons of this year and model. Thanks, Mike, KD7GHZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 6 cylinder never had a turbo option. only the 4 cylinder models had a turbo option. also is it FWD or AWD, XT6 came with auto of both. if the POWER light blinks on the dash (in the center where the outline of the car is)...it'll blink 16 times only right at start up then stops, that means the transmission or TCU related circuits are having issues. that could be something simple or could mean the transmission is on it's way out. if you're not sure, turn it off and start it again, the light only blinks immediately at start up if there's an issue. this applied to AWD ONLY - (front wheel drive has conventional coil over suspension). run the car for a mininum of 10 minutes, preferrably leave it running continuously...if you stop it you gotta start counting again. if the air suspension light starts blinking on the dash idiot lights then the air suspension has issues. or if it's sitting on the ground and the air bags aren't aired up...this will be VERY obvious, the car will bounce like nothing you've ever ridden in before if the air suspension is shot. this system is very tricky to trouble shoot, but it can be done. don't expect a mechanic to figure this out without lots of $$$$. also - if it's an AWD make sure the tires match. driving the automatics with mismatched tires is bad for the AWD transmission internals. if the steering light is on or the steering is tight, most of the time that only means the brushes need to be replaced in the pump. it's an electrically driven power steering pump, not a belt driven type like most cars. brushes are $15-$30 from the dealer and very easy to replace. then check for anything else you would on a normal car, radiator caps, oil caps, coolant overflow tank, oil dipstick for signs of head gasket or major engine problems, coolant out the exhaust at start up, broken or clicking cv boots, battery terminals, transmission shifting fine, CE light...etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
operose Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 I was hoping gary hadn't made it here yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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