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angryhampster
Oct 21, 2005

Nice! I really miss my '04 sedan 4-cyl. It was such a great car.

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angryhampster
Oct 21, 2005

Fermented Tinal posted:

How are the displays on your dash holding up to the years? I have to press on the screen just to see the time and radio station I'm on and my gear counter says I have 1, 2, 3, and -| gears. The odo is the only one that actually remains completely functional.

Let me know if you ever hear a sloshing sound after a hard rain, I still can't figure out where the hell it comes from.

I think by and large your car has been beaten and abused. My 6 had a couple faults, but yours sounds like a festering pile of poo.


OP, here is my old 6 for reference:



I owned it for about 3 years. Aside from routine maintenance, I replaced the following:
- Pads all around, and rotors in the front
- PCV valve. This was a pain in the rear end. I could not do it myself on the 4cyl. Paid $350ish for a reputable import shop to get it.
- 1 daytime running light bulb (city light as it's commonly known)
- 1 foglight bulb (also a minor pain in the rear end)


I ran snow tires in the winter and it was WONDERFUL. Best car I've ever driven on snow. Also replaced the stock exhaust with OBX axle-back and had a hilariously aggressive RacingBeat rear sway bar on it. It was a lot of fun.

angryhampster
Oct 21, 2005

leica posted:

So labor was $340 to replace a ten dollar part? Jesus.

Yep.

You have to remove the intake manifold to get to it. To remove the intake manifold, you have to remove 8 bolts, 3 of which you cannot see from the top or bottom of the engine bay.

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