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ok. so i have decided that i want to put a little money into my 00 and get it back on the road, make it my beater/commuter/whatever car, so i can keep the miles down on the blue car.

here's what's wrong with it, i need a new upper motor mount mounting bracket and bolt, that's easy enough to fix... definitely need to redrop it and align it... fairly easy...

but the main problem i parked it and let it sit to rot in the first place.... it has a stutter. it's not an ignition system problem, it's getting oil on one of the spark plugs. just on the tip, not on the threads. so it isnt a leaky valve cover seal. anyone got any ideas on what might be causing this? ive heard valve seals... id liek to fix all possible causes, to make sure its fixed. a parts list and price list would be GREAT.

i also figure ill slap the SXT wheels that are on the wife's car on it with the fat rubbers i have on the le baron wheeels... and after i have it running good again, i'll start cleaning her up again, find a white hood and trunk and gas door (bright white) and fix the rear bumper, or replace it. or hell, maybe just get a new trunk and take my scratched stock hood from teh blue car and get the car maaco'd.. i dont know, anywyas, my main concern is the engine.

if anyone has a lead on a cheap motor, with a 5 speed, id like to do a fresh motor, with a 5 speed swap....


thansk and sorry this post rambled on and on...

TNK wrote:if anyone has a lead on a cheap motor, with a 5 speed, id like to do a fresh motor, with a 5 speed swap..

Yeah no problem. I'll trade you my 2.0 w/ 5spd for an SRT-4 engine.

yeah.. mine will be available in late May when Iam finally able to do the swap, and It will be in Wa.

^are you 5 speed? what do you think you'll want for it if i can limp the little hooch along til then? cuz that would be really nice, have a fairly new motor....

You need to get that car running, and one color.

The oil on the plug is probally a bad valve stem seal or you have a bad ring on that piston. I would drive it a bit because it was sitting for a bit the oil rings might not be expanded and letting oil get into the cc causing you to foul the plug out in that cylinder causing you studder.

yeah... shes a 5 spd... and as for how much let me think about it (figure shit out) and I'll shoot a pm.

she just hit 40k @ 3.5 years old.

one thing to remember, tink, you will need a bunch o stuff to swap an 03 into an 00... like, ecu, wiring harness, engine, etc.

cant i use all my wiring and stuff and sensors from the 00 on the 03 motor to avoid the NGC?

the problem isnt a recent one, it was happening when i was daily driving the car, so it isnt from sitting. but i will check inot the valve stem seals, i hope that's it instead of the rings...


how much are a set of valve stem seals? anyone know?