pain in my Pa7007

dcorwin822 · Post by **dcorwin822** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 1:11 pm

Well I'm getting quite annoyed at this retarded Neon, here's a list of crap I've done to it just so far this year. ( starred items were maint. items)

plugs * ( gf complaning about bad gas milage)

wires ( when doing the plugs the wires disintigrated when i tried pulling them from the plugs)

pre cat O2 senor * ( gf complaning about bad gas milage )

t-belt * (103k on the clock)

waterpump * (103k on the clock)

t-belt tens * (103k on the clock)

acc belt tensioner (found it to be very noisy when I was doing the t-belt)

radiator (trans cooler section leaked into the coolant and vise versa)

transmission filter * (gen maint)

trans fluid *

trans fluid ( Yes twice. When I replaced the radiator the trans was full of coolant so i had to do a flush and fill)

Well I'm just really glad I did all the work my self (saved a ton) and I've had good luck not blowing up any major components. I just want to know is there a end in sight? Is there?

No cursing in thread titles please - racer12306

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 1:25 pm

Well it took you a 100 or so thousand miles to do those. So now you got a hundered more.

30/40 on the plugs and wires..

dcorwin822 · Post by **dcorwin822** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 1:46 pm

Well what prompted that rant was the car just broke down on me. The lower radiator hose developed a large leak around the clamp. Had to walk to a AZ and back (about 1/2 mile away) and fix the car in dress pants and shirt on the side of the highway. Used standard screw clamps and just tighted them the fluck down, used cheap Advanced 50/50 coolant and i'm back on the road. No white smoke out of the tail pipe so I don't think i warped the head.

Forest Green 2k · Post by **Forest Green 2k** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 2:05 pm

dcorwin822 wrote:I just want to know is there a end in sight? Is there?

Like you admitted yourself, most of that is general maintence for an economy car except for the radiator problem which isn't uncommon.

heydockyle wrote:Well it took you a 100 or so thousand miles to do those. So now you got a hundered more.

True... I don't get this thread, lol.

dcorwin822 · Post by **dcorwin822** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 2:18 pm

me being annoyed at dumping so much money into the car with in a short period of time (3 MONTHS)

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 2:42 pm

Would've been the same if you slowly dumped it over those 100k miles..

Post by **occasional demons** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 3:00 pm

dcorwin822 wrote:me being annoyed at dumping so much money into the car with in a short period of time (3 MONTHS)

You could be driving something that gets 12 mpg, and spend that in less than 6 months....

gtxtreme19 · Post by **gtxtreme19** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 5:02 pm

Quit whining, and get used to it. You have a car with 103k miles on it that's AT LEAST 5 years old shits going to break. Oh and you forgot an oil change, within 3 months it probably ought have been done once

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 5:36 pm

gtxtreme19 wrote:Oh and you forgot an oil change, within 3 months it probably ought have been done once

Why, because it's been three months?

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 6:20 pm

An oil change every 90 days, keeps the mechanic aways

dcorwin822 · Post by **dcorwin822** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 1:57 am

heydockyle wrote:An oil change every 90 days, keeps the mechanic aways

5k oci with pp 5w30 and a p1 filter thanks..

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 2:59 am

dcorwin822 wrote:
heydockyle wrote:An oil change every 90 days, keeps the mechanic aways
5k oci with pp 5w30 and a p1 filter thanks..

He was making a joke about the other post

Forest Green 2k · Post by **Forest Green 2k** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 11:08 am

dcorwin822 wrote:me being annoyed at dumping so much money into the car with in a short period of time (3 MONTHS)

You should of done your homework before buying a car with over 100k miles because that's when Neons start to need all that stuff.

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:33 pm

dont complain, especially blowing out the radiator/trans cooler. a lot of time the trans needs rebuilt/replaced after something like that. and thats big money there. you got lucky!

Post by **racer12306** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:43 pm

I've had my oil in since September 09 or so.

gtxtreme19 · Post by **gtxtreme19** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 7:11 pm

And how many miles in that time, Smarty pants?

Post by **racer12306** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 9:13 pm

couple thousand.

gtxtreme19 · Post by **gtxtreme19** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 10:15 pm

Non driver. Go hug your neon.
Im still using Dino oil and I drive the shit out of my car oil changes atleast once every 3 months

dcorwin822 · Post by **dcorwin822** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 12:25 am

Forest Green 2k wrote:
dcorwin822 wrote:me being annoyed at dumping so much money into the car with in a short period of time (3 MONTHS)
You should of done your homework before buying a car with over 100k miles because that's when Neons start to need all that stuff.

well when i started dating my g/f (its really her car) in 06 it only had 60 some thousand miles... did plugs and wires around 65k-70k ish...

dcorwin822 · Post by **dcorwin822** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 12:42 am

actually no it had less miles than that... it was still covered under the 5yr 50k warranty. when the radiator leaked the first time...

esteinmaier · Post by **esteinmaier** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 9:29 am

Don't fret. You should see what you have to replace at the 200k mark. Every wheel bearing will make noise, every bushing will be shot, every brake component will either leak or be seized, tie rods, ball joints, struts, upper strut mounts, transmissions, timing belts, water pumps, AC condensors, and more. All will go out at once. Then you'll fix those problems, and then hurry up and trade out the car, only to find that the car works great on a 50 shot from it's new owner...

Post by **occasional demons** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 9:36 am

^ Truth.

Mopar_Korean · Post by **Mopar_Korean** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 12:47 am

All that stuff still costs less then a new car payment with full coverage insurance. So I dont see the problem.

Hopefully the girlfriend is paying you back with checks from The Bank of T&V. Tits and Vagina

86fazer · Post by **86fazer** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 1:31 pm

Hopefully the girlfriend is paying you back with checks from The Bank of T&V. Tits and Vagina

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good thing the wife reads these posts/repairs with me... her payment plans just kicked in and I coudn't be happier fixing that damm neon!

Post by **occasional demons** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 3:18 pm

Man drives neon, doesn't get laid. Man fixes woman's neon, and gets laid.

So now man needs to convince neon is hers, but man gets to drive it. But it breaks constantly.

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 3:47 pm

occasional demons wrote:

Man drives neon, doesn't get laid. Man fixes woman's neon, and gets laid.

So now man needs to convince neon is hers, but man gets to drive it. But it breaks constantly.

Not worth it. She don't clean or maintain it, which, is probably why it breaks down.

Fuzzyneon · Post by **Fuzzyneon** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 4:34 pm

Ive dumped almost 2300 (about 1400 in mods) into this car since october probably 2400-2500 with problems that broke cars break be happy you didnt pay labor to! (i didnt just saying lol)

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 4:53 pm

I don't keep track of what I dump into my car for maintenance nor mods per se... If I did it would be discouraging and I want to enjoy the hobby because I'm a car guy. Like the others have said, it's regular maintenance and will last a good bit longer.

Now back to the Bank of T&V....

Paul56 · Post by **Paul56** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 9:52 pm

You think that is bad? Here is my list...

-both front drive axles
-both front wheel bearings
-head gasket leaking coolant externally, fixed
-replaced camshaft due to pitting
-replace battery
-fixed clip in drivers door as key would just turn
-replaced pipe from exhaust manifold down including
cat converter
-alignment
-both O2 sensors replaced
-replaced both drive belts

Also was not all that long ago I had the following done:

-replaced radiator
-replaced all coolant hoses
-replaced coolant pipes under intake
-replaced t-stat & t-stat housing
-replaced water pump
-new timing belt
-new cam & crank seals
-new tensioner
-replaced oil pan gasket
-replaced cam sensor gasket
-new tires all around

Unless something major happens and the vehicle becomes un-drivable I am done sinking more money into my almost 10 year old Neon. It gets driven about 4 miles/day during the week. Weekends I stay at home and let the Neon sit.

I'm saving to get something newer... perhaps new.

The Ford Fusion has my interest at the moment.

NiteHawk · Post by **NiteHawk** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 11:29 am

esteinmaier wrote:Don't fret. You should see what you have to replace at the 200k mark. Every wheel bearing will make noise, every bushing will be shot, every brake component will either leak or be seized, tie rods, ball joints, struts, upper strut mounts, transmissions, timing belts, water pumps, AC condensors, and more. All will go out at once. Then you'll fix those problems, and then hurry up and trade out the car, only to find that the car works great on a 50 shot from it's new owner...

PHEW! I guess I'm in the clear since i've replaced over 75% of those parts already and i'm at 150k....lol

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