neon r/t leaking oil

v793jt0 · Post by **v793jt0** » Thu Sep 05, 2013 12:11 am

s 2k a good price for a 2002 neon r/t with 125K miles and no record of timing belt being replaced? ... a/c not working and maybe subwoofer to go along in the deal?

Do all r/t come with disck rear brakes?

How much or how hard would it be to find leather seats at a junkyark... how much can i expect to pay to convert normal seats to the leather option?

Thanks,

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Thu Sep 05, 2013 1:37 am

v793jt0 wrote:Do all r/t come with disck rear brakes?

As far as I know, yes.

v793jt0 wrote:How much or how hard would it be to find leather seats at a junkyark

Domestically hard to come by as few Neons here had the leather interior option.

v793jt0 · Post by **v793jt0** » Thu Sep 05, 2013 7:45 am

ohh I see so if I come across them what would be a good price to pay?

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Thu Sep 05, 2013 8:06 am

yes 2k is a decent price, but def get the timing belt done asap

v793jt0 · Post by **v793jt0** » Thu Sep 05, 2013 8:15 am

thanks. ....wow nice silver hood where did you get it ...what would be a good place to get it and around how much would I have to pay?

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Thu Sep 05, 2013 8:36 am

its a painted srt Carbon Fiber hood, generally you'll spend 350-450 on a new one depending on brand.

v793jt0 · Post by **v793jt0** » Thu Sep 05, 2013 8:38 am

ohh I see so how much should I be expecting to pay for a used one

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Thu Sep 05, 2013 9:01 am

200-300. i paid 200 for the one in the pic but i painted it because the gel coat was messed up. where do you live? i'm gonna be selling it

v793jt0 · Post by **v793jt0** » Thu Sep 05, 2013 9:06 am

hartfort ct area....thatd be nice since my car is silver. .. are you getting rid of your neon or just the hood

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Thu Sep 05, 2013 9:12 am

just the hood, i'm going with a different one. LMK if you're really interested, maybe we can meet up somewhere

v793jt0 · Post by **v793jt0** » Thu Sep 05, 2013 9:32 am

im not real sure where you are in pa but yeah pm me and we can talk about the datils

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Thu Sep 05, 2013 12:34 pm

if you are mechanically inclined the timing belt, and water pump job is not that hard.

neonrog · Post by **neonrog** » Thu Sep 05, 2013 3:23 pm

I'll be doing one soon as well, hopefully it will be easier than the 3.0 from my Caravan!!!!

v793jt0 · Post by **v793jt0** » Thu Sep 05, 2013 4:46 pm

but without the right sockets and tools in can be a real pain for timming belt and pump

v793jt0 · Post by **v793jt0** » Fri Sep 13, 2013 2:41 am

So everytime i feel like i should have gotten a better price for this car

So i came to find as jacking the car up .. that the oil pan seemed like it had oil along the end where oil plug is in direction of tire to tire...
i removed the crackshaft pulley bolt and realized a bit of oil came out.. the oil is still on between min and max level... but i wonder what this may be? do you all think it may just be a bad crankshaft seal?
which would not be too bad i guess since im in the process of changing timing components...
also realized the pads are 96 percent ish worn

and the front sway bar is missing... wonder what else i will find wrong.. i feel robbed

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Fri Sep 13, 2013 3:39 am

Don't be too hard on yourself- a lot of used cars come with surprises. If the body is solid and the motor hasn't been too abused, you can fix the little things that pop up and then you'll have a good vehicle.

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Fri Sep 13, 2013 8:30 am

^what gramps said

anyways best thing to do is take some simple green or engine degreaser and wash down the engine really well to get all the residual oil off. then drive the car for a day and you'll be able to better locate the source of the leak. take pictures and post them if it helps

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