andyw
07-04-2005, 01:58 PM
I’ve got a 91 SC/5-spd with 144K on it. I’ve had it since new. It’s always been a love/hate relationship. I love the car, but I hate the cost of maintenance so it doesn’t get the TLC it deserves.
Two years back it was crunch time; I seized the motor by getting just a little too enthusiastic on the 401 on the way out to Ajax. Do I fix it or put it on the heap?
Well after driving past the hulk for 2 weeks, I decided to push it into a hole-in-the-wall shop in Ajax, selected purely because it was a short 5-minute push. The mechanic was pretty good, he figured out most of it by comparing and swapping pieces from one of his employee’s 93. I joined SCCoO to try to keep my rekindled enthusiasm for the car. I've never made it to a meet, so this is my first introduction to you all. I need your help.
Problems:
-Rough idle since before the rebuild, both O2s were replaced when the motor was rebuilt. Still rough, always feels like it’s going to stall when I sit at a light for more than a couple of minutes especially with the A/C on.
-A/C compressor will not stay engaged for more than a minute at idle, it keeps cycling in/out at and the idle oscillates between 6-1100 rpm.
-Overheating. What’s the fix? I had it in the shop (C/T) to check, and all they did was change the coolant and note that the fan comes on with the A/C. But it still seems to run too hot.
-Exhaust, I think I have that covered by PPE with a quote for 840 for magnaflow dual in dual out with two tail pipes and two tips, effectively a true dual system with built in X pipe and eliminate the two rear mufflers all stainless. Sounds like what I want, but is this price reasonable?
-Suspension. It’s 14 years old with nothing but brakes and tires over the years. What should be wearing out about now?
Two years back it was crunch time; I seized the motor by getting just a little too enthusiastic on the 401 on the way out to Ajax. Do I fix it or put it on the heap?
Well after driving past the hulk for 2 weeks, I decided to push it into a hole-in-the-wall shop in Ajax, selected purely because it was a short 5-minute push. The mechanic was pretty good, he figured out most of it by comparing and swapping pieces from one of his employee’s 93. I joined SCCoO to try to keep my rekindled enthusiasm for the car. I've never made it to a meet, so this is my first introduction to you all. I need your help.
Problems:
-Rough idle since before the rebuild, both O2s were replaced when the motor was rebuilt. Still rough, always feels like it’s going to stall when I sit at a light for more than a couple of minutes especially with the A/C on.
-A/C compressor will not stay engaged for more than a minute at idle, it keeps cycling in/out at and the idle oscillates between 6-1100 rpm.
-Overheating. What’s the fix? I had it in the shop (C/T) to check, and all they did was change the coolant and note that the fan comes on with the A/C. But it still seems to run too hot.
-Exhaust, I think I have that covered by PPE with a quote for 840 for magnaflow dual in dual out with two tail pipes and two tips, effectively a true dual system with built in X pipe and eliminate the two rear mufflers all stainless. Sounds like what I want, but is this price reasonable?
-Suspension. It’s 14 years old with nothing but brakes and tires over the years. What should be wearing out about now?