Author Topic: Do they even have brains? (Read 840 times)

RightF00T · « **Reply #30 on:** July 12, 2005, 04:22:58 PM »

Guess not nirvana lol...S-plates are usually metal.

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #31 on:** July 12, 2005, 04:25:08 PM »

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Originally posted by Steve
Nope. Changed those on 2 different fieros... the back ones are doable w/ engine in place.

Yeah I have too, just took the engine compartment cover off, made it was easier.

rshubert · « **Reply #32 on:** July 12, 2005, 04:42:37 PM »

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Oh, and my 92 Chevy Corsica V6 you had to remove one motor mount and pry the engine sideways to change the alternator. I just charged the battery, and drove it sans alternator to the garage. hehe. [/B]

I just retired my 93 corsica last week. That was another car you needed to disconnect the motor mounts on to change the back bank of sparkplugs. And I had that same experience with the alternator, too.

Other than that, though, that car was very reliable and peppy for 160K miles. I absolutely dread working on anything on her replacement--the Grand Prix has a HUGE injector assembly blocking all access to anything under the hood.

StarOfAfrica2 · « **Reply #33 on:** July 12, 2005, 04:56:27 PM »

I wasnt complaining about the Corsica. I put over 200k on that car and it was still running fine when I got rid of it. It had an overheating problem that I never could completely fix, but as long as you drove it properly and didnt mind using the heat sometimes if it started getting too warm, it was liveable. I drove that car through close to a dozen states with never a breakdown.

StarOfAfrica2 · « **Reply #34 on:** July 12, 2005, 04:58:33 PM »

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Originally posted by Steve
Nope. Changed those on 2 different fieros... the back ones are doable w/ engine in place.

Huh. I feel sorry for the guys at the dealership then, cause they took the dang engine out to replace the plugs and wires. Didnt cost anything, it was a warranty issue, so I dont know why they woulda made it up. Only made more work for them.

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #35 on:** July 12, 2005, 09:11:16 PM »

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I just retired my 93 corsica last week. That was another car you needed to disconnect the motor mounts on to change the back bank of sparkplugs. And I had that same experience with the alternator, too.

And theres the other Car. 88 Corsica to be exact
When my wife got Pregnant with my son she decided her camaro wasnt gonna be good enough to haul a baby around in so she traded it in on a corsica.

God I hated that car. Nuth'n but aggrivation with it. Literally 10 miles after the warranty was out the oil pump went. And this was on a acar she brought to the dealer religiously for maintanance.

since the warranty was out they werent going to fix it.
after about a half hour on the phone arguing with them that an oil pump should never die on a vehicle less then 4 years old and them telling me the warranty was out I finally gave them the option of fixing the car or I was gonna "Drive it through the dealership window"
they decided to fix the car for free.

LOL 100% true story

Hangtime · « **Reply #36 on:** July 12, 2005, 09:40:57 PM »

Bought the wifey a lil ford escort wagon back in the eighties.. a 'dealer demo' with 1,200 miles on it. Had an upgraded non-ford stereo in it. A week after I picked it up the stero died.. sounded like a nuke hit the radio station.. squealing waves of static.

Took it back to the dealer, they told me it was not a ford part, and was not covered under the warranty. Annoyed to beat the band, I told 'em to change the oil and filter. Then drove around the corner and took the drain plug out and ran it till the engine smoked.. about 6 miles. Called 'em up, had it towed in and a new engine put in it... all under warranty.

When I went in to pick it up I kindly inquired as to the status on the stereo.. "is it changed yet?" When they said 'no' I politely asked if they'd like to change engines in the damn thing every week. They replaced the stereo.