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I also live in ontario and can confirm that you can pass emissions without the pre-cat. I used the non-fowler trick and have passed 2 e-tests since.

Anyone know if the shifter in a manual trans can be rebuilt? Mine has a lot of play in the ball unit. I can pull it up and down, the rubber moves, and when in geat I can move it side to side almost 3 inches at the nob. Or, anyone got a stock shifter they'd sell me? I don't even know what...

just do the non-fowler trick on your existing pre-cat & O2 sensor, works like a charm and only costs $2. Mine still passes emissions too!

My car has many rattles that I have learned to live with: Inside the cabin above my head and to the left, something rattles up in there. the black plastic surrounding the instrument cluster rattles at certain rpm's. when I accellerate the engine pings, due to carbon build up as a result of...

I spoke to the dealership as well, he quoted me $1580 total cost to have the valve stem seals replaced. $990 for a head gasket replacement (6.5hrs & $400 parts...) so the rest is for the valve stems. I called around and found the gasket set for $195, much better than $400. I might just...

I had AWR front only, shook a lot. Then AWR front & Rear, shook more. Then SLS front only, shook a lot. I'm back to stock now, but I think my exhaust is hitting a heat shield when the motor rocks... Do you really think having the sides as well will resolve the harsh vibrations? If anything, I...

all my pads were low when the lights came on. Fluid didn't resolve, Front pads didn't resolve Cleaning rust bits off sensors didn't resolve oh, and it would occasionally do a wierd ABS ratcheting thing before the lights would come on. But now they're on solid.

I have the exact same problem, I suspect a faulty ABS sensor but I have no idea of how to test them. I've seen them, I think they are just magnets near the hub. Not sure how they could wear out... Mine didn't have any debris on them or anything. Anyone know how to diagnose or test them?

You're gonna have to get your head in the back and find it, there shouldn't be much going on back there while the car is sitting still. Might be exhaust, or something vibrating in the back, or the fuel pump. Happy hunting.

oh ya, my mounts are bad. I took the AWR out, couldn't stand them. And then the same for the sls. back to a worn out oem front.... but without the vibrations.

I agree, I have never heard of having to replace motor mounts so often on a daily driver. This is pretty rediculous. And why can't anyone just make one out of some softer rubber? Screw the poly, it is way too harsh.

In that case, I'd let the dealership do it this time. Let them deal with breaking them, drilling, extracting, chasing threads.... Money well spent in my opinion.

But that's half the problem, it only rattles under load. Which leads me to think that you are right. Under load with bad mounts, the engine will shift, the exhaust will shift, and it most certainly could be touching a shield. Maybe there isn't even anything loose and that's why I have had...

Does anyone have any good suggestions on how to clean the crap out of the gas tank? I'm pretty sure I have some, after every fill-up I get some crazy hesitation and nearly stalling idle for a good 5-10 minutes until the stuff settles. I'll gladly replace the filter sock, but I'd like to only...

When the coil pack starts to go it will throw a P0421 code, usually on the highway when hot, and the car will barely run. It will smell like sulfur (eggs). After restarting the car it will run just fine for a while until it does it again. Coilpacks are easy to replace. I also threw the code...

Hmm, no I haven't. The one at the J-bend has rusted off long ago. I'll have another look under there today.

I also have a rattle on acceleration, but not in the morning when the engine is cold. I have shaken my exhaust and can not get anything to make a sound. Only when I accellerate. I was convinced it was some sort of detonation, so I swapped out my long reach plugs, still rattled. I changed my...

If your coolant is low, it's probably burning coolant. Low oil? Probably burning oil. Both fine? then it's condensation. And I'll keep my balls thank you. :)

I agree with this. I removed my SRI because the car was completely gutless off the line. Every single stop light etc. But above 3500 it really pulled with the header. I put my stock intake back on and it runs great now. Nothing has melted.

Well, the oil is low, but that's normal in my engine. And there's no water in it. Smoke looks white, but it's pretty dark in the morning when this happens. It does not smell like burnt oil. It's the low coolant that bothers me. I'm pretty sure it's being burnt up on startup. I was looking...