Recent content by xxfile

Mine rotted thru in October they looked just like the ones in the pic... I would recommend everyone who has this vehicle remove the clamp and spray the crap out of those lines with some type of oil to keep them from rusting thru. I patched with a piece of fuel line for temporary rescue... of...

I have had the switch lights go out 4 or 5 times over the years. I have found that pulling fuse #8 while running seems to work for me sometimes need to repeat 3 or 4 times... it seems like it reboots. but for me only worked while running

Ball joint press i had didnt have a hollow shaft. Two pound hammer and big socket made for reasonably easy removal. Press worked for install 3 1/2 hours for both uppers and one wheel bearing. Including a couple breaks. :)

Have used this tutorial to change hubs twice .. the second time was a year ago.... yup a shitty cheap one lasted almost exactly one year. when yanking on the wheel checking for play found almost a 1/2 inch of play in the upper BJ's.. soooo out they come along with the drivers side hub this...

Wellll its quit again might be down for the count.... looking for the R and R thread for the starter... I think I remember something about a crossmember....:(((

Every once in a while and very unpridictably i have a rough idle issue. it will idle really slow like 600rpm and then stumble and sometimes stall while coasting to a stop sign. stopping and restarting the engine and it goes away and may not happen again for 2 weeks or 2 months... when the idle...

Hey you're in Ontario... when you need some parts call Number 9 auto wreckers its near tottenham. I got a fan clutch for $179 and wheel hubs for 179 each from them NEW not used. they probably can get a lot of stuff for about 1/4 the price of the stealership and any of the local suppliers like...

Welll I was a big fan of the x files and we race Radio control cars and the vehicle of choice when i started was the team Losi XX sooo it just became xxfile. only problem is it sometimes hits corporate filters and get stopped like it was XXX rated lol... so i had to get it out of my old email...

2 weeks ago I was wondering if my battery was going south as well then it quit completely... a load test showed the battery to be ok so next tried whacking the starter as someone was turning the key to see if the starter had a hung brush or stuck solenoid. upon doing this noticed a bunch of...

Well its sure not gonna continue to run without at least weekly installation of a new cabin air filter lol