So my Moms went to get her old baby Smog Pre-Tested even after I told her not too because I have a buddy that would pass Smog for me as a test.
:)
Welp, she pre-tested it in a panic ( old woman ) and FAILED, EGR flow failure and PCV & Hoses needed changing ( after tester broke it ) Arse-bite...
Here is another one.
"D" burnt out ages ago.
I did not want to go LED so I searched and searched. Found a post where some one stated the light bulbs for the gear selector was a T-4.
Could not find it so I went safe and bought T-1 incandescent bulbs without the brown base from Amazon, I have 9...
Hey Fellas,
Longtime. Hope everyone is well.
So my Mom's LX450 kept popping the dreaded P0401 Insufficient Flow poop. Annoying. Okay Tested EGR, Yeap, FAILED. Will not hold a vacuum.
I actually removed the EGR to see if it could be cleaned or rooter the manifold side before I vacuum tested it...
Hey Fellas,
So I drove to Fresno (300 miles) to drop off Mom's 97 LX450 and luckily 15 miles from home, all of a sudden I got a ploom of white smoke and radiator fluid dumping out as soon as I got off the free way. Strange thing is, I did not hear or feel a thing.
Looked under the hood, sure...
Hey Fellas,
Wanted to post pics after all the repairs except for the paint & body work. I think I did okay.
New Windshield, Straightened out All Bumpers, Fixed Loose Mirror, Installed a JVC Stereo/DVD Player with bluetooth, Installed a Leather Steering Wheel Wrap, Dash Suede Cover, Stitched...
Hey Fellas,
Noob her but old timer DIYer :-)
So I wanted to post my ghetto fix for loose/broken mirrors for the LC and LX.
While taking the mirror apart to replace it, I found the notch that holds the retainer and lock had sheered off :-(
Brain fart, drill a 3.25 MM hole and use a piece of...