Recent content by bluduk15

anyone?

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I was replacing the cable for the door HANDLE because it broke--just a wear item that had too many cycles. The new door HANDLE cable is cheap and easy to replace. HOWEVER, when it got it all back together, the door LOCK does not work. I tried adjusting it, fiddling, etc., but no locking. It...

Finally got mine done. It looks great, but the mechanics broke my aftermarket Kenwood head unit installing it. Sucks, but the dealership took care of it.

Waiting almost two years here in Houston. Anyone get theirs replaced here lately? I was told 3-6 months initially.

Looking at partznet.com and a few others, it looks like they have them for about $2,500. Any other sources?

Where? All I've seen are $4000 from the dealer. Help would be appreciated. I've looked at Jasper, LKQ, TLS. Jasper doesn't offer it, LKQ doesn't have the right model and TLS has some sketchy ones that my shop doesn't want to install because they don't have a relationship with them and don't...

I have a transmission pump that apparently is going out. 2003 4.7 V8, with 172,000 miles--I towed extensively. The rest of the car is in good shape. The local guys who i have used before are reluctant to use any of the used transmissions that we can find online at salvage yards--they are...

I spoke to my dealer in Houston (Sterling McCall) and he said it would be 90-120 days. Apparently, he had done a few of them and those only took 30 days to get the parts in, but it's changed now for some unknown reason.

I'll have to check which filter I used this time.

Oil has about 4K miles on it, I'll go ahead and change. I have used Royal Purple since about the 10th oil change.

Ahh, this will definitely be worth investigating. Thanks for the link, I would've never thought of this. :yo:

I agree, it didn't sound like this until about 2-3 months ago. What is the V6 issue?

Yeah, it's not ideal. It's definitely coming from the crankcase, not an exhaust leak or anything. It sounds like valves to me and not piston slap or the like. I'll try your idea and see if I can pinpoint it more. I was hoping a more experienced ear than mine would be able to recognize it...

Any ideas? Here is the video: https://vimeo.com/136618575 This clacking noise started about a month ago and has not gotten worse (or better)--2003 V8 with 179K miles. Normally, the engine ran very quiet and I started to notice the noise when I was in an enclosed space with my window down...