shahsmerdis
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Hi All,
our beloved 04 V8 4th gen might be on its last life here. just want to see if you guys agree.
List of issues:
P0430 - I'm going to check for an exhaust leak, is causing the issue but def sounds expensive, most post say Cat.
p0711 - trans temp sensor - appeared mechanic replaced power steer return line. I'm not sure if this an external sensor or in the transmission body? but the wiring harness is in the same area of the return line, I have a feeling it was nudged when working on it. I'm not sure if was cause or affect or bad luck, there was no problem before starting the other problem... The tranny jerks into gear. I haven't found anything when I googled it, So It must not be a common problem which leads me to think its probably a wiring issue.
driver side CV axle is toast. there is also a groan when driving but it could be bc the cv axle boot is ripped. Hopefully its not a wheel bearing as well .
Front brakes are toast. brakes are extremely spoungy. but could be front brake related. Im going to try and bleed them this weekend and see if that fixes it.
Shocks are rusted and on its last life. (thought usable for my proposes)
tires are toast, from 2011 and we are entering 2023.
even if i were to fix everything the car is still pretty heavily rusted. I don't recall seeing any holes in the frame though.
When should I call it quits? I still a home depot beater car to do things I wouldn't want to do in a new car. but there seems to be a big heavy listed of things to do with this car.
The car was well maintained for the most part. all calipers have been replaced. belts spark plugs + all fluids, At the end of the day when is time to call it quits?
my goal was to get rid of this car at peak of used prices, but my mom did not make up her mind on which car she wanted to buy, and now with the codes, I doubt I can get a good resell value. my thought was to spend a little bit of time to see if the transmission code is easily fixable and P0430 is actually bad cat, then take it from there.
sounds like a good 2-4k worth of parts to do this. never mind the labor... if the temp sensor is in transmission or the tranny wiring harness is bad, I Don't have anyone to do the work in a cost effective manor. I would do the work myself, but I still have a lot of house work to catch up on the summer that is more important the a car...
CAT is expensive and who wants to remove a rusted exhaust manifold? if i do all of this, its still going to be rusted, and something else is for sure going to keep poping up. this car has consistently wanted 1-2k every 2 years.
Long, but I thought its best to get all the cards out on the table. Any thoughts?
our beloved 04 V8 4th gen might be on its last life here. just want to see if you guys agree.
List of issues:
P0430 - I'm going to check for an exhaust leak, is causing the issue but def sounds expensive, most post say Cat.
p0711 - trans temp sensor - appeared mechanic replaced power steer return line. I'm not sure if this an external sensor or in the transmission body? but the wiring harness is in the same area of the return line, I have a feeling it was nudged when working on it. I'm not sure if was cause or affect or bad luck, there was no problem before starting the other problem... The tranny jerks into gear. I haven't found anything when I googled it, So It must not be a common problem which leads me to think its probably a wiring issue.
driver side CV axle is toast. there is also a groan when driving but it could be bc the cv axle boot is ripped. Hopefully its not a wheel bearing as well .
Front brakes are toast. brakes are extremely spoungy. but could be front brake related. Im going to try and bleed them this weekend and see if that fixes it.
Shocks are rusted and on its last life. (thought usable for my proposes)
tires are toast, from 2011 and we are entering 2023.
even if i were to fix everything the car is still pretty heavily rusted. I don't recall seeing any holes in the frame though.
When should I call it quits? I still a home depot beater car to do things I wouldn't want to do in a new car. but there seems to be a big heavy listed of things to do with this car.
The car was well maintained for the most part. all calipers have been replaced. belts spark plugs + all fluids, At the end of the day when is time to call it quits?
my goal was to get rid of this car at peak of used prices, but my mom did not make up her mind on which car she wanted to buy, and now with the codes, I doubt I can get a good resell value. my thought was to spend a little bit of time to see if the transmission code is easily fixable and P0430 is actually bad cat, then take it from there.
sounds like a good 2-4k worth of parts to do this. never mind the labor... if the temp sensor is in transmission or the tranny wiring harness is bad, I Don't have anyone to do the work in a cost effective manor. I would do the work myself, but I still have a lot of house work to catch up on the summer that is more important the a car...
CAT is expensive and who wants to remove a rusted exhaust manifold? if i do all of this, its still going to be rusted, and something else is for sure going to keep poping up. this car has consistently wanted 1-2k every 2 years.
Long, but I thought its best to get all the cards out on the table. Any thoughts?
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