Thanks for the reply again. :thumb:Yesterday I brought the car to a transmission shop and one mechanic told me that it sounded like the 1st gear synchro was worn down enough so that 1st gear doesn't fully engage. I asked him if they could simply replace the synchro and he said no since they...

donniekak, I truly appreciate the reply. Do you have any insight as to how much the repair could cost to replace the 1-2 slide and intermediate shaft bearing? I dropped the price $700 to compensate for this issue but should I adjust the price more?

I tried searching the forums and didn't really find a clear answer to the problem that I am having.For the last 4 years (that I can remember) my transmission will pop out of 1st gear if I accelerate and then let off the gas quick. It will also do this if I put it into first gear when I am...

Thanks for the help! I truly appreciate the replies! :thumb:

I was wondering if anyone knew the part number for the o-ring that seals the connection between the thermostat housing and the hard pipe that runs behind the turbo from the water pump? Is the o-ring at that connection the same o-ring that seals the connection at the water pump? It appears that I...

I am now in the process of re-installing the charcoal canister, and I wasn't smart enough to take pictures or notes to remember how to reconnect everything. My questions are; in the first photo, does that line coming off of the smaller canister remain open to the air like that? In the second...

(This is for a 1999 4G63) I was wondering if anyone knew the torque spec for the large center bolt (24mm I think?) that holds the oil cooler onto the bracket housing? And also the 4 bolts that mount to bracket onto the engine itself? Any help will be appreciated! Also, is it a good idea to put...

Alright thanks! Your help is kindly appreciated! :dsm:

Does anyone know the part number for the switch? I contacted a dealership about a new switch on the power steering pump and they said they only sold the pump, and wanted $345 for it. Does that sound right? By the sounds of it, you can buy the switch separately right?? I also broke the top...

(This is for a 1999 4G63) I was wondering if anyone knew the torque spec for the large center bolt (24mm I think?) that holds the oil cooler onto the bracket housing? And also the 4 bolts that mount to bracket onto the engine itself? Any help will be appreciated! Also, is it a good idea to put...

I've been searching for a number of days now and I can't seem to find a solid answer to my question. I have had my CEL on for about a year because of a "Massive Leak in my Evap System". I assumed that it had to do with my Evap Can (Charcoal canister) so I finally began to fix the problem by...

Alright! I appreciate the help guys! :thumb:

I am in the process of replacing my oil filter bracket housing and realized that there is an o-ring between the oil cooler and the oil bracket housing. I was wondering if anyone knew the part number for that? I've been searching the forums and various sites with no luck.. I have seen a few...

Alright it makes sense, I will pick up one of those breather filters then when I get a chance.. Thanks again!

Did you leave the sensor that was attached to the canister hooked up? I also read that when you cap the lines, you run the risk of causing excess pressure to accumulate in the fuel tank, did that seem to be a problem for you? Thanks for the reply! :thumb: I'll run out and start removing the...

I've been searching for a number of days now and I can't seem to find a solid answer to my question. I have had my CEL on for about a year because of a "Massive Leak in my Evap System". I assumed that it had to do with my Evap Can (Charcoal canister) so I finally began to fix the problem by...

Well if most of you know me, i am a neat freak about things, and like to keep things clean, and what i did was pulled off the water line for the turbo on the front side (Banjo bolt goes through and 2 crush washers seal it around the head of the water line) to clean it, and i am pretty sure it is...

Well if most of you know me, i am a neat freak about things, and like to keep things clean, and what i did was pulled off the water line for the turbo on the front side (Banjo bolt goes through and 2 crush washers seal it around the head of the water line) to clean it, and i am pretty sure it is...

NVM, i see you have a N/T engine, so perhaps it is a tad different.. not sure, i am only familiar with the 4G63...

yeah the oil pump is connected to the back balance shaft, therefore the timing belt has to come off in order to get the oil pump cover off, so yeah, just take a look at your timing marks to see if they did something wrong, just look at the crankshaft pulley and see if the marks on that lines up...

Did you see any white smoke coming from the exhaust? problem could be coolant seal for the water cooled bearing on its way out, so the coolant is going out of your exhaust, therefore decreasing the volume of coolant in the engine, therefore causing your engine to overheat! might just be a small...

I think it's a great idea! I would definitely donate $20 for it..

I have had mine unplugged for 6 months or so now.. i read somewhere that its a good idea to kind of ward off crankwalk since you dont have to push the clutch in each time and stress the crankshaft... i may be wrong though..

Well him and i have never actually met, he lives across the state from me, and we met when we were younger on the internet because we were big into quads, so we talk on and off, and he really liked dsm's, so he got one... he just had this problem and wanted some info from me, so i came to here...

A buddy of mine is having problems with his 1996 Eagle Talon TSi, heres his list...His oil pressure dropped one day coming home after getting the car, and he said it basically had no power, so he pulled over, and the oil press. gauge was at none, so he shut it off, waited a bit, started it...

the side side just has a carrier bearing bolted onto the engine block.. just unbolt that, and it comes out.. passenger side is a bit harder, i usually pull the battery, and take all of that stuff out, then use a screwdriver and it pops right out.. this is how my 99 GSX is, i'm not sure if its...

alrighty, well i was thinking of getting off my ass and going out there to play around with the engagement point a bit, thanks alot guys!

Hey thanks man, you saved me $25 haha.. as for bleeding the clutch, i just had my brother sit in the seat, press the clutch in, then i'd open the screw (i had a vac line on the nipple going through a bottle with new fluid in it) let it flow out for 3 seconds or so, close it up, tell him to pull...

Happy Birthday man, my 18th birthday sucked.. i think what i did was went to school, came home, took a nap, woke up, ate cake, then went to a gas station to play lottery and bought a pack of cigarettes...not too fun haha..

Just to get you in the right direction, i believe vfaq.com has a write up about it in the timing belt replacement article, but to save you some time, all you have to do is open the drain on the radiator (it's on the bottom) then when its done, start taking your accessory belts off (AC, water...

I am just wondering how many of you guys have actually bought an extension rod for the slave cylinder, my clutch grabs really close to the floor, and seems like it doesnt shift like it should, if i adjust it to where it engages a little further off the floor, then the clutch slips when i get on...

haha yeah i totally screwed up on posting this, i was browsing and got side tracked and ended up putting it in here, i could have sworn that i was in the problem diagnosis, but oh well... anyways yeah i will see what the wire situation is, but yeah i usually just manually do it now, turn off the...

Well i have had an Apexi Turbo Timer now since last winter, anyways my problem that is starting to happen more and more is that when i turn the key to ACC after driving my car,the engine will die down to about 200 rpm, and then it catches itself and then it will accelerate to about 1800 rpm or...

The Nitto Nt-450's i had lasted 20,000 miles with a bad alignment, now i am sporting Cooper Zeon ZPS's (all the tire's i've owned have been 225-45-17)...i got an alignment done before doing too much driving on the new tires... 4 tires mounted and balanced with valve stems was like $504.16 i...

Just go over to www.vfaq.com, and then in the drivetrain section there is a write up on a MT rebuild there..it might help you when you do it...:dsm:

It's a 14mm bolt on the back side of the block, you kind of have to search around for it, just look for a bolt that has "why is this here" all over it haha... i didnt find mine until i pulled the engine out and loosened it and saw that it went through to the balance shaft. I always just set the...

Yeah i had the same problem as well, went through 3 seals though... just have to leave a little bit of the seal out. Extremely frustrating if you ask me haha... and it isnt convenient everytime to get it done.. oh well.. hope you have it figured out!

To answer is, they should have put a sticker under the hood saying that it has been retrofitted.. thats what they had to do on my old car... otherwise my guess would be; it hasnt been, or they took the sticker off...i dont know how else you can tell if it has been or not? anyone else know?

thanks for the replies, but the bolts that hold it on are all tight, and those rubber stoppers are all there i think... the 4 up front (2 on the sides, and then 2 in the middle) are all there.. if i push down on the hood, it wont rattle, and i know its just coming from the hinge on the passenger...

Hey, i have a really annoying noise now, it didnt do it until about a month ago, but i do have my balance shafts removed, as well as urethane engine mounts, but i was just wondering if there is something i can do to eliminate this rattle... It's coming from the passenger side hinge up by the...

hey thanks for all the input, the belt seemed like it sat on the compressor kind of tight, like it was too wide? but i replaced the crankshaft pulley with a new oem one about 10K miles ago, i can turn that inside part of the compressor as well... everything seems to be in good shape..i'm just...

hey thanks, sorry i wasn't completely specific, it is fraying apart on the side towards me when i stare down at it (opposite side from the side that faces the timing belt covers) so i'm not sure if it is the AC compressor pulley that is eating it, the idler pulley, or the crankshaft pulley...

Hey, i got my car without an AC belt on it, so i went a year and a half before breaking down and deciding to get a belt, so i did, put it on, worked awesome, and now, 1,500 miles later, i get out of my car to hear a slapping noise, so i pop the hood, and to my surprise i see that a part of one...

i pressurized it to 15 psi, i am pretty sure that the exhaust manifold gasket is still in good shape... how do you know when that is leaking?? i'll look into getting some new plugs.. i also think that i am in need for a new set. thanks guys!

Well, for a little while after getting my car going, it ran good, boosted hard and didnt have any problems. Now though, when i try for full boost (14psi) it gets there and just starts sputtering and popping, kind of like its really rich, i did a boost leak test, and got a very small leak on the...

alright, i'll see what i can do, i think it's flush right now, so i'll have to work it out a tad bit... we'll see how that goes haha.

gouges are minimal,i did feel one at the top of the hole, but nothing substantiary, i guess i'll just pound it in some more, the first time i did it, i dont think i had it pounded in evenly, this time i took my time, and worked it in slowly, so i think i'll be alright... If the leak isnt fixed...

Well this is my second time around replacing this seal now, first time i think i messed up, just because my tranmission still leaked from that seal, so now i am going to do this right, i greased the seal up, and pounded it in about 80% of the way, just wanted to see how far it is suppose to go...

Sorry, yeah i meant fill plug, words got before my thoughts on that one..

New question, if you overfill a transmission, will the excess leak out? The reason i ask is because i went to add fluid to it tonight, since i figured it would need some after a weeks worth of driving, so i jacked both sides up, so the front end was off the ground, unbolted the drain plug and...