Ordered the priciest one Rockauto had in stock, thinking (hoping, wishing ) that would be higher quality. As I look now at all the competing brands, only the Nissens has square shroud mounting pedestal bolt bosses. The OEM ones are round (last few photos). In the factory parts catalog, there...

Meaning, of course, photos taken WHILE driving.I wish this were from the driver’s seat of my gsx, but alas, we had to take mom and the dog for 1,200 miles, so we’re buzzing along in the 99 RAV4. The road bends eastwards just north of Winnemucca, and this was stunning for about 3 minutes...

This has to be the most powerful Eclipse. Must be rated in Megawatts! It’s a bit heavy, so acceleration is not what you might expect.

The oem oil cooler on a 90 turbo has supply and return fittings that attach at the bottom. I’m getting ready to reinstall mine after a front case overhaul. Will simply mounting it up dry be ok to later have oil actually fill the whole thing after startup? I keep envisioning that it will only...

So I've been looking through the FSM at the special tools recommended for various seals on the front case, cam seals, and balance shaft bearings. I'm not too worried about finding a seal driver for each of those seals, as there is often a way to modify a socket or piece of pvc pipe or fittings...

Hey all, I'm getting ready to remove my oil pan so that I can remove the front case. For the timing belt removal I was under the impression that the engine must be supported by the pan. I currently have a block of wood and scissor jack keeping it up. The engine and trans are bolted together and...

Saw this in a swanky hotel in Vancouver. Folks I was with didn’t even recognize these are musclecar hoods. Bonus points if you can tell what cars they come from. One seems to have had hood pins at one point. :aha:

So I noticed my coolant warning light came on several weeks ago. Checked the level and it was full. Then I realized that there are actually three lights coming on all together: Coolant level, Battery, and Brake. They are often dimly lit, and actually blink, but always the three exactly the same...

Yesterday a very nice moderately modded 1995 gsx with listed 46k miles sold for just shy of $35k on bring a trailer. Most of the comments were about how rare these are, or someone’s fond memories of them. I think we are on the cusp of a new wave of desirability for our cars that I have been...

So I have some rear axles that seem pretty servicable. I would like to rebuild these (clean, grease, & boots), but the dust shields are rusting away. I believe these are simply thin metal pressed onto the joint housing. The FSM treats them like separate parts (marked by the Never-reuse symbol)...

Perhaps some of you enjoy Jalopnik, as I sometimes do. They posted an article [ https://jalopnik.com/best-of-2021-here-are-the-weirdest-unserviceable-car-p-1847293164 ]that went over several ridiculous but real maintenance and repair issues with cars, not including any dsm cars. Made me feel...

Driving in a rear main seal into the retainer. Once the back side was flush with the housing, I needed something to drive it the extra 1/16” or so. A piece of paint stir stick was perfect. Had the right radius and thickness. Being wood I wasn’t worried about denting anything. Perfectly flush...

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So I was unaware that u-joints had actually gotten so scarce. Sounds like JNZ sells out as soon as they arrive. RTM is listing them still, but I just want to give folks a heads up that I got 2 for my 90 gsx from Amayama from their UAE warehouse; $57/ ea. + ship (maybe $20?). Took about 2 weeks...

Hey all, I’ve wrestled the tranny out (to replace w/ a rebuilt one) and now can look at the rear main seal. It looks decent to me, but would like to hear thoughts of more veteran dsm-ers. Relatedly, I read a few different methods about removing flywheel bolts, but once I took the clutch off, it...

So here where I live we're getting below zero morning temps. My GSX is running OK; starting and whatnot. A little belt squeal, but I can figure that out. The weirdest thing is that my turn signals go at double speed. On one cold day recently, they even stopped "blinking" and just did some kind...

Just wondering if this is common: both the doors on my 90 gsx don’t like to rest where the door check should have them stay. Is there a way to adjust these or make them work better? Is this so common that used parts from another car would be just as loose?Not a critical issue, of course, but...

OK, I know there is a lot of information on timing belt tech. I thought I was following it, but now realize I am trying to reassemble my belt, but with the bottom end all aligned, my cams appear 180 degrees out. I failed to notice that the cam gear buttons were pointing at 6 oclock, instead of...

Trying to reassemble my front knuckle (90 gsx). New bearing went in fine. Hub rotated nicely until the last bit of install and is now very stiff. Not like bearing binding, and now thinking seal is backwards. Checked the Timken catalog, and conformed correct part # on box. Per the photo of same...

Hi, This us my first listing. Up for sale are both motor/track assemblies from my 90gsx. Original, I believe. Many of the associated belt parts, too. I know the driver’s side worked fine when removed. Not certain on the pass, but I think it did not only because previous owner cut off about half...

So all my front CV boots are completely torn in half. Highway vibrations and tight turn clicking are noticeable. Going to purchase new or rebuilt assemblies and change them out. I’ve read several posts on doing this, and read through the FSM and Haynes. Question: is there an easier way to remove...

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Hi all fellow wrenchers, I looked for some time for a nice 1g awd. After surprisingly fruitless results for several years, I settled for an ebay listing that had an “optimistic” description. Flew to Florida, finished the deal, and drove 2,400 miles in 3 days back to Wyoming. Car ran pretty well...