Clawless
5+ Year Contributor
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- Jun 20, 2018
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Astoria,
New_York
Hey guys,
I'm new here, very eager to become a part of this community and learn as much about DSMs as humanly possible. Surprisingly, I ended up with a winning bid for a '96 Eclipse Spyder GS at Copart. I never expected to have won with my low bid but here I am now. The car has low mileage for being a '96, around 105k. The Eclipse is currently my daily and I've been learning how to drive stick in it. I'm not sure how long the car sat for but I ended up learning how to change out the oil, oil filter, and coolant. The car would always stall on neutral but the issue went away. The car came with an oil leak coming from the valve cover and a hidden misfire in Cylinder 3 which caused a sputter. I bought the repair manual and found the service manual on this site so thank you for that. I fixed the leak and misfire with my father alongside the spark plugs and corresponding gaskets. This has all been fairly new to me and has been a very stressful month. I plan on spending the first year of this build improving handling components, improving my stick driving, and attending my first track event. What else should I check on the vehicle or replace including common issues in this car? Thank you!
Sincerely,
Joseph
I'm new here, very eager to become a part of this community and learn as much about DSMs as humanly possible. Surprisingly, I ended up with a winning bid for a '96 Eclipse Spyder GS at Copart. I never expected to have won with my low bid but here I am now. The car has low mileage for being a '96, around 105k. The Eclipse is currently my daily and I've been learning how to drive stick in it. I'm not sure how long the car sat for but I ended up learning how to change out the oil, oil filter, and coolant. The car would always stall on neutral but the issue went away. The car came with an oil leak coming from the valve cover and a hidden misfire in Cylinder 3 which caused a sputter. I bought the repair manual and found the service manual on this site so thank you for that. I fixed the leak and misfire with my father alongside the spark plugs and corresponding gaskets. This has all been fairly new to me and has been a very stressful month. I plan on spending the first year of this build improving handling components, improving my stick driving, and attending my first track event. What else should I check on the vehicle or replace including common issues in this car? Thank you!
Sincerely,
Joseph