[Shotimes] CV joints was: Just looked at a 1990 for sale
Ron Nottingham
nottingham@alltel.net
Fri, 30 May 2003 10:07:17 -0400
If there are not any tears in the rubber boots on the CV's, then they are
probably good. If you see grease on the boots, they may be bad, as there is
probably a rip or tear underneath the grease. CV's /usually/ do not go bad,
unless the grease escapes (unless, of course, you are Mark N. and some of
the others with super mega power SHO's, with drag slicks, and a penchant for
trying to hit the 11's!)
Ron N. - Dalton, GA
90 SHO
89 325i
"It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile"
----- Original Message -----
From: <Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 8:49 AM
Subject: [Shotimes] CV joints was: Just looked at a 1990 for sale
> Speaking of CV joints, if you have one out of the car, is it easy to tell
> if
> it is bad? I have to do some front end work on Car (ball joints and
> tie rod ends) and would like to check the joints. I don't want to replace
> them if I don't have to. Do I just look for general slop in the joints?
> Boy and I thought Car was in such great shape when I bought it.
>
>
> Mike Wojton
> Toledo, Ohio
>
> -'95 Green MTX 3/01-1/03
> ShoShop y-pipe
>
> -'95 White MTX
> '96 Brake Upgrade
>
> Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "Ron Nottingham" <nottingham@alltel.net>
> Sent by: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> 05/30/03 07:56 AM
>
> To
> <peterchase2@charter.net>, <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> cc
>
> Subject
> Re: [Shotimes] Just looked at a 1990 for sale
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Run as far away from that SHO as you can!!! Sounds like too much trouble.
> Stay away from any with the low oil pressure light on... Sounds like it
> needs CV joints with the clunking. Also, with the leak under the front
> passenger side, it could either be the discontinued lower radiator hose,
> or
> a bad overflow tank.
>
> Were in GA are you located? I'm in NW GA, in the heart of carpet country,
> Dalton :-)
>
> BTW, my 90 will possibly be for sale in August, I want to fix the synchros
> (2nd gear crunches), and replace the AC compressor before I sell it,
> though.
> Those are the only 2 major problems with the car right now. Minor ones...
> Needs a new cruise control cable, and a new overflow tank. It has 141,583
> miles, and a rebuilt engine put in about 10k ago (rebuilt myself, along
> with
> new clutch/pp/tob), bought the car in 2000 with 123k. About 5k ago, put
> new
> brakes all around, and new passenger CV joint. About 9k ago, a set of
> Yokohama AVS dB's were put on, still look like new. New starter last year
> (forget mileage), new radiator in 2001, new resonator last year, new
> battery
> last year. Only seen Mobil 1 5w30 synthetic since rebuild. Interior is
> great, but driver seat is starting to show some cracks, due mainly to
> non-use (I was bitten by the Bimmer bug :-) and hot spring days.
>
> Ron N. - Dalton, GA
> 90 SHO
> 89 325i
> "It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile"
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <peterchase2@charter.net>
> To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 6:25 PM
> Subject: [Shotimes] Just looked at a 1990 for sale
>
>
> > Hello everyone,
> > I'm new to this list but I've been a fan of SHO's since they first
> came
> > out. Up until now though, I haven't needed a 4-door car. My dog is
> getting
> > pretty big now though, and my 2-seat mr2 just isn't cutting it anymore.
> I
> > just looked at a 1990 SHO manual showing 113 on the odo. The body has
> been
> > resprayed in a few places but there's no rust or dents, just some
> scratches.
> > The front seats have covers as they're ripped, but all of the seat
> adjustments
> > work, as well as the power mirrors/windows etc. It had the ABS, low oil
> > pressure, and low oil level lights on. I checked the oil level and it
> was
> > actually a little above full so I know that sensor was bad. As far as
> the
> low
> > oil pressure, there were no engine ticking or knocking noises and the
> car
> > drove fine with plenty of power through the rev range. Do the oil
> pressure
> > sensors go bad occasionally or is it a safe bet that the bearings/oil
> pump
> are
> > bad? The rear shocks definitely were shot but the fronts were OK, not
> great.
> > There was a little sloppiness in the front end (alignment/bushings/tie
> rods/
> > or ball joints) and a slight clunking during accel/coast transitions.
> After I
> > drove it, I noticed some coolant leaking out of what seemed to be the
> lower
> > passenger side hose going into the motor. The guy (who barely speaks
> English)
> > has $1500 on the windshield (which is cracked). I was thinking more
> along
> the
> > lines of $500. Assuming (optimistically) that it's just the oil sensors
> that
> > are bad, is it even worth that? Should I just save up and look for a
> > nicer/pricier example? Anyone know of any SHO's in Georgia for sale?
> > Thanks in
> advance
> > for any help,
> >
> Peter
> > Chase
> >
> 1
> > 985 MR2
> >
> 1
> > 969 Mustang fastback (still in restoration stages)
> > _______________________________________________
> > Shotimes mailing list
> > Shotimes@autox.team.net
> > http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo/shotimes
> _______________________________________________
> Shotimes mailing list
> Shotimes@autox.team.net
> http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo/shotimes
> _______________________________________________
> Shotimes mailing list
> Shotimes@autox.team.net
> http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo/shotimes