[CaliburGuy2021]

My car has over 350k. Not the motor though. The old motor gave around 235k. He said the timing chain gave out. I dont know why.

 

[CaliburGuy2021]

How rough is the rest of the car? I've got a lot of body rust, permanent "No Fuse", A/C does nothing, those suspension components that were given extended warranty replacement have been replaced twice...but it's all paid for and still gets 25-28mpg.

No rust at all other than the little rust from the ding on the door. I know the first owner. He garaged it but drove it a lot for deliveries. The suspension was shot though. I replaced all of it once so far. I replaced the passenger lower control arm a couple of months and it looks like it is ripping again. So i will need to replace Both now. All the motor mounts gone. replaced them all twice now. Rear lower control arms gone. Looking to replace the passenger side next. I did the driver side.

The bushing are just suspect all the time to me so far.. I am in the process of putting a bigger turbo in at the moment lol. So maybe that is why the bushing are not lasting.

Also the trim on the roofs are falling apart.

Last pic before i changed the cluster

 

[CaliburGuy2021]

How hard is it too change the motor mounts on this car or did you get someone else to do it for you?

Not hard at all! I do them one at a time and it takes a little bit of time. I have the manual transmission and for some reason i cant ever get the correct size for the transmission mount but i can always get it to work.

Just jack it up on two jack stands and use the jack to lift the motor up and down a bit when removing and reinstalling is all.

 

[CaliburGuy2021]

I just blew up the motor!

 

[CaliburGuy2021]

Oh wow are you ok?

Yup all good. I was able to limp it home lol. No compression in cylinder 4 so i am going to have to break it down and see what happened. I am debating swapping to the 2.4 or 2.0. Which ever one has more rod and piston combos.