Recent content by bspurloc

yeah blah. I told her keep it under 45mph no highway driving. until find a replacement. Isn't the upper control arm mostly controlling torque of the rear axle anyway? limit quick stops and starts and maybe it will last indefinitely? I'm guessing the rear driveshaft has enough play to not pull...

well a body shop friend said NAH dont want to fix it. I was thinking of drilling a hole through the frame and a longer bolt just to hold the upper control arms lol. course the bolt would start bending. sigh

Most likely nothing was wrong with the car. The oil pressure switches constantly go bad and then It seems either people dont clean the oil out of the connector or the connector gets messed up so they replace the wiring and connector. If you search advance auto etc for the oil switch you will...

ok yeah that is her same dial lol. Yeah lame awd, I'm comparing it to my Q7 which isn't remotely fair lol. I never drove her car in the snow but I did aggressively test it at some point and there was a lot of spinning going on. where when I tested the quattro system I almost hit my house...

My daughters 02 doesnt look like that, its 2HI, AWD, 4HI, 4LO I'll have her send me a pic, lol. I used to always be confused why it said AWD

ok yeah I meant did they come with only 2 wheel drive, the 2002 switch says AWD which was determined to be misleading as it meant a lame Auto 4wd. Yeah i'm not gunna support her getting one that is RWD only.

My daughter is looking to replace her horribly rusted 02 265,000 miles ;) with an 06 Envoy The dealer said it didnt have AWD?? was that an option? or maybe he and her misunderstood because the dial doesnt say AWD anymore?

she is looking at an 06 with 112k miles but supposedly the dealer says it doenst have AWD?!?! is that possible? I am going to ask that in another topic. the worst thing with the car is that electronic clutch fan. If she gets the 06 im gunna want that thing OUT ASAP! and throw the twin electric...

sigh... I always knew rust was going to kill this car. 265,000 miles. I did not see this coming. I had my eye on the rear frame for awhile too. the spare tire area is rusted bad. I just replaced all the front end control arms etc last year. My daughter wants another Envoy but I've repaired so...

What are the chances of fixing this? a quick search I did showed from frame sleeves to repair these but I didnt really read them as it was on my phone. This car originally was used for boat launches so the rear area is just devastated by rust. I had some frame repairs done 8years ago. the...

you mentioned Techron? funny I have a case of Techron I was going to put some in her tank after changing her oil but put it back. Techron doesnt say whats in there most dont bother to tell you cuz its a secret? So does Techron have this additive? Cases of Techron go on sale at Costco every...

for future reference and others searching this here is the color of wires from schematic. Purple for sender unit and orange/black low ref? I know these run thru the loom driver side door next to frame and body of car. underneath look up at the frame driver door area. What is this circuit...

Thanks for the info. The car isnt near me anymore so it will be a slow process lol. If it were my car I wouldnt care. but she is negligent with gas always leaving it at 1/4 or on E. Where is this plug to test a resistor? behind the dash? I'm definitely not dropping the tank again. last time I...

thanks. I believe it goes to E left pin when turned off. Bah. I cant believe the sender is dead after a few years. I should check those wires again. Any Idea what color wires are the sending unit going through the loom? Where did Roadie go? he always loved linking wiring diagrams! lol

Do you have electric fans in this vehicle as I see no mention of the fan being a pain and the fan clutch. I see my daughters front seal is leaking. but I converted hers to electric fans and think I have enough room to do this without removing the fan assembly. I have a feeling hers has been...