List what's wrong with your SVX(s)

[msvx95]

My car is at Cascade right now....It'll be there till prob. tuesday next week....parts won't arrive until Friday this week....
I told them not to do the rear strut mounts....have you done those? Shouldn't be too hard right?

[zavikan]

1) Its in mothballs 400 miles away

2)Passenger window 'busted' some how (doesn't line up, and 'falls' an inch when lowering it)

3)trip meter busted (can I take another instrument cluster, and put them together to make work?)

4) The rear wheel well rust has begun.

5) To many door dings and tiny dents

6) Spoiler chips

7) "melted" shifter trim

I think thats it...4-6 being the really annoying ones, because I can't afford a high quality paint job.

And I can't diagnose the window problem... I have a parts car, but the window hardware looks really difficult...

Meh, I count myself lucky, Mechanically beautiful all the way around.

James

[curly2k3]

stickey lifter
bad tires
CEL
Brakes rotors are SERIOUSLY warped
I also get like 12 mpg
Passengers side wiper blade broken drivers side doesn't press flat to window
PW control in driver's door doesn't control front passenger window
Missing engine covers
starting to rust in a few spots
cats are gone
muffler is shot
no resonator
hole in under body cover
leaks PS fluid a little
chipped spoiler and paint
and that basically covers it

[scottsubarus]

1992 Black LS-L

A/C doesn't blow cold.
Fuel smell only when tank full

otherwise a dependable car.

Scott
Omaha

[WGJ]

Originally Posted by scottsubarus

1992 Black LS-L

A/C doesn't blow cold.
Fuel smell only when tank full

otherwise a dependable car.

Scott
Omaha

These folks have a product that can be used to make the AC work better, is environmentally safe, much cheaper and does NOT require retrofitting!

http://autorefrigerants.com.

Several Network folks have used this product and are quite pleased with results. My order should be here tommorrow.

WGJ

[immortal_suby]

I "retrofitted" my R-12 '92 to R134 with a shelf kit from advancs auto a few weeks ago 'benebob' style.
so far so good - blowing nice and cold and haven't lost any pressure. Time will tell if the seals start to leak or the compressor self destructs but the way I figure compressors are pretty cheap on ebay with the number of butchers parting svx's these days and if it doesn't work eventually I can swap a new one in.

[Myetball]

My engine is in eleventybillion pieces
There's a huge ass hole in my hood
All my lights are off the car
Trunk lid is off the car...spoiler off the lid
The body is multi-colored from sanding/bondo/primer
Interior is disassembled
Door glass is off the rails
All 4 wheels are off the car
Front/Rear diffs are drained
All lower body panels and rear bumper are off the car
I have no brake fluid...but do have nice new SS lines
Steering rack is not mounted

Other than that it's in great shape.

[Sr240sx]

About every orifice capable of leaking fluid of some sort is leaking. but that's all being fixed.

I have to gently press up on the back of the sunroof to get it to lift initially. then it's fine.

My switches for the console on the driver's side are ass, so i took them out and use a safety pin.

The ashtray (since it was a smoker's car) dosen't lift when you press it anymore

everything else is fine, actually.

[dromano]

front wipers stopped working 4 years ago, replaced motor, must be the front wiper control unit

trip odometer died

droopy visors

antenna doesn't go down all the way.

A/C blows out the bottom only

sun roof sticks

need hood struts

oil leaks at valve covers, cam seals

just replaced cracked radiator, tried JB weld, didn't work for me

[Dza]

Originally Posted by Dza

- I get like 12 mpg. When gas is 115.9/L, that sucks. 2xx miles on $60?
- PW control in driver's door doesn't control front passenger window
- Missing engine cover plastic screw
- Ashtray pocket and ashtray door backing snapped
- Gap in the bottom of the Double DIN slot
- No beauty skirt around my head unit
- Trunk lining peeled away from taillight backing causes taillights to fill up with condensation, and trunk to get wet and smelly

I found this thread while searching for "tie rod". I liked this one, so I am resurrecting it. I updated my original post, leaving only the still-broken stuff. After spending a ton on my Pearlie this year, things are getting better (slowly). Here are some new problems:

- 1500rpm buzzing noise (resonator?)
- Air conditioning gave out sometime this winter and needs a charge
- Radio antennae doesn't go up
- Badly worn floormats
- Spolier is loose
- Down to about 180 miles per $60 of gas @ 135.9/L even while driving like your grandma
- Driver's sun visor hangs down at a 45 degree angle, passenger's droops too
- Missing kick panel by driver's left foot
- Hood struts are there for decoration only
- Escaine worn badly on both doors (where hands go to pull the beastly doors shut)
- Dipstick pops up a half inch and won't stay down
- Sunroof needs a poking to get going while opening
- Rear wiper fluid squirter non-functional, which allowed me to find out:
- Rear wiper fluid tank leaks
- Slow leaking steering rack
- Scratches in both driver and passenger windows from worn/dead felt pads
- Bass makes my license plate buzz (loose)

Edit: The 93 is awesome. Only problem with her is the plastic strip along the floor of the drivers door broke off its clips.

[Crazy_pilot]

Oy, you want my list? Alright:

-Both doors rusted out and have to be replaced
-Fenders rusted out and have to be replaced
-Rear quarters rusted and need to be patched
-Leaky pre-cats (Working on now)
-Droopy sun visor
-Leaky right valve cover gasket
-Leaky rear cam seals
-Franken-rad
-Brakes need replacing
-Burning oil
-mis-matched tires
-No A/C
-I have 4 different keys for the doors, trunk and ignition
-Sticky sunroof
-The most horrifically chipped spoiler evAr
-Faded headlights
-Condensation in the lights
-Rusty brackets in engine bay



-It has an automatic.

[Crazy_pilot]

Originally Posted by Dza

135.9/L

Dear god....

And here I am thinking 115/L is bad.

(What happened to the days when 70c/L got people mad?)

[SVXyGirl]

My turn again. Since I already posted about the Claret. This is what is wrong with the Emerald Pearl.

-needs a transmission put back in
-I'm still working on cleaning up the interior...especially the carpet
-droopy sun visors..both
-chipped spoiler
-needs a stock tape player or another radio

That's pretty much it. Lucky me.

[Hop]

1. I've got the t-belt off and forgot how everything goes back togethor. Had some pressing issues and had to let it sit for several months.
2. Noticed some more oil leaks - not from the cam seals that I just replaced. - Prob valve cover related.
3. car needs paint bad
4. aftermarket Wheels don't match. Close but no match - came that way.
5. All oils need to be changed. Just invested a small fortune in amsoil.
6. no hood struts - just have a stick to hold the hood up.
7. no water sprayers for front window. Whoever put on CF hood just left them off.
8. wires melted on top of the AC compressor but it still works.
9. want to get rid of cone intake and go back to stock - hope parts are in trunk.
10. Prob need a new batt
11. prob Need plugs
12. anntennae has a mind of it's own after installing aftermkt radio.
13. Radio door cover hangs on something.
14. window controls loose in armrest.
15. rear wiper doesn't work.
16. It's starting to get that 'old car smell' inside
17. Idle is very low at stop lights
18. Condensation in rear lights.
19. front lights are far from clear
20. droopy visors
21. haven't even started it for 6 mos.

Now I'm feeling kind of depressed...who brought this thread back?

[hepps44]

well here's my list, new tranny, front axels, power steering rack, exhaust manifold, a/c condenser, exhaust system