turbocharged 150hp 1.8L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
75000 mi US $1000 |
Exhaust, vacuum hoses |
US $1000 | ECU failure, but car had been "chipped" many years ago. Sold car to shop after excessive cost of new ECU considered |
135000 mi US $2150 |
Oil pressure light came on while driving. Pulled off the road, the light went out. Did this 3 times. 3rd time, display said 'STOP!'. Called tow truck totake to dealer. They replaced the oil pump and pressure switch. Also, while there, changed trans fluid |
158000 mi US $10 |
SAIP hose had broken and was giving an Emmissions Workshop warning. |
205300 mi US $40 |
exhaust pipe needed replacing. front end needed alignment. Air hose from metal pipe on turbo side was broken. Replaced part, all systems OK. |
turbocharged 150hp 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD
108000 mi US $1000 |
Oil leaks were beginning to increase -- so replaced top engine oil seal gasket and oil pan gasket. Also replaced a ruptured breather tube and the cam adjuster seal. |
75500 mi £150 |
Air Mass Flow meter replaced, car was jerky to drive, not smooth at all. |
90000 mi £620 |
Sump dropped, cleaned out sludge, new oil pump. Cam-cover removed and de-carboned/desludged around cams. |
92000 mi £330 |
Exhaust flexible connector after catalytic converter had split |
98300 mi £140 |
Lambda sensor (O2 sensor) reading high. Sensor replaced. Coolant sensor reading high. Sensor replaced |
119700 mi £20 |
Would not start at home, would have required a tow or getting to a shop to buy new spark plugs. Spark plugs replaced. Turbo by-pass hose. Small dia. hose going from inlet manifold sensor to air-bypass near turbo. Might be EGR. The hose had uncoupled itself, the ends were split, not able to reinstall, hose rubber degraded. Coolant thermostat had failed, planned to replace anyway at 120,000 mile major service. It was only after it was replaced that I realised how bad it was, particularly overcooling going down hills with fuel injection cut-out on over-run. |
125300 mi £320 |
Coolant leak from water-oil heat exchanger on top of oil filter. Heat exchanger replaced |
142000 mi £266 |
LPG ECU alarm sounded with single instantaneous misfire. 100s of miles between events. Changed spark plugs fuel pump relay LPG pressure sensor NO CODES. Finally changed Ignition Switch as blower speed went up on one misfire. Not fixed, must be ECU itself. |
190-horsepower 2.8L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
115300 mi US $66 |
Coolant reserve tank replaced. |
119700 mi US $333 |
replace belt tensioner |
123300 mi US $440 |
remote coolant hoses replaced |
107880 mi C $200 |
Failed emission control evap. system purge valve |
110980 mi C $1327 |
Exhaust system: flexible joints between exhaust manifold and catalytic converter had failed. 2.8 V6 camshaft adjuster seal leaking on right cylinder bank and dripping oil on exhaust manifold. Bad seal replaced. |
117180 mi C $1400 |
Blown engine valley pan gasket and camshaft tensioner seal due to clogged PCV hose. |
130200 mi C $50 |
Cracked plastic engine coolant tank successfully replaced. |
146100 mi C $2500 |
Leaking camshaft adjuster seal and valve cover gaskets causing oil contamination of engine external components and burnt oil fumes entering the cabin. Replaced camshaft adjuster seal and valve cover gaskets. |
161820 mi C $550 |
Failed secondary air injection pump was replaced. |
178420 mi C $250 |
ECU was reprogrammed to prevent spurious catalytic converter fault codes. |
181660 mi C $750 |
Replaced failed cooling system thermostat. Crankshaft front oil seal failed, causing catastrophic loss of oil. Accessory belt tensioner bearing noise was excessive. Imminent failure expected. |
184020 mi C $685 |
Exhaust manifold flex joints were broken. Both flex joints replaced. Front motor mount broke. Motor mount replaced. |
192820 mi C $530 |
Failed oxygen sensor |
193440 mi C $482 |
Replaced leaking valve cover gasket. |
196540 mi | Flushed cooling system to restore cabin heat. Replaced right camshaft adjuster seal. Replaced camshaft oil seal. First one was defective. |
184460 mi C $792 |
Replaced all PCV components due to plugged PCV valves and aging hoses. |
127500 mi US $300 |
viscous fan clutch was replaced |
131000 mi US $300 |
Flex joint gave way. sent out for weld in new flex. Came back fixed, but 1 week after CEL. Going back to replace an O2 sensor. |
131000 mi US $450 |
Original problem of EMISSIONS WORKSHOP CEL discovered in Feb. Re-cap - flex joint, then O2 sensor, but still no fix. Finally gave it the entire CAT and pipe and so far no CEL after a week which appeared to be the previous limit. Caut. optim |
135000 mi US $400 |
Replaced Cam chain tensioner gaskets, and valve cover gaskets |
141000 mi US $150 |
upstream oxygen sensor. Replaced it with a Bosch from auto parts store secondary air insufficient flow codes thrown with CEL. It took 5.5 hours to troubleshoot it to the relay, then .5 hours to replace and put it all back together again |
145000 mi US $800 |
3 motor mounts |
190-horsepower 2.8L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD
99200 mi C $145 |
Update to turn off sensitive Cat code |
127720 mi C $180 |
Check engine light. Scan codes. Sensor 2 Bank 2. Replaced sensor. |
190-horsepower 2.8L V6 5-speed manual FWD
143220 mi C $1500 |
Shaking and rattling in engine compartment. Main engine mount replaced. |
108000 mi US $620 |
Oil leak. Two trips to fix leaking valve cover gaskets and rear seals. Second trip no charge. |
turbocharged 150hp 1.8L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
110000 mi US $693 |
Mass Airflow Sensor -idling high and engine light turned on day after ac repair. |
181300 mi US $120 |
Intermittent starting up and not starting. The mechanic thought that it was an issue with the computer relay. So we replaced it ($120). |
turbocharged 150hp 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD
158000 mi US $30 |
Replaced temperature sensor |
159000 mi US $190 |
Replaced thermostat |
96000 mi US $1200 |
Leaking valve gaskets. Had to be towed as the engine lights went on and smoke started coming from the hood. |
165000 mi US $600 |
Misfiring and CEL. iginition coils and module replaced. |
177000 mi US $300 |
Upper downpipe Exhaust rotted out. |
179000 mi US $4 |
Evap Purge valve clogged. Cleaned with Carb Cleaner, issue resolved. |
81700 mi US $50 |
Engine did not maintain temperature. Replaced thermostat and temperature sensor. |
93000 mi US $400 |
Replaced the oil pump to repair a low oil pressure problem due to a clogged pickup screen |
106000 mi US $45 |
Replace the coolant flange on the rear of the 1.8T cylinder head to repair a leak |
113000 mi US $50 |
Replace no. 1 & 2 ignition coils |
114000 mi US $150 |
Replaced Mass air flow sensor (MAFS). Was giving faulty reading causing lean fuel trim and pinging. Problem fixed by replacing faulty MAFS. |
137800 mi US $250 |
Replaced PCV and turbo vacuum tubing to address drivability issues. Also replaced a single failing ignition coil pack, a common problem with these cars. |
138000 mi US $1100 |
Exhaust flex pipe needed replacing |
190-horsepower 2.8L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
126000 mi US $744 |
Oil leakage from the engine. |
190-horsepower 2.8L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD
133800 mi US $250 |
replacement of leaking camshaft tensioner (right side) |
155000 mi US $450 |
leaky valve cover gaskets and leak camshaft seals replaced. |
163500 mi US $100 |
replaced left flex joint in exhaust system. |
164000 mi US $690 |
waterpump pully failed. replaced pump and timing belt |
170000 mi | check engine light on |
turbocharged 4-cylinder manual 2WD
216000 mi US $500 |
Oil breather leaking, repaired cam seals leaking. Not repaired. Too expensive. |
101000 mi | leak in coolant system Broken dipstick receptacle leaking and defective vacuum hose |
turbocharged 4-cylinder automatic 2WD
85560 mi C $648 |
Secondary Air Pump inoperative - Replaced |
85560 mi C $797 |
Secondary Air Injection Pump not working - replaced Replaced Air Mass Meter |
52000 mi US $412 |
Replaced Secondary Air Injection Pump (SAIP) |
52000 mi US $463 |
faulty coolant temp. sensor and repinning of connector. Throttle body also cleaned and reset. Codes cleared to normal. |
6-cylinder manual 2WD
233000 mi | The timing belt let go, and the engine needed a valve job. I sold it to someone more ambitious than I, and he's going to get it going again. |
6-cylinder automatic AWD
42000 mi US $180 |
Coolant temperature guage was intermitently failing to indicate temperature. This became more frequent and the dashboard guage would fail to provide any indication of coolant temperature. Mechanic diagnosed problem and indicated coolant temperature senso |
45000 mi US $125 |
Check engine malfunction light started coming on 30 seconds after car was started. This would occur everytime car was started. |
92000 mi US $3000 |
Carbon build up in the engine. Unsuccessful repair, sold car. |
6-cylinder automatic 2WD
132000 mi | Replaced torn / broken front and side engine mounts. |
4-cylinder automatic 2WD
106000 mi US $1000 |
Check engine light on. |
137000 mi US $2500 |
Exhaust system rusted through. Oxygen sensor rusted through. |