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well, not fully since I encountered a most unusual incident 2 months' ago.
I replaced all the motor mounts and tranny mount sometime during the summer. In doing so, I had to remove the front 2 bolts on either side that hold the subframe to the front body. After all was said and done, I replaced all bolts (I did one side at a time).
About 2 months' ago, I finally found some time to remove the 2nd new O2 sensor (the first one was bad and had to be returned for a new one if you've been following my dilemma) and install the original one that was putting out the fault codes in the first place. I also replaced the foglight bulb in the right side assembly. It was then that I noticed the subframe was sagging on that side. I looked, and sure enough, both bolts were gone!
Now, I consider myself an extremely careful and meticulous DIY'er, and know for a fact that I would not have forgotten to replace those bolts when I removed them for the motor mount job. They would have been sitting on the piece of cardboard that I use whenever I remove a series of bolts/screws/whatever. And I remember re-tightening them after doing the left-side to make sure they had not loosened. How in the world could I have lost not 1, but 2 bolts that are pretty long-threaded to begin with?
In any event, because the car was slightly sagging, this caused the pass. side cv-joint boot to rub against the extended bolt coming out of the bottom of the lower balljoint, effectively slicing the boot in half. Now I have grease all over the undercarriage and inner fenderwell, and decided not to use the car any longer until I replace the boot (don't want to damage the cv-joint).
So, the old O2 sensor is installed, but I have not been able to test it. I did take it out for a short run around the neighborhood on a nice day to keep the fluids running, and it seemed to have had its boost back. And the CEL did not come on (since I'm using the old, faulty O2 sensor). I did clean the sensor with a propane torch before installing it (someone supplied this trick to me on this board), so maybe that "fixed" the problem it had in the first place.
The boot (and Brembo's) should be at my house tonight, and I hope to fix everything by this weekend. At that point I will be able to give it a full test run.
Will report back with what I find.
Now if only eEuroparts will be able to honor another replacement to this O2 sensor as being faulty, even though it's been about 6 months in passing. It has done nothing but given me grief (low boost). And this is the second one they sent to replace the first new one they sold me that was also faulty.
Joe
posted by 12.111.48...
, Fri, 9 Jan 2004 08:38:32, Thu, 8 Jan 2004 10:38:53
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