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just got a 01 bonneville needs some help.

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Old 06-20-2011, 06:06 PM
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alright. ill have to get that special socket. if the oil filter is off can you get it with a wrench?
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Take off the tire and the splash shield and you will have a good shot at it.
Old 06-20-2011, 06:15 PM
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same is what dan said barely any oil will come out and far as warped rotors its a pretty common thing on bonnevilles i ran into the same problem its most likely ur rear breaks that are doing it if u got a 138ooo on it just put new pads and rotors and that will solve ur prob, and huh im surprised it made them blink real fast and didnt burn out but on these cars if the car notices something wrong with the lights itll create a bulb out warning just for future refernce like if u went leds or something ud need load equalizers to be capitalble with em sorry my typings bad im on my phone at work lol
Old 06-20-2011, 06:17 PM
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u can get at it threw the wheel well with it jacked up from the passengers side if u had a lift itd be easy
Old 06-20-2011, 06:18 PM
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i dont remember the oil filter being that bad of a issue that u would have to remove it to put it in
Old 06-20-2011, 06:20 PM
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wrench yeah but u have a pain in a *** time doing it cause its a round nut and u cant get at it on every turn on a wrench like u could if u had the socket for trust me its alot easier with the right socket
Old 06-20-2011, 06:27 PM
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dan u wouldnt buy chance have a a/c condensor laying around woulld u jw for a 03 bonni
Old 06-20-2011, 06:32 PM
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yeah ill give it a try guys and let ya know what i find out. So why is it the rear braks that have issues, dont you use the front mostly than the rear.
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right but the rears prolly havent been changed in a while like the fronts have and the rears are cheaper id check em out first cause i replaced my fronts and thought they where bad but no change then did the rears and the pratically fell apart they where so bad and the ratio is diff u change the fronts 2 to ur rears 1 its like a 2 to 1 ratio cause u use the fronts more but most likly the rears havent been changed in a long **** maybe not at all who nos u no
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and the bonnevilles are such big and heavy cars that there proned to warp over time some sooner then others


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