Mike, you're not going to fix her?

compyelc4 - If you can't find the leak, I'd suggest getting the gaskets done, sooner rather than later.

I swapped out the upper and lower gaskets as well as the throttle body on mine. Not a bad job. It'* probably 10 hours of work and well worth the peace of mind.

Mines kinda got a ticking, which makes me think either the IM or the EM are going. Either way, itll last me another two weeks before I ship out....then itll be GP GXP time when I return.

I dont to hijack the thread sorry, but the entire front end need to be replace, the insurance say its totaled , and i dont /cant afford the price, and even fix, it will never be the SSEi i got. I dont like to say that.

Mike






For the coolant leak, like the other said, even if you are not sure its that, change them, a time will come it will be needed.

I also own a 2001 SSEi. I just replaced my lower intake manifold gasket, supercharger gasket, and (2) supercharger O-rings about 2 weeks ago. I had coolant sitting on the intake with only 55000 miles on the clock. It wasn't a bad job at all. It is handy if you have the factory manuals to step you through the process and give you the torque settings when assembling. Here are the P/N'* you will need:

LIM gasket kit: 89017825 Cost: $45.91
Supercharger gasket: 24503911 Cost: $7.96
Supercharger O-rings: 24501563 Cost: $7.40 ($3.70 each)

The most time consuming part of the job for me was removing the old intake gaskets from the intake and block. Also, don't foget to drain the anti-freeze before starting this job or you will leak anti-freeze into the engine when you pull the intake. It is also a good idea to drain the oil after completing the job.

With the updated aluminum LIM gasket just being released it wouldn"t hurt to upgrade. IMO

Hey Mike, want mine? Same as yours only black

Why are you selling your if you love it?

even if the insurance pay for my car, i lost a lot of money because of all the repair i have done , money i have to give to the bank now.

Mike I know... I have put a few$$ into mine too. I was kidding really. I assume that after owning one and knowing what it takes to try to keep it fixed, you'd never get another...

sorry bad joke... I still love the car tho...

No problem , i was assuming all those repairs because i loved the car, like you, but now its over, i will never buy another Bonneville, too bad because its so fun to drive and so beautiful.


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