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What sort of repairs has your bonneville required?

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Old 01-22-2007, 10:15 PM
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Repairs since last April all fixed by me, or me and Boost:
Driver'* side axle shaft
Front ball joints
Master cylinder
Brake line replaced
Brake hoses replaced
Driver'* side caliper replaced
Harmonic balancer

To Do List:
Passenger side hub bearing
All struts/shocks
Possible power steering pump

Previous repairs:
New SC gasket
Vac lines replaced
Repaired LIM

My last 94:
In 2 yrs. and 9 months:
nothing!
Old 01-23-2007, 12:45 AM
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Things I have HAD to replace:
Power Steering Pump
Alternator ~ 3 times
Cam Position Sensor
Crank Position Sensor
Supercharger ~ 2 times
Transmission
Belt Tensioners ~ total of 4 times
Rear Air Suspension Harness
Front Motor Mount
Left Front Fender
Left Front Corner Lamp
Drivers Seat Back Support
And growing...

Parts I have and are being replaced:
Power Steering Pump & Hoses
Harmonic Balancer
Fuel Pump
Angel Eye Fog Lamps
A/C Pump

Things that need to be looked at/replaced:
Fuel Tank
Power Locks mechanism
Cloged aftermarket sunroof drain(*)
And growing....
Old 01-23-2007, 01:51 AM
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Other than anal routine maintence:

Shocks
Struts
ELC Pump
*/C guide pulley'* (I was burning thru them once a month and they were from Napa )
Coolant Tank (Crack in the current one, new one should be here Wendsday)
Brake Check Valve and Gromett

I think that'* it
Old 01-23-2007, 03:54 AM
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Purchased car @ 21,322 miles.
Water Pump @~ 40,000. (Failed)
Serpentine Belt @ 40,650. (Worn & Cracked)
Fuel Tank @~ 45,000. (Leaking)
Upper Intake Manifold & Gasket @ 50,024. (Leaking)
Left Front Wheel Bearing (Wheel Hub) @ 53,538. (Worn)
Battery @~ 54,000. (Crumbled into pieces)
Alternator @ 55,286. (Dead)
Rear Main Seal @ 55,286. (Leaking)
Battery Cables @ 56,675. (Corroded)
Tranny Side Cover Gasket @ 61,446. (Leaking)
Upper & Lower Intakes & Gaskets @ 84,851. (Failed)
Serpentine Belt @ 87,137. (Worn & Cracked)
AC Compressor @ 91,875. (Leaking / Dead)
Power Steering Pump @ 91,875. (Reservoir shredded by belt)
Tensioner Pulley @ 91,875. (Siezed, shredding belt)
Serpentine Belt @ 91,875. (Shredded)

Driving style: Mild compared to you guys. Mostly highway miles.
Old 01-23-2007, 04:54 AM
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LIM gasket
*/C gasket
Front struts

Sunroof currently not used due to bad motor

P/* pump eventually
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Heck... almost sounds like some of us could skip this thread and move down to the wanted/needed section.
Old 01-23-2007, 07:25 AM
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The only thing I havent had apart on on the '93 SE is the rear bumper and rotating assembly. My driving style is AutoX.
Old 01-23-2007, 08:55 AM
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Received with knocking motor and gimpy trans. But plenty more problems came up.

Rebuilt and reconfigured L27 to work in L67 environment (all gaskets replaced)
New rear air struts
New endlinks
New trans in a few weeks
New front struts on the way
Recliner assemblies relubed
Carpet steam cleaned
Headliner replaced
Steering column replaced
HUD switch fixed
BCM replaced

And a bunch of little things
Old 01-23-2007, 09:01 AM
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Purchased with 54,000 miles

75,000 - New battery
80,000 - 4 Tires
80,000 - Noticed play in RF wheel hub, still havent replaced it
90,000 - New Spark plug wires - broke one when installing PEMs
95,000 - RR Shock Mount making noise - stilll havent fixed it
95,000 - Brake Pads and Rotors - all 4 wheels
95,000 - Door Seals Leaking, attempted resealing, now still has a very minute leak
100,000 - Replaced clogged cat
110,000 - 4 Tires
116,000 - Replaced Crank sensor - was intermittant since 90k

now has 117k on it


not much for issues in 63k miles - 3 yrs of ownership that were not maintenance items; crank sensor, wheel hub, shock mount, door leak
Old 01-23-2007, 09:06 AM
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I forgot to mention, the SSE I had for almost 3 years that never needed anything besides tune-up items, I drove like a bat out of hell 95% of the time.

My SSEi that has needed a good amount of work, though fairly normal replacement items, I dry like a grandpa 95% of the time Go figure!


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