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My 'roara is still going strong with about 45k miles on it now. I polished up the Corsa tips the other day good as new, they really don't get very dulled. I also put in factory nav recently: 
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Well, have ~109k miles on the old girl. Along with new tires last winter (the Traction T/A's I had on the car still had a fair amount of tread, but the sidewalls were cracking/BFG warrantied part of them), I also had to put a couple of replacement rims on (from a junked '99), because the chrome was peeling from the inner lip and the tires were leaking/losing air. I've actually had this problem with one wheel intermittently the entire time I've had the Aurora. After putting the new rims and tires on, it's nice not to have to get out the portable compressor every week and pump up air. In February in our cold snap, I had to replace an idler pulley due to groaning/squealing (tried changing the serpentine belt again - my 3rd replacement in 6+ years of ownership - but no dice). A month later my alternator went 70 miles from home. Compounding matters, the shop that replaced it tightened the lug nuts on the passenger-side wheel to > 120 lb/ft, so about 2 weeks later I noticed a terrible shimmy on braking at speeds > 45 mph - a sure sign of warped rotors. So, time for new rotors and pads (the shop swore up and down it wasn't anything they did, so I ended up eating the front brake job - last replaced all 4 rotors and pads in November of 2005). But, the car still runs strong and handles well. Both power window motors on the passenger side are hit-and-miss - work when they want to - but everything else continues to work great. I'm hoping to get another couple of winters out of the Aurora, before hopefully getting another imported Holden (a Pontiac G8) to roll alongside my GTO. I kinda doubt I'll get rid of the old girl at that time... most likely will put her in storage and save up $$$ to start a restoration project on her... |
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My grandmothers car a 95 aurora. Has a a/c issue the a/c only blows cold air on the passenger side of the car. The drivers door vent, floor, and windshield vents blow hot air. I found a post here about replacing the heat controller box behind the passenger kick panel. Replaced and no avail. Anyone have some ideas? Also does anyone know how to get the on-board computer in diagnostics mode so it can be scanned? |
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1) Have you tried to refill the A/C (if you're in a state where you can buy the refrigerant w/o a license)? Cold on one side is usually a symptom of that. 2) Your car might be a "bastard" since I bet it has an ODB-II connector but, being a '95, it's likely ODB-I (which wasn't mandated until 1996). So, if you can find a shop with an ODB-I codescanner with an adapter for the II cable, you're in luck (call around)... Hope this helps, --Robert P.S. Latest Aurora anomaly the last time I drove it a month ago: coolant leak. Dunno if it's a hose or the radiator (since the same shop that hosed my brakes doing the alternator replacement also had to disconnect the radiator hoses to get the alternator out)... it apparently only leaks under pressure/not just sitting, so I've disconnected the battery and I've taken the insurance off the car until I can afford to get it fixed in a month or two, *sigh* |
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Replying to: tjm97 (Aug 03, 2005 12:17 pm) Then the coolant started leaking. It's coming out of a cap-like thingy on the radiator on drivers side and spits the Dex mix onto the air filter box. Is it replaceable? Cant seem to see how a patch would work. Or do I need to replace the plastic radiator housing(?) Sure glad I found this forum. Thanks to all of you for contributing such great info on my new deluxe 97 Aurora. 
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I thought I'd repost: Hi. I finally bought a "97, 74000miles, like new. Then the coolant started leaking. It's coming out of a cap-like thingy on the radiator on drivers side and streams the Dex mix onto the air filter box. Is it replaceable? Cant seem to see how a patch would work. Or do I need to replace the plastic radiator housing(?) Sure glad I found this forum. Thanks to all of you for contributing such great info on my new deluxe 97 Aurora. |
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| ...the plastic overflow tank? That's the only place where my '98 Aurora has any kind of coolant cap (none visible from on top of the radiator). If that's leaking, time for a replacement (either someone like http://www.gmpartshouse.com or use http://www.car-part.com to find the part at a junky-, er, automotive recycler... | |
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I just bought a 97 Aurora a month ago. It's a great car but started having intermittent problems with the windows. At times, they will not work at all, from any spot in the car, other times they work just fine. Any suggestions? Also, today, I started having intermittent problems with the power door locks. There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason why they don't work sometimes. I would appreciate any suggestions. I don't want to get ripped off on this.
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Replying to: indydawgs5 (Aug 29, 2007 11:52 am) Very common for Aurora Classics (maybe 2001+ too) to suffer from broken wiring between the doors and body. This could certainly affect both windows and locks and be intermittent. Problem is caused by flexing of the wires when doors are opened and closed. It is not easy, but I would suggest you examine the wires in the black rubber accordion-like casing -- driver's door first. Les
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About two months ago, I drove my Aurora (been trying to drive it at least once a week, the GTO is my summer/good weather car) and noted an orange puddle under the right front. Uh oh. It sat for a month and then I took it to my work. My buddy finally came over (after a couple of missed connections) with his pressure-tester. Yep, minor split in the radiator, right below where the fill tube goes in (on the passenger side of the car), only when it's under high pressure. New radiator ~$200, replacement hoses $20, and $150 cash to the dude who will flush the system and install the new radiator for me. Of course, when testing, it spewed all over the (new in February) serpentine belt and idler pulleys/tensioner, so now the car squeals like a mofo. Guess I'll be replacing the belt again as well... --Robert
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