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Replying to: 7505066 (Dec 04, 2005 3:24 pm) |
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Replying to: holts1 (May 02, 2006 8:08 pm) Best Regards, Shipo |
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Replying to: holts1 (May 02, 2006 8:08 pm) Our 1996 Caravan with 88K miles has all original hoses except those connected to the water pump. Those at the water pump were changed when the water pump failed a few months ago. We are now on the third serpentine belt, but the second one failed prematurely due to when the water pump shaft started wobbling the serpentine belt jumped a couple of grooves and shredded the edge of the belt.
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Replying to: holts1 (May 02, 2006 8:08 pm) http://www.odyclub.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=da5662321b0d13ad61520572b749f94- 1&forumid=24 http://www.siennaclub.org/forum/index.php?s=702760eb5f6bf13bf28cdb637ad95d07&sho- wforum=5 |
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Replying to: badgerfan (May 03, 2006 7:28 am) Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't all these lines made out of a non corrosive metal? (I can see a hose failing before the metal lines would.) Usually, these kind of problems can be caught before they become a really big problem, by inspecting them a few times a year. You wouldn't believe how many people never even look under the hood of there vechicle, except when there is a problem. It seems that we assume since cars are made better today, that they can just take care of themselves. We have systems that tell us when to take are vechicles in for service, tire pressure, etc. Don't get me wrong, there all good, but bad at the same time, because it makes us lazy. When I had my 1977 Ford LTD II and 1985 Lincoln Town Car, I had each for over 5 yrs and put over 70K on each, I had to do a lot more of checking the fluids, hoses, belts and lines then what I have to do with our 1998 Pontiac Sunfire and 2001 DGC EX. I do still check all the fluids once a month, at least in our 01 DGC EX since I'm the primary driver and every three months on our 98 Pontiac Sunfire. I just believe that with regular maintenance and a little work of inspecting things on our part, a lot of these small problems that we hear about can be avoided. 
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I have 183,000 miles on my 98 Grand Caravan. When I talked to a mechanic he said that even though I am not having problems like extra bounce, sway, etc, I should replace my struts before getting an alignment. Thoughts? What is the life of an average strut? Is it based on mileage, age, ...? 
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Replying to: engr2go1 (Apr 26, 2006 5:20 pm) Best Regards, Shipo |
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Replying to: engr2go1 (Apr 26, 2006 5:20 pm)
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Replying to: Vipergg (Apr 27, 2006 4:39 am) Best Regards, Shipo
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Replying to: shipo (Apr 27, 2006 5:10 am) We are getting some creaking/clunking in the front suspension that seems to go away after a few miles. I believe it is probably the sway bar links or the rubber sway bar bushings finally wearing out, neither of which will result in catastrophic failure, so when I get time, I may attempt to replace them myself. Appears they are reasonably easy to get at. Any one else have any do it yourself experience on these components? |
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