#SATURN ION REDLINE TURBO DRIVER#
#SATURN ION REDLINE TURBO ZIP#

HTR A/S P02 225/45R17)from tirerack on order. Hft sells assorted orings so i am going to make a stop over there pretty soon and see if they have a match.Īlso got some uhp no season sumitomo tires (Sumitomo I pulled the tubes cleaned the manifold and looped the lines for the time being. I looked into replacement o rings and the rumor has it they run $20 per ring. Lots of coolant softened oil all everything except the intake valves and their immediate area. There was standing water in the intake manifold when i pulled it. Some of the 8 orings that sealed the tubes were leaking. There are 4 cooling tubes integrated with the intake manifold. The supercharger cooling system was spewing water into the intake manifold! I noticed the motor was idling poorly and had a sudden sinking feeling. Endlessly! It wasnt pouring onto the ground either. As i was filling the heat exchanger/radiator ( with the engine running) the water started dissapearing. I also ran into a nice surprise after i changed the oil and started filling the empty superchargers radiator. Snapped my hft mini pry bar in the struggle Despite the dissimilar metals the hub was good and stuck with the 3 bolts removed. Not sure if that is normal for ions or not but it must save a few pounds at least over a cast iron variant. When the work started i found out the redlines steering knuckle is aluminum which is pretty cool. Still got it wrong glad i didnt get the car apart and find out afterward. 5 lugs not 4, parts guy used the vin and called the dealer. I got the wheel bearing/hub swapped out after having to double back to the parts store ($130 for the china made moog next time im getting 2 for $80 from fleabay ). I drilled a hole in a bolt and mounted it like a throttle cables adjustment. Until i find a replacement at the junkyard i made a quick fix. The hood cable was routed wrong and missing a section of plastic (i assume, not sure what was supposed to be there). Next was the hood latch, so the hood could be opened without a screwdriver. The first fix was to cut the barely taped on bumper cover off. I got a little work done over the weekend. There are a loads of them that havent been done apparently. Thanks for the tip, i started looking into some of the the tsb and recalls.

#SATURN ION REDLINE TURBO ZIP#

One zip tie holding it with duct tape sticking it to the fenders.Ĭall and run a recall check on the vin. Then a hundred other little things like switches not working, evap solenoids throwing codes, random working ignition cylinder,supercharger liquid cooling system empty.įront bumper cover as recieved. Obdii port wasnt working ( cig lighter fuse blew.and that somehow powers the obd2 port?!) Headliner doesnt match the rest of the car and is stained with water marks and coming down Lots of leaks from around the doors and sunroof I really dont understand how it even stays up. Garbage barge worthy tires, two mismatched pairs, both sets are dry rotted and chunking, and bulging in the sidewall.ĭrivers side window is completely disconnected from the window glass. So part of the car looks good i guess, 120,000 miles, supercharged 2L, nice factory recaro seats,no leaks so far from the motor at least.ĭuct tape and one ziptie were the only thing holding the trashed factory bumper cover on.Ī really bad wheel bearing, half inch worth of wheel travel. ( the pt was a 'free' car from a family member after it had some major issues.) Ended up getting $3000 for the pt/heap and starting again with this ion redline/ heap. I overpaid by about $1000 but whatever it beats our last car an 05 pt cruiser. The car was listed at $1800 and i got it for $1300. The mistake also says a lot about the last owner. This gave me plenty of time to decide on the buy and kept other potential buyers away. The last owner had the car listed in the cd/vhs for sale section rather than the cars/ trucks section.

#SATURN ION REDLINE TURBO DRIVER#

My goal with the car is a family driver for the short term and maybe to resell when all is said and done. This thing has every quirky gm problem i have ever heard about and then some. This is the first gm/saturn car i have really done anywork on. Starting this for hopefully positive feedback/advice, and to keep track of expenses and progress.

Saturn ion redline turbo