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    MAP,MAF, THROTTLE BODY

    Thanks! ! I'll take it back out and spray maf cleaner in that port...I didn't wanna try it willy nilly a d end up messing something up.
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    MAP,MAF, THROTTLE BODY

    Well I got the throttle body nice and clean. I didn't have a helper, so I rolled the dice, unhooked battery, and moved it ever so slightly. Used a rag or rags and soft toothbrush and q tips...then I replaced the Map sensor. Now for the MAF...It was encased in a metal housing..wasn't like the...
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    MAP,MAF, THROTTLE BODY

    Getting ready (today) to change my MAP sensor, clean my MAF sensor, and clean throttle body..found a couple of vids on you tube but weren't all that helpful. Does anyone have any tips,tricks,links, suggestions? The MAP sensor threw a code, so I figure while I'm in there go ahead and clean MAF...
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    Bad strut or strut mount

    While i have already put new tires on it, got them balanced, etc...i having trouble understanding the reasoning behind the computer reset over a strut.
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    Bad strut or strut mount

    would it be easier/cheaper to just replace the strut?? i would imagine just replacing the bushing (which is what everyone i talk to is calling it)...when riding down bumpy roads it sounds like it's bottoming out..and i am getting ready to go on a 4-5 hour drive in a couple of weeks...the strut...
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    Bad strut or strut mount

    Maybe that's what he was talking about...thanks for your replies so far...gotta learn all I can about this car..if I have the tools and some guidance to tackle a repair--I do it
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    Bad strut or strut mount

    He didn't really say it was broken (he was pointing at the strut hat -part #9), just that it was worn out..but he called it the top strut mount and said I would need a spring compressor and take the bolts off and put a replacement in..maybe he is thinkin it's the bearing that's worn out..I'm not...
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    Bad strut or strut mount

    He said it was the top..he shoved down on car a few times and it bounced right back up.
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    Bad strut or strut mount

    Someone hit this car while it was parked...hence the good deal I got on it..also need some advice on how to get these dents out..obviously a dent puller isn't gonna work..I was thinking about going at it from the inside and pound it out the best I can..I know I can't get it perfect but if I can...
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    Bad strut or strut mount

    Ok guys..first off let me start off by saying I am a jeep guy...2000 Laredo 4.7, lifted, and a bunch of blood sweat and tears went into my wj. So we recently bought my wife a 2005 cobalt...I guess it's just a base model...no power windows, no power locks...it has the 2.2 in it, and has the...
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    where to post?

    how can i determine trim just by looking at it?? i have no paperwork or anything, so if someone can help me with this i can better describe what i got
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    where to post?

    my recently got a decent deal on an 05 base model...so i will have some questions and hopefully get some help on some issues, general questions, etc...so i keep seeing the SS threads...so what area should i post in when i have a question since its just a base model?

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