Our 95 mystique zetec needs a lot of work, I can smell it (well, not really), but it needs a lot of things.. small cheap things, but it adds up and the work is a [censored] I'm sure.
*makes a list*
Spark plugs (first thing!)
EGR (CEL came on for this)
IAC (maybe) -- I think the spark plugs will negate that one
New transmission mount (maybe, the wheel vibrates at idle and that bugs me)
sanded headlights (my "blue" lights look yellow but now I don't care for blue anyway)
New cup holders (lol, someone broke one of them, well, I guess I only need one!)
A new cabin air filter (really bad)
license plate lightbulbs and some kinda fix to get the water out of the red reflectors on the back of the trunk!
Oh, and one of the covers on the bottom of the car (a plastic door) has a broken latch thingy so the door just hangs open, and looks dumb... and scratches against the curb when you back out of the driveway! .. Totally pointless, but I feel like getting out duct tape to fix that (maybe I should!)
Oh, and an ECT sensor. my ECT sensor is [censored] up. The car will get hot and then after about an hour magically the temp gauge goes back to the middle. Grr!
The funny thing is our car is an automatic and has a tach, I've seen 95s that had a stick shift and no tach!
WTF?
It helps a lot though..
136k on the clock!
Oh, and the engine bay needs a GOOD cleaning, and I mean good. There's dust on the engine and gunk everywhere
I hate getting black dirt all over my hands just changing the dang headlights!
First things to come: ECT and spark plugs. Hopefully the misfires stop as the spark plugs need replacing REALLY bad. I'm so pissed at our "mechanic" who "replaced" them, would love to get even, but that's not legal.
Maybe I can coax my mom's friend into finding his old crappy buick and pulling the spark plugs!
OOOH... and the carpet needs a little work, maybe replacing. It's all sticking up on the edges.
I'd hate to let a nice looking car go to waste though. That's so wasteful!
