on my 98 2200 i have a crack/hole in my power steering pump resevoir, cant find just the resevoir on any of the parts sites, but the pump is fine, anyone know where I can get one and whats the process to get the resevoir off, i know how to get the pump off itself.
oh and I already tried silicone on the resevoir but no good on the plastic res.
nevermind, I decided to just go ahead and since I bought it used back this past august and all, im going to do the water pump, power steering pump, both power steering lines, belt tensioner assembly, belt, coolant hoses, thermostat, thermostat housing/gasket all at the same time. so im going to buy the pump with new resevoir to fix that issue. only reason im not doing alternator is becuase the previous owner just put a new one on a few months before I bought it and it has tested fine. doing both front wheel bearings next week as well, yay for me.
damn money pit of a car, but rather have all new parts and it running smooth as it should then have problems with it on the highway in arizona stuck somewhere in 113 degree weather this upcoming year. almost time for front bearings on the 05 too ugh.
From the descriptions in your profile, it seems like most of the "money pit" items have no relation to the car requiring repair. I would agree that any rubber parts are likely in need of replacement by now after exposure to the heat in AZ for over 10 years - but are you still having problems with the hub assemblies on the 05? Maybe it's my mostly sedate style of driving that is helping my bearings survive, but so far no issues with ANY of the above listed parts on mine after nearly 7 years/234,000km. I wouldn't think that the belt tensioner or wheel bearings would require replacement unless they're showing signs of failure. Maybe the heat there is harder on these parts than around here...
Just make sure you buy the "premium" hub assemblies - the "cheap" ones are only good if you're fixing them strictly to sell the car. Anyone I know who has had to replace their older ones that used the "good" ones hasn't had one fail yet - where the "cheap" ones are usually lucky to make it through a year. As my friend at the parts store said to me: "I wouldn't put those on my kid's wagon!"
John
i meant money pit as in having to replace ALOT. i bought it off some redneck kid who beat the crap out of it daily and lived on a dirt road to boot. so alot has been done, and has yet to be done. the stuff in my profile doesnt list any of the repairs i have done to the 98, so how would you assume what im talking about when i said money pit, i would think repairs, especially considering its a cavalier.
