Ty's '07 Cobalt SS/SC
- Thread starter 94RS
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94RS
No fucks given.
I'll always bring this up...
Back when I worked at the Buick dealer, some lady brought on her 07 Buick Lucerne for charging issues. Bad alternator obviously. Replace the alternator with an AC/Delco unit, goes bad in a week. Replace it again, three days. Once again, a week and a half.
All three being AC/Delco alternators. Not OEM, but GM parts made in Mexico.
Three alternators later, they finally replace it with an OEM alternator, which ironically was a Denso unit made in Japan... And she never had an issue after that.
Back when I worked at the Buick dealer, some lady brought on her 07 Buick Lucerne for charging issues. Bad alternator obviously. Replace the alternator with an AC/Delco unit, goes bad in a week. Replace it again, three days. Once again, a week and a half.
All three being AC/Delco alternators. Not OEM, but GM parts made in Mexico.
Three alternators later, they finally replace it with an OEM alternator, which ironically was a Denso unit made in Japan... And she never had an issue after that.
R13
The other asshole
I never buy AC/Delco, hell I never buy the shit parts stores carry. I've paid less for brand new/not remanufactured generic parts from rockauto that have been better quality, perform better, and last longer than the expensive shit parts stores sell.
If you ever need a replacement stock radiator, Spectra premium is usually the cheapest, and they're usually on par with oem in my experience. The one I put in the mustang came extremely well packed, and didn't even have a single bent fin.
If you ever need a replacement stock radiator, Spectra premium is usually the cheapest, and they're usually on par with oem in my experience. The one I put in the mustang came extremely well packed, and didn't even have a single bent fin.
94RS
No fucks given.
SS oil cap came in.
The company that makes them also makes like 6-7 different Saab caps, and offer them all in a polished finish.... All except for the SS cap. So can you guess what I did? :lol:
Before
After
That was a coat of Blue magic, two coats of Mothers, then another coat of Blue Magic. Came out alright....
Haven't gotten to the powder coating yet because a valve cover gasket is fucking $50..... Also thinking about redoing the coil cover (when the valve cover is off) with a palm sander so it's even.
The company that makes them also makes like 6-7 different Saab caps, and offer them all in a polished finish.... All except for the SS cap. So can you guess what I did? :lol:
Before
After
That was a coat of Blue magic, two coats of Mothers, then another coat of Blue Magic. Came out alright....
Haven't gotten to the powder coating yet because a valve cover gasket is fucking $50..... Also thinking about redoing the coil cover (when the valve cover is off) with a palm sander so it's even.
R13
The other asshole
Just get black rtv, pull off the old gasket, clean it with a simple green soaked towel/old microfiber, then use your fingers to coat the whole gasket in a thin even layer, set it in the cover with the cover upside down, seat it in place good, give it 5-10 minutes so it sticks to the vc, then put it on, lightly snug it down, give it another 10-15, then torque it down.
I've done it twice on the geezer, once on both valve covers on the stang, and three times on the F4. Haven't had a leak yet. :lol:
As long as the gasket isn't damaged or crusty there's no reason it shouldn't work as long as you do your part right, and it's easy as fuck.
I've done it twice on the geezer, once on both valve covers on the stang, and three times on the F4. Haven't had a leak yet. :lol:
As long as the gasket isn't damaged or crusty there's no reason it shouldn't work as long as you do your part right, and it's easy as fuck.
