Cindy's Saturn is dying a horrible death, so we started car shopping.

We found an Olds Aurora with the 4.0 V8 in it for a pretty good price.

Just a hair shy of 95,000 miles, Arizona car with absolutely no rust and a spotless under carriage.
Brand new tires and battery..

It was reported that it stalled at stop signs/lights, but after speaking with the man today (late 70's), he says it happened once, in Arizona, and it was 120 degrees that day.

There is also a brake light on on the dash, but I am pretty sure I know what that is...

And the tint is the cheap Wally World crap, which will have to come off, ASAP... Ish.

Otherwise, it started with no issues, rides smooth, sounds and feels great.

We pick it up tomorrow.

If you don't mind me asking, what did you give for it?

Jonathan

You know the rules, Pics or......



Brad

Photos incoming when I get the car home tomorrow. Maybe Wednesday if I can't get home soon enough Tuesday.

We paid 4,800 for it... Put earnest money on it today, and pick the loan check up for it tomorrow.

That is an awesome car with an awesome drive train.

I remember back in the day that I wanted an Olds Trofeo an early 90's model.

Love their dash

I was always an Oldsmobile fan.

Neighbor has one of them.

I hide every time I see him outside.

Spent many a night until after midnight helping him get it back on the road again.

Been down for over a month now for a starter. Yup, its under the intake, he is scared, very scared !!!

Congratulations on your car, you will Love it !!!

We have a 2000. Awesome cars. That motor has some serious cajones for moving that big old body around. Check for leaks. Ours has 60k on it and has started a pretty decent leak as of late. Also, working on that motor is a nightmare, thus why the leak isn't getting fixed any time soon. Lol.

quote Originally posted by N3M3S1S: We have a 2000. Awesome cars. That motor has some serious cajones for moving that big old body around. Check for leaks. Ours has 60k on it and has started a pretty decent leak as of late. Also, working on that motor is a nightmare, thus why the leak isn't getting fixed any time soon. Lol.

They didn't make a 2000 model.
They skipped 2000 before introducing the Gen 2 in 2001.

Viking... Yeah, I've read the horror stories.
This one has not been detailed inside or outside. The guy showed it to us with the Arizona road dust still on it, not cleaned inside/outside/under the hood...
I didn't see any obvious leaks when I looked underneath, and everything sounded good. No timing chain clatter in the front, and the engine accelerates SMOOTH... Not hiccups...

I am supposed to pick it up tonight, but we'll see how I feel after my surgery.

Picking the car up tonight..

Just checked bank value. The bank values it at 7,800.
We paid 4,800...

I think I'm going to get my insurance agent to insure it for bank value with the papers we have showing it...

So it was just out of gas? Whats with the low oil pressure light. The guy maybe hasn't changed it in waaaay to long?

quote Originally posted by 2.5: So it was just out of gas? Whats with the low oil pressure light. The guy maybe hasn't changed it in waaaay to long?

The car transporter drained all of the fluids from the car. The oil was 2 quarts low, the transmission fluid was two quarts low. Fuel tank must have been damned close to empty... Topped everything off but the fuel. The gauge said it was full. Surprised it made it the 35 miles home.

The low oil pressure was the car not idling at a high enough speed, causing the oil pressure to drop below the threshold for the warning chime, etc.

The sending unit in the tank has dirty contacts. GM actually has an additive that you put in the tank before filling that is supposed to clear the contacts up...

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Even PK had a picture of his new ride for his thread...


edit: VVV nice, that looks like a comfortable ride. Hope it works out well for you Chris!

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Oh, I have photos, direct from the Craigslist ad...

I'll be washing the car today...

Ah, you have that body style. Ours is the older bigger one. Maybe a 99? But I've always liked that smaller sleeker style better.

quote Originally posted by N3M3S1S: Ah, you have that body style. Ours is the older bigger one. Maybe a 99? But I've always liked that smaller sleeker style better.

Your taillights are cooler though. I like the single panel look of the older style. But Chris' front bumper is way better.

quote Originally posted by 1988holleyformula: Your taillights are cooler though. I like the single panel look of the older style. But Chris' front bumper is way better.

That I definitely agree. It's my stepmom's car and she hates the rear though, lol.

It is HOT outside....

I have a shimmy when I hit the brakes harder than about halfway... Suspect a warped rotor...

So, since it needed new front pads, and I have an "in" at O'Reilly, I picked up rotors/pads for all four corners today...

Bought Wagner Thermo-Quiet pads for the four corners, and lifetime Bosch rotors all the way around.

I also discovered the ABS issue.

The relay inside of the ABS Control module is faulty. I'll be tearing the control unit out at the first available opportunity and tearing into it. May just be a cold solder joint, which is the common issue, or a truly bad component, which is about 10 dollars.

We'll see...

I also sanded out the yellowing and fuzziness on the headlights today... What a difference that makes. They are still old looking and not as super shiny as they were new... But, they don't look bad at all... Especially when compared to the original appearance.

Photos incoming once I get the car back on the ground.

I FIXED MY ABS MODULE

Yep, I opened that baby up, found a cold solder joint on the relay, and resoldered all of the terminals I could find... I'm dancing around in happiness right now...
Ever see a 6'4 1/2" tall fat man dance for joy? Not a sight you want to see.

All lights are off, no codes set.

An hour to get it out, 10 minutes to open the case, 5 minutes to solder, and an hour to reseal the case and reinstall.

I was gonna mention the headlights, but thought it could have just been the picture.
They look good now though!

And yeah, way too freaking hot out.

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Nice ride! I always like those cars.
Sounds like you got a hell of a deal.

If you can remember, I sure would appreciate the part number for the fuel sender cleaner.

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Those are nice cars. Nice find~

quote Originally posted by Raydar: If you can remember, I sure would appreciate the part number for the fuel sender cleaner.

88861011 (GM) or 88861013 (AC Delco)
The bottles are strangely identical to Techron Concentrate Plus. Hmmmmm
I grabbed a bottle of Techron today to see if it helps the goofy fuel gauge in my S10.

quote Originally posted by Synthesis: I FIXED MY ABS MODULE I'm dancing around in happiness right now... Ever see a 6'4 1/2" tall fat man dance for joy? Not a sight you want to see. .

Wow, there's an image I didn't need.

Joe

quote Originally posted by Cooter: 88861011 (GM) or 88861013 (AC Delco) The bottles are strangely identical to Techron Concentrate Plus. Hmmmmm ...

Thank you sir.

Friday, I discovered a parts yard in MN that has 8 Auroras, 2001-2003...
One of these was a totaled 2001 with a beautiful pearl white paint job with 8,000 miles on it. The interior is mint.

I grabbed the driver's door panel to replace the panel on my '02 with the cracked speaker grill and the wrinkled hand grip where you pull the door closed.
I also took the two sun visors as they were mint, and mine were broken/worn.

The leather interior is spotless on this one, and it also had all four of the discontinued factory embroidered floor mats... Something which my car is lacking.

I grabbed all of that, as well as the aluminum spare from the trunk which has never seen the road. It replaced my steel spare which had a huge blowout in one side of it from the previous owner hitting something while driving on the spare.

Now to replace the sway bar bushings on the front sway bar, as one is worn. I've already installed Poly end-links.

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I love bone yard finds. We have so very few left in Maine that still allow you to walk around in them. The last one that I loved that was local sold all the cars as scrap and he retired, well he stopped junking and went back to driving big rigs. There are still a couple left but way out of town and I hate driving so far only to find nothing I need.

Great find there kid with that low mileage one and all those parts. But you do know this is beginning to sound more like a Fiero with all the work and parts you are putting into it.
Good luck with the new car, my Mom had one, a 2000 I think that the heater core was leaking on straight out of the show room floor.

Steve

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Technology is great when it works,
and one big pain in the ass when it doesn't
Detroit iron rules all the rest are just toys.

Nice car, very clean. I had to replace the door and a rear control arm on one. Ever need a radiator I have one, new in box.

So does your wife know you secretly plan to steal the engine and put it in the Fiero?

Ours now has a few oil leaks we're going to have to hunt down.. yay. Just helped my dad change the passenger side rear brake line, it had rotted out but nothing else around it did. The poor car sits too much so it's starting to develop those "not driven enough" issues.

The 4.0 is known to leak quite a bit... I have some leaks that were not obvious at first, but now show pretty well... One of them is bad enough that it ate the front passenger sway bar bushing.
I need to get into the lower half of the bay with a pressure washer and some Purple Power to clean it so I can find the leaks, and work on it relatively grease free.

The inner boot on the driver's axle is leaking as well... Axles are cheap, and from what it looks like, I can swap the axle in about an hour on this thing... It can wait for a little bit though.