I tried to drive the car on Tuesday morning (23rd) and the alternator died. I barely made it home.  So much for installing the alternator that had the Bosch replacement sticker on it. I replaced the alternator with the rebuilt unit from the silver car and I’m now back on the road. I also swapped out the cluster with the R gauge cluster so the mileage is reflected correctly.

I have two codes that I have not been able to get rid of.

Efi-444 accelerometer signal

Efi-422 atmospheric pressure sensor signal.

I tried swapping out the accelerometer from my parts car but the code stayed on. I’m not sure it the problem is the sensors or the wiring. I need to figure out how to test the sensors.

I discovered a gas leak under the car near the rear passenger door when I filled the car completely. The leak was a combination of the pressure hose o-rings and a loose fuel tank lock ring. I was able to get the leak fixed.

I also swapped the throttle cable / kickdown sensor from the parts car. I didn’t realize how bad the cable was until I pulled it and and it came apart in pieces.

I have two codes coming up. EFI-444 and EFI-422. Accelerometer and Atmospheric Pressure Sensor. I’m going to go ahead and pull both from the parts car and swap them in. At least they are both easy to do.

I swapped out the front strut assemblies so I now eliminated the bad suspension squeak. I did discover that I will need to get new front sway bar links. I also swapped the transmission TSS which got rid of the fault code. I do still need to swap out the throttle cable and kickdown switch. I replaced the HID Lights and any other dead bulbs.

What’s left to do mechanically:

• Vented rear brakes including SS lines
• change oil in rear
• change the spark plugs
• change out the exhaust clamp between the downpipe and the rear
• Fuel filter
• Torque rod mount
• Replace transmission seals between trans and angle gear
• replace sway bar end links

The car is running and driving. I actually drove it to work today.

Overall the car is doing great. I need to still swap the front strut assembly over from the saffron car, The front passenger side strut is making a ton of squeaking noises. The dash has a flashing arrow but the transmission is shifting fine, I need to run the scanner over lunch. Overall I can’t complain because the car has no leaks, temps are good, no check engine lights, etc. I was a lifesaver having two cars because I was

What I ended up swapping:
– 2.3 HPT motor (complete)
-Angle gear with collar sleeve (looks new)
-Both front axles (rebuilt)
-Driveshaft (rebuilt)
-302 mm front brakes (rotors, calipers, caliper brackets, hardware, and SS lines came from the saffron car; new pads came from the pewter car)
-ABS controller and front sensors (cleaned)
-Fuel pump relay
-K&N air filter
-Front passenger side hub assembly
-motor mounts
-I also replaced all the fluids in the motor, transmission, and angle gear.

What’s left to do mechanically:
-Vented rear brakes including SS lines
-change oil in rear
-swap the front strut assemblies
-change the spark plugs
-replace the HID headlight bulbs (ordered)
-change out the exhaust clamp between the downpipe and the rear
-Fuel filter
-Torque rod mount