kay.em
07-30-2015, 03:01 AM
SOOOOOOO this is my 3rd previa. I bought my first one about 10yrs ago and have been hooked I also owned a 2005 Honda oddyssey no comparison was happy to get rid of then found my (drum roll) 1997 previa 180k miles and awd:dance2::thmbup::clap::rol:.
so far what i have done to it is:
full tune up
rear shocks and brakes
flush coolant (nasty orange water), may need to do it again
new o2 sensors up & Down
what it needs now:
front suspension I have all the parts, struts, mounts, boot, insulators and will need to replace sway bar. I can not find (I have been looking for a month) the LH coil spring (Part#: 4813128550) apparently I have the last new toyota OEM RH Coil spring. I have bought all these pieces separate because they no longer sell the whole assembly strut mount and coil. Do I REALLY need to change the coils, can I use them the same? they look good? does anyone know of another manufacturer that stocks these? i found a company in AZ that makes them per order but at $400 a pair.
the middle seats are swivel but weird thing is that they do not match with the holes in the body of the van (I bought the van without the middle seats) I have gone to like 10 pick n pull even drove from SF to sacramento looking for the matching seats can't find em so I got some good looking ones and had them bolted them to the holes they could fit and bolted the other to an extension. But I am thinking about installing a bench seat that can flip backwards so I would love some pointers on that (our family love the drive-ins)
roof rack - i'm lost there are holes on top when I went to the pick n pull's looking for the seats I was also looking for the rack that matches the holes on-top of the Van but none fit. According to my research all racks are the same since 91, but none fit my van. I don't know how to find out if my came with a rack. looks to me previous owner installed something but they look like tracks. I will post pic tomorrow but I don't think my particular van came with a rack. Nor does the roof have the square thingy's to install them? Has anyone else had this or installed an aftermarket rack
every morning or when cold van idles when in reverse, i have to wait about 1 min for reverse to kick in, i'm going to change the transmission filter don't know if I need to check anything else
last but certainly not least the A/C sort of does not work. when I turn on the A/C nothing happens unless i turn on the A/C from the roof for the passengers, works excellent which is great from keeping the kids from overheating but hubby and I up front are sweating up a river, where do I even begin to see why???? please help me fix my awsome van!:greenvan:
so far what i have done to it is:
full tune up
rear shocks and brakes
flush coolant (nasty orange water), may need to do it again
new o2 sensors up & Down
what it needs now:
front suspension I have all the parts, struts, mounts, boot, insulators and will need to replace sway bar. I can not find (I have been looking for a month) the LH coil spring (Part#: 4813128550) apparently I have the last new toyota OEM RH Coil spring. I have bought all these pieces separate because they no longer sell the whole assembly strut mount and coil. Do I REALLY need to change the coils, can I use them the same? they look good? does anyone know of another manufacturer that stocks these? i found a company in AZ that makes them per order but at $400 a pair.
the middle seats are swivel but weird thing is that they do not match with the holes in the body of the van (I bought the van without the middle seats) I have gone to like 10 pick n pull even drove from SF to sacramento looking for the matching seats can't find em so I got some good looking ones and had them bolted them to the holes they could fit and bolted the other to an extension. But I am thinking about installing a bench seat that can flip backwards so I would love some pointers on that (our family love the drive-ins)
roof rack - i'm lost there are holes on top when I went to the pick n pull's looking for the seats I was also looking for the rack that matches the holes on-top of the Van but none fit. According to my research all racks are the same since 91, but none fit my van. I don't know how to find out if my came with a rack. looks to me previous owner installed something but they look like tracks. I will post pic tomorrow but I don't think my particular van came with a rack. Nor does the roof have the square thingy's to install them? Has anyone else had this or installed an aftermarket rack
every morning or when cold van idles when in reverse, i have to wait about 1 min for reverse to kick in, i'm going to change the transmission filter don't know if I need to check anything else
last but certainly not least the A/C sort of does not work. when I turn on the A/C nothing happens unless i turn on the A/C from the roof for the passengers, works excellent which is great from keeping the kids from overheating but hubby and I up front are sweating up a river, where do I even begin to see why???? please help me fix my awsome van!:greenvan: