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98 Chevy Lumina - Intake, Brakes, Bearings help
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JRR82
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Aug 13, 2010, 12:16 PM
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98 Chevy Lumina - Intake, Brakes, Bearings help
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Hi Everyone. I have 1998 Chevy Lumina, 140,000 miles. 3.1 V6
My car needs:
new rear drum brakes (brakes were on their way out in february and have been completely worn since April)
replacement to the front wheel bearings (bought the car in December and bearings have been making noise entire time)
has a torn front driver CV boot cover
Check Engine Light is on (I was told it was an O2 sensor)
Leak in lower intake gasket (might be the upper - but I havent seen any visual evidence of a leak)
I've been saving money to get some of these problems fixed and can finally get some of the work done. Because of the amount of work that needs to be done I'm debating moving on to a new used car. I'd rather not, but I dont want to fix this car only to have something really major happen a couple months down the road.
I need some advice on the order of importance of the above stated problems. Like if you were in my situation, which would you fix now (I can't afford to get it al fixed now). My buddy told me he could do my wheel bearings and brakes at a worst case scenario cost of around $350.
Also, could I tackle the O2 sensor and CV boot cover myself? I've never done work on a car before but I do consider myself mechanically inclined and good at following directions.
Do I fix this car or move on to another? I've heard this engine is one of GMs best and is known to consistenly last 300,000 miles. Please help and I'm sorry if I confused anyone lol. Also, I live in Buffalo so do get snowy winters.
Thanks Guys (and gals)!
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Hammer Time
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Aug 13, 2010, 12:19 PM
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Re: 98 Chevy Lumina - Intake, Brakes, Bearings help
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They are all pretty important things but common sense will tell you the brakes and the wheel bearings should be done first.
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