Recent content by 2Old4This

Thanks for the replies everyone! To follow up, I bought KYB shocks. They were on clearance and i got a rebate. And yeah, my mechanic told me to buy new parts rather than trying to replace the bushings, so now there's two votes for that. I'm sure most if not all of the bushings are shot as it...

My 2003 LS v8 with 113,00 miles needs a complete suspension rebuild due to ALL the bushings front and rear being bad. And one of the front sway bar links is broken. I had already bought 4 new shocks and the front sway bar links before realizing that, just maybe, it would be a mistake to have...

Been too long to post this follow up. My regular shop did the change, but not a flush. They dropped the pan, replaced the filter, added 6 quarts. I had misunderstood them and thought they wouldn't do any kind of tranny service, but they only meant they don't do flushes. They said the fluid...

I wrote that I'd maybe do a flush later if the fluid looked good. That was an error, I have given up on flushing. I found a shop willing to do the flush, but he started talking about Dexron VI. I told him I have to use Mercon V and he argued with me, asked me why I wouldn't want to use the...

Thanks everyone! I love the knowledge and helpful attitudes on forums. Yup, Mercon V it is. I wanted to do a flush (the kind that uses the tranny's own pump, not the damn backflush thing), but I can't seem to find anyone that wants to do that to the car due to age and unknown condition. So...

My 03 LS V8 had about 86K miles when I bought it. I have no service records. It now has 89K miles (a 70 mile / day commute really racks up the miles) I want to change the transmission fluid because I don't believe in "lifetime" fluid. But could it be that 89K miles is too far, it's too late to...

Nice! An executive at a former employer had a mk 7, new at the time, and I liked that one a lot.

Just bought an 03 LS V8 about a month ago. Had just short of 86k miles, now has almost 88k (70 mile a day round trip commute). I admit I never had much interest in Lincolns, and was not in the market for an American car. But my wife and 3 of her friends saw this thing and they all said "That is...