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So my car is in the shop for power steering pump (and evidently high pressure line) replacement. The shop reports that they've ordered and tried three different pressure lines that say they are for this car ('02 Sport V8) but they don't fit because they're "too long." He said they tried another...

I took my 2002 LS Sport V8 to the shop this morning because it suddenly started spitting ATF all over the ground and the PS is making a racket. I figured with the unusually cold weather (for this area) an O-ring finally gave out somewhere and I'm just not in the mood these days to spend the...

2002 V8. Been noticing the accelerator sticking at the beginning of travel lately. Took off the intake hose to find this: Is this normal? Is there a recommended way to clean other than throttle body cleaner and rag?

'02 V8 Sport. I know the problematic plastic secondary timing chain tensioners were upgraded to the better metal ones part way through the '02 model year. I've noticed that AllData and FordPartsGiant both have the note "From 5/14/01" associated with the upgraded metal tensioner, which makes me...

2002 LS V8. 95,000 miles. A/C compressor seized up on me about 2 years ago and I had the entire system replaced (all components) by a reputable shop. They did the full dash pull, had it for several days, the whole 9 yards. No issues since then, until (possibly) today. I had a 6-hour round trip...

So I've got a 3D printer now and naturally, I start thinking about how to use it to improve the LS. My CAD/drawing skills are currently sorely lacking so I'm wondering if anyone knows of any sources for 3D models of LS parts. For instance, was there ever some computer software that had the car...

'02 V8 Sport. I know this topic has been done to death. I replaced the DCCV with OEM 2 years ago. Last year I replaced all plastic cooling parts and upgraded to the aluminum Jag t-stat housing. Over the summer, my A/C compressor seized up and I had a reputable shop replace that, along with the...

2002 3.9L sport. Had the dreaded "no heat" problem, and today on the way home from work noticed the temp gauge pass briefly above the halfway mark. Found this: So clearly it's time to bite the bullet and replace all the plastic cooling parts. I already have the Jag aluminum tstat housing...

'02 V8, ~63,000 mi. Thursday morning (3 days ago), the car wouldn't start when I tried to leave for work. It cranked strongly, the engine just wouldn't turn over. It had been a bit low on fuel so I put 2 gallons in it (bringing to a quarter tank) and tried again. No go. Checked the forum and...

Went through a drive-thru yesterday and inadvertently used the switch for the rear driver window rather than the front. There was a loud crack and the rear window fell down into the door. I can hear the motor working fine up and down, but the window is loose and can be moved up and down by hand...

'02 V8 Sport. A couple months ago I started noticing that the power steering would seem to go out intermittently and it would get hard to steer. After about a week of this, it just started staying stiff all the time (yeah yeah, that's what she said....) I finally got around to doing something...

The metal clips and associated plastic tabs on my center vents/message center bezel were broken off and missing when I got the car. I have seen the advice about reinforcing them before they break and gluing them back on after they break, but I'm looking for a good solution for when they're gone...

I have my rear lower control arms out of the car, and I have used an Autozone loaner ball joint press set to press out the two ball-joint-style bushings. I intend to replace them with the Jaguar bushings from Racing Green. Here are some side-by-side pics of the old and new bushings...

In summer 2012 I bought several bottles of Motul DOT 5.1 brake fluid that I intended to put into a Honda Odyssey. I ended up letting a shop do the brake flush so I still have these bottles of brake fluid, which have never been opened. Now I'm overhauling the suspension on the LS, and I have...

'02 V8. I rarely have passengers so therefore usually have the temp set for the same on both sides. Yesterday I went to Gulfport (joegr's neck of the woods) with a colleague who likes his air a little colder than I do. At the end of the day, after I dropped him off at his house, I was pulling...

I'm looking for a stock subwoofer (rear deck 6x9s) amp from a 1st Gen LS. 2nd Gen may be the same but I don't specifically recall. I'm really just wanting to raid it for the amp-side wiring harness connectors so it doesn't matter if the amp itself is blown or otherwise non-working. $10 +...

I am about to undertake a complete overhaul of the front and rear suspension on my '02 V8 sport. I don't know when it was serviced last, I can see torn/worn boots all around, and it's starting to squeak/clunk. I want to replace all wear items. I've searched and read extensively on these forums...

I'm in the planning stages of installing a sub and amp in the trunk and my overriding concern is the ability to return to stock configuration without having to cut and solder. I also am toying with the possibility of retaining the full-rage 6x9s I put in the rear deck and sending them the...

2002 V8 Sport. Over the last month or so as the weather has gotten colder, I've been noticing a slightly louder power-steering-pump whine in the mornings when the car is cold. The other day as I was maneuvering out of my garage, the steering suddenly got stiffer and has been that way ever since...

I'm thinking about picking up a set of these COP connectors: http://m.ebay.com/itm/161444540234?cmd=VIDESC I don't want to be cutting/soldering wires, but rather would prefer to pop the wires and pins out of the stock connectors as in the Accel conversion, and then slip them into these new...