List of things to check for on bonneville

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G1eitz
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List of things to check for on bonneville

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I am looking at a 2003 bonneville ssei with 125,000 miles in the next day or so. I have seen a list of routine maintanece and things to check for but i am struggling to find it. Could someone post a link to that list? also feel free to chime in and list some other things to check that i may forget.
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Re: List of things to check for on bonneville

Post by nubuilder »

Here's the maintenance list of what to do, when, and what parts to use.

Here's the list of common issues.

If you are where it is warm enough, check and make sure the carpet is dry and there's no water in the spare tire well. (I made the mistake/misfortune of not checking both) Ask for a history of the car (previous owners, maintenance records). Go over it with a fine tooth comb. Check under the back seat for the condition of the battery and floor under it. Look under the car (if possible) for any rust/holes. Check the tire tread.

I tried all the windows (but not using each switch, now have 1 switch not working), moved the balance/fade around to test all the speakers, did a brake test, accelerated hard (as hard as I could, barely, due to a miss-fire).

I'm sure others will have more tips!
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