Pictures of the broken frame on my 95 Geo Metro

Filed under: 1995 Geo Metro, Automobile Hell

A few days ago, the frame on my ‘95 Geo Metro broke. Here’s some pictures of the broken area for future reference.

1995 Geo Metro Restoration Project

Filed under: 1995 Geo Metro, Automobile Hell

I recently bought a 1995 Geo Metro, with a 1.0 litre 3 cylinder engine (the fire breathing G10!)
Sadly, its frame broke today. Well, yesterday actually, it’s 1.25AM now. I have a lot of work to do. I need to remove the engine and gear box, so I can get into the engine bay to weld the [...]

Say Hello to the 1996 Geo Metro

Filed under: 1996 Geo Metro, Automobile Hell

Well, the Saturn has been a good car to us – despite its 20mpg, it hasn’t cost much to maintain, and I think I finally have all of the problems figured out – not fixed, but at least figured out.
But even 30mpg isn’t going to be enough, when we’re used to 64mpg from the Renault [...]

Bad MAP sensor causes high idle & bad MPG

Filed under: 1992 Saturn SL, Automobile Hell

Today I removed the MAP sensor from my 1992 Saturn SL. Upon removal, I noticed the seal that goes around the port was stuck inside the air intake.
Using a pair of needle nosed pliers, I managed to pull the seal out. It looks as though someone had connected the MAP sensor with the seal off [...]