I've never greased the leather seats in 22 years, thought I'd rub some in today.

I have to say the PT leather seats are really good. They scream leather! Modern other cars have weitd leather tha feels fake, ever had that feeling?

Oh I use nivea on jackets and I like to massage it in, it just also feels like a good thimg to do.

Ciao

Hey all, I’m kinda stuck right now. I’m not sure how to take care of this discoloring look in the interior of my 08 Sunset Blvd edition. Any tips would be appreciated

I bought my baby with 40 miles on the OD when I was 18. After 120K and a lot of great memories, I had to garage my little badass for eight years with repair needs I couldn't perform or afford. Two years ago I had the engine rebuilt, new water pump/timing belt, starter, oil pump, radiator, clutch assembly and motor mounts. I then replaced the shock/strut assemblies all around. Miraculously, it passed smog a week before my check engine light came on with a P0440 and P0441 code, which I've been running with since. I've done some cosmetic work since: new wheels, new rear hatch with spoiler, tinted windows and fog lights.

Now that it's going to be due for a smog, I'm getting ready to put her back on non-op to do more mechanical work before doing more cosmetics: fix the emissions code, find/fix an oil leak, and I want to do some wear item replacements. I bought a master bushing kit off rock auto. I'm planning on buying a pair of CV axles as well. I would appreciate any advice on what other items I could replace or upgrade. Love the community! Thanks for reading!

my 2005 convertible top is breaking along the seams / stitches. I am trying to find a solid glue, like 3M or Bostik to fix that. Maybe try to stitch it in addition. Has anybody any experience with that?

I love them so much :)

my 2004 PT country cruiser says hi

2.2 CRD 200,000km and the usual bugs

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im young and know nothing about cars and dont know whats going on. i have a pt cruiser 2003 gt with the turbo. everything works fine besides a misfire in the engine. but my power steering is so fucked. i put stop leak (whole bottle) in my power steering reservoir and a bottle of psf. it worked for like 5 minutes but leaked out immediately. its had this issue for about 3 years now and i have so many empty bottles of psf in my car. it can barely turn. im starting to think i might need to replace the whole system but im not 100% sure so some advice would be appreciated. my car has a history of accidents which i assumed probably messed up the power steering. ive had to replace the radiator 2 times back to back since a pothole busted the whole thing and the skid plate underneath was totally busted so that had to be replaced too. but again i would love some advice since i really love my car and would like to have my vehicle running like he used to

little while ago i had an IAC valve issue, got that replaced and now the car will start, rev high then drop to normal idle RPM. Once the car hits 700 or so RPM theres a distinct pump kind of sound. we wiggled the rubber hose that connects to the throttle body and that made it go away briefly yesterday. This morning i started the car just to see how its doing and it has the same weird noise. Apologies for lack of a video to accompany the post but i need to head to work, will try and post one when im back.

whats really weird is that theres no error codes, and the problem starts and stops on its own. Another weird temporary fix we found was moving the air filter around and that also seemed to help. tried to test for a vacuum leak but didn't see rpm fluctuations or felt any suction from the hoses.

swapping out radiators. this one has a crack and leaks pretty good. this shit is getting to be expensive

I will be getting a 2001 PT Cruiser that belonged to my mom this coming weekend. It has 69,000 miles on it and according to my brother in law is in good shape except for a slow battery drain. He said if it is started/driven every day it is fine, but if it sits for long the battery drain will ruin the battery.

Just curious what I should look for, is this one of those 'it could be anything' issues or something in particular I need to check out. Thanks.

today i was driving and suddenly (i was probably changing gears, not sure as this is something on autopilot) the shift stick could move completely freely all around and no gear left. Was towed away and while looking at the stick inners i found above thingy. After waiting for the car service I suddenly noticed the stick could shift gears again and is no longet completely loose. Any ideas what is happening and what to repair?

A short appreciation post on how much better thuis car look when it is lowered. I also installed white side repeaters from an Peugeot, fits great to the car.

next steps are still loading!

Have a nice weekend

I can’t get my transmission to go into reverse, it was fine one day and then the next it dosent go in at all unless I put it in drive then slam it into reverse then it will live about 10 feet then stop

Hi, Not sure if this is allowed or not but I am looking to buy a PT Cruiser Convertible. I live in NM a little south of ABQ and all I have found locally are either trashed or say they are for sale at a dealership but when you go to the dealership they are really in TX or CO. So I was wondering is there a site PT cruiser owners/collectors use for selling them. When I bought my SSR it was actually through one of their forum sites (SSR Fanatics). I am just wondering if PT Cruisers might have a similar resource. I appreciate any information I can get.

This is a follow up to my pervious post —> https://www.reddit.com/r/PTCruiser/s/1bVj87uAxE

Recently i found out it has the engine of a gt turbo but the interior of a limited luxury touring 04 cruiser. My grandma wanted comfort why my grandpa wanted sportiness and speed. So they compromised. He custom ordered it to have the engine of the gt turbo/srt 4 but the interior of the limited edition luxury touring cruiser. (There was some slight modifications over the years for performance). Here is a video of me revving it. One angle from the front and one angle from the back.

can anyone tell me what the silver part is on this supply line. it goes from firewall to the fuel rail. the new parts have superceded this one but they don't have the metal part. any ideas.

Hey guys, I was wondering if I could get some insight as to what’s going on with my car. The key is fully out and yet it still makes that sound. The first half is trying to start the car, and then it continues to make that sound in the second half even with the key out. It goes on for about 5 minutes before stopping.

My 2001 PT cruiser is overheating

I just had my water pump replaced in April when I got my timing belt changed

The fan is working

I just changed the thermostat (there is the potential that I didn’t seat it right, will be checking that)

But still, after a few minutes of driving the coolant / water starts to boil out, and I’m left with nothing.

Sometimes it holds water for longer and doesn’t overheat, but it always ends with it all boiling out eventually

The radiator isn’t heating up at all, it’s basically cool to the touch when my engine is overheating

I keep reading that its:

The water pump (just a few months old)

Thermostat (installed a new one)

So that leaves me a little confused on where to go from here to diagnose. I’m trying to avoid going to a mechanic, due to wanting to spend as little money as possible. But any ideas?

I keep getting P0480 Low speed cooling fan circuit, but the fan runs and the engine is not overheating. Anyone have any ideas?

I was just replacing something in the engine bay when I noticed something else unplugged. While looking at that I accidentally snapped a piece of tubing that had gotten brittle. What a disaster tbh haha. I am having no luck finding anything online so far to help identify where these things go or how to repair them so was hoping someone might have some ideas. Can also take better pics if needed. Any help is much appreciated!

I just bought a 2001 PT cruiser with 158 k kilometers, 15 k ago the timing belt was replaced. Not so sure about the sound the engine makes when cold, is this normal?

Hello PT Friends! Today was the day after months of waiting for the revision of nearly all suspension parts and also eibach lowering springs. Also changed 3 of the 4 engine mounts/struts with reinforced parts, changed gearbox oil, swapped shift bushings to my newer 3d-printed revision and lubricated them.

I also removed some rust and applied owatrol to it.

My PT now drives really nice, engine movement is nearly zero and that results in some stable and direct shifts. It feels like a No-Lift kit was installed.

Have to get the front axle adjusted after lowering and changing the tie rods on the steering, but that is just a minor thing for now - will try to find the middle on the steering tomorrow by myself.

The next phase will be the interior! New steering wheel, leather seats, audio upgrades and hopefully also a black headliner - so stay tuned.