My friend is currently in the process of buying a used 09 H3 Lux with roughly 53K kms, thats about 33K miles. After a thorough inspection, by a licensed automotive inspection company, and me , Ive got the following list of items that need taking care off:
1. Diff cross member bushing - easy fix, PCF cross member fix is a no brainer, just need to see how can I sort it out since he is an international buyer
2. Front shocks - level and replace them with bilsteins, problem solved
3. Front suspension bushings - need to be taken care off while replacing shocks
4. Steering rack abit lose - Again, PCF long awaited solution
5. Front brake pads - replace with new ones
Now for the more serious/Im not too sure off stuff
6. The rear engine oil seal (located between the gearbox/engine) - I believe the entire transmission needs to be dropped in order to have this replaced. Are there other items that I should look at in the process?
7. Rear leaf spring bushings - I believe the entire leaf needs to be replaced, not just the bushing, yes?
8. ABS system pressure - I'm not too sure but the inspector told me this needs to be looked at as braking seems to be harder.
Besides the above, the car has no scratches/dents/paintwork/bodywork done to it. Engine output at 94%, Just did a major service at 50 K (31 K miles). However from underneath I could tell one of the nerf bars took a hit, and there are some scruff marks on the transmission cross member. I took a picture of it, just would like your input on whether that member is bent or not.
To me it seems fine, but many of you guys can tell much more. Im worried that the oil seal leak is caused by some sort of damage of this part as to just usual wear and tear. (I havent replaced those on either of my vehicles and I got abit more mileage on one of them, and double the mileage on the other)
I'm very excited I'm getting someone to buy a Hummer, I just don't want in all my excitement to get him to buy the wrong one. Anyway, whatever the cost to fix the truck is obviously taken out of the price of the truck, I just need to know what to expect for some of the items.
1. Diff cross member bushing - easy fix, PCF cross member fix is a no brainer, just need to see how can I sort it out since he is an international buyer
2. Front shocks - level and replace them with bilsteins, problem solved
3. Front suspension bushings - need to be taken care off while replacing shocks
4. Steering rack abit lose - Again, PCF long awaited solution
5. Front brake pads - replace with new ones
Now for the more serious/Im not too sure off stuff
6. The rear engine oil seal (located between the gearbox/engine) - I believe the entire transmission needs to be dropped in order to have this replaced. Are there other items that I should look at in the process?
7. Rear leaf spring bushings - I believe the entire leaf needs to be replaced, not just the bushing, yes?
8. ABS system pressure - I'm not too sure but the inspector told me this needs to be looked at as braking seems to be harder.
Besides the above, the car has no scratches/dents/paintwork/bodywork done to it. Engine output at 94%, Just did a major service at 50 K (31 K miles). However from underneath I could tell one of the nerf bars took a hit, and there are some scruff marks on the transmission cross member. I took a picture of it, just would like your input on whether that member is bent or not.
To me it seems fine, but many of you guys can tell much more. Im worried that the oil seal leak is caused by some sort of damage of this part as to just usual wear and tear. (I havent replaced those on either of my vehicles and I got abit more mileage on one of them, and double the mileage on the other)
I'm very excited I'm getting someone to buy a Hummer, I just don't want in all my excitement to get him to buy the wrong one. Anyway, whatever the cost to fix the truck is obviously taken out of the price of the truck, I just need to know what to expect for some of the items.