95maxrider
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Hi everyone, my name is Nick and I recently picked up a second FX, this time an FX50S from 2011. My wife is still driving her 2007 FX35, which has its own build thread.
I had been interested in a second gen FX for a while, specifically the 5.0 version, on account of how awesome the engine is, but the stiffer chassis and better suspension were also intriguing. But since nothing is wrong with the FX35, it was hard to justify replacing it with anything newer. That is until this FX50S came up for sale in my town!
It was first listed for sale back in the summer for around $10,000 with 117,000 miles. The seller was up front about it having an intermittent no-start problem, even after having the BCM replaced due to water damage on account of those crummy sunroof drain pieces on the firewall. There was a tear in the driver's seat, and the dashboard was cracking. I went and test drove it, mostly out of curiosity. I noticed a clunk from the rear, indicating the diff bushing was bad. I liked how direct the steering felt, but didn't like the transmission tuning or the feel of the gas pedal. I didn't make an offer, since there was just too much wrong with it.
But about two months later, I got another alert; the price had dropped to $6,500! But I'm saving up to renovate my garage, and didn't make a move on it. Then a month later I got another alert, price drop to $4,500! I couldn't resist any longer, so I reached back out to the seller and he was kind enough to bring it by my house so I could put it up on the lift. I was pleasantly surprised by how much of the suspension on the second gen is aluminum, rather than the steel of the first gen cars. There was some surface rust on things, but nothing too scary.
In my excitement, I forgot to scan the car for codes. My agreed to meet a few days later at the bank to complete the sale, but on that day I remembered about scanning for codes, and the seller said he could do it. Well, apparently there was a pending code for P0011, "A" Camshaft position - timing over-advanced or system performance (bank 1).
To make a long story short(er), the seller let me work on the car for a month to try and figure out what was wrong with it, since he wanted it out of his hair. Unfortunately I was tied up working on my step dad's Subaru the whole time, and only was able to swap the cam sensor from the intake to the exhaust, to see if the code would follow it. So far, the code hasn't come back. I also noticed that the interior lights didn't work and the front camera didn't work. I eventually offered $4,000 and he accepted, so I now properly own the car! Time to get busy!
I had been interested in a second gen FX for a while, specifically the 5.0 version, on account of how awesome the engine is, but the stiffer chassis and better suspension were also intriguing. But since nothing is wrong with the FX35, it was hard to justify replacing it with anything newer. That is until this FX50S came up for sale in my town!
It was first listed for sale back in the summer for around $10,000 with 117,000 miles. The seller was up front about it having an intermittent no-start problem, even after having the BCM replaced due to water damage on account of those crummy sunroof drain pieces on the firewall. There was a tear in the driver's seat, and the dashboard was cracking. I went and test drove it, mostly out of curiosity. I noticed a clunk from the rear, indicating the diff bushing was bad. I liked how direct the steering felt, but didn't like the transmission tuning or the feel of the gas pedal. I didn't make an offer, since there was just too much wrong with it.
But about two months later, I got another alert; the price had dropped to $6,500! But I'm saving up to renovate my garage, and didn't make a move on it. Then a month later I got another alert, price drop to $4,500! I couldn't resist any longer, so I reached back out to the seller and he was kind enough to bring it by my house so I could put it up on the lift. I was pleasantly surprised by how much of the suspension on the second gen is aluminum, rather than the steel of the first gen cars. There was some surface rust on things, but nothing too scary.
In my excitement, I forgot to scan the car for codes. My agreed to meet a few days later at the bank to complete the sale, but on that day I remembered about scanning for codes, and the seller said he could do it. Well, apparently there was a pending code for P0011, "A" Camshaft position - timing over-advanced or system performance (bank 1).
To make a long story short(er), the seller let me work on the car for a month to try and figure out what was wrong with it, since he wanted it out of his hair. Unfortunately I was tied up working on my step dad's Subaru the whole time, and only was able to swap the cam sensor from the intake to the exhaust, to see if the code would follow it. So far, the code hasn't come back. I also noticed that the interior lights didn't work and the front camera didn't work. I eventually offered $4,000 and he accepted, so I now properly own the car! Time to get busy!
