Thread: Need Advice on 97 GTP

Well I'm pretty sure I'm still gonna roll with it and buy it. I'm from Wisconsin - and unfortunatley nobody here wants to sell their GTP's. I've been looking for about 2 months and this is the best deal I have found. The only reason why I was uneasy about it is the price - not the quality of the car.

I drove it pretty hard yesterday and the tranny showed no signs or issues with it. Also - the guy called again and said he found a switch and is going to replace it for me before I buy it - so that's nice too.

As for the supercharger oil - $125 is a lot. I looked for a write-up on here, but couldn't find one. Anyone want to help me out and throw me a quick write up? If so, I'll pass on the dealership service and do it myself tomorrow. I'm no pro technician - but I know my basics, so a write-up would definitley help.

Thanks again to everyone! I'm glad to finally become a true member of this community!

Originally Posted by GreenNirvana101

I drove it pretty hard yesterday and the tranny showed no signs or issues with it. Also - the guy called again and said he found a switch and is going to replace it for me before I buy it - so that's nice too.

As for the supercharger oil - $125 is a lot. I looked for a write-up on here, but couldn't find one. Anyone want to help me out and throw me a quick write up? If so, I'll pass on the dealership service and do it myself tomorrow. I'm no pro technician - but I know my basics, so a write-up would definitley help.

Thanks again to everyone! I'm glad to finally become a true member of this community!

With the tranny, as others have said, one of the best ways to tell is by checking the tranny fluid. I would definitely check that before completing the deal. If it smells like it is burnt, or looks anything more than red, stay away. So many people have problems with their trannys with half the miles that this car has. Don't want to buy the car and find out you have to dump another $1500 in it.

With the SC fluid, I am at work, and can't do a write up now. But there is an oil plug on the snout (pass side of the SC) that uses a 5/16 (I think) allen wrench. Remove that. You have to suck all the fluid out through that hole. I went to walmart and bought a turkey baster from the kitchen section. I then used a piece of rubber hose about 6-8" long and slid it over the end. I used this to suck the fluid out of the snout. Try to get as much as possible out. I would suck it up into the baster, then squirt it into a Mt dew bottle or whatever I had. But like Scotty said, it really smells. Then just put in the new bottles of fluid. It should take almost, if not all of the 2 bottle of SC fluid. It should bring it right up to the bottom of the threads on the fill hole. Then just replace the oil plug, and you are good to go.

And here is a good writeup on how to do it with some pictures. I don't like the squirter bottle method. But it shows you where everything is at. Also, you can read this writeup if it helps.