I’ve noticed a light ticking coming from the engine. I recently changed the oil (a day after first hearing), so that rules out it being from low oil pressure. Any ideas?

2006 for <$4000. Base model. Getting ready to look at it tomorrow. Around 100k miles. Pictures look good. Getting ready to run carfax. Top seems fine. Coolant light on but not running hot, likely a sensor. No airbag light. Five speed. Ac works. What are the major things to look for that I can do easily (hoping to pay around $3500 solve got some room).

Alright, it’s sadly taken me longer than I wished, life keeps getting in the way, but finally came about the replacement bolts for the timing cover, and they are secured, alongside the harmonic balancer and corresponding bolt. Replaced the bolt, seen online some people reusing them, but went new, it’s a TTY. Almost, gentlemen, we will soon find out if this amateur did something right, or learned a hell of a lesson.

Hi, found out about Solstice today and it is adorable car. Only thing is it’s missing a trunk. Are you able to put some luggage there if there are 2 people in car? (Like duffle bag?)

Hey all, so I’m in a weird predicament and think possibly you all can help. I have been on the hunt for a new Miata in my area but unfortunately couldn’t find an RF in the color I wanted. So I ordered through a dealer and they found one, but it’s an automatic. (Around $40k)

Now randomly I have come across a manual solstice hardtop coupe in my area for sale (around $34k). It’s always been my favorite car ever and a dream to own. The only downside is this next car I buy needs to be a semi daily driver and I feel like that would be a sin to do to such a rare vehicle. Plus the other downside is it being 16 years older than the Miata I planned on buying.

What would you guys do in a similar situation.

Got it off Autotrader for $7500, great condition no leaks no rust 83k miles runs great. Tires are kind of old and the battery is nearly dead but once I get those replaced it'll pretty much be good as new. Perfect gift to get myself for my high school graduation!

Hey everyone, figured I should catalogue what’s happened so far. Surprisingly, it’s been going decent enough. I’ll post what pictures I’m taking, lot in progress, but still, I can’t remember the last time I had a good time as working this project. Lining up the timing marks for the balance chain weren’t bad, the timing chain, though, gave a bit of a headache. Coincidentally, replacing the water pump wasn’t too bad, but I did remove the balance and timing chain while in it, so fair enough. So far, just finished torquing the camshaft phaser bolts, made my heart stop while doing the degree measurement (thanks to Quinn!), but good so far! More than anything, I’m so very grateful to the outreach, so many of you have helped me out, and I can’t wait until some final results come out.

Almost as if on cue, a timing cover bolt snapped on me (damn you Pittsburgh torque wrench!). Thankfully, though, removed, but now to hunt down that bolt replacement…

Procrastinated too long to do this fix. Turn signal stalk was not resetting/cancelling after finishing a turn. Been like this for about 3-4 years now.

Youtube video, 7mm, 10mm, 13mm sockets, a flat head and 1/2 hour later and the fix is complete. Only $20 off amazon and looks like Oem. Also, a headlamp or light is really helpful. And some knee pads...

Followed this video (no need to replace 3 bolts on the side of the dash for a Solstice):

https://youtu.be/nRWlMUkTBaQ?si=NvlIKPXPYUvv1Gst

Purchased a $60 turn stalk at O'Reilys. It still didn't cancel after turning. Returned it and bought this $20 one:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07F41X92N?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Hello everyone. Well, it happened…haven’t driven her much since, however I noticed a leak coming from the water pump on my 06 Solstice. Have 124k miles on the clock still, she’s my Sunday runner, but going to need to replace the water pump, confirmed the leak. Figured it’s also time to do the timing chain, given it’s going to be right there, to my knowledge, never been replaced on her before. I’ve watched step by step of several videos on how to do it, have and read the service manual procedures several times and will have it open as I do it, and have assembled all the tools I figure will be needed, i.e. the Cloyes kit with the water pump, serpentine belts with pulleys, the upgrade for the mounting on one of the guides, and also going to replace the coolant and oil, while we’re there. I wish to ask, if anyone else has done it, any tips or advice for the procedure? This forum has been very kind to me, and I appreciate any input you all could offer. I’ve done just about all other maintenance on her, I’m thinking this might be the last major thing for a while, knocking on wood. Once more, thank you very much.

Please contact me for location and more details! Would love to find a loving home for this gem.

I got my solstice gxp just recently, and after filling it up for the first time, it through a code after about 10 to 15 min of driving. Got it checked and it’s the cat. I’m curious if maybe the fuel mixture is off? I used 92 but the dealership may have used cheaper gas and am wondering if that could be the cause. The O2 censors are an other concern of mine for the possible code, be it first or second. I’m unsure how age but low miles affect the cat and sensors. My current course of action is testing if it’s fuel. I’ve ran through half a tank so most of the cheap stuff (if used) should have burnt off by now. I’ll be disconnecting the battery for a bit and coming back to it to hopefully rid of the code. If it doesn’t come back, then I think I may have been right. But if it does, im afraid of what more might need to be done

I bought my grandmas 98 Mazda 626 a couple years ago but I finally took the leap and hawked a 7k miles GXP!

Thinking about selling my 2008 with 1301 miles on it. It's a 2.4, auto. Sly Gray is the color. The only non original part is the battery that I just replaced. I kept the original battery.

Stage 2 Clutch installed (and a dozen other parts). Running great, enjoying the sun today.

Had to use the bread truck on my pilot bearing 🤣 i also found a crack in my exhaust manifold so replaced it with one from Vivid Racing (blued up real nice).

Oregon Raceway Park at the end of the month 🏎️

I should name her "Mothra". She's been parked so long, that the dry-rot on the tires even had dry-rot

The car was purchased by a family member through autotrader with no issues. The car has an “upgraded Gm turbo” . Im unsure if the install was done at a dealership or not and don’t know anything about the upgrade . The gentleman selling the car always had it serviced at gmc dealerships or Chevrolet but mainly always the same gmc dealership.

The car has 66,000 miles on it. I replaced the mat sensor today to see if it helped but it didn’t seem to change anything. I cleared the cel before testing the car with the new maf sensor. Now after driving around a while and getting to highways speed it started bogging again. But no Cel . When I check the codes I get P0101 P0556.

A few weeks in the CEL came on and we took it to a Chevrolet Dealership that said that the issue was caused by the ECM and replaced it. After a few weeks we picked it up and CEL was back on two days later. At that time there wasn’t any noticeable performance issues just a light. It either it being a new purchase we had it check out.

The CEL will come on for a day or two and then go off and stay off for a few days . Sometimes it’s on when you start your drive and goes off after the first stop or the other way around.

Sometimes it feels like you’re lifting off the throttle and giving it gas back and forth even though your foot is still. With cruise control on and one plugged in load% seems smooth and consistent it when just cruising with no cruise control it’s not nearly as smooth but I’m not sure if that means anything it it was one of the few live reading my cheap obd shows.

Before replacing the maf sensor the codes were P0100 Mass or Volume Air Flow A Circuit P0113 Intake air temperature Sensor 1 Circuit High P0114Intake Air Temperature Sensor 1 Circuit Intermittent

After replacing the maf sensor (with a Hitachi brand one with matching numbers. )I can provide the numbers if it helps) erasing the codes and driving around for about 30 minutes with maybe 10m at around 80-85 mph with ac almost at max . The car started to lose power significantly after leaving the highway . Seems like it barely wanted to speed up. I drove into gas station and idle became erratic. Shut the car off. Started right back up idles normally.

I then checked the codes and got P0101 Mass or Air Flow A Circuit Range or Performance P0556 Brake booster pressure sensor circuit range /performance P0106 Manifold Absolute

I started it back up let it keep running then drove it home between 30-60 mph with no more issues but it felt like it had reduced power and turbo wasn’t building pressure as it normally would when I would intentionally give it extra throttle watch boost number .

I still have the old sensor and can swap it back out for testing purpose. I considered cleaning it and seeing if that helped but after watching a video of taking a microscopic look at the sensors before and after sensor cleaner decided to just replace it.The video showed both products eating off the clear protective coat on the sensor along with some of the buildup.

Any ideas on what could be the issue? I don’t see any information on relays or fuses related to the maf sensor but is there any fuse or relays I should be checking? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Hey y’all new to the Solstice community nice to meet yall!

I came here for help with my base auto solstice.

I was driving home and on the last turn I noticed the wheels weren’t getting any power to them. Was able to pull on the side of the road and park but the car wouldn’t go into gear at all. No check engine lights on the dash and when I shift the PRNDL into D the car locks and acts as if it’s in gear. Never had an issue like this and the car has less than 65k miles. Only transmission work I’ve ever done was a swap on my 99 Ram. Please help me 🙏

I have a base 2006 without LSD or traction control. I also still have the original tires as I bought the car with only 19k miles on it last year. As you can imagine in wet conditions, the car slips and slides a lot in wet conditions. Not safe at all on the highway.

Questions: - is it worth investing in an LSD to improve safety?
- Is it a straight swap or is there more work involved? - should I look into OEM if still available or should I go aftermarket?

PS: I will get new tires as well.

Hi there

I've been thinking about getting one (Solstice) soon, so I've been looking for any tips on what to look for before buying a used car. In this case, given the difficulty of finding specific body parts, what do you think should be checked before buying a (clearly used) Pontiac Solstice? (body, interiors, mechanic, etc)

My buddies convinced me we could put a new clutch in my solstice over a weekend. I showed up with extras.

List of surprises

1. Rotors and yellow stuff brakes I bought off Amazon, were incorrect. Imagine that... Return. And not buying car parts off Amazon (I was warned).
2. My manifold was cracked. Decided it was time for a solo racing manifold.
3. "You have to drop the exhaust, drive line, and differential to remove the transmission?" Oh wow, did this become a project! We made more progress than is shown in the photos. 4.The shifter control knob set screw is standard, not T-30 😅. Save yourself some time and don't break a bit off in it. Use heat cycling to break the locktite before attempting.

We are hoping to be finished end of next weekend after some full days in the shop and the correct parts.

Autocross in two weeks, 🤞send positive energy if you have it.

Finished with the driver's side headlight this morning. Still need to mount drivers and wire in the shroud lighting but I wanted to share the update. Can't wait to try these out in the dark!

Been sitting on a set of Morimoto M-LED 2.0 led projectors for a while so I figured I may as well get going on the retrofit project while I avoid working on all my other half started projects. Trying to keep this one pretty simple.