Originally Posted by pkrainert

Oh also the coolant fluid level was above what it was supposed to be in the reservoir but I removed the excess. Would that cause anything to happen?

Originally Posted by nismopc

Yes. Two things come to mind.

1. Previous owner/dealer overfilled coolant and spilled in engine bay or
2. Previous owner/dealer overfilled coolant, engine heated to normal operating temps causing radiator to push excess fluid to reservoir overflow and it leaked out.

Originally Posted by pkrainert

Hey all,

Just bought a 2000 GLE this afternoon and I am soo excited! I used to own a 96 GXE with a few mods and started to miss it as soon as I sold it. It is black with grey interior fully loaded. No spoiler and kind of lame stock wheels lol. But it is definatley a max!

I have a few questions for you guys here,

1. the car smells of coolant after an hour plus drive, I don't see any leaks so I will have to check tomorrow morning to see if I can find anything... Any suggestions?

2. The key fob is not working, could be the battery or something else I am not sure. Does anyone have a link to sync it up with the car incase that is the problem?

3. Is there anything I should be looking for on this particular year or model?


I love these cars! I really wanted a 2002-2003 but I couldnt find one with less than 160k in my price range. This car has just under 120k. new tires and brake rotors and pads. Everything else seems to be in great shape from what I can tell so far.

Originally Posted by http://www.programyourremote.com

IMPORTANT: Before entering programming mode, have in possession all of the transmitters you will be using on the vehicle. Once you program the transmitter, all previous codes will be erased from the memory. The other transmitters will not be functional until you program the transmitters again.

1. Close and lock all doors with the driver’s side power lock/unlock switch.

2. Insert key into ignition and remove it from the ignition key cylinder at least six times within 10 seconds. Your Hazard
Lamps will flash if you have performed this step successfully. NOTE: Withdraw key completely from ignition cylinder
each time. If this procedure is performed too fast, system will not enter programming mode.

3. Insert key into the ignition cylinder and turn to the ACC position.

4. Within 5 seconds, push ANY button on the remote transmitter. Your Hazard Lamps should flash. NOTE: Do not press
the button more than one time in the above step. If the button is pressed more than one time, the programming
procedure will not be successful.

5. If there are any remaining transmitters (including the old ones), unlock then lock all doors using the driver’s side
power lock/unlock switch and within 5 seconds, push ANY button on the next remote. Your Hazard Lamps should
flash. Repeat this step for each transmitter (including any existing transmitters).

6. Turn the key to the OFF position, remove keys from the ignition, unlock doors using the driver’s side power lock/unlock switch and open the driver side door.

Originally Posted by Froggmann

If your electric motor mounts are leaking pull the plugs on them. Eventually one of them will fry the ecu. IACVs tend to be a bit on the touchy side.

Originally Posted by pkrainert

Hate to be such a newb but what is an electric motor mount?

And as far as the IACV do you mean it needs to be cleaned frequently? I cleaned mine once in my 96 at about 135k miles, it wasn't super dirty but I had it off and cleaned it out anyways.

Originally Posted by pkrainert

Ok search did me well lol. So do I need to rev it up past 1000 rmps before I unplug them? Also is there a way to tell if they are bad, I would hate to unplug a working mount lol.