I finally got the car back on the road this morning after I realized you need more than 4 quarts of transmission fluid when you drop the pan.... Anyway, the totals: new rear swaybar endlinks, new oil pan and transmission gaskets, drain and refill transmission and oil/replace filters, drain and refill radiator, new spark plugs, pcv valve, and serpentine belt. I replaced one of the 2 secondary air check valves, and pulled the instrument panel and replaced the larger bulbs. Dealer wanted over $2500 to do it all ($1700 for just the swaybar endlinks, oil pan gasket, and secondary air check valves). I did it all for less than $600 and that included a few misc. tools I didn't have and a new radiator drain plug which disintegrated when I removed it). Pretty happy with myself although my wife is sick of me working on the car all day long.
Anyway, it runs great, but I noticed as I'm driving down the road, that my green cruise control light on the instrument panel doesn't come on when the cruise in engaged. The cruise does work, but the light isn't on. The red airbag light right next to it does flash as normal when I first start the car. I replaced all of the larger bulbs which were just 194's and I could find anywhere, but there were also 4 smaller bulbs which I couldn't match at any parts stores I tried (also they wouldn't pull out of their little holder). I went to the dealer on my way home and he said they are part number 16129065 which includes the holder. Is my lack of cruise light likely from me breaking one trying to remove the bulb from the holder? Am I correct in assuming the smaller bulbs work for the idiot lights?
At the end of the day, I can live without the cruise light, but I'm just trying to figure out what happened.
Thanks!
