What to look for when buying a gen 1 expy

[Erich Zeppelin]

If she's an Eddie Bauer edition, check the air suspension for operation.

 

[Expeditionary]

If she's an Eddie Bauer edition, check the air suspension for operation.

or just save yourself the time and trouble and buy one with coil sprung rear and standard front because air suspension is useless

 

[nvycrmn]

i will tell you what to look for when buying and expy....a different truck! hahah. I love my expy but I DO NOT love changing the spark plugs on this f-ing thing! Nor do I have the patience, so now I have to pay somebody to change them, very upset about this!

 

[KWT2000]

all suspension bushings for cracking and rott, saggy coil springs, rear pinion seal leak, oil cooler lines leaking, tie rods, idler and pittman arms.

 

[Biged1968]

ac lines rusted out at the ac compressor, weak shocks, worn hardware kit on rear disc brakes and do not even try to use cheap rear pads on these things, and check the heat shield above the driver side cat , they rust,come loose and rattle and ting.
put never seize around the front hubs if you have factory aluminum wheels

 

[Remo]

Rocker panel rust..its tricky to spot if it has the factory running boards!

 

[DR3W]

Check tranny and bearings

 

[2000eb]

i will tell you what to look for when buying and expy....a different truck! hahah. I love my expy but I DO NOT love changing the spark plugs on this f-ing thing! Nor do I have the patience, so now I have to pay somebody to change them, very upset about this!

spark plugs where fairly easy bout an hour or so just follow the steps people have already sent links of when doing the spark plugs and it isnt that bad at all

 

[zets101]

spark plugs where fairly easy bout an hour or so just follow the steps people have already sent links of when doing the spark plugs and it isnt that bad at all

PFFFFT! Bull! I changed mine, hardest spark plug job I have ever done in my life! Don't even get me started on plug #4 either, the one that is wrapped up in heater hoses.

 

[BakerEdition]

Zets...if it were cold out at least that one would have kept your hands warm...LOL...I paid to have mine done...open the hood and looked and it was closed in 10 seconds..LOL