CTyler

First post and new here :). SC400 93 I'm the 3rd owner Private party in Yorba Linda, CA I've owned the car for 5 years now. I see a similar pattern in the problems that ppl have had here. So here are the issues I've had: 1. PS Hose (or pump, still not sure) has a leak. Worked on it a little bit recently and it seems like it's leaking a little from the pump, but there is a spot in the hose that seems to have a leak. Any advice would help. Currently not fixed. 2. Radiator split near the top. Replaced the radiator and currently runs fine. Independent fix, 02/09. $160. 3. Headlight/Foglight fogging, yellowing. My dad gave me a solution to help clean this and it looks great now! 06/08 - Free (at most $5 to buy the stuff though) 4. Alternator went out (didn't think my PS was acting up back then, but it could have been) in 07. Replaced it independently for about $90. 5. Gauge cluster needle illumination (2 years now). Currently not fixed, going to do a search on how to replace it and fix that this weekend. 6. Climate control LCD Display. Currently not fixed. Not sure if I'll bother with this one or not yet. I'll look into fixing it mid 09 if I do. 7. CD's don't read that well. Currently not fixed. Not bothering with this one yet because I'm using a MP3 player. 8. Drivers side seat has a crack in the leather. Currently not fixed. Thinking about buying new seat covers for all of the leather seats. 9. Drivers Side Windows Regulator. Currently not fixed. Looking for replacement parts and plan on having this fixed by 03/09. 10. On a rainy day an old lady with fogged up windows drove right over to me and dented my left front wheel well. Needless to say I didn't do anything with it, now it's rusted and with some other minor chips in the body I'm going to bondo the thing and repaint it this summer. 11. AC went out and I've been living with it because local mechanics want to charge me 1k+ and I'm not willing to spend it yet. 12. First time I was replacing the brakes I followed my brothers advice on replacing them. We ended up messing up the ebrake equipment and it seems like all I need is a brake hardware kit, but I haven't been able to find one for this car. I'll be looking at other Toyota brake hardware kits to see if they would match. 13. Late at night I backed my car up into the garage and clipped the passenger side mirror. Plans to fix that by mid Feb/09. Other than that, standard maintenance, usually done by myself (seems to never fail every time I take it to a mechanic it's usually missing a screw or a clip). No Mods The other car we have is a camry. I love driving this car, it has great acceleration, breaking, suspension, and just a general good feel to it. My wife wants me to drive the Camry more and sell this car, but I don't think that will happen for awhile. I'll post some pictures later. I'll be looking over the forum on similar issues/fixes. I'll take any advice that is given to me. :D