Guest silverbullet Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 ok..so my grand prix has been leaking fairly bad...first i changed the oil pan gasket hoping that would solve my problem...i put everything back into place...only to find out when i start the car and move the wheels back and forth that either i broke a power steering line when i dropped the engine or that was the original leak...so..i change out all the power steering hoses..turn the car on turn the wheels..no leak...so im thinking ive finally solved my problem..right? NO...i take it out on a testdrive..and i notice that its not running completely right...the engine is reving up and down while im idling..and it died on me 4 times in 10 minutes...so i park it back on the street for a bit...move it back into the garage..and when i look onto the street what do i see...more FUCKING OIL ON THE GROUND...does anyone have any ideas on what my problem is now?...before i change the gasket and the hoses the only problem i had was the leaks..now its not running right at all..and i dont know what to do... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hwilli1647545487 Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 To my knowledge those motors leak oil commonly from three places. Rear Main Seal. a small oil pump O ring from a small plug where a distributor used to be (earlier versions of this motor ran a disti instead of coil packs, and instead of resdesigning the head, they just plugged the hole) . Can you tell approx where the leak is coming from? As far as why it's running shitty. You said you pulled the motor? My guess is you probably didn't put something back correctly. Start troublshooting, especially vacuum lines. A commonly missed one is the fuel preasure regulator. It's on the driverside of the intake manifold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lustalbert Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 wow, a gm leaking oil..... you can try that dye for your oil and a uv lamp, that could help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest silverbullet Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 i didnt pull the motor..i just had to drop it in order to get the oil pan...but ill chek my lines..something probably just popped out of place now that i think about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest White Horse Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 You had to drop the engine to remove the oil pan??? WTF?? The only way to fix a GM is to trade it for a Ford. Seriously, clean the damn engine so that you can see where it is leaking from... probably head gasket or rear main seal. Chevy = graemlins/nonono.gif Originally posted by Silverbullet: i broke a power steering line when i dropped the engine or that was the original leak...Also, big difference between engine oil and power steering fluid... I hope to god you can tell the difference... Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest silverbullet Posted September 24, 2003 Report Share Posted September 24, 2003 lol..yes i can tell the difference.....the only thing that threw me off was the fact that the guy before me used automatic transmission fluid as powersteering fluid...which ate away at the pipes causing a hole...but i seemed to make the whole bigger when i had to drop the engine...and yes..it is crazy to have to drop the engine to get to the oil pan...but it was the only way to do it..im not retarted...lol..and as of right now...ive been tearing it apart..and im thinking that it is the plug where the distributer used to be such as ficus mentioned earlier b/c their seems to be alot of oil in that general area...atleast i hope that is the problem and not a rear main or a head gasket.. thanks for the help smile.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hwilli1647545487 Posted September 24, 2003 Report Share Posted September 24, 2003 Originally posted by silverbullet: lol..yes i can tell the difference.....the only thing that threw me off was the fact that the guy before me used automatic transmission fluid as powersteering fluid...which ate away at the pipes causing a hole...but i seemed to make the whole bigger when i had to drop the engine...and yes..it is crazy to have to drop the engine to get to the oil pan...but it was the only way to do it..im not retarted...lol..and as of right now...ive been tearing it apart..and im thinking that it is the plug where the distributer used to be such as ficus mentioned earlier b/c their seems to be alot of oil in that general area...atleast i hope that is the problem and not a rear main or a head gasket.. thanks for the help smile.gif That is your best case scenerio. Cheap (2 bucks) and easy smile.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted September 24, 2003 Report Share Posted September 24, 2003 what enige is in it? as far a i know the distribiter cover leak only apllies to the 3.1 and 2.8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest silverbullet Posted September 24, 2003 Report Share Posted September 24, 2003 its the 3.1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest White Horse Posted September 25, 2003 Report Share Posted September 25, 2003 yeah... transverse mounted v6... pray to every god that you can think of that it is the distributer seal.. lol Those SUCK to do head gaskets and rear mains on!! graemlins/nonono.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cheapnissan93 Posted September 26, 2003 Report Share Posted September 26, 2003 this dosent relate to the earlier topic but i just got a 93 nissan sentra xe (yes i no it's a shitty car) but i want to fix it up and i need help. what should i put on it, i was thinking first header intake exhaust set maybe taking the engine to get it cleaned out !80,000mi graemlins/eek2.gif but then??? need help graemlins/doh.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cheapnissan93 Posted September 26, 2003 Report Share Posted September 26, 2003 fix mistake not 80,000 that ! was supposed 2 b a 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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