Thread: Please help me save my GP!!!

Pull the spark plugs, see if coolant pours out.

Check the oil level too, it might be higher because coolant is in the crankcase now. It may even look like a milkshake.

Most likely failure is the intake gaskets are gone and the EGR stove pipe could have finally melted through the upper intake and flooded the motor with coolant.

Worst case is a head gasket but you'd likely have seen it smoking pretty bad just prior to complete failure.

if the lower manifold where you got them rags stuffed in was soaking wet. you need to fix the egr stove pipe in the upper black plastic manifold, or replace it.

as long as your this deep you should change the lim gaskets too. they came with plastic crap and they new metal gasket is much better.

some reading for ya http://www.grandprixforums.net/threa...36-UIM-Failure

seal them two little holes off and it cant leak coolant like that ever again on you. http://www.grandprixforums.net/threa...w-to-Mod-a-LIM

if you hydro locked it lets hope you didnt keep trying to crank it, that can kill a rod bearing for ya.

if you get any or already have coolant in the oil, dump a qt down the valley to wash the coolant out, then drain it and change the oil filter after your done with the gaskets, run it for a few minutes, then change the oil and filter again.

if you put your filter wrench all the way to the top of the filter, right under housing, that is the strongest part, well the only part that wont crush on you. so grab it up top there. make sure your turning it the right way too.

Lefty, loosey. righty, tightey. Filter is upside down though, so clockwise as you look at it through the wheel well. Pull towards you on the right side of filter.

loose would be pulled to the firewall. tight to the bumper. only way to grab it with a wrench is via the wheel well. at least on my car thats how i get to it.

Or stab it with a big screw driver and use it for leverage. Beast mode

So my guess was right??

The EGR stove pipe melted the intake and put coolant in the motor?

where in NJ are ya? i got at least one egr stand with both tubes sitting around here.

your rather close, im in hackensack. if you wanted i could tune the egr out and you can just toss it in the trash. install two block off plates.