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08-05-2015
Scotty, I watched a video on YouTube yesterday on how to replace a thermostat because I was bored, and guess what car they did it on? Of course right after our Holden discussion, I find a video of one. It even had conventional green in it, not DEX-COOL. Thought it was pure irony lol. I can bring up the video if I can find it again.
Last edited by SubwayGuy; 08-06-2015 at 01:51 PM.
08-05-2015
Soo is it done yet?
08-05-2015
What done?Originally Posted by CrazyBob03
08-05-2015
All your issues sir
08-05-2015
Oil filter good, coolant doesn't leak anymore, idles properly, brakes work good, no more overheating. I'd say she's a happy car lol. Except for the leaky oil pan, but no one needs to know about that.
08-05-2015
Excellent ! Glad it's done. Best feeling is when you know you did it yourself
08-06-2015
Told you so on the brakes.. lol
Good job overall .. did it faster than some (cough cough) guys (yes two of them) could swap their motors.
On that oil pan leak. Are you sure it's the pan and not the rear engine cover gasket? Because quite often it's both and once the pan gasket is done..it's still leaking.
08-06-2015
I'm happy it's done too. Now there should be no problems with it for another 100k miles. Time for interior work now lol.
08-06-2015
The rear valve cover? I changed that gasket when I did my LIM gasket. I guess I can hose it all down and check for leaks in a week or so.
08-06-2015
no, rear engine cover. its sorta like the front timing cover, but on the back where you cant get to it unless you pull the engine, or the tranny out.
08-06-2015
Unless it can be done without pulling the motor, it's not gonna get done. I'm hoping it's the oil pan in that case then.
08-06-2015
my old engine's pan leaked all over. once the engine was out i could see the rear cover was leaking too.
the new engine i got, its last owner changed its oil pan, and it still leaked on him. when i got it i saw the rear cover was leaking too. changed the rear gasket and oil pan gasket, and front cover gasket. (hell every gasket really) and no more oil leaks.
08-06-2015
I think I'll stop right where I'm at for now. I don't have a hoist or anything for the oil pan. It doesn't leak fast anyway.
08-06-2015
You need to go look at more pictures.. lol
You'll find the part I'm talking about. Its very common and really pisses a person off after they swap out the oil pan gasket and it keeps on leakin
08-06-2015
i failed to take a single pic of the rear cover on or off. but you could see it was wet 2 inches up on both sides at the cover bottom.
on both my engines.
08-06-2015
Same here I think
08-06-2015
What's the easiest way to see if it's leaking? Do you have to jack it up and look from the bottom, or can you look from the top?
08-06-2015
its hard to tell engine in. do the oil pan, if it leaks again its the rear cover.
08-06-2015
Also depends on the rate of the leak. If the oil pan is simply "moist" then maybe just leave it be. Oil is cheap.
Plants love oil anyways.
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