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Hi guys, trying to diagnose litres of oil that has poured out of the drivers side of the engine under the plenum and im having troubles removing it.

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I have removed all the injectors, bolts to the block, fuel rails, and hoses at the rear of the plenum, but having no luck getting the AAC off.

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got one of the bolts off, but is there and easier way? i can wiggle the plenum assembly around off the block, but cannot remove it as it wont come out far, can only assume its just the AAC still attached causing this.

Prior to all the belts coming off the car was making a weird whiring noise, i got the power steer unit overhauled, and have just inspected the belt which seamed in great shape for 90,000kms, and the idlers and pulleys seamed healthy too

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i did notice the pulley on the aircon unit has a little bit of play in it unlike all the other pulleys, when spun freely it makes a grinding noise, how hard is it going to be to fix this? and will i need to dump the gas?

thanks for the help guys, once this is sorted, hicas and the massive ammount of grease i found under the front left steering rack i can maybe get the car i purchased from a dealer interstate on the road!

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Do you know what your doing!!! Whats pulling the plenum off going to do...

I'd say take it to a workshop before you do something you can't fix.

You should have looked for cracked lines, blown gaskets, disattached hoses etc. before randomly pulling the plenum off.

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if you have a huge oil leak under the plenum then i'd be looking straight at the oil filter and oil cooler assembly...

what your doing looks like a real mess.. have you jacked the car up to see what things look like from underneath?

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if you have a huge oil leak under the plenum then i'd be looking straight at the oil filter and oil cooler assembly...

what your doing looks like a real mess.. have you jacked the car up to see what things look like from underneath?

i have claustrophobia so have problems going under the car,

i am deffinate it is the oil cooler and filter assembly i just need to get at it from the top side down, the plenum is just a pain too get too

BAMR33 - i have already checked hoses, gaskets etc. i know where the problem is, getting too it is the problem thanks

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Take a deep breath and face your fears. :laugh:

DO IT DO IT DO IT!

im thinking of buying some wheel ramps, im really unimpressed with the idea of going under though, i already had a blast getting the sump drain bolt out

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im thinking of buying some wheel ramps, im really unimpressed with the idea of going under though, i already had a blast getting the sump drain bolt out

Yes ramps are good but for the general stuff I prefer axle stands + chocks under the front wheels + the wheels under the car also. Rock solid, doesn't move, absolutely no chance of being squished.

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Yes ramps are good but for the general stuff I prefer axle stands + chocks under the front wheels + the wheels under the car also. Rock solid, doesn't move, absolutely no chance of being squished.

went top side in, too much oil under but the exciting news is it looks like its coming from everywhere, almost an engine out job!

great news is my car has been raced before, the lockwire on some components is evident too this.

thanks to the useless roadworthy dicks who said my car looked good and my mechanic who assured me it was probably just driven hard on the road

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Thats a busted coolant hose?

Where's the oil coming from?

i cut that hose myself, replacing it as it is f**ked and for lack of better words glued to the block

not sure on coil, there looks like a breather on the tranny is loose though, going to call a friend over to look over it today

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