Thread For My Car Problems.

[lilcrash]

Yeah I've got the sample waiting.

[BOOZTJUNKEY]

Uve *

[lilcrash]

Lol. I knew what you meant. Just so you all don't think I'm driving around before it tested. I'm driving my parents camry until I get the results.

[Rolls]

Good man, I hope it comes back with the all clear.

[lilcrash]

Just to add to my awesome. I think my front seal is leaking

[Crans]

You seem to have as much luck as I do with cars. Hopefully you get some good news with the oil sample

[lilcrash]

I don't want to pull it all apart again . This is never ending.

[pipster11]

i think you are supposed to disconnect the tps and idle valve, set the idle speed to spec then check the timing

tps disconnected stops the timing shifting around

or you can do it from a pc if you have a nistune cable and the right software

[lilcrash]

Oh. I just had the laptop on and matched the timing mark to what the screen said. 15degrees. The mark was moving with the display when it fluctuated so I'm guessing it should be close.

[Rolls]

Just to add to my awesome. I think my front seal is leaking

If you don't want to pull it apart just spread high temp sealant on the outside, unless it is pissing out it will fix it. Looks a bit messy though.

[lilcrash]

It looks like it might just be the sump seal. Il degrease it all and smear some sealant in and see how It goes.

[Hanaldo]

Yeh sucks, I just did the sump gasket in my EL. Not a whole lot of fun.

[Rolls]

High temp sealant is pretty amazing stuff, every leak I've put it on has fixed it. Of course if you can take the item off and do it properly I would recommend that though.

[lilcrash]

sadly if it is the sump seal the engine would need to come out so yeah thats not gonna happen, i cant handle that nightmare again.

Edited February 27, 2012 by lilcrash

[75coupe]

Think of it as long term investment, do the hard yards now, when u have a child running around you will appreciate it I reckon...

Pretty impressed you've gone through with this build this far.

[Rolls]

Same, good learning experience taking engines out, building them etc.

Does kind of drive home the point about do it once do it properly and paying someone for a top notch block all assembled though when things go wrong.

Anyway I hope it works out for you, worst case you will be far more knowledgeable than when you started. I know taking engines out and playing mechanic was a great learning experience for myself.

[lilcrash]

If it didn't have a pull clutch it wouldn't be so bad.

[lilcrash]

ok it definitely is the front main seal, there is a splatter around the balancer and i don't think the sump is squirting so yeah.

so yay i get to pull my belts off and my covers off and my balancer off and my oil pump off and timing belt off and then re do them all

[Hanaldo]

Could be worse

When do you get the oil test results back?

[Rolls]

Oil pump is a sump off job I hate to say.

I had a leaking oil pump seal so just do the high temp sealant on the outside and it fixed it right up.