Lots of oil in cyl #3
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So motor is out. We ended up taking it out the top and it went super smooth and easy.
We removed the exhaust manifold and the harmonic balancer and it slid right out with zero issues.
Reason we chose this route is that we live in the heavy rust belt and didn't want to open a can of worms with brake lines and stuff.
On a bad note the engine we where going after at a local salvage for $550 turned out to be bad. So where still looking for a motor and may have found another from a local guy for $600 if I pull it.
130k miles. So not sure what direction we are going at this point. Wish us luck.
I will be tearing into the old motor just to see how bad it actually is.
We removed the exhaust manifold and the harmonic balancer and it slid right out with zero issues.
Reason we chose this route is that we live in the heavy rust belt and didn't want to open a can of worms with brake lines and stuff.
On a bad note the engine we where going after at a local salvage for $550 turned out to be bad. So where still looking for a motor and may have found another from a local guy for $600 if I pull it.
130k miles. So not sure what direction we are going at this point. Wish us luck.
I will be tearing into the old motor just to see how bad it actually is.
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Keep warm and don’t be in a hurry in the garage , you’ll get this done
Keep warm and don’t be in a hurry in the garage , you’ll get this done
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From: Michigan
Picture update
this is how I stand. I gotta cleanup his mess and organize. Lots of work ahead of me. Please bare with me as this wont be a super fast thing. I do have a couple upgrades to make. New downpipe and zzp pcm I got for christmas.
man I'm glad this car has a new gm transmission. After this its balljoints and brakes. God bless guys.
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With the intake off try and clean the back side of the intake valves.
Remove the internal PCV valve, add an external one and with an oil catch can.
When you pulled it out the top you said you removed the exhaust manifold and damper.
I'm going to guess it was the turbo and manifold ?
Not just the turbo.
Thanks
Remove the internal PCV valve, add an external one and with an oil catch can.
When you pulled it out the top you said you removed the exhaust manifold and damper.
I'm going to guess it was the turbo and manifold ?
Not just the turbo.
Thanks
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I don't believe he has pulled out the original engine yet. He stated that the "friend" of his had misspoke when saying the original engine was out.
The pics on the bottom show the donor engine and the work he has done to it. (i.e. the timing components)
The donor engine still has the intake and exhaust/turbo bolted up. Seen in the pics #4, #6.
Just pointing out details you may have missed.
I don't believe he has pulled out the original engine yet. He stated that the "friend" of his had misspoke when saying the original engine was out.
The pics on the bottom show the donor engine and the work he has done to it. (i.e. the timing components)
The donor engine still has the intake and exhaust/turbo bolted up. Seen in the pics #4, #6.
Just pointing out details you may have missed.