Bought a ws6, lots of issues VIDEO INSIDE
Bought a ws6, lots of issues VIDEO INSIDE Guys need a lot of help bought a ws6 that has several cosmetic issues but want to takle the main ones
1. Suspension is really really rough awkward like all shaky i feel every bump, I can't launch the car at all it just shakes violently
2. Someone cut the wire or took out the SES bulb because i could pull codes current and no light??? I see a green wire cut under the radio close to were the center console meets the radio under
3. Have several codes tps sensor, ignition coil 1, AIR (but i remove it so i know thats the reason) a lot of oxygen sensor codes but car has longtubes and dumped exhaust
4. Have an oil leak somewhere maybe rear main or oil pan??
5. Have high idle its an M6 and after driving for a while and putting on neutral it stays around 1200 rpm
Thanks
1. Suspension is really really rough awkward like all shaky i feel every bump, I can't launch the car at all it just shakes violently
2. Someone cut the wire or took out the SES bulb because i could pull codes current and no light??? I see a green wire cut under the radio close to were the center console meets the radio under
3. Have several codes tps sensor, ignition coil 1, AIR (but i remove it so i know thats the reason) a lot of oxygen sensor codes but car has longtubes and dumped exhaust
4. Have an oil leak somewhere maybe rear main or oil pan??
5. Have high idle its an M6 and after driving for a while and putting on neutral it stays around 1200 rpm
Thanks
That thing looks hacked! You didn't bring it to a mechanic before you bought it? I would start working on getting your 02 sensors fixed. The rear lower control arms can be had pretty cheap as well.
Wow whoever owned it before sure beat on it with no remorse to upkeep.I see new motor mounts,trans mount,rear control arms/bushings to be replaced.not sure if someone tried to silicone around the bell housing to mask the oil leak.
As mentioned before..hope you got the car cheap..your about to put some overdue maintenance funds into it..and that's just to get it to a point of being driveable..Im sure more will follow the deeper you look.
As mentioned before..hope you got the car cheap..your about to put some overdue maintenance funds into it..and that's just to get it to a point of being driveable..Im sure more will follow the deeper you look.
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That thing looks roached man, someone ripped on that car ALOT all those bushings look shot and neglected. Silicone around the bell housing is a bad sign of hack mechanic/owner trying to mask a rear main seal or oil pan leak. Also looks like whoever owned it didn't know wiring very well. All I can say is good luck, I hope you got it cheap cause it needs lots of tlc and money.
I didnt know all of this until i got it its pretty beat up the price was high considering all of this issues but now i cant really do anything about it just try and fix it i fixed the high idle and a lot of sensors problems with proper maintenance but my concern is the suspension right now
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I'd start by pull the transmission and check the rear main seal, and while the trans out see it the pilot bearing needs replacing, along with the clutch, slave cylinder, throw out bearing, and output shaft seal.
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damn that think was abused and not cared for at all. If I were you, Id do the suspension/mounts first which is going to suck but its worth it. If youre interested, I have a stock rear control arm as well as a trans mount that are both in good shape. PM me if youd like them.
Guys need a lot of help bought a ws6 that has several cosmetic issues but want to takle the main ones
1. Suspension is really really rough awkward like all shaky i feel every bump, I can't launch the car at all it just shakes violently
2. Someone cut the wire or took out the SES bulb because i could pull codes current and no light??? I see a green wire cut under the radio close to were the center console meets the radio under
3. Have several codes tps sensor, ignition coil 1, AIR (but i remove it so i know thats the reason) a lot of oxygen sensor codes but car has longtubes and dumped exhaust
4. Have an oil leak somewhere maybe rear main or oil pan??
5. Have high idle its an M6 and after driving for a while and putting on neutral it stays around 1200 rpm
02 ws6 review - YouTube
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1. Suspension is really really rough awkward like all shaky i feel every bump, I can't launch the car at all it just shakes violently
2. Someone cut the wire or took out the SES bulb because i could pull codes current and no light??? I see a green wire cut under the radio close to were the center console meets the radio under
3. Have several codes tps sensor, ignition coil 1, AIR (but i remove it so i know thats the reason) a lot of oxygen sensor codes but car has longtubes and dumped exhaust
4. Have an oil leak somewhere maybe rear main or oil pan??
5. Have high idle its an M6 and after driving for a while and putting on neutral it stays around 1200 rpm
02 ws6 review - YouTube
02 ws6 diagnostic - YouTube
02 ws6 dianoatic pt 2 - YouTube
Thanks
2. not sure about green wire.
3. find a friend with with similar car. its easy to clear codes swap the tps and ignition coil drive a few miles and see if they were actually bad.
if so, replace.
4 oil leak likely rear main, very common just keep it topped off
5. high idle is likely a simple fix there is an adjuster in the throttle cable thats leading back to firewall. the idle will likely fix with a few turns of a screw.
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for the wiring, i'd hook up a voltmeter to it... with whatever that passive setting is... to try and figure out if it's some sort of power wire (or ground) or if its purpose is to send a digital signal somewhere. i have wires like your chopped green one, but i put them there myself. they were my TPS signal and RPM signal for a nitrous controller. if the key is in ON, but engine not running, you will still get a TPS signal. a lot of the others, like RPM (obviously) you'll need the engine running.
my one and only leaky engine problem wasn't the rear main seal, but the galley plug on the left side of the rear main. either way the transmission had to be unbolted and pulled out of the way
my one and only leaky engine problem wasn't the rear main seal, but the galley plug on the left side of the rear main. either way the transmission had to be unbolted and pulled out of the way
Ok fix several stuff, suspension was a collapsed strut on the passanger side got ss springs and struts low mileage dirt cheap on craigslist, fixed the rear main (havent checked if it still leaks) welded some of the loose exhaust car seems to ride smoother just order the motor and tranng mount set the poly one and just got new 02s will see how it goes
Not too bad, just a few bad previous owners. Just fix everything up and show her what maintenance actually it's.
What are the miles on her? If they're not to high I wouldn't worry too much, I would swap every fluid in the car, and all main wear parts. You're off to a good start
What are the miles on her? If they're not to high I wouldn't worry too much, I would swap every fluid in the car, and all main wear parts. You're off to a good start
Ok here is my list so far:
02 WS6 trans am expenses
$390 title change
$24.00 plugs
$75.00 gas
$17.09 car wash
$4.32 degreaser
$8 flasher
$50 tie rods
$57 02 sensors
$15 sway bar links
$5 mis screws
$60 strut setup
$16 sway bar bushings
$10 sway bar middle bushings
$101 poly engine mount and tranny
$250 rear main
$65 fix pipe
$50 alignment
$80 plug wiress, tranny mount, fuel filter
$35 oil change
$18 lca
$8 header bolts
$60 fix header leak
Ok problem right now is that it seems the drivers header bolts are stripped any fix without taking out the head?
02 WS6 trans am expenses
$390 title change
$24.00 plugs
$75.00 gas
$17.09 car wash
$4.32 degreaser
$8 flasher
$50 tie rods
$57 02 sensors
$15 sway bar links
$5 mis screws
$60 strut setup
$16 sway bar bushings
$10 sway bar middle bushings
$101 poly engine mount and tranny
$250 rear main
$65 fix pipe
$50 alignment
$80 plug wiress, tranny mount, fuel filter
$35 oil change
$18 lca
$8 header bolts
$60 fix header leak
Ok problem right now is that it seems the drivers header bolts are stripped any fix without taking out the head?
Last edited by needtransam; Aug 22, 2013 at 01:27 PM.
I would soak the hell out of the bolts with liquid wrench spray or something similar. If you have access to a mechanic friend I am sure they have a tool to help. I vice grip bolts if I don't care.
got them header bolts were not the correct size and were going in wrong, found some and they went in right and no more header leak difference in power is really noticeable, feels strong and can't keep does tires to grip too much power in first and second 