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Old Jan 13, 2011 | 10:33 AM
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Well get under the car today to find Oil slung every where.

It some how made it to the BOTTOM of my exhaust and no clue how I'm thinking its a rear main seal what you guys think??
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Old Jan 13, 2011 | 11:53 AM
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the way you wrote it, its like it all happen suddenly, check your oil level next clean-up everything and start the car, put a piece of carton under the car so when it leaks you can see from where it came, or put the car on some jackstands and go under it with the car started so you can see from where it is leaking. simple things to do.
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Old Jan 13, 2011 | 11:56 AM
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Well its probably that it didn't happen suddenly It's just now that I was under the car to see it checked the oil today and it was low not bad but low but now its flung all over the place and its on jack stands right now and there is a puddle starting right at the back of the motor and the tranny. So I have narrowed it down to being that. It's probably never been changed and there is 153k miles on it its time it needs to get changed. And throw a stall in it while the tranny is out
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Old Jan 13, 2011 | 11:59 AM
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ok, check for leaky intake manifold, or (inever saw it happen) your oil pressure sender has loosen
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Old Jan 13, 2011 | 12:05 PM
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there is deff some build up on the back of the transmission bellhousing but its not a liquid form like it is under the car.
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Old Jan 13, 2011 | 01:50 PM
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I'd definitely be checking the back of the intake manifold too. Although you don't have a lot of liquid up top, it could still be that. Liquid runs downhill...most of it will be lower, but you'll find evidence up higher. Usually a thin film and/or dusty grungy crap on it from oil attracting junk.
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Old Jan 13, 2011 | 02:42 PM
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I'd definitely be checking the back of the intake manifold too. Although you don't have a lot of liquid up top, it could still be that. Liquid runs downhill...most of it will be lower, but you'll find evidence up higher. Usually a thin film and/or dusty grungy crap on it from oil attracting junk.
Exactly what I found -__-
started pulling the intake today will try to finish today got the from 4 bolts off the intake just all the stuff on it that plugs in keeps gettin in the way
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Old Jan 13, 2011 | 02:45 PM
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While youre back there teflon tape all the fittings for the oil sender
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It isn't to hard to take it off right? I have the TB off and its just the open intake took the front few bolts off and then all the plugs and stuff that are in the way that bolt to the intake. That and the injectors I need a curtain tool to take these off?
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Old Jan 13, 2011 | 02:51 PM
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The fuel rail pops off with the four bolts on top (leaving the injectors in the rail), then just swing it up and out of the way. You don't HAVE to remove the fuel lines, but it definitely makes life easier. You can get the GM tool for like $10 from any parts store (5/16" and 3/8" lines).
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Is all this crap on the passenger side emissions stuff or what?
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Yes, that's the vacuum switch for the EVAP solenoid. It all comes off.
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Old Jan 13, 2011 | 04:01 PM
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Thank god stuff was getting in the way anyways! thanks
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