well my turn for LIM leak fix

[01silveralero]

looks like the project for this weekend. im trying not to have it go much further. heat stopped working and temperature tried to climb like the head gasket was about to go. ill most likely take some pictures because im pretty sure i let this problem go the longest. it has been over a year and a half.

[cavaliers60]

nice dude.... You probably f'ed up your motor. :lol:

[01silveralero]

nice dude.... You probably f'ed up your motor. :lol:

no i didnt :)
current known damage: lower radiator hose,water pump,thermostat,heater core, idler pulley

[pimpalero2003]

that sucks

[Mr_Reed]

I need to replace mine it has a very small leak...

[01silveralero]

mine is both sides. well it has been only both sides for maybe the last 4 months

[[ion] C2]

nice dude.... You probably f'ed up your motor. :lol:
which one? there's many motors in our vehicles.. :p

motors = electrical power
engine = fuel combustion

[01silveralero]

C2;319083']which one? there's many motors in our vehicles.. :p

motors = electrical power
engine = fuel combustion

wut a smart ass lol :lol: but its true though heh. well saturday taking it apart and we'll see how bad it is.

[AGT]

C2;319083']which one? there's many motors in our vehicles.. :p

motors = electrical power
engine = fuel combustion

smartass indeed.

So in the song "Born to be wild" when he sings "get your motor runnin...head out on the highway" he was talking about driving an eletric car? :lol:

[[ion] C2]

he's just a song artist, that doesn't make them smart haha

[cavaliers60]

C2;319083']which one? there's many motors in our vehicles.. :p

motors = electrical power
engine = fuel combustion

:glare:.......fuel combustion.......

















:p

[Cliff8928]

motor
• noun 1. A machine that supplies motive power for a vehicle or other device.

engine
• noun 1. A machine with moving parts that converts power into motion.

I guess they both apply....

[Redog]

.....

[[ion] C2]

we don't know

generally it is accepted, and the original definition as per physics differentiates between motor and engine as i explained above

[01silveralero]

well im on topic for this thread :)

[Ryan from Ohio]

Well if the heat stopped working its probably because the thermostat is stuck closed.

That happened in my Alero and my 3100 Buick. Both were LIMG, I just didnt know better with the Buick.

The Alero I figured something was up when I kept loosing coolant. Which eventually went to just water... Then I had a few boil overs, stuck thermostat. LIMG was noticeable... So i just fixed it. Didnt replace any hoses...

Everything is good about 15K later

[01silveralero]

well i did it tonight started at 7pm and got done at 830 pictures will be posted tomorrow.

[Redog]

1.5 hours for a job an experienced mech takes 6 hours to do


Yeah right :rolleyes2:

[alerored04]

i believe it if you have done a few before. It is really not that hard. Shops charge for 6 hours, i bet they work on it slow and steady for maybe 2.5. Redog you just put too much faith in mechs. They are not gods you know, and most of this stuff really is not that difficult to do. It's like sex, put this shaft in this hole, turn clockwise. lol.

[Ryan from Ohio]

Im not a mechanic nor an idiot, but 1.5 hours is about impossible... lol Maybe for the UIMG :lol:

Im sure I could do it in 4 hours alone.

[Redog]

I did the mani gasket on the Delta in 1 hour but then again the only things to take off is the fuel line, vacuum lines, and the air cleaner, but an LIMG in 1.5 hours, doesn't seems possible

[alerored04]

maybe not 1.5 but 2.5 with help is doable. Hell when i did my heads with Jeremy from DPP him a friend and i did the heads in six hours. Including port time on the uim and lim. After seeing that happen so fast i can believe that with skill and skilled help it may be somewhat possible. I do agree that it would be excessively difficult though.

[Vinalero]

Im not a mechanic nor an idiot, but 1.5 hours is about impossible... lol Maybe for the UIMG :lol:

Im sure I could do it in 4 hours alone.

ROFL, imagine the guy doing the swap, then after there is still a leak only to realize he changed the wrong gasket? That would be Priceless! :lol:

[01silveralero]

1.5 hours for a job an experienced mech takes 6 hours to do


Yeah right :rolleyes2:

seriously :rolleyes2: took everything out of way too :) it was pretty much same as getting one of my superchargers off in like 15 min :) same 10mm bolts pretty much ALMOST the same way to take it off. its really not hard when you already have the tools out for it.

[01silveralero]

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj171/01silveralero/DSCI0021.jpg

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[nickbain]

green coolant????or is that just my imagination. I thought that dexcool was all orange.

[Redog]

It can be switched out, as long as you do a full flush first

[nickbain]

Also looking at the pics the only ones that show maybe the limg off are 2 and 3 but they are pretty blurry so I can't really tell.

[nickbain]

It can be switched out, as long as you do a full flush first

Well I might just have to do that. In my little town if you need dexcool or equivilant then you have to go to the local shop and it's like 30 bux for 4 liters, double the price of normal stuff.

[01silveralero]

green coolant????or is that just my imagination. I thought that dexcool was all orange.

i switched it out a couple months ago :)

[01silveralero]

well small update after one week of exams (still one more week of exams left) and went back out today to get a good look at the situation since when i took it apart it was nighttime. cam looks like it just came out of the box. oil really isnt that super black from the sea foam maybe just a little. ports look pretty good and also the valves. gonna be putting it together this weekend after i gather some supplies.

[01silveralero]

well everything worked out fine with it. nothing really was that messed up except the water pump that saw better days.