3800 need help ASAP

[BumpinGTP]

well i found an oil leak yesterday that was pretty bad, so today i decided to work on it, i was going to tighten down the oil pan bolts and see if that helped at all, well i just broke one of the damn bolts off. wonderful, now what the hell am i supposed to do??? anyone feel like a night of wrenchin with me???

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[Dreamcat78]

before a race is when problems always arise...sorry to hear about that

 

[imported_GraFFix]

Maybe go to sears and get those bits for removing broken studs...you better hope that you dont have to remove the oil pan cause the sub frame has to be dropped to do it

I have the same problem on my car ad Miker was supposed to fix it for me when he had the subframe off to do the trans...well he didnt and all he did was tighten up a bolt or 2 and its still leaking...

So maybe we need a sub frame dropping and oil pan gasket mod day

 

[BumpinGTP]

well the car needs to be ready by 9am tomorrow, so basically im fucked, cuz i still have the leak and i cant race with leaking fluids

 

[imported_Ron Vogel]

Quik fix time!!! This is just a suggestion - it may not work, bear that in mind! RTVRTVRTV, Get some RTV and glob it around the areas that are leaking, it's not a highly pressurized area, and you may be able to get away with it. After it dries completely, you need to beat on it braking, accelerating, and cornering. That way you can see if the oil will ride up the pan and leak. Yes, it is a lame way to fix it. But it will get you to and from the race. The blue stuff (not ultra blue) dries the fastest and works best for oil pans and water jackets. Good luck, I'll be thrashing on my car all night too.

 

[BumpinGTP]

anyone not busy tonight that wants to help drop a subframe and oil pan?

 

[98 TGP TOY]

Why not try and get to home depot. lowes, menards and get a reverse tap and unscrew it. Should work, those bolts should not be in there two tightly, and you wont have to remove the pan. Just a thought.

 

[BumpinGTP]

still have to remove the pan to change the leaking gasket though

 

[98 TGP TOY]

ahhh the gasket, yes that would be the reason. Even though i wouldnt suggest it, I was able to change my gasket without dropping the subframe. I just lifted the engine as high as I could, and lubed up the sides of the oil pan and slid the sucker out. But this is suppose to put a lot of stress on the tranny and other parts ( i didnt know at the time when i did it....forever ago). Just a thought.


Edit, if you can get the bolt out, I would just go with what ron said and use rtv on the old gasket for now and then worry about changing it later....

 

[BumpinGTP]

i just got off the phone with Big Jeff from INTENSE and he said that probably isnt my problem, hale said the same thing, so i have to go check some shit out, i'll keep you guys posted

 

[00GTPSC]

where do you live at? i might be able to help you out, depends on what the g/f has in plan for tonight

Jim

 

[BumpinGTP]

update, it is NOT the oil pan, it is oil leaking down from the cv joint, but i cant find where the oil is coming from, i dont see or feel any oil coming down onto the cv joint and the top of the cv joint is clean, yet the bottom is covered in oil

 

[Dreamcat78]

dont worry bumpin..plenty of time until tommorrow LOL you will have the car fixed

 

[BumpinGTP]

problem solved, need a new steering rack, it was power steering fluid, looked like oil cuz it got all dirty on the frame.
HUGE thanks to Big Jeff over at INTENSE for walking me through this basically step by step.

 

[LowenhartGTP]

I don't know about a steering rack repair, but I know you dodged a BIG bullet by the oil pan not being the problem. Mine was dented and the dealer took most of the day as well as $750 give or take a few to replace it. That was ok though, my town ended up picking up the bill.

 

[BumpinGTP]

well im getting the rack cheap as hell for ed morad, and my dad and i are putting it in

 

[LowenhartGTP]

Nice nice!