jdcutty Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Has anyone done this in thier 3.4 DOHC. How hard is it? I realize that I will prolly have to take the heads and TB assembly and such off, I was just curious on how much time and money this may take. I hate leaks. Maybe Ill just let it run out of oil and blow it up. My motor is under warranty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaloutsider Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Search http://www.w-body.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27762 http://www.w-body.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22908 http://www.w-body.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22248 http://www.w-body.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=21518 http://www.w-body.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=19648 http://www.w-body.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14836 http://www.w-body.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10688 http://www.w-body.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4724 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdcutty Posted May 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Thanks. Sorry for being a jackass and not searching for myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoroCorona Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 IF its under warrentee why dont you just tell them the fucker leaks and have them fix it before something catastrophic happens? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5speedz34 Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 IF its under warrentee why dont you just tell them the fucker leaks and have them fix it before something catastrophic happens?Yeah, that's what I was going to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just_Drive Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 you "experts" on the LQ-1 slay me. I now have 2 w-body 3.4 cars, both needed the seal redone, both got done by the same shop. Cost was $138 Can for each and 1 1/4 hrs shop time start to finish. Cripes, stop yankin the motor in and out every time you need to change more than your oil. 22k KMs on the Grand Prick GTP (got terrible performance) since repair and not a drop or even enough to attract dirt near the seal. Ya....pull the heads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdcutty Posted May 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 Just to clear it up. The engine is under warranty but seals and gaskets are only replaced in conjunction with covered component. So I cant just say that it leaks, they will say, "What do you want us to do about it?" But if the engine blows...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94CutlassSLCoupe Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 I wouldn't want to have to have my engine replaced though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5speedz34 Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 you "experts" on the LQ-1 slay me. I now have 2 w-body 3.4 cars, both needed the seal redone, both got done by the same shop. Cost was $138 Can for each and 1 1/4 hrs shop time start to finish. Cripes, stop yankin the motor in and out every time you need to change more than your oil. 22k KMs on the Grand Prick GTP (got terrible performance) since repair and not a drop or even enough to attract dirt near the seal. Ya....pull the heads I would rather do my work, and make sure it's right and not going to leak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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slick Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 you "experts" on the LQ-1 slay me. I now have 2 w-body 3.4 cars, both needed the seal redone, both got done by the same shop. Cost was $138 Can for each and 1 1/4 hrs shop time start to finish. Cripes, stop yankin the motor in and out every time you need to change more than your oil. 22k KMs on the Grand Prick GTP (got terrible performance) since repair and not a drop or even enough to attract dirt near the seal. Ya....pull the heads And it is not the proper way to fix that problem, although without pulling the head is pretty much the way everyone does it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS91Z34 Posted May 18, 2005 Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 I have a 91 Z34 that use to have that problem. I fixed mine by disassembling the upper half of the motor. That would include upper and lower intakes. If you decide to go that far, now would be a good time to replace plugs and wires. Now how I replaced mine was just this. If you look at the back of the motor just above that plug, you'll see a bolt boss. Take a good cutting wheel preferably attached to an air cut-off tool or a power drill, and hack off that chunk of aluminum just below the threaded portion of that boss. Lift that plug up(it will not come all the way out, so be patient its not going to). Take an o-ring about the same size of the plug and stretch it over the large portion of the plug or flanged portion of the plug and put it back down and tighten it. Oil leak is fixed. also check the breather plate below the lower intake for any oil seepage. If there is, nows the time to fix it. Other than that, just put the vehicle back together and enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan94Z34 Posted May 22, 2005 Report Share Posted May 22, 2005 I personally liked my 0-ring, beer, dremmel tool, silocone fix. http://www.w-body.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22908 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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