Masterchief362 Posted January 11, 2009 Report Posted January 11, 2009 So, decided it would be nice to my car to change the oil pump drive seal and clean the egr port... so, tear down the motor, do the fixes just as they are t be done, put it together and start it. First problem, gas spews everywhere. So tear it back down and found an o-ring was missing on the fuel rail. Fixed. No more gas leak. So after being put together again it starts idling double and misfiring (or so it sounds)... all vaccuum lines are on, all wires are tight and in the right place, everythign is connected and no engine lights are on... I dont know what to do. I wanna drive the car off of a bridge. She ran so great 4 hours ago. one good thing, no more oil leak. Quote
19Cutlass94 Posted January 11, 2009 Report Posted January 11, 2009 I hate my car too if it makes you feel better Quote
fatboy Posted January 11, 2009 Report Posted January 11, 2009 x4 , sometimes i wonder why i still have it. Quote
ManicMechanic Posted January 11, 2009 Report Posted January 11, 2009 x4 , sometimes i wonder why i still have it. That's why mine is on ebay... Quote
rockfangd Posted January 11, 2009 Report Posted January 11, 2009 lol the moral is you cant fix one thing without another breaking Quote
ManicMechanic Posted January 11, 2009 Report Posted January 11, 2009 lol the moral is you cant fix one thing without another breaking Or the moral of owning a W body. Quote
Addicted to eaton Posted January 11, 2009 Report Posted January 11, 2009 this thread is full of win! Quote
Masterchief362 Posted January 11, 2009 Author Report Posted January 11, 2009 So i found the lower EGR pipe gasket fell off... put it back on, and it helped a little. still not running right. Maybe a WOT run will fix it? Worked once in the lumina when she didnt idle right. Quote
Addicted to eaton Posted January 11, 2009 Report Posted January 11, 2009 Make sure this little guy is plugged in! Quote
Masterchief362 Posted January 11, 2009 Author Report Posted January 11, 2009 yeah the MAP was the first thing I checked actually... Quote
jake91 Posted January 11, 2009 Report Posted January 11, 2009 that sucks hope you find the problem Quote
xtremerevolution Posted January 11, 2009 Report Posted January 11, 2009 I love my 95 Regal, and always have. 191,000 miles and counting. I'll be up to 193,000 miles by Thursday next week. Quote
Night Fury Posted January 11, 2009 Report Posted January 11, 2009 I <3 my W! Not something I could say about my CS, for SURE. Quote
GPX Posted January 11, 2009 Report Posted January 11, 2009 I wanna drive the car off of a bridge. She ran so great 4 hours ago. So this is the car's fault? Mechanics are great scapegoats! Quote
kwk39018 Posted January 11, 2009 Report Posted January 11, 2009 i hate my cutty to, but you know that.Wow that sucks, hope you get it running soon. Quote
LuminaPower92 Posted January 11, 2009 Report Posted January 11, 2009 I love my W's. They just keep multiplying. Quote
Masterchief362 Posted January 11, 2009 Author Report Posted January 11, 2009 Well whatever happened is probably my own fault. But it doesn't make sense, because its all back together the way it is supposed to be and everything is plugged in and tight. The car has ran so great (aside from the oil leak) and I didn't change anything when I put it back together. Plenum gaskets were even replaced with only 5k on them, but thats a given to do that. Sensors all function, all plugged in, same with vacuum lines and the damn EGR valve. Dad is looking at it while I work today so maybe he will find the screw up. Idle relearn sounds like a plan. There has to be some little tiny detail we forgot when putting it all back. Its a W, who knows right. And, she runs and drives, but nowhere nearly as nice as before I took it apart. Maybe hate was a strong word to use to describe my W I loved my first one. Lumina for life! The car could completely die and I would probably buy another W. Need to move onto a GP because I love them. Quote
tdvs Posted January 12, 2009 Report Posted January 12, 2009 lol the moral is you cant fix one thing without another breaking And I thought I was the only one That's why I bite the bullet and pay a real mechanic to do the work now Tom Quote
Breakdown Posted January 12, 2009 Report Posted January 12, 2009 So, decided it would be nice to my car to change the oil pump drive seal and clean the egr port... so, tear down the motor, do the fixes just as they are t be done, put it together and start it. First problem, gas spews everywhere. So tear it back down and found an o-ring was missing on the fuel rail. Fixed. No more gas leak. So after being put together again it starts idling double and misfiring (or so it sounds)... all vaccuum lines are on, all wires are tight and in the right place, everythign is connected and no engine lights are on... I dont know what to do. I wanna drive the car off of a bridge. She ran so great 4 hours ago. one good thing, no more oil leak. If I was a betting man, I would put my money on carbon, I would think that a bunch of carbon might have gotten in the fuel line while you were tinkering around, probably clogging the injectors, and causing a rough idle. Quote
Masterchief362 Posted January 12, 2009 Author Report Posted January 12, 2009 problem found... pieces of a broken o-ring were in the fuel rail. Now they are cleaned out and am proceeding on rebuild. Quote
Masterchief362 Posted January 12, 2009 Author Report Posted January 12, 2009 started it up after rebuild, 2500rpm idle BUT, no more rough idle, it is smooth as can be. took it for a drive and let the IAC reset, and the idle is own to 1400, about 500 higher from normal. And SES light is on. Anyone have any ideas? Quote
AL Posted January 12, 2009 Report Posted January 12, 2009 SES will probably say "high idle"... Look for a vacuum leak Quote
Masterchief362 Posted January 12, 2009 Author Report Posted January 12, 2009 Idle back to normal... but, get a random SES light after a few minutes of driving... Quote
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