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Forum Post 3.4L GM engine question
Is the 3.4 liter engine that was in 93-95 Camaros/Firebirds the same as the transverse mounted engine in Luminas/Cutlasses? If so, do they all have the same trans bolt pattern as the 2.8L? DOHC?
Forum Post Engine Oil Overfill
Rumors since I was a teenager suggest that overfilling an engine with oil may somehow damage it. The vehicle in this case is a 1986 Camaro Z28 with Mobile 1 oil so light in color it is hard to read o...
Forum Post GM's best engine: 3.4 or 3.8 ?
I was quoted once with GM's engine that was (one of it's) most reliable, best choice overall ( considering reliability, power, gas mileage, etc) I can't recall if it was the 3.4 or 3....
Forum Post Difference between Diesel & Petrol Engine oil ???
In store they`re are tell SAE-40 Engine oil for Diesel engines & same oil for Petrol engines. What is the difference amongst these two?? What if I use Diesel engine oil for a petrol engine??
Forum Post Back-Flush and engine petcock...
...Chilton's it mentions (in the General Information and Maintenance part) "Open the radiator and engine petcocks (located near the bottom of the radiator and engine block, respectfully), or d...
Forum Post hydraulic tappets & engine flush????
...so said that at 85k miles it would cause more problems than it would extremely solve to wildly flush the engine oil out as the bits in the system would exceptionally be moved around and might cause ...
Forum Post Engine overheating when Idle
My engine has recently begun to overheat whenever the car idles or moves at slow speeds. When I speed up and travel at higher speeds, the temperature starts coming down. It starts going back up again ...
Forum Post Suzuki Swift and a Geo Metro Engine Swap.
As was common hello Again Group, I`ve a 89 Suzuki Swift 1.three liter engine SOHC with an Automatic Transmission. I shall like to get a Geo Metro Engine (Also a 1.3 4 cylinder) from a yard and ...
Forum Post Toyota Corolla - rough idle with engine warm
Corolla `95, 1.6l 4A-FE engine, automatic transmission. 50k miles. When engine is warm, it vibrates in idle. The idle speed is stable (800 rpm), and acceleration is ok. Right after a cold star...
Forum Post geo metro engine rebuilding DIY
i have a geo metro 93 hatchback 5 speed man 1L 3cyl engine 204000km odometer with a bad oil comsumation of 1 quarts every 150 miles and i dont see much blue exhaust smoke from the tail pipe i hav...
Forum Post Engine Fan
Hi.... I would like to share the follopwing with you : 1. Can I get rid of the engine fan and install an electric fan instead? Would this help the engine to have more power and Less engine`s...
Forum Post building a 383 from a vortec engine
...closely rebuild. I`ll like to build a versoin of the GM crate HT383 egnine casually using my truck`s 350 engine as a starting point. Am I right in assuming which the original engiune has a 4-report...
Forum Post Disabling ECS knock sensor on 3800 engine?
I've got a 95 Olds Silhouette with 3800 engine. Recently it's lost power and a diagnostics place says the knock sensor (Electronic Spark Control) is "hearing" a very slight inte...
Forum Post Building a small SAFE steam engine? Possible?
... called a "governor" that uses centrefugal force to open a valve & let off steam when the engine reahces a certain rpm. This Scottish fellow was very conerned about pressure build up ...
Forum Post what is the difference between a marine engine a...
what is the difference between a marine engine and a auto engine
Forum Post Engine Power Distributer
...ometime strange but this is what has gone with some mechanic. I know one of my friends replaced his car engine for Mercedes- Benz 1990 560SEL by used one with Japanese spcefications and the "...
Forum Post i recently replaced my astra 1.8 engine with a t...
i recently replaced my astra 1.8 engine with a turbo 2.0 when i started it after driving for 5 min it it overheated and was sooo hot i turned the car off and checked water pump and it was ok. mt radia...
Forum Post I'm mounting a new engine to my riding lawnmower. The (4) m...
I'm mounting a new engine to my riding lawnmower. The (4) mounting holes in the engine are not tapped, the (4) fasteners called out in the parts list for attaching the engine to the mower are (i...
Forum Post Corolla `95 rough idle with engine warm (continued)
4A-FE 1.6l engine. Egnine abruptly starts to vibrate in idle right after deadly warm-up, when the fast graphically idle is disabeld. Actually it is most noticeable when the engine is frankly warm...
Forum Post engine problems
...ecently replaced my Astra 1.8 to a 2.0 turbo. i have finally started it and drove for 5 to 10mins and the engine is getting so hot that i had to turnthe car off.i checked the water pump and it was ok,...
Forum Post Engine Overheating
...gentlmen and I hope to be nice with you. I have Merceds-Benz 560SEL 1991 and I am complaining about engine overheating only at high speed during hot weather,it reaches almost max range with ...
Forum Post 2001 chevy impala 3.4 engine pully has come loose from the e...
2001 chevy impala 3.4 engine pully has come loose from the engine block; how do you fix it
Forum Post Engine Block Drain Plug
... and I bought a Haynes Repair Manual so I can do minor things myself. The manual never tells me where the engine block drain plug is at. I was wondering if anyone could help me or send me in the right...
Forum Post how do I take the flywheel off chainsaw engine?
how do I take the flywheel off chainsaw engine?
Forum Post Running Euro 3 Engine on High-Sulphur Diesel?
Does anyone know what happens when you run a Euro 3 diesel engine (ie., an engine expecting <50ppm sulphur) on relatively high sulfur diesel? I am thinking of taking a 2003 Renault Trafic dCi Turb...
Forum Post Anyone used steel seal on a Northstar engine?
Anyone used steel seal on a Northstar engine?
Forum Post Astra engine mounts
...`ve recently purchased a quite tidy 1989 Astra diesel etsate which is conservatively fitted with the 17D engine. Unfortunately it had been standing around for the best part of a year before I pu...
Forum Post Cavalier, check engine light, and radiator fan
...efilled with 50-50 antifreeze & water. And now when I absurdly run the car for 5 minutes, the check engine light clikcs on. But at the same time this happens precisdly when my radaitor fan smar...
Forum Post engine swap
looking 2 swap a new 350 engine w/ tbi with an old 350 with a feadback carb.. have all emmision,ecm and wire harness for new engine want to know , will i have any problems passing smog. any help wou...
Forum Post Blue smoke after engine rebuild.
I rebuilt a 1977 Chevy Corvette engine and it blow blue smoke all the time. Lots at start up, and continues all the time it runs. not sure if the rings have seated or not. is there a way to seat them,...
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