Hi all... Female owner here...so don't know much about the mechanics of it all...but have always loved the look of the car. I have a 2000 model year and am in...
I don't knoe if this is the right place to post a for sale add but any how I have a used Alt.for a Catera and just spent 95.00 for a new voltage regulator had...
I'm getting ready to order parts to do the valve cover gaskets, and I read the Omega site article on how to do them, but I have some questions: 1. Besides the...
i wanted to know is there anyplace online that u can buy a overflow tank from . used or new. i tried ebay but no luck. and i wanted to know by fixing the leak...
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I found the hose that led to the passenger side. But there wasn't a rubber boot where the hose led from the engine side to underneath the dash. Where the hose...
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Hello i had the same thing last week mine fixed like this run your hand down the fire wall were were the frame lines up with the wall under the air filter...
So besides advertisements, can someone tell me if i need any other gaskets besides the valve cover gaskets? Is there a gasket needed for the intake? ... for...
No, the valve cover set should include the o-rings for the bolt holes. There are a total of 16. Intake gaskets are reusable as are all the others as long as...
I'm not sure if this is the proper place to put this, so pardon me if I'm out of line. I just wanted to tell everyone that I've had a really good experience ...
I noticed a puddle under my 98 (96,000 miles) on Friday. I took it to a local repair shop. They just called me saying they put it under pressure and it...
You're talking about inside the car under the glove box ??? Or along the firewall in the wheelwell? Thanks for your help... ... stik ... pooked ... wasn't ... ...
Inside the eng compartmenr uder the hood if you need i can send you a pic let me know ... along ... with ... the ... junk ... underneath ... it ... drains ... ...
Sorry, that would be useful information. Yes. A puddle of coolant. Drains out like a slow stream when the car is running. Leaks in the rear of the engine...
... Yes - very symptomatic of the very common HCV leak. The shop was well advised to defer on the repairs if they mis-diagnosed the HCV for a head gasket leak....
Thanks Dan - Would the HCV be a realitively large leak? It's not a drip, when the car is running, it's a pretty stead stream leaking under there. I filled...
Just to chime in really quickly here. I think if anything, the fact that you have a large leak like that all the sudden would point to the HCV 100 times more...
... I concur with Dr. Hokie. A head gasket blows from the cylinder (point of pressure) out, either straight to the outside of the head, or into a coolant...
... I'd think HCV failures manifest themselves as anything from slow drip to steady stream. Easy to check - the valve is loctaed on top of the bell housing at...
gord_gecko, Dan, TOH, Elvin - Thanks to all of you for your advice! I'll replace the HCV this weekend. Sean ... running. ... be ... well ... for a ... shop ......
