planned on it Tom

Lack Of Oil To Head
 

ok so i found a motor for $400 one problem doesn't get oil to the head... need help trying to diagnose this what could it be NEED to figure this out so i can get my ho back up and running its greatly appreciated with any help i can get

It could be caused by low oil pressure. A worn oil pump can cause the oil pressure to drop.

20k on motor, technically still in the crate

Clogged oil passage?

have no clue the guy that has it used to work for the chevy dealer here and he's stumped on it

how do you know theres no oil to the head? thats the first question. whats the PROOF?

It was in a car had no oil pressure to the head the guy that hasthat it is a trans guy that worked for chevrolet and the mechanics are stumped on it

do you know if the sensor was checked? how did he KNOW. seriously. whats the proof?

Pressure check is proof, and all sensors were replaced

well unfortunitly the only thing you can do at this point is tear the bottom end apart and measure/inspect bearings. if one of those is letting too much oil by then you wont get pressure to the head. or you could also throw an oil pump at it however i dont think that type of oil pump can really go bad lol. if the motor was in running condition that would be one thing. and be concerned the motors cooked cuz who knows how long it was run without pressure... and this is all based off of the fact that we belive said machanic. and guess work.

PART #12637040. Thats the cover, includes pump. I bet the gear is gone on it but it is not available from GM, you have to buy the cover to get the pump! Thats up here though, maybe different State side????

EDIT** Just did a quick check and we have NEVER sold one of those pumps! Looks like bottom end is comming off bud.

UM, did you check the oil filter to see if there was oil in it? also first thing is oil pump.

first thing is he has an angine thats out of the car with major machanical problems. Needs to find a way to set the engine up so he can crank it over.but ur on the right track. u could remove the filter and crank it over. It should be very messy but it would tell u if u have pressure up to that point. Then get ur hands on a machan ical pressure guage that will screw onto the ffilter boss and see how much pressure u have. UNFORTUNITLY u need to have the engine running for proper pressure test

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my motor blew about 2 months ago, the connecting rod got thrown through the side of the block. my mechanic is saying that i ran it out of oil but there is still alot left. plus the fact that i went to the shop about a week later and it started and ran. i just dont get how it happend, i mean i did drive the car a little rough but i always kept the oil clean and maintained the car.

ok so update on my car, bought a motor with 130,771 miles out of a 1997 Grand Am for $200 the guy we got the car from said that it has a leaking head gasket but after pulling the engine and trans from the car i looked it over and there are no signs of a leak of any kind on it just poor cleaning, so what im going to do is swap my head for the one on the engine now but its gonna get checked over by the local engine shop (D&R Engines) who have built some really nice stuff then it will be reassembly and back in to my Alero:yahoo: then it will be the task of registering it again after 3 years of sitting, ik i'm going to have to drop my tank and all that cause there was a half a tank of fuel in it when it seized up but i can get another tank for about $200 to my shop so the time consuming process begins as as i can get her here to the shop and dismantled times gonna be easy but the money isn't gonna come as easy.... and if anyone has tips or tricks feel free to let me know hope this all goes smoothly and there aren't too many road blocks

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Quaker State? No name oil?

I would assume that it was a coincidence.

I only use mobile 1, going to be running full synthetic in the new engine

So since the engine i have is out of a 97 what all do i have to do to get it to work CORRECTLY in my 01?????????? because i'm running on next to nothing for a budget unfortunately i am trying to get it done without spending a lot of money cause i want to have it done and running before ASS '13 so i can make that trip and meet all of my fellow modders

so i have returned to with no engine AGAIN and now i have a honest question does my LD9 have an egr or no??? cause there's a parts car at the local dealership that we could pick up for cheap all i need is the engine the rest is all scrap weight PLEASE someone respond... and if it does have an egr where would i look to see

NO egr on your car...
I didn't had it on my 00 and my 01
and 99 and older doesn't have the same knock sensor...

thanks, ik i sound like a dumb ass asking all these questions but im just so frustrated with having an engine then not then finding one and then it gets sold, im hoping that we can get the parts car and get my car to my shop and get it running i really miss my ho

your here to learn, its okay. people are here to answer questions.

good luck, hope you have it running soon.

there's no scrap yards around you with them? I had like 10 different 3500's to choose from when i was getting mine. lol


BTW....no EGR on those!? wtf? lol. Why do the 3400's have it and not the 2.4?

my 3400 doesnt have EGR ;)

Ok so I JUST bought the engine for my baby $500 and its got like 100,000 miles on it now to wait a few more months then its going in after I do timing set and water pump then its gonna be running again and I'll get my 4th rim fixed and then it'll be 18's and running

Does 100k mile motor really run that high?

:agree:

Seems like more money than it should be.

probably depends on the part of country you live in, over here in michigan I would pay that for one, but then again I have never had to do that, and I really dont know lol...

i live in iowa and i bought it from the mechanic across the road he's awfully proud to take money, but he's gonna do the timing chain and water pump for me so all i need to do is drop it in i guess that's part of the $500 i paid for it

Well I'm back again with yet again no engine, the guy I bought it from sold it for $200 and well I'm stuck finding another engine!! But I can at least say I sort of have my cai planned and routed and I have 2 of my 18's on it looks damn good for having just 2 rims on it lol

What a shame...

I will have to post a picture of it afer i get the other 2 18's on and the engine in when i find another one i will take it out and get it washed its filthy from sitting and becoming a jungle gym to my 14y/o nephew and his stupid buddies i have to repaint my car pop some dents out and fill a dent about 1/8 inch from my back glass, on a plus side i have ran my power wire which is 2ga, cleared my corners, started putting led bulbs in everywhere i can when i get the money to buy them, now just to get a new engine found and bought then new rubber on the 18's and the body work and it will be a hell of alot better

theres wrench and go in des moines i use to go to when i lived there they always had aleros and grand ams with the 2.4 i dont know where you are located at in iowa but i know just of wrench and go they charge a dollar to get in well use to when i lived there have not been there in a while its on the south side of downtown kinda im planning on coming back soon to visit and if your on my way to des moines i could stop and say hi!

and if ya have the motor i could help put it in to while i am down there

I live in Cedar Rapids right off I380, on the sw side, im seriously kicking myself in the ass for selling my engine:( because the engine I had only had like 100k or so on it

You should have kept it damit!