LIM gasket change walkthrough

[BHermis]

I can't imagine that they changed the fuel rail or injectors from 99 to 2000 but GM has done some silly things. Man if you were close i'd drop by and try to help.

Your right those price quotes are low. Are there any hidden parts or labor charges?

[gectek]

hey BHermis, im in levelland, and i go to lubbock every day.... my car is wrecked right now, but ill be running it at Idalou pretty soon, maybe ill c u there

[angrysk8r]

Originally Posted by wushdishmeen

yea i didnt realize you didnt have to take the rail off..but i was following the walkthrough step by step so since he did it so do i...im wishing i never did though hah

oh well

I made it quite clear in step 16 that you did not have to remove the fuel rail for the lim gasket change

Yea but because you put the step and its "optional" and you did it and finished your LIM successfully i figured maybe its good to do that, might as well while its apart. i didnt realize it would cause all this trouble...

nonetheless i ordered everything i needed to replace so hopefully when that comes and I bolt it all up again it works good...

[polo77]

When I got the quote they both said that was including labor, parts, Changing out the dexcool, and oil change. I still say there way to low.

[BHermis]

Hey man if they are offering it then I might take it. I'm a first time mechanic and I had a hell of a time doing mine. The job itself is not that hard. Its all the inbetween stuff. Accidently screwed up my belt had to repace than, and then screwed up the tensioner pulley, replaced that, screwed up interior threads of tensioner pulley bolt, (can't easily replace that), pinched two MAP wires together, coundn't diagnose so i had to take it in... $400, fuel line oring slipped off while installing, had to replace that and now.... I some how created a leak in my WINDSHIELD WASHER RESEVOIR!!! so yah its fun to do yourself, a little too much fun.

Replaced the parts now the car works great, tightly sealed no leaks!


Only thing is how do I bleed the power steering pump? It's making a whining noise and i'm guessing it's because I dissassembled and reassembled it.

What do i do?

[alerored04]

I think my instructions said to run it for like 30 sec to a min with the cap off to let the air bleed out, but you might wanna double check that info.

[gectek]

no leave the cap on it will bleed itself, just let it run for a little bit, then turn the wheel both directions to lock and hold it there for a minute, then turn back and forth, and it should be bled then

i had the same prob when i took out my rack to change the upper seal...works like a charm now

[alerored04]

glad to know i was wrong getek. I knew i had stuff backwards. THanks for the correction.

[gectek]

its ok, that is the shortcut method, the gm method has u buy a bleeder kit and it takes like 30 mins and would cost alot of money to do and its a bunch of crap about pressurizing the system and all this jazz, but the way i said is the easiest, it even worked on my friends 96 lumina also, he did his rack the same time i did mine

[Robotix]

How in the hell did you remove the valve cover bolt behind where the alternator was....I cant get it and am stuck...I am working on it as I type!!!!

[alerored04]

you must remove the alternator bracket and the tensioner pulley and its bracketry.

[Robotix]

Originally Posted by alerored04

you must remove the alternator bracket and the tensioner pulley and its bracketry.

Is there a hidden bolt...I removed the 2 side bolt and the back bolt and it is still tight as ****.

yea power steering is bled now...everything is fine except the SES light is on..?

any suggestions or way to reset it

[gectek]

Originally Posted by wushdishmeen

yea power steering is bled now...everything is fine except the SES light is on..?

any suggestions or way to reset it

disconnect your batt cable for a few mins then put it back on, the neg batt cable that is, on the other deal

yes on the alt there is another stud right in the middle with a nut on it, you can take the nut off and leave the stud in the bracket

[polo77]

Im getting my lim done this week and I had a question. My car is at 111,xxx and it has had dex cool from day one, and sine I am having this done, should I go ahead and have dex cool put back in or go with the green stuff, or something else. Thanks

[Robotix]

Well...I am halfway through and I have two points.....

1. You CANT do this job without a swivel attachment for the socket set...you need this to take off the power steering pump, there is NO other way.

2. After removing the alternator you MUST take off the alternator bracket to get to the last bolt on the rear valve cover gasket there is NO other way...there are FOUR bolts on the bracket one being the bolt that holds the tension arm on.

Everyone of my lim bolts were loose!!!!

The inside of my engine is black as midnight. Will an oil treatment clean this crap out????

[Emerica12124]

You should stay with dex cool. Dex cool last longer (if thats true) and also if you get dex cool and the green stuff mixed together your coolent water jackets will be filled with this yucky pasty stuff. Thats never good. Thats my point of view.

[gectek]

do 2 flushes and then run water for a little bit, then drain and flush, then fun the yellow stuff, its better

also on the other situation with the dark knight living in your engine, yes seafoam will help, but dont use too much. also clean anything you can take out of the engine and make sure its good and dry, use chemtool to clean with, but wear gloves because it can give you chemical burn if you use it too long.