chevy 3800 help
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Topic: chevy 3800 help
Posted By: merc
Subject: chevy 3800 help
Date Posted: 27 April 2008 at 8:59pm
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ive been posting on a few pontiac forums but cant get any answers. if you guys know of a good GM wbody forum let me know..
i changed my oil, filter, and trans fluid last night and now i have a thin redish liquid dripping on the ground RIGHT when i put it in park. wont leak while in park or in drive while idol. my 1st thought is the tranny pan but its coming off the front frame support(? bar that runs under the radiator) so the engine oil pan would/should block any spray... after taking off the plastic cover i noticed my head/LIM/Throttle body area was soaked... but why/how would trans fluid come up that high? non of the hoses running along the front of the block are wet and the seal between the engine and trans looks ok. ------------- saving the world, one warship at a time. |
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Posted By: bravecoward
Date Posted: 27 April 2008 at 10:11pm
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Idk if this has any relation to what you said at all. but my pontiac grand am used to leak power steering fluid. and it was red.
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Posted By: ctchofday
Date Posted: 27 April 2008 at 10:19pm
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yeah power steering fluid is reddish. check that. also brake fluid is sometimes reddish. check that as well. ------------- Xbl:PhantomReign97 
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Posted By: bravecoward
Date Posted: 27 April 2008 at 10:29pm
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you could've hit a hobo and didnt realize it bc blood is reddish
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Posted By: gardy90
Date Posted: 27 April 2008 at 10:42pm
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yes it would be power sterring fluid, but that wouldent explain the leaking when its put in park, you might check the leval of tranny fluid, you might have got too much in there
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Posted By: Hairball!!!
Date Posted: 27 April 2008 at 11:07pm
| What color is your coolant? |
Posted By: Shub
Date Posted: 28 April 2008 at 12:45am
| Does it smell sweet? As Hairball mentioned, GM uses red colored Havoline Dexcool coolant in newer vehicles. |
Posted By: merc
Date Posted: 28 April 2008 at 8:57am
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^ that would explain why my coolants not green and the location of the leak...ive been putting green stuff in though.
if its ps fluid it would have to be coming from the rack il check that. when i get home from the DR. (GM was so nice when they placed the PS pump/dipstick on the 3800) i might be getting the smells mixed up but im damn near sure its trans fluid. i may have over filled it and its spraying out the dipstick tube. il check my hood this morning to see if it have spray. ------------- saving the world, one warship at a time. |
Posted By: .357 Magnum
Date Posted: 28 April 2008 at 3:05pm
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Theres a recall on that stuff GM has started using. It's turning to sludge.
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Posted By: merc
Date Posted: 28 April 2008 at 3:56pm
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ive been having trouble with it over heating at low RPM (in park if i rev the engine the temp drops)
i was thinking it was gunk in the lines. coolant is red in the vehicle and looks nasty. the leak is up around the throttle body/intake manifold i dont think its my head gasket but could be wrong. oils clean. i checked my trans fluid after going to the DR today and it was clean. so i figure il find the leak, repair it, THEN bring it to be flushed and refilled with the green stuff. it just seams like every time i fix something on this car something else goes bad... ------------- saving the world, one warship at a time. |
Posted By: ammolord
Date Posted: 28 April 2008 at 6:24pm
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pics? that would help alot. it might be PS fluid or it could be tranny fluid leakin from the lines runnin to the tranny oil cooler, but i can be shure without seein pics. ------------- PSN Tag: AmmoLord XBL: xXAmmoLordXx ~Minister of Tinkering With Things That Go "BOOM!"(AKA Minister of Munitions)~ |
Posted By: merc
Date Posted: 28 April 2008 at 7:15pm
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its higher than the lines, above the head gasket. so im thinking its the LIM or charger leaking coolant (not sure if coolant goes up as high as the charger.)
im keeping an eye on my fluids and will get back to finding the leak once it stops raining ------------- saving the world, one warship at a time. |
Posted By: Shub
Date Posted: 28 April 2008 at 8:01pm
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The 3.8 is a great engine, I doubt that you're head gasket is leaking.
That red coolant looks ugly in no time, it turns into a rusty orange, but it still works like it should. If your car uses the red Dexcool 3 coolant, I wouldn't use the green stuff. |