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#3250 of 4960 Re: oil leaking into coolant [user777] by maxx4me Mar 06, 2007 (4:05 pm)
Replying to: user777 (Mar 06, 2007 1:23 am) congrats user777, looks like you win the prize. My very able mechanic did a pressure test and found no leaks in the system. He also found no carbon residue in the antifreeze. He did find the spring broken in the PCV valve. Apparently, those little 2 cent buggers are capable of costing a quart of oil every 1,000 miles. I'll do a full oil change myself this weekend and monitor the oil level. My mechanic also printed off several TSBs relating to not only the Vibe, but to all GM vehicles losing oil, albeit standard practice. Given that the Vibe is a Corolla, I'm not sure of the relationship, but hey, the PCV valve appears to be the problem in this case. Thanks to all of you who responded to my dilemma.
#3251 of 4960 Re: oil leaking into coolant [maxx4me] by imidazol97 Mar 06, 2007 (4:19 pm)
Replying to: maxx4me (Mar 04, 2007 12:34 pm) >only brown gunk (oil I presume) in the radiator What happened with the brown gunk? Glad you found a cheap reason for the oil consumption! Did the car idle okay with the PCV valve problem? Replies to this message: maxx4me (Mar 07, 2007 1:22 am)
#3252 of 4960 Re: oil leaking into coolant [imidazol97] by maxx4me Mar 07, 2007 (1:22 am)
Replying to: imidazol97 (Mar 06, 2007 4:19 pm) yes, the car seemed to idle just fine prior to replacement (as best I can tell, since the Mrs. drives the Vibe). As for the brown tobacco, so far, it looks like I am to blame for that. I had the OEM radiator fluid flushed out at 30,000 miles. The car now has 78,000. I think I went a bit too long this time on changing the antifreeze this time around My mechanic put in a "gold" formula which is supposed to be OK for radiators with either regular fluid, or Dexcool. Anyone heard of it? As a Maxx owner with Dexcool, I'd be hesitant to use it in my Maxx.
#3253 of 4960 transmission problems by jrolf Mar 07, 2007 (7:14 pm)
I just had my motor rebuilt put it back into my 1997 Jimmy got it running good then transmission went out so i had that rebuilt now that we have put it all back together again. I can shift it to all gears but it wont move. I tried putting it in neutral and you cant even roll it does anyone have any idea what this could be. I am so stumped on this one. Please help. Replies to this message: kiawah (Mar 07, 2007 7:30 pm) jrolf (Mar 07, 2007 7:32 pm) kiawah (Mar 07, 2007 8:36 pm) and 3 more...
#3254 of 4960 Re: transmission problems [jrolf] by kiawah Mar 07, 2007 (7:30 pm)
Replying to: jrolf (Mar 07, 2007 7:14 pm) This is a manual or automatic? When you say you put it in neutral, and it won't move. Are you saying that you absolutely can not push the car with the engine off and it is in neutral? If so, sounds like either the output shaft of the transmission is bound up (not allowing the driveshaft to turn when vehicle pushed)....or you have a parking brake jammed on. I'm not an automatic transmission guru, but what you might want to try is dropping the driveshaft, to see if the engine will turn the transmission output w/o any driveshaft. If it doesn't, then you know you have a transmission problem....and most likely the transmission is coming back out anyhow, so not wasted work dropping the driveshaft. If it does turn the shaft, then you know the problem is in your differential/axle/brakes. You have fluid in the transmission, right? Replies to this message: jrolf (Mar 07, 2007 7:32 pm) kiawah (Mar 07, 2007 8:36 pm) jrolf (Mar 07, 2007 10:11 pm) and 2 more...
#3255 of 4960 Re: transmission problems [kiawah] by jrolf Mar 07, 2007 (7:32 pm)
Replying to: kiawah (Mar 07, 2007 7:30 pm) automatic yes i am saying it doesn't move at all. Checked parking brake it is not pushed in at all. yes the fluid is full. thank you for your help I will give that a shot. Replies to this message: kiawah (Mar 07, 2007 8:36 pm) jrolf (Mar 07, 2007 10:11 pm) kiawah (Mar 08, 2007 4:07 am) and 1 more...
#3257 of 4960 Re: transmission problems [jrolf] by kiawah Mar 07, 2007 (8:36 pm)
Replying to: jrolf (Mar 07, 2007 7:32 pm) And while the engine is running, when you take it out of park and put in R, do you feel it drop into gear and slow the engine? Then when you shift to N you feel it come out of R and idle slightly faster? And then when you shift to D you feel it drop into gear again? Replies to this message: jrolf (Mar 07, 2007 10:11 pm) kiawah (Mar 08, 2007 4:07 am) jrolf (Mar 08, 2007 7:11 am)
#3258 of 4960 Re: transmission problems [kiawah] by jrolf Mar 07, 2007 (10:11 pm)
Replying to: kiawah (Mar 07, 2007 8:36 pm) no you cant feel it drop into any gears. the shifting handle shifts into the gears and the shifting cable moves but it stays in park. Replies to this message: kiawah (Mar 08, 2007 4:07 am) jrolf (Mar 08, 2007 7:11 am)
#3259 of 4960 Re: transmission problems [jrolf] by kiawah Mar 08, 2007 (4:07 am)
Replying to: jrolf (Mar 07, 2007 10:11 pm) Oh sorry, thought you had indicated it was shifting into gear, but just locked up and not moving. So to understand your situation correctly, did you take the transmission out of the car and take it somewhere for them to rebuild it, and then you put it back into the vehicle? or did you take the vehicle to a transmission shop and they rebuilt it in the car? Can you get the vehicle towed to the transmission shop? Replies to this message: jrolf (Mar 08, 2007 7:11 am)