Blackcoog
Hard-core CEG'er
Time for another interesting story:
A while back I dropped a 3L into a cougar. The build went great and recently she had the dealership do an oil change. Since then the car has been leaking oil pretty bad. Apparently the oil went below the min line and she filled it back up. Then the car started misfiring and smelled like gas so she brings it over so I can take a look. The car cranks forever before it starts. The coil pack was out of spec so I swapped it. We try to start it and we finally get it going but it starts tapping. :help: I pull the valve covers to check for loose valve train and everything looks good. I drop the y pipe and gas comes out of the rear header (front is dry). I pull the oil pan and the pickup has one small chunk of metal in it. I checked the rods for movement and some move around slightly. What is an acceptable amount of movement?
Do I tell the girl to call the dealership and complain about the oil leaking or is it her fault?
A while back I dropped a 3L into a cougar. The build went great and recently she had the dealership do an oil change. Since then the car has been leaking oil pretty bad. Apparently the oil went below the min line and she filled it back up. Then the car started misfiring and smelled like gas so she brings it over so I can take a look. The car cranks forever before it starts. The coil pack was out of spec so I swapped it. We try to start it and we finally get it going but it starts tapping. :help: I pull the valve covers to check for loose valve train and everything looks good. I drop the y pipe and gas comes out of the rear header (front is dry). I pull the oil pan and the pickup has one small chunk of metal in it. I checked the rods for movement and some move around slightly. What is an acceptable amount of movement?
Do I tell the girl to call the dealership and complain about the oil leaking or is it her fault?
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