Dallasooby

OK guys. I don't know if anyone will still be reading these posts, but i dove in today and decided to pull off the oil pan and oil pump. It was quite fun trying to pull the oil pan off . The back 3 bolts were terribly fun... that is where the pan was leaking from... BAD:banghead: It took me awhile to figure out how to get to them. I noticed some holes on the cross member.. I remember from someones post how to get to them. I ended up using a 10mm 1/4" socket and a screwdriver.... ughhh... lol put the socket on the other side of the hole and contort your hands and body in just the right position.. lol, don't worry it ony takes about 4 freaking hours.... But I was wondering if i should use gasket sealer on the gasket when I put it back on ? Any suggestions? As for the oil pump... oh yeah more fun... This time I tore off the timing covers and threw them out. Good thing i took off the oil pump once already.. so i knew where the bolt holes were... man.. alot of work.. I took some pics of the oil pump after pulling it off...here ya go : The oil pump "Mickey Mouse Seal " was torn... I didn't find any surprises in the oil pan except a few flakes of GOLD! lol... Just a question about the oil pan... Should I put some RTV on it before puting it back on ? I am thinking just on the bottom side? The old one was stuck like glue on the bottom side.. The top side wasn't stuck at all... This is all going to be back together tomorrow.. then I will be ready to roll :-\

Oh cool. I am not too far from Denver. next time i go there i will look him up. Thanks !

I keep seeing MWE. What is that ? I was starting to think it was a transfer case problem or bad engine mounts causing the cv axle to wear.

I have this problem with autozone remanufactured cv axles. I have put 4 on my passenger side, they last for a few hundred miles then start clunking on right turns, then start clunking on acceleration... they won't replace it anymore ! What are the best cv axles to get ?

I have a lot of oil leaks also. I really need to pull the engine and fix all the leaks. I am sure that will help too. I see you live in Whitewater Ropre ! That's not too far from me ! I am in Orchard Mesa ! So anyway, does anyone know about what it would cost to redo all the gaskets and oil seals on this 1992 EA82 ? I am a college student and off for the summer after next week, and have time to work on my soobie. I am thinking i should replace... Oil pan gasket, valve cover gasket, oil filler tube gasket (I took this off the other day and the middle of the gasket was gone and flaking off into the engine !)..cam seals and crank seal, oil pump gasket, transmission pan gasket...rebuild or replace HLA's... Wow.. what else ? This 300 dollar car is getting expensive..lol, but the body and interior are almost perfect, so it should be worth fixing the motor..

Well.. before it was on the driver side. (The ticking) Now it has moved to the other side... So i would guess that it is plugged oil gallies ?

I have this ticking problem with my soobie (92 Loyale) also. I replaced the mickey mouse seal, put in some sea foam and drove it for about 10 minutes. The ticking totaly stopped ! It lasted for about 300 miles or so, then came back ! I put some black rtv on the seal when i put it in... probably not a good idea. I heard that the rtv can come off and plug oil galleys. I also heard that when puting the seal in to use grease to hold it in place ? That is why i used rtv because the gasket kept falling out of the groove when i put the oil pump back on (sigh). I guess i will get another gasket and try again...:-\

That creamy stuff around the oil cap could be engine oil stopleak also...

I wasn't gettin full throttle. I was wondering why it had no power.. I had almost a half inch slack in the cable.. I replaced the mickey mouse gasket in the oil pump.. that didn't help the TOD, it kinda comes and goes.. probably need to adjust the HLA's and the little o rings everyone talks about. Do i need to remove the engine to do that ?

Tick tick tick tick... ddddd .... prrrrrrrrrnnnn at 95

I gave her a new oil change and some sea foam treatment.. adjusted the throttle cable down to open up the throttle.. and she runs like a bat outa hell... almost got er up to 95 today,, lmao

I love this car.. no matter what i do to it.. it keeps goin...

GAS... oh no.. IT's probably not really gas yer smellin in the oil.. hmm... I always thinkj that .. have you done a compresiion test ? what is your dignoses so far..ol ?

Dam Miles... You know whats up... You helped me.. my subie is almost ready for a lift.... lol:eek:

This is my new subie.. oops

I am in colorado too.. i would love too check some fellow soobers...

Hmm.. should i give my new soobie a paint job or mod it first... i like the cammo and roof rack.. hmmm

If i was closer i would probably be intersested in the motor and tranny:banana:

Passenger side i think.. looks good ..lol

The speedo on my car (92 Loyale wagon) works on a speed sensor, computer controlled) not sure if it is scan tool adjustable or not... the 88 was cable controlled i think

if you change the tire size it will change the speedo... for sure. There probably is no computer on the car so you would have to change the gears in the speedo head or something... not sure how to do that exactly... lol

I think i almost got er fixed. I replaced the cv axle today again, got some MOOG ball joints.. the passenger side (old one) was ok, the driver side was really bad !! I cut open my knuckle and broke a finger gettin the darn thing off...it was stuck bad and had a 1/4 inch movment in it.... i finnaly got it back together and the test drive was soooo smooth... no shaking in the steering wheel.. no rattle.. no cluncks... still need some tie rod ends,, but they are ok for a few hundred miles...

Ok.. there not broke, so i guess they are ok..

How do i know if my engine mounts are bad ?

Yes.. i am working on it right now, replacing the passenger cv axle..the ball joint seals are worn out, so i am going to replace them today, the tie rod ends are in good shape, a little loose when i wiggle them, the stabilizer bushings could probably be replaced also, i was wondering about the engine mounts... how do i know if they are bad ? i was just looking at hem and they seem ok.. is there some way to test them ? Also yhe TOD (tick of death) came back, i was using 5w 30 oil in it. Should i use thicker oil in it. I have been running sea foam in it, it quiets it down untill it leaks out..lol