Help please
03-08-2010, 10:54 AM
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Car: 1992 CAMARO RS 25TH ANNIVERSARY
Engine: 3.1 V6
Transmission: AUTOMAGIC
Axle/Gears: STOCK
Help please
I have a 1989 camaro rs
about a month ago i was driving down the high way and pop! oil came out my exhaust and smoke everywhere. When i go to start the car everything has power but when i turn it over the temp shoots all the way up and nothing happens. Is the engine blown? could it just be a seal? any help would be great.
about a month ago i was driving down the high way and pop! oil came out my exhaust and smoke everywhere. When i go to start the car everything has power but when i turn it over the temp shoots all the way up and nothing happens. Is the engine blown? could it just be a seal? any help would be great.
03-09-2010, 02:57 PM
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Car: 1992 z28 Purple Haze
Engine: 5.7L Tuned Port Injection
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.23 both spinning
Re: Help please
Sounds like a total mechanical failure and not just a seal to me. What were the conditions at the time this happened? Speed, RPM, oil pressure, temp, etc.
03-09-2010, 03:28 PM
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Car: 1992 Camaro RS
Engine: Rebuilt 350 going in after paint
Transmission: WCT5, 7k & counting behind the 350
Axle/Gears: 4thgen disc rear w/ 3.73 Posi
Re: Help please
When you first turn the key to start, the temp gauge should max out. This is the normal startup test of the gauge.
Sounds like you bent or broke an exhaust valve/spring. Pull your valve covers and look for anything broken and/or metal chunks under there.
Sounds like you bent or broke an exhaust valve/spring. Pull your valve covers and look for anything broken and/or metal chunks under there.