...continued from the other thread...
http://www.aveoforum.com/forum/f108/...er-hose-11133/
So I need to go back to basics. Here is what I did (we thought we were going to pull the entire intake manifold off; ended up not having to go that far but I had already started removing parts) --
- took air cleaner intake hose (and attached hoses/wiring harnesses) off
- took hoses off throttle body, unbolted and removed
- took hoses off PCV valve and hose from reservoir tank to throttle body
- unbolted metal piece that goes over fuel injectors
- loosened fuel injector bolts and fuel rail
- removed heater hose going to heater core, replaced with new one
- PCV valve broke in half while moving another hose; threads were stuck in valve cover
- pulled valve cover off
- laid a towel over the entire open engine
- stuck a 1/2" drill bit into the threads, turned it slightly forward
- jammed a knife (Gerber multi-tool) into the plastic and slowly unscrewed it out.
- installed new PCV valve, reattached all loose hoses and wiring harnesses
Car started with louder than usual valve tapping. Oil light started flickering. Eventually it stayed on. Let it sit, checked the oil level, tried it again, same thing. Let it sit a while, tried it again, this time after a couple minutes the tapping got a little bit less. Decided to try driving it a little. Light flickered, went out, came on, went out, stayed out. Decided to try to take it on the highway and while on the on ramp it started sounding really bad. Idle sounded like worse than usual valve tapping, but driving it sounded awful and made some horrible "I've got no oil in me!" noises. Stopped, pulled the oil filler cap and a little white smoke was billowing around inside. Dumped 1/2 quart of oil in, hoping it would slosh around long enough to just go right to the next exit and dump the car at a friend's house. Made it there and got a ride home.
I REALLY need to know what could cause the oil to not be pulled up into the top of the engine. I can't imagine this is a coincidental failure of the oil pump or something like that. I had the engine open and MUST have done something wrong.
I just stopped by to look for the hose that was pictured in the other thread. While there I started the car for about 2 seconds and it started right up (and had the usual valve tapping from the other day). I was really scared that I would find that the engine had seized up after the stupid beating I put it through last night..
We are going to tear into the car this weekend. Unfortunately neither of us know what to look for. My friend is much more experienced with internal engine work than me (about a 100%:0% ratio... LOL) and he's not sure what to look for. He just says "There is something we're not seeing. We just have to find what it is."
Any help is GREATLY appreciated. This is my wife's car, and until I get it fixed we have to borrow 2 other cars from other people just to get her to work and school...
Thanks guys!