oil filter housing leaking oil & dripping on catalytic converter

[viciousvîc]

its smoking up inside when i stop...recirculating air door open...any details on r&r housing...cant find procedures in chiltons or gm manuals...am i looking in wrong place...under engine 1.6 LXV ...nothing...open for suggestions ...springs or check ball s going to fall out.? torque bolts?

[MichiganMadMan]

In the GM manual, it's in the "Engine Cooling" section. It looks like quite a mess. You have to drain the engine oil, coolant and then remove the exhaust manifold/catalyst and a coolant pipe to get at the thing. Sounds like job that can bloat up and eat your whole weekend, depending on how many bolts fight you.
Be sure to replace all the gaskets or O-rings while you are in there and make sure they are lined up right before tightening everything up. If the O-rings are just a bit outside where they are supposed to be, they'll seal fine for a bit and then cut through and start leaking again.
Good luck.

[viciousvîc]

thanx for advice ..just got exhaust gasket ..gonna pull manifold and take a better look ...$500+ from dealer ...lost full quart this week 500 mi...i thot it was doin better cuz smoke wasnt as bad ...guess i cleaned a better trail to ground...underside oil soaked again..i found repair procedures ..still hoping its just a squirting sending unit..knowing my luck ,,will turn to bad karma by morning..flat rate is only two hours..new oil cooler w/all gaskts $240...thats why i wanna take peek first..so...wish me good luck ..ill take pic and post it ..oh noticed front exhst pipe rusted off converter ...$120 for walker...hopefully within 6 to 12 mths parts will b all new..still b less than 100k..struts are next job

[viciousvîc]

well, the worst was NOT oil cooler ..junk sending unit, it spit out a qt. n 50 miles , thats when i notice idiot lite on @ idle .ck oil ya low..started doing almost every time ,not a simple change either...15/16 deep well, not too deep tho AC in way..not sure i'll ever buy acdelco again..R&R exhaust manifold ...but oil cooler has slow drip ..gives me more time to get all new pipes & seals..looks to be dripping from bolts ..next week maybe..already got new cooler, waiting on tubes now...complete overhaul gasket set cheaper than buying seals separately. $50 ebay..need some opinions now...any sealer on seals orings..grease. oil, rtv, adhesive aka permatex..im thinking rtv on bolts ..any and all input is welcome, new cars are not my field of knowledge..sbc r ..old ones..thanx in advance

[viciousvîc]

how? or can i post all pics in same window or is it only 1 @ a time....any way sending unit way cheaper than cooler ..good place to start...can you see sending unit ? thinking bout using rtv and make a deflector to route oil away from catalytic converter ...no rust under car now...who needs undercoating