f ing oil b s stuff .....help

[JDavila]

so one oil change ago i used sea foam in my engine and in my oil as well. well i waited a couple hunred miles and changed the oil. well a while later my oil pressure has dropped to the point to where it started ticking andstuff so i havent drove it since i heard it for the first time and so ive got a oil pump kit to change it out but i get the damn oil pan off... the engine is jacked up ... ive tried one side of the engine mount jacked up then other other and finally both up and i just cant get it off ... please help me fix this problem

[Shad0wguy]

Re: f ing oil b s stuff .....help

Spray some wd40 on the bolts and let it sit, then try again the next day.

[cam98aro]

Re: f ing oil b s stuff .....help

this is a prime example on why you SHOULD NOT use seafoam in your engine

especially a higher mileage one

[dobie]

Re: f ing oil b s stuff .....help

If it's a 3.4 you need to remove the oil level sensor before the pan will come loose.

[Pathogen]

Re: f ing oil b s stuff .....help

What motor is this?
If you're replacing the Oil pump on the 3.8, you need to remove the timing cover. If it's a 3.4 the rest of this post will be useless.

There's an oil pick-up tube inside your oil pan that needs to be disconnected before the pan will come down. I think they're 8mm bolts.

Additional note, I doubt it's your oil pump. Something is probably stuck in an oiling hole somewhere. I'd flush it again to see if it knocks the deposit loose.

If you're bored, pull the valve covers off your car (one side at a time) and start it, you can then find out which valves (techincally rockers) are tapping... and which bearing is clogged up. (maybe)

** ADDITIONAL NOTE - I have 130,000 very hard miles on my DD Firebird, and I flush it from time to time with no problems - I hate varnish deposits and the Gunk engine flush I use seems to help my car get rid of the stuff that can slow it down.

... just fyi.

Make sure to post your results or what you find to be the problem!