IHADAV8.com - Turbo Buick Tech, and Nonsense
Tech Area => General Auto Tech => Topic started by: nocooler on December 29 2022, 09:49:05 PM
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This is what my buddy bought to drive while I was working on his Denali. Main complaint - coolant smell but no visible evidence of leaks.
Back story - this came from a shady dealership but was cheap enough to take a risk on. He's driven it for a month and other than replacing the brakes it's been good.
And yes it is the special plaitnum edition - :rofl: - it is a legit platinum edition but at least spell it right.
Diagnosis so far - water pump is leaking, and it appears the coolant tank is full of stop leak. This could be a mess :icon_fU:
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Glutton for punishment
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What Steve said.. :icon_lol:
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Couple of neat things I found. AC compressor is locked up, it destroyed the clutch and the belt too.
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might be a problem - https://youtu.be/bF2Uetjt2A0
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That compressor clutch died a slow death.. I wonder if the WP pulley/shaft/bearing got dinged when the clutch seized at speed.
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If it is not a problem, it soon will be.
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Good call - the water pump pulley appears to be out of round.
I got the system flushed and rinsed and finished the teardown - waiting on parts to show up from Summit.
I also fixed his backup camera. I was originally in a license plate frame, but that was in pieces - so I mounted it up under the bumper to keep it out of the way.
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Damn! I need to send several cars to you! Too bad medicare won't pay for car ills
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Good work, Jeremy!
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It's back together just waiting for some new plug wires. I threw on some spares to fill/bleed the coolant and took it for a test drive. While it was here he was complaining about how the 6.0 is lazy compared to the 6.2, so I made some adjustments in the computer to help it out. It runs pretty well for a big ole girl. Once the wires show up I can swap them and reinstall the engine covers - and it won't be my problem anymore.
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Not very be hard when you are doing it!
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PLAITNUM? wtf?