oil trap

pastorbud · Post by **pastorbud** » 24 Mar 2013, 16:12

I took off the flame trap and hose assembly and the flame trap was pretty clogged up. I cleaned it up with brake cleaner.

While I had it off I put a hose on top as you suggested. There was little resistance when I blew into it.

But there was no difference in the resistance with or without the oil filler cap on or off. Should that matter?

The "symptoms" I notice are rough idle and oil leaking around the front camshaft and the oil pan seal.

I just bought the car-- 7 psgr. wagon-- for $600 (!). It has 268K miles on it. But it runs and drives fine!

I think U-joints are next. I'm reading up on that around the forum. The car makes a rubbing noise when you step on the gas are go up hill. Normal noise when coasting or maintaining speed.

pastorbud · Post by **pastorbud** » 30 Mar 2013, 13:02

No longer leaks oil and idles much more smoothly. Now about those u-joints....

Kirby J · Post by **Kirby J** » 31 Mar 2013, 17:56

I would replace the motor mounts before U joints. At 437K miles, U joints were fine, 3rd set of motor mounts.

pastorbud · Post by **pastorbud** » 01 Apr 2013, 05:12

Ooops. To late already did the ujoints! I'll take a look at the motor mounts. My center bearing had lot of play in it and turned rough, so I just went ahead and did the ujoints while I had it out.

But now... I have a different noise coming from the drive train all the time. A muffled clicking noise, sort of like when you put a card in bicycle spokes back in the day. Gotta look under there again. Maybe i assembled something wrong. I did mark all the components to be sure I aligned them back they way they originally were.

I'll look at the motor mounts while I'm under there.

pastorbud · Post by **pastorbud** » 02 Apr 2013, 18:31

I gave up and took it to the mechanic who had pressed the ujoints and center bearing on. He said it looks like I got sold a bad center bearing. I grabbed another, which the parts place said was from a better manufacturer; we shall see. Since the mechanic already had the car, I asked him to go ahead and drop the driveshaft himself and install it. Pressing on.

pastorbud · Post by **pastorbud** » 05 Apr 2013, 16:40

Movin' the drivetrain stuff to a separate post.

Post by **98T5** » 08 Apr 2013, 06:57

HAs anybody here tried the oil trap relocation method? does it work?

pastorbud · Post by **pastorbud** » 13 Apr 2013, 17:45

Kirby J nailed it. Motor/Transmission mount was shot. I replaced it today and it is a much more civilized-sounding little beastie. Still gonna do the differential fluid. (Oh, and the clicking noise referenced above was a bad center-bearing... the new one.... right outa the box. Not my happiest experience in parts-buying, but they took it back and exchanged it for a more durable brand.)

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