Quick question guys, need your help!
#1
Quick question guys, need your help!
My mom's 90 SE is screwed I think. She's had a oil pan leak for about a year and that's been causing an oil leak but this thing is different.
There is now a knocking during startup and also at idle and driving speeds. There is also all kinds of fluid leaking out of what I think is the ABS controller. (Metal type box on the front left of the engine bay).
The car is driveable and it brakes alright but I found something interesting when I was under the car. The crankshaft I think holds three belts: power steering, alternator, and one more thing I think. My crankshaft (4th gen) only held 2 belts: the alternator and the power steering, but does a 90SE with ABS have a third belt? The reason I ask is that this belt is no longer there. It also appears that the pulley that is in plain view upon opening up the hood should have two belts and now only has one.
Is there a belt flapping around somewhere? I was unable to find one upon looking.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
There is now a knocking during startup and also at idle and driving speeds. There is also all kinds of fluid leaking out of what I think is the ABS controller. (Metal type box on the front left of the engine bay).
The car is driveable and it brakes alright but I found something interesting when I was under the car. The crankshaft I think holds three belts: power steering, alternator, and one more thing I think. My crankshaft (4th gen) only held 2 belts: the alternator and the power steering, but does a 90SE with ABS have a third belt? The reason I ask is that this belt is no longer there. It also appears that the pulley that is in plain view upon opening up the hood should have two belts and now only has one.
Is there a belt flapping around somewhere? I was unable to find one upon looking.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
#4
It needed a new ABS controller, like two or three oil seals plus they had to find where the leak was so they could stop it. All new belts, hoses, plugs, and there was also pretty extensive engine damage. Just wasnt worth it to fix it. The quote was $6000.
My mom is looking at the 2k3 Infiniti G35, 2k2 Altima, and 2k2 Maxima.
My mom is looking at the 2k3 Infiniti G35, 2k2 Altima, and 2k2 Maxima.
#5
Originally posted by DCmax
It needed a new ABS controller, like two or three oil seals plus they had to find where the leak was so they could stop it. All new belts, hoses, plugs, and there was also pretty extensive engine damage. Just wasnt worth it to fix it. The quote was $6000.
My mom is looking at the 2k3 Infiniti G35, 2k2 Altima, and 2k2 Maxima.
It needed a new ABS controller, like two or three oil seals plus they had to find where the leak was so they could stop it. All new belts, hoses, plugs, and there was also pretty extensive engine damage. Just wasnt worth it to fix it. The quote was $6000.
My mom is looking at the 2k3 Infiniti G35, 2k2 Altima, and 2k2 Maxima.
#8
Originally posted by keener
$6000 sounds pretty damn steep. An ABS controller can be salvaged at a yard for $100 to $400 (depending on the yard). the seals are a couple bucks a piece, and the hoses and plugs would run abour $60. If you can do the work yourself, I recommend fixing the car. WHat is the supposed engine damage? AS long as oil is in the car...I can't imagine any sort of engine damage.
$6000 sounds pretty damn steep. An ABS controller can be salvaged at a yard for $100 to $400 (depending on the yard). the seals are a couple bucks a piece, and the hoses and plugs would run abour $60. If you can do the work yourself, I recommend fixing the car. WHat is the supposed engine damage? AS long as oil is in the car...I can't imagine any sort of engine damage.
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#18
Originally posted by Agamemnon
Did it gets regular oil changes? How could this happen? Is this preventable or is it more or less inevitable, even if we take care of our engines?
<shuddering in fear of my own VE30DE's mortality...>
Did it gets regular oil changes? How could this happen? Is this preventable or is it more or less inevitable, even if we take care of our engines?
<shuddering in fear of my own VE30DE's mortality...>
It looked like it hadnt had an oil change EVER. I wouldnt worry too much if you take care of your engine. Ive seen inside an engine before and it gets black but nothing like what my mom's engine looked like.
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