07lilredwagon
12-26-2014, 01:04 PM
I need help, guys!
My brake booster vacuum pump attached to the motor under the alternator/oil filter housing/intake was leaking and throwing oil through the vaccum line port (not a good thing) onto the engine and alternator, and belts, ect...(also not good) so I have decided to replace the coolant hoses, vacuum lines, intake gaskets, fuel tank purge valve (car having trouble starting after fill ups) and the vacuum pump. (140,000 miles, by the way...the car has started hemorrhaging fluids so I decided to take control....)
How on earth can I get that darned plastic/rubber cover seal off the front of the motor????
does it turn out, pull out?...Im stumped...wondering If I should get a new one anyway...Im sure its a dealer item only.....It does not appear to be leaking, and, once out, it looks like another complicated proceedure to take the pump off the gear that is cam chain driven. (so you dont loose the gear and bolts down into the front casting of the engine!)
In over my head?...almost! Im either brave or really stupid, or a combination of both!
Any ideas from the pros out there?
thanks in advance
JP
My brake booster vacuum pump attached to the motor under the alternator/oil filter housing/intake was leaking and throwing oil through the vaccum line port (not a good thing) onto the engine and alternator, and belts, ect...(also not good) so I have decided to replace the coolant hoses, vacuum lines, intake gaskets, fuel tank purge valve (car having trouble starting after fill ups) and the vacuum pump. (140,000 miles, by the way...the car has started hemorrhaging fluids so I decided to take control....)
How on earth can I get that darned plastic/rubber cover seal off the front of the motor????
does it turn out, pull out?...Im stumped...wondering If I should get a new one anyway...Im sure its a dealer item only.....It does not appear to be leaking, and, once out, it looks like another complicated proceedure to take the pump off the gear that is cam chain driven. (so you dont loose the gear and bolts down into the front casting of the engine!)
In over my head?...almost! Im either brave or really stupid, or a combination of both!
Any ideas from the pros out there?
thanks in advance
JP