Post by: mr.mindless on December 04, 2023, 11:19:44 PM
2009, AWD, 132,000.
Has some water to the interior issues, probably sunroof drains. Water in the trunk too, maybe brake light? Minor rust at fender edges. Haven’t had it in the air yet. Told it has weeping transmission lines which is why it was parked and left behind in a move. I’m sure that means some other things are crunchy too.
Needs a battery. May have some wheel bearing issues or the tires are out of balance/round but other than a rumble at 45+ it did a quick drive just fine. Brakes feel fine. Has a serpentine squeak.
Probably end up Sarah’s daily if I don’t fall in love with it. I should do the Allroad clutch so I have its peer.
Who could really love a gold caddy though?
Post by: M on December 05, 2023, 09:27:36 AM
Post by: mr.mindless on December 20, 2023, 05:17:35 PM
oil leak was an o-ring below the o-ring land on the filter cap. was at the bottom of the threads instead.
registering it tomorrow. needs a few things, but should be a good winter drivable rig to keep the truck and jeep out of the salt. will get an order going for all the belt accessory things in the fleet that need doing, that'll be a lot of things. All on this and all on the Z4, they both run 2 serpentine belts with tensioners.
Post by: mr.mindless on December 21, 2023, 08:53:39 PM
Proper tire inflation got the rumble taken care of. Computer says it’s doing 19mpg.
Driver door lock actuator is dead. That and the belt squeak is it so far, other than cleanup and water leaks. Trunk is WET.
Bet this goes for 5 before the jeep does.
Post by: mr.mindless on December 24, 2023, 05:21:15 PM
Code P0008 - engine position system performance bank 1
I heard something like a carrier bearing or rear diff bushing too, if I get on it.
Found maintenance paperwork from the last 20,000 miles. Couple oil changes, MAF in response to a code, three wheel bearings - fronts for rumble at speed and a rear for ABS tone ring rust, and four new tires 10k ago.
Evap and egr monitors not yet set. Clearing codes and will see if that p0008 comes back.
Post by: mr.mindless on December 24, 2023, 07:13:10 PM
I did hear a rattle at idle over the belt squeaks, reasonably confirmed. Apparently chains went early in the early 3.6. Mulling over including the 'extras' in that job of the cam phasers and oil pump. Probably worth it for the extra couple hundred bucks diving deep into it either at resale or being known good for another 100k if it stays around. god knows I never manage to get rid of anything
Post by: mr.mindless on December 30, 2023, 01:15:52 AM
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Post by: mr.mindless on January 01, 2024, 05:42:56 AM
No lights lit after a couple cycles and 8 miles. Hopefully I can get monitors set and get it stickered.
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Post by: mr.mindless on January 02, 2024, 07:57:05 AM
no codes or pending codes though, so hopefully will be good to inspect in another couple drive cycles...
Post by: mr.mindless on January 03, 2024, 07:18:14 PM
Post by: mr.mindless on January 06, 2024, 03:16:15 AM
Post by: mr.mindless on January 09, 2024, 10:05:07 AM
Post by: M4wdFab on January 09, 2024, 12:40:12 PM
Post by: mr.mindless on January 09, 2024, 01:07:19 PM
I need to put a proper clamp on the driveshaft sometime, I didn’t have a large enough single use clamp in stock and the hose clamp I had to use can be felt at about 50mph.
Put it up in the air when I got home with it. I got some stainless clamps and tool, but it's going to be really hard to get into the space next to the bearing. I may need to make a narrower nose to put on the tool for space, hope I don't waste a bunch of bands
Post by: mr.mindless on January 09, 2024, 03:46:54 PM
Post by: Ryan on January 09, 2024, 05:32:49 PM
Post by: mr.mindless on January 10, 2024, 02:57:00 PM
The thread for that discussion happens to be Sarah's TDI. That'll be out of daily production real soon, if not already. It's a source of friction at the moment.
Post by: mr.mindless on February 05, 2024, 06:56:36 PM
No gas drip visible anywhere underneath.
Has to be weeping somewhere and leaving a wet spot somewhere. An oil pan of gasoline smells about as much as this does. It can’t be an evap leak unless something is putting gas into the charcoal canister and it runs a purge on shutdown.
It’s always gotta be something.
Post by: mr.mindless on February 08, 2024, 01:07:04 AM
Replaced with rubber 50psi working pressure fuel injection line from the plastic at the tank to up front where the rust stopped.
Should probably do the trans cooler lines that look equally crunchy, and send this thing. Domestics suck. Aluminized steel fuel lines? Cmon. At least the brake lines still look good. Hopefully they aren’t about to fall apart right at the nuts like they always seem to.
Smike, do you have male to nipple for these quick connects when you’re re plumbing things? I keep the females in stock but I ended up having to just cut these off and clamp over the nylon line. Extremely tight fit and pushed over far enough to double clamp so I’m comfortable with it but unhappy I had to do that. Just didn’t have the right stuff in stock or leftovers.
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Post by: M4wdFab on February 08, 2024, 05:06:09 PM
Post by: mr.mindless on February 09, 2024, 10:04:12 AM
Layout is a short plastic line from fuel pump ending with a female to the rotten steel line with a male, the rotten steel runs all the way forward and up the inner fender where it's swaged to a flex line that runs to the engine, and an AC-type disconnect that I couldn't take apart when I was doing the timing chains. I ended up laying the fuel rails off to the passenger side using the flex of that line. It wasn't an exact size match to AC lines and my AC disconnect tool wouldn't quite get it.
Post by: mr.mindless on May 14, 2024, 06:59:39 PM
Sarah really likes this thing and doesn't seem interested in replacing it in spite of my urging...
Has a check engine light on for something that I haven't pulled. has a really quiet lifter tick once it's warmed up. Seems like a time bomb that I'll be stuck scrapping when it pops instead of having gotten to sell it for a couple bucks. Oh whell.
Post by: mr.mindless on June 22, 2024, 08:02:37 PM
Drained oil looked good but didn’t seem like 5qt (I didn’t check before drain, and operator refuses to check oil regularly even on the known consumption issue historically with the Equinox), lots of sludge in oil filter, certainly stirred up from timing chain job. Should have done a change sooner than 4500 miles apparently,
Operator reported a loud startup recently. Sounded like chain chatter either from VVT or tensioners.
Lotsa codes behind that MIL. We’ll see what come back. None returned immediately and startup much quieter.
Readiness shows O2 issues.
Notable that GM engine management shows 53% oil life remaining. No wonder this thing was full of sludge.
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Post by: mr.mindless on September 22, 2024, 09:44:45 PM
Changed left low beam headlight. Have to drop one side of the bumper cover and remove the headlight module (on driver side only, could remove air box and have super tight space. PDC is there on pax side). There’s steel of fender behind it. So dumb. Halogen lights shouldn’t take that much to change. Forums say it’s a $300 job at the dealer. It took me 45 minutes. Thieves. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240923/1ca5e4f5cb56030e2206a745de3a4afd.jpg)
Post by: cracker on September 23, 2024, 08:06:02 AM
Post by: mr.mindless on September 25, 2024, 11:34:38 PM
No sludge noted on the filter though, and about 4000 since oil change. Maybe some nice, thick oil next time around.
Post by: etk300ex on September 26, 2024, 08:54:23 AM
Post by: mr.mindless on September 26, 2024, 08:55:41 AM
All four cams have oil-controlled phasers too, could also be involved if they empty as well.
Post by: mr.mindless on September 26, 2024, 08:55:41 AM
All four cams have oil-controlled phasers too, could also be involved if they empty as well.
Post by: etk300ex on September 26, 2024, 09:10:05 AM
Post by: mr.mindless on November 20, 2024, 07:44:46 PM
This thing is made of codes. Misfires all around and both exhaust cam phasers.
Still rattles like a mother on anything but hot fresh restart. GM and I really don’t get along.
It got fresh spark plugs along with the timing job and oil pump. Didn’t do anything with coils, could see about parts cannon those at it at 150k miles.
Code dump - none came back immediately. Oil has about 3400 miles on it, that’s been when cams started throwing codes the last couple oil changes. It might got one step thicker grade but it would be much nicer if it stopped draining back. Replacing the oil filter cap ( integrated check valve ) made zero difference.
Hope the evap code was a loose gas cap one time. Mom’s Mazda will have an evap code chased next week.
Car Scanner ELM OBD2
Version: 1.112.9/1.112.9/iOS
DTC report
Connection profile: Cadillac OBD-II / EOBD (2004 - present) + CANDate: 11/20/2024 7:36:23 PM
VIN: 1G6DG577390136653
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OBD-IIOBD-II
DTCs: 10
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P0300 [0x0300]
Random/multiple cylinder(s) - misfire detected
Status: Confirmed
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P0302 [0x0302]
Cylinder 2 - misfire detected
Status: Confirmed
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P0496 [0x0496]
Evaporative emission (EVAP) system - high purge flow
Status: Confirmed
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P0304 [0x0304]
Cylinder 4 - misfire detected
Status: Confirmed
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P0306 [0x0306]
Cylinder 6 - misfire detected
Status: Confirmed
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P0014 [0x0014]
Camshaft position (CMP) actuator, exhaust/right/rear, bank 1 - timing over-advanced/system performance
Status: Confirmed
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P0024 [0x0024]
Camshaft position (CMP), exhaust/right/rear, bank 2 - timing over-advanced/system performance
Status: Confirmed
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P0303 [0x0303]
Cylinder 3 - misfire detected
General Electrical Failures [0x00]
Status: GM failure record
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P0301 [0x0301]
Cylinder 1 - misfire detected
General Electrical Failures [0x00]
Status: GM failure record
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P0305 [0x0305]
Cylinder 5 - misfire detected
General Electrical Failures [0x00]
Status: GM failure record
Post by: M4wdFab on November 21, 2024, 04:59:53 PM
Post by: mr.mindless on November 22, 2024, 12:24:36 PM
I like the “General Electrical Failures”, that’s cool.
Car Scanner ELM OBD2
Version: 1.112.9/1.112.9/iOS
DTC report
Connection profile: Cadillac OBD-II / EOBD (2004 - present) + CANDate: 11/22/2024 12:21:55 PM
VIN: 1G6DG577390136653
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OBD-IIOBD-II
DTCs: 3
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P0011 [0x0011]
Camshaft position (CMP), intake/left/front, bank 1 - timing over-advanced/system performance
Status: Pending
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P1012 [0x1012]
General Electrical Failures [0x00]
Status: GM failure record
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P0341 [0x0341]
Camshaft position (CMP) sensor A, bank 1 - range/performance problem
General Electrical Failures [0x00]
Status: GM failure record
Post by: mr.mindless on December 02, 2024, 06:14:13 PM
Barely avoided a sheriff ordered tow, rolled it down the hill into mark moores driveway lol
It’s been a pretty poor car week!
Post by: mr.mindless on December 02, 2024, 09:39:10 PM
Post by: M4wdFab on December 03, 2024, 08:11:38 AM
Post by: etk300ex on December 03, 2024, 09:05:58 AM
Post by: mr.mindless on March 28, 2025, 08:05:38 PM
Wtf
I knew I would regret scrapping the old phasers and chains. I really wanna see what’s supposed to hold that thing on there.
In a few minutes, I’ll see what the other side looks like… Maybe this will be as easy as a cam position sensor and a cam phaser? I’ll assume that it beat the shit out of the sensor.
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Post by: mr.mindless on March 28, 2025, 08:51:45 PM
Cam is not moving with the phaser, probably have exhaust valve damage. Unsure if camshaft could be damaged as well, would depend on how the phaser is damaged. It did loosen the bolt, so will depend on whether the phaser guts are loose on the cam or if the phaser came apart
Easiest rescue would probably be a junkyard head swap. Several hundred and probably 8 - 12 hours more total?
Might get 5k out of it, more likely 3. Versus what, 500-700 in scrap?
Sounds like I should make it go away. Sarah likes it even w the Magnum and the caddy is in worse shape though it’s a bit nicer and gets way better em pee gees
¯\_(?)_/¯
Post by: mr.mindless on April 10, 2025, 01:52:04 PM
- not interference engine. valves should be fine
- rattle on startup is indicative of bad cam phaser (has rattled at startup forever, before and after timing set)
- phasers are supposed to have pins that lock in to static timing when there's no oil pressure. it's when those pins fail that things go badly.
- there's a tool to jam down behind the cam gears to retract chain tensioner and change phasers without pulling the timing cover.
- there's an updated right side valve cover gasket that restricts PCV and reduces oil consumption.
Both those camshafts spin - one freely and one within the range of phaser adjustment.
I bought that tool and both phasers. will retime those cams and hopefully she'll run again. Then probably send it.
Post by: M4wdFab on April 10, 2025, 01:58:52 PM
Post by: mr.mindless on April 17, 2025, 12:11:04 AM
$500 with a smile to anyone here. Will drive onto a trailer.
Should have intake and valve cover pulled again for anything further than that.
At least it’s mobile again and now it’s outside and not soaking up a bay or blocking the forklift.
Post by: M4wdFab on April 17, 2025, 08:07:50 AM