2.8L exhaust leak, causing sluggish accleration?

[pocket-rocket]

oh god, gear lube is nasty.... changed it in my dad's yukon a few years ago. its horrible new, but used is like burnt onion + ass...

You forgot decayed elephant poo-poo, boiled monkey balls and infected butt hairs.

[robertisaar]

oh god, gear lube is nasty.... changed it in my dad's yukon a few years ago. its horrible new, but used is like burnt onion + ass...

[pocket-rocket]

We ended up blowing a brake line on the truck too. Man, does that stuff stink!

Diff lube stinks worse... My order of hated car fluids from worst to I don't mind it on me goes:

Gear lube > Antifreeze > ATF > Brake fluid > Gas

I can't stand the smell of gear lube, and I can't stand the feel of antifreeze... ATF stinks too, but not as bad as gear lube. If you wonder why, offer to change the gear lube in your dad's truck for him

[2.8 Grand Prix]

I had a hairy trip transporting the car to my garage tonight. We hooked it up (by chain) to my dad's S10. We had to take it over 1 mile across town after dark. It not running, ment that I had to work at it to steer it around the corners following the truck. Every time my dad took off from a stop sign, the chain whacked the front bumper of the Grand Prix (front licence plate took a beating, ).
After getting it to the garage, we had to get it up the driveway (steep incline). Needless to say, the ol' S10 took a beating as well. We ended up blowing a brake line on the truck too. Man, does that stuff stink!

After lots of laughing (and swearing), we finaly got it up into the garage. Now I will begin disassembly tomorrow.

[robertisaar]

congrats on the job, you're beating me

that pic i sent you should help as to the order of things, as for tools: cheap ones are cheap now, but cost in the end... pick up stanley stuff if you can, fairly cheap, lifetime warranty, strong enough for this situation.

[2.8 Grand Prix]

Well, I'm glad I've got a garage big enough to do it in, only problem is that I only have about a week to do it (working 3-4 hours per day). Plus, I don't really have any help/advice. I have to "sink or swim" on this one.

I'm new to swaping engines, so any advice as to what to do first, any recomendations on tools to do the job, ect. would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

[SofaKingWeToddDid]

it took the mechanic shop that did mine (i have nowhere big enough to do it myself) over 2 weeks!!! hahahaha dumbasses screwed up so much shit i got a REAL good deal on it! however... the first time i swapped a transmission i had the job accomplished in one work day. i had tools, advice and people to point things out to me though. it wasnt an easy process by any means.

[pocket-rocket]

The lines under the coolant hard line looked more like lines that go to the fuel rail to me. Also that hard coolant line in the back with the bracket (the bracket is held down by a nut to the rear head) looks like the one that goes to the LIM pointing towards the rear of the engine just behind the t-stat and would be for your heater core. The thing beside the MAF to the left covers the t-stat and hooks to the radiator hose on the drivers side.

[robertisaar]

been a while since i looked at a large-port but yeah, all the way left is the exhaust crossover, the towering beast is the MAF and whats snaking around it is a coolant line, goes on the top of the water pump. i think the two lines under it are for the A/C.

if there is anything else in that pic, i can't see it.

[2.8 Grand Prix]

Ok, thanks! That helps. So for two people who have never done this before, this shouldn't take more than a week. That's good.

Take a look back at the picture of those parts sitting on my toolbox. Can you identify those parts for me? I know one of them connects the two exhaust manifolds, and one is the MAF/MAP sensor. Other than that, I don't know what the other ones are. Thank you!

[robertisaar]

alldata actually lists a 88GP motor swap at 7-10hours depending on what gets transfered from old to new.

[robertisaar]

example being you have two people helping you, its possible to get it done in less than 12 hours in AND out... if you know what you're doing anyways...

[2.8 Grand Prix]

As of right now, I don't have anyone to help me. My grandpa said he might help somewhat. I hope a week will be enough.

What is your definition of skewed, Robert? I know you said two days was more than enough for you.

[2.8 Grand Prix]

Look, More pictures!


Yah I know, it needs work.


Part-digital dash (only option on whole car)

[2.8 Grand Prix]

As of right now, I don't have anyone to help me. My grandpa said he might help somewhat. I hope that a week will be enough.