Hi Bill,
What is "excessive blowby"? Is that when the manifold is rusted out and
exhaust leaks out of the engine instead of the tailpipe?
My engine has 140k miles on it and the oil was allegedly changed every 5000
miles. The mechanic said he thought the car was in really good shape and
that I don't have any mechanical problems with the motor. They are wrapping
up the transmission pan gasket replace, oil leak repair, etc etc today - the
service advisor over there said his transmission guy drove the car and said
that when the car is cold that it seems to slip just a little but once it is
warmed up, it drives fine. They recommended my not pursuing that at this
time. That kind of news really scares me. So the question becomes - with
140k miles on the tranny and that kind of news, how long do I have before
that gets worse since replacing the transmission is beyond my technical
capacitty and the thought of sinking $3000 into this car isn't likely to
happen.
Does anyone know of any Fiero repairmen / transmission specialists in North
Carolina that aren't a Pontiac dealership they could recommend?
Thanks
Andy
>>> Do these cars run worth a damn after doing all the stuff that a 21 year
>>> old car needs? I hate to think if I bought one that hadden't been
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> both have been quite reliable.
B Fuhrmann - 04 Jun 2007 12:14 GMT
Blow by is when gasses blow by the piston rings. A little of this always
happens.
In my case, enough goes by the rings that it very slightly pressurizes the
oil pan. It causes a small amount of oil to seep through the seal when I am
driving.
If you didn't know that (a compression check on the cylinders would show
which ones), you wouldn't be able to tell from the car's operation.

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> Hi Bill,
> What is "excessive blowby"? Is that when the manifold is rusted out and
> exhaust leaks out of the engine instead of the tailpipe?