Oil OIl Everywhere Not a drop to spare

[GreenWithEnvy]

Ok so heres how it goes I bought a 97 Deville About a month Ago WITH the oil pan leaking ive tryed tighting them but it still leaks. Im pretty sure its the gasket so now im off to gm to get a gasket. and when i replace it in going to put synthetic Oil in it Heres the stuff http://www.royalpurple.com/prodsa/auto.html

[Ranger]

I assume you know your gonna have to drop the engine to get the pan off.

[GreenWithEnvy]

Nooooooo Isnt There Another Way

[Ranger]

Not that I am aware of. Are you sure it is the pan and not the halfcase?

[danbuc]

Either way, it's still a nightmare. I have a minor have case leak (more or less just seepage) but I was gonna try and ghet up there and see where it ws leaking fom, clean it off, and then put a small bead of high-temp RTV around the edge of the gasket to help stop it up. It's not perfect, but it's better than spending two grand to have the engine ripped apart. Same goes for the oil pan. If it's not leaking all the way around, look to see where it leaking from, and see if you can clean it up, and put some RTV around it. Might just help keep that oil in there a little longer.

edit: ALso, are you seriously gonna buy a case of Royal Purple every time you do an oil change? I mean, other than the fact that you can tell your buddies that your oil is purple, it's not going to make a real improvement in performance, or life of the oil. And if your leaking it out, it's just money down the drain (no pun intended).

[GreenWithEnvy]

Well strory gone bad when i was off to get the gasket My engine overheated
and ALMOST Turn in to a brick so TG i was close to the gm place I was with my dad at the time (Not the wiz of automobles) Broght to them i could See the $ $ in there eyes. long story short Its Bad water pump New radator New gasket new altanater So Abought $2500

[GreenWithEnvy]

well got it back today everything's all better . went tru the codes (History) And Found "B2511"="Steering Wheel Controls Conv Key Stuck"
does any body know why it would say that everything is fine but i know what they did. and would it be OK if i switch to synthetic Oil

[Ranger]

Synthetic may make it leak worse.

[white97deville]

Originally Posted by GreenWithEnvy

Broght to them i could See the $ $ in there eyes. long story short Its Bad water pump New radator New gasket new altanater So Abought $2500

That's a lot of $$$ for the parts you mention. I've yet to buy an alternator but a radiator cost me around $250-275 and a water pump about $60 from NAPA.

Glad that you are running again.

[GreenWithEnvy]

yea i know but the "smart" people at cadillac. you got to rip out the engine to do any work