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Old Nov 13, 2005 | 11:59 PM
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Well when I was running sea-foam through the intake the car it died and than back fired with a larde white cloud of smoke blowen outta the throttle body intake and inbetween the upper intake and lower intake. (the plastic pice and the aluminum piece on the bottom if i was thinking wrong names) Along with this could be seen was an oily type residew all around that area. I got the car running and let it vent out than took it for a quick drive and noticed a lot less power but the gauges read as to show nothing was wrong. Later that night as I was driving to Wilmar (about an hour drive) I had passed a friend who had then shortly after called me and said my car was smelling really bad, after I herd that i looked at my gauges and saw my oil pressure was below 40 psi, in overdrive w/ engin working (lot lower than normal). I pulled over in the next town and checked my oil, it was at a good level but it had a red color. Well I got to Willmar and back home were i am leaving it parked to wait for repair, but when i got home my idel oil pressure was inbetween the marker on top of the redline and the next marking after that i think thats about 15 psi (SSE gauges). whats happening?
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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 08:07 AM
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Sounds like you are losing oil pressure and running weak.

Change the oil out immediately and get a better look at it. Red would be transmission fluid. The backfire you had could be considered normal having the car stall and restarting while adding seafoam..

I'm concerned about the upper intake gaskets though.
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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 12:47 PM
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I knew red = tranny fluid but why would the oil have a red color?
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When the engine backfired, it also blew the diaphragm on the transmission modulator. Therefore, the engine vacuum is sucking your transmission fluid into the engine.
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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by ssei1995
it also blew the diaphragm on the transmission modulator.
Can you explain more about that? Personally, I dont know exactly what you are talking about and would be interested to know.
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back fired with a larde white cloud of smoke blowen outta the throttle body intake and inbetween the upper intake and lower intake.
I personally would take that statement and look deeper. if there was smoke comming out from between the two intakes, then there is a gasket problem that MUST be addressed.
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back fired with a larde white cloud of smoke blowen outta the throttle body intake and inbetween the upper intake and lower intake.
I personally would take that statement and look deeper. if there was smoke comming out from between the two intakes, then there is a gasket problem that MUST be addressed.
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Is this a 93 with the Plastic Upperintake? Or is this an SSE Supercharged?
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