<![CDATA[Anyone know a good mechanic shop?]]>Ive got an issue with my Wifes car. I have exhausted all my knowledge and googles knowledge. So I was wondering if anyone knows of a good mechanic shop to run some diagnostics and tell me whats wrong.

Its a Monte carlo and It will not start. The battery is fine and it was getting fuel and spark but wouldnt start up. I replaced the fuel filter, the fuel pump is running fine and Checked the timing belt but I dont know how to tell if its jumped a tooth. And there are no CEL's.

Pile of shit

Thanks in advance for the shop reference.

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24valvenotak;298838 wrote:
99.9% of the cars on this board sound like crap...

qft....

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/287248https://fargostreet.com/post/287248Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:33:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Anyone know a good mechanic shop? on Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:59:25 GMT]]>yeah started to do the rear plugs today lost all ambition.

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bubba;298835 wrote:
have u listened to some of the lumina, cutlasses, etc.... sure it runs fine but sounds like crap...

99.9% of the cars on this board sound like crap...

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bubba;298835 wrote:
have u listened to some of the lumina, cutlasses, etc.... sure it runs fine but sounds like crap...

Yep, I owned one lol sounded like a diesel in the winter and cold mornings.

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PSiedTSi;298634 wrote:
umm....the 60 degree V6s were very successful motors for GM...they hardly ever had problems(with the exception of the 3.4 DOHC). GMs problem has never been engines, its FWD trannies.

have u listened to some of the lumina, cutlasses, etc.... sure it runs fine but sounds like crap...

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gsrEK;298821 wrote:
not on the engine thats in the car, its a 3.4 DOHC. IIRC
Yup!

We pulled the front engine mount and used a ratchet strap to rotate/tilt the motor forward.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/287215https://fargostreet.com/post/287215Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:41:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Anyone know a good mechanic shop? on Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:25:26 GMT]]>did plugs on one last year. what a fun time.

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KA-T_240;298817 wrote:
Pretty sure you can do the rear plugs with out pulling the intake manifold.

not on the engine thats in the car, its a 3.4 DOHC. IIRC

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/287207https://fargostreet.com/post/287207Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:05:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Anyone know a good mechanic shop? on Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:18:14 GMT]]>Pretty sure you can do the rear plugs with out pulling the intake manifold.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/287203https://fargostreet.com/post/287203Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:18:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Anyone know a good mechanic shop? on Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:01:31 GMT]]>Keep an eye on the spark plug wells, it could be a valve cover gasket.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/287202https://fargostreet.com/post/287202Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:01:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Anyone know a good mechanic shop? on Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:54:59 GMT]]>I seemed to have fixed the car now. I changed the fuel filter which was nasty. Then last night I checked for spark and it was getting it. I pulled one plug and it was ok, but it was showing signs of wear. I pulled out another spark plug close to the oil fill cap and I found a pile of oil. the Plug was toast. So i pulled the next plug and it was even worse. When I had the oil changed the lube tech must have spilt oil into the spark plug hole. I replaced the front three plugs for now since i have to remove the intake mainifold to get to the rears.

Anyways i went to start the car and still wouldnt start. It was still flooded. I finally got it started and it smoked to beat hell for 5 mins. It seems fine now, so later today I am replaceing the rest of the plugs and all the wires. Gayness

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integra_gsr98;298598 wrote:
You have obviously never installed remote starters for a living then... It takes a resistor and a relay and is not rocket science.

no, I definitely haven't. I'm not trying to say it's difficult. I just haven't seen many people do it right. I've fixed plenty of home-brewed attempts at soldering in resistors, wired-in keys.. just saying if he can still crank the engine over, the problem isn't VATS-related.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/287054https://fargostreet.com/post/287054Fri, 15 Jan 2010 02:20:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Anyone know a good mechanic shop? on Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:05:55 GMT]]>apparently my hint of sarcasm wasn't noticed lol

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bubba;298628 wrote:
umm... no 3.8 was a great motor.. 3.1 = nasty piston slap

umm....the 60 degree V6s were very successful motors for GM...they hardly ever had problems(with the exception of the 3.4 DOHC). GMs problem has never been engines, its FWD trannies.

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slowica;298612 wrote:
give me the year and i can run a quick check on alldata for you, see if theres any tsbs on it.
1997

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Slowica;298608 wrote:
no way, the 3.1 and 3.4s were great motors............

umm... no 3.8 was a great motor.. 3.1 = nasty piston slap

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Slowica;298608 wrote:
no way, the 3.1 and 3.4s were great motors............

The 3400, this is the DOHC 3.4 liter................

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/287000https://fargostreet.com/post/287000Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:54:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Anyone know a good mechanic shop? on Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:04:17 GMT]]>give me the year and i can run a quick check on alldata for you, see if theres any TSBs on it.

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PSiedTSi;298605 wrote:
Oh. God. That motor sucks.

Yes it does. This is not my first run in with this pile

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PSiedTSi;298605 wrote:
Oh. God. That motor sucks.

no way, the 3.1 and 3.4s were great motors............

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Rexwagon;298564 wrote:
its a 3.4L. No coolant light hasnt come on. the coolant level is normal. It hasnt overheated.

Oh. God. That motor sucks.

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harm;298597 wrote:
i've only seen one person successfully bypass their VATS

You have obviously never installed remote starters for a living then... It takes a resistor and a relay and is not rocket science.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/286984https://fargostreet.com/post/286984Thu, 14 Jan 2010 04:22:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Anyone know a good mechanic shop? on Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:47:22 GMT]]>if it's cranking over with the ignition key, it's not the VATS. if the VATS isn't recognizing the resistor in your key, you'll get nothing at all when you turn the key to start, aside from a blinking anti-theft light.

i've only seen one person successfully bypass their VATS - that's a nice write-up though, and looks like it would work if done correctly. Waste of time/energy unless your VATS wires snap somewhere though.. which happens a lot.

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TurboGTU;298540 wrote:
have you had the low coolant light come on recently. could be the upper intake plennum/gasket (i'm assuming you have a 3100). something to check into at least. good luck.

its a 3.4L. No coolant light hasnt come on. the coolant level is normal. It hasnt overheated.

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