after doing some reading and your comments here, i think i am going to pull the tensioner assembly off as well as alternator to accomplish that and replace both elbows. figure if ones leaking other will be soon.

thanks so much for the help!

This elbow piece.... it is the culprit. i started checking around it more and saw it was were the leak was dripping from...once i let the car warm up, it started spewing little from a pin hole on the top side of the elbow...i reved the motor from the TB and then it would spray like a fountain. So ...

im starting to wonder if he didn't experience something as simple as a getting hot situatuion from a possible bad t-stat maybe causing this elbow piece or the o-rings to get hot and fail?

the car has sat unstarted for a day, i checked the oil, it looks pretty clean actually.

the only thing he ...

he told me he had been adding coolant, assuming its from the loss under the elbow area leaking.... unfortunately, with me not driving it regularly...im going by what he has told me on the overheating issue.

Is there anything i can do to say if the intake manifold is the culprit upper and or lower..

Ok, buddies car.... he says it overheated on him once and that he had been having to add coolant. So, he calls me to work on it for him...he tells me he thinks its a t-stat...i go buy one before i tear into it. then when i get back...i notice the wet spot under the passenger side of the car where it ...

last night was taking volt readings from the connector to the vent valve and while rotating the connector, the white wire broke loose of the connector..... not enough wire to resplace/solder. looks like the connection through that wire may have been comprimesed not allowing a ground for the valve ...

i still don't have this resolved.

since all this, i have bought a new purge valve for up front on the motor and a new gas cap as well as cleaned the filler neck of anything possible being on it.

car still throws the PO449 code and comes up with "check gas cap" message.

i am hoping i just got a ...

Still no go. i was getting the tried and true "check gas cap" message couple days ago too.....cleaned up the gas fill neck and hadnt seen that message back yet...but SES light is on again with same P0449 code. guess my next thing is take to dealer to let them cycle the new solenoid...maybe i got a ...

My 2000 Sle was harsh shifting and whining as well after driving for 30 min or so. I remember my wife asking me WTF that noise was...haha

Did a seafoam treatment with new fluid/filter...helped some...but didn't fix it. did another seafoam treament and then drained with new fluid...again, helped ...

thanks for the info...i will check it out next.

Sorry, no it does not. Just your basic OBD-II scanner for checking/clearing codes.

Any help is appreciated!

Yes, i have cleared the codes a few times now with my scanner to be sure. It didn't come on this morning when i drove to work..but it usually comes back on at some point.

i did have the air box apart and had the pcm moved out of my way while putting it back together, maybe i caught a wire or ...

i can check, but this still all stems from when the wife got the car a bit wet driving.........

I bought a new vent valve for under the car on drivers side. GM part. Still throwing the same code P0449.....

whats next to check/replace?

thanks for the quick replies, i will get the valve under the rear of the car then.. it only threw this code after the water issue, so i was thinking it would be the rear under the car just due to being under water most likely.

my 2000 sle is throwing this code here recently.

to explain my situation, we have had alot of rain here lately, and my wife has been driving bonnie since she wrecked her car week ago or so...well, there is a area on our road with standing water from rain flooding, it was deeper then she realized ...

before i go draining, why is it so bad to run dex cool? i mean, if it is what they provided and spec'd by manufacturer, what is the benefits of dropping it? just curious.

to answer question before, yes the upper hose is pressurized after driving.

i have noticed the temp being closer to what i ...

not sure on the pressurized question. will have to check next time i drive it.

so you guys are dumping the dex cool out of the car and switching to the mix with all type stuff? so basically just drain all from radiator and fill back up. while im at it i might as well put in a new T-stat.....should ...

This may be nothing, but i have noticed that my car doesn't seem to get very warm anymore. It has been cold in our areas off an on.....mornings on way to work can be 0-10deg lately...so maybe that is all it is...but my car only reads 170-180 on guage most of the time while driving to work on highway ...

i haven't had a no start situation on this for a few days now. took in to dealer to have them check things over, they said they didn't see anything in the computer or such that would indicate a problem to cause the no start.

now, i did notice when i came back that under the car back by where the ...