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96 GMC Sonoma, did some research, found this..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzdy5GZQF7g
Same engine it seems, but where the fuck do you put the oil?
Just pour it over the engine. Make sure you give it a good thorough coat. It’ll work its way in.
I generally make sure the entire block is evenly coated in a thin layer (a shop rag helps), then stick it in the oven at 450F for an hour to let the patina cure. After a few coats you should have a nice, even surface.
A well seasoned engine shouldn't ever stick as long as it's maintained.
Did you sand it down to bare metal first?
That's usually what I accomplish.
The alternator doesn't like it though
I just mix it in with the blinker fluid. 12:1 ratio
I couldn't find the OIL cap but I found one labeled 710 but I can't find any 710 fluid.
It should be around here:
It might be underneath some hoses or similar due to PDO. If push comes to shove, you could always use a skinny funnel and pour it down the dipstick tube...
Turns out, it was hiding under the duct tape on the air intake the whole time, on the driver's side. Guess the video I found had me thrown off a bit. Like, they're basically the same engine, but the video covered a 98, we got a 96...
Is that an oil cap in the right of the picture? Just in front of the duct taped intake. It's a black cap with amber writing on it, so that's what I suspect. If it goes directly to the engine, that's it.
That's power steering fluid..
Oops, don't want that. Could you take two more pictures, I've from the left and one from the right? Unless that red box someone drew got it.
The red box post is where it's supposed to be.
It's getting dark right now and my camera sucks, so no more photos, at least not today.
This thing, right?
thats definitly steering fluid
Yeah that's definitely not engine oil.
The cap should say the oil weight on it too I think. Not sure about Chevy but a lot of other brands do this on modern cars.
It’s most likely gonna be coming out of one of the valve covers though. So if you can find those you should be able to hunt it down. It’s lame they didn’t put an extension on it to locate it up above all those vacuum lines and stuff though.
should be around here:
might be a little lower in the back
the other part is for steering fluid
Ya back there, on the engine itself, a black cap.
We will most certainly be looking again tomorrow..
Yes mmhmm, I see, that certainly seems to be a car of some sort.
Hey there. I had the Chevy version of this truck once upon a time. The location depends on what engine you have:
If you have a 4-cylinder, cap should be near the center on top of the engine. If it’s the 4.3L V6 the cap will be off to one side, but still on top. I think we’re looking at the v6 here.
Look for a black or yellow cap, it should say OIL.
Hello! Heed me op, got your fix right here. There's a goofy filler neck that comes off sometimes, a couple people have marked where it's supposed to be with red squares. It's gone though! There will be a hole in the top/side of the valve cover there with lord knows what field expedient solution plugging it. ~Mine~ was a chunk of radiator hose that came up to the original location with the original cap jammed back in it to retain convenient access, but we can't all be the world's greatest shadetree mechanic. Here's a video of some nerd actually fixing it with factory parts like a big dumb loser with way more money than me, just to help you find it:
We found it, on the passenger side valve cover. Ours just doesn't have the extended filler cap tube, so it's buried down in there, but at least it does have an oil cap.
You drizzle it like salad dressing.
Drizzle it!
Just pour it over like olive oil on charcuterie and you'll be good. Trust me
It's bound to find its way where it's needed, eventually.
Looking at this, you better put the oil in a different car.
His previous vehicle ran fucking great! It just had an unexpected situation, we highly suspect arson, but no proper evidence as of yet..
https://lemmy.world/post/45294636
Anyways, now we got this beater Sonoma, but at least it runs, and pretty smoothly at that for being 30 years old.
We found where to put the oil, it only needed ~3/4 of a quart. I'm pretty sure this one needs oil more than the last one..
Simple: try putting it in each hole and if the car doesn't work just take it back out
No owners manual in the glovebox? If there is, there might be a diagram in there.
There's not even a glovebox, that was cut out and replaced with duct tape. It's a wonder the title was still around.
Previous owner deceased, and the truck runs and all, but it's a headache..
You can find most owners manuals PDFed online. At least for appliances, electronics, etc. I've never looked for an auto one...
I'm already 2 pages deep with 0 sanity left. Note this site for your own references, and of course backtrack to their home page..
usually it's a little further behind the dipstick, although i don't see it in the picture. do you have a better or mor detailed picture from the left side of your motor? preferably more from the top
If the head gasket is fucked enough you can put it in the same place as the coolant.
Usually on the top left near that jumble of hoses where the valve cover is, there is a filler neck sticking out. I can’t see it in this picture though.
And that's the mystery of the day, where do pour oil?
Going by all the hacky looking fixes, it may have snapped off or been removed for some reason. I’d rustle around those hoses in that area to see if you can at least see the valve cover and feel around for an opening.
Worst comes to worst you can fill it from the dipstick
can you shoot a more detailed picture from above the left upper section?
You really want to change those intake boots. You can get cheap ones off ebay/aliexpress for <$50. It will ruin the engine sooner than later if you don't.
Given they can’t find the place to pour engine oil, they probably won’t know what this means or how to do it.
It's impossible to tell from the picture and I have no experience with it, but have you checked for a cap labeled "engine oil"? 13:10 in the video you posted
I think its on the driver side next to the brake booster, between the booster and the engine near the firewall. Worst case Ontario you can fill it through it's dip stick hole.
In the engine.
