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So to refresh memories, i swapped motors from my 90 loyale into a clean body 94 loyale. The new one doesn't have a oil pressure gauge unfortunately, but the old one did. So there was hardware that needed to be swapped. I dont know the technical names, but the newer body/gauge cluster didn't need the oil pressure gold small pumpkin thing hanging near the oil filter. It just needed a plug in that place, and in the existing plugs place a different simpler sensor that the wire connects to. Sorry for the lack of names, but hopefully this might help someone else out there. One more light off the dash!

I like the RX body kit! Today i replaced my belts, rivited some sheet metal where rust ate all the way through my front fender, switched out oil pressure sending unit for proper unit on my newer body, adjusted idle, and cut away some rust underneath! Good day.

That gives me a little hope. Were you in the low range though?

Thanks for the advice. I have replaced the egr sensor and the egr body so now it looks like i just need to figure out the circuit issue. Thanks

I am getting the temp sensor code on my loyale and have tried switching out the sensor with another used one. Still have the code. No guarantees the other used one is good though. What actually needs to be done with this code? Is there something besides just replacing the sensor? Thanks

on that note gross gary, what can you do to keep the boots good? Mine are all good, and maybe one has slight cracking though, is there something you can spray on them?

Sorry for the long awaited reply. I will be hitting up the white wash sand dune area. The motor is running pretty good, but i am on the skinny 13" so i am kinda worried now. Any one had experience with my same set up?

So i am going to be taking a trip to moab ut area to do some running in the sand dunes with the family. Im debating taking the Loyale. Is it even worth the bother of driving it down there or will i be stuck all day? It only has the single range 4wd and open differential. And stock 175 70 13's. Any input? Thanks Oh and i do have tire chains. Not sure if those would help

nice! how did the rest of the emissions hoses connect on the back end?

sweet that did the trick! Thanks for the advice.

Bump! just need to know how to get the crank pulley bolt loosened. Its siezed on there.

Car is the 94 loyale with 1.8 Ea82. I think its right next to the thermostat. Right or wrong? Its a little black box looking thing with the vacuum hoses coming from the Egr and one going out to the intake i believe. Crossing fingers this is it. I pulled my codes finally, and i have the good old 32 code and 55. Oxygen sensor and the EGR temp sensor. I have another part car sitting around and will switch the sensor over if im right. Thanks for reading. Brian Side note, i will be replacing my belts this weekend, my harmonic balancer (crank pulley?) Is "wobbly". Is this a big issue? If so how to remove easily? I tried an impact gun on it and no budging. Thanks again:drunk:

My 2 cents, its probably lifters. Welcome to having the infamous "tick of death" But not really a sign of death though. Do a search for noisy lifters or tick of death.

I have misplaced my manual and would like to ask how to chase down CEL light codes. My car for example is a 94Loyale 4x4 EA82 still. I hear and have searched a bit and realized its not like new cars where you hook up a scanner and bam! There are your codes. I believe i need to hook up 2 test connectors under the hood, then i will get a morse code like signal from my CEL? Sorry for my lack of knowledge in this area. Thanks for any direction or links i couldnt find.

also if anyone in utah wants, i do have 3 of the "premier" alloy 13" wheels and decent tires.

huh good question i did mine the other week and didnt notice a difference either. Side question, how do you know where to set your timing? I live in utah with a higher elevation. I set mine at 24 (whatever unit of measurment) and it runs ok. But i know under the hood it says 22+/-? Sorry for the thread jack.

I have had 3. I guess the question is are you experiencing these issues when driving it on the road? I never engage mine on the dry road. Always for off road and winter use.

Looks like there are 2 options for my 94 loyale from Uhaul. anyone have experience with these? http://store.uhaul.com/hitches.aspx?src=hitches

The last post brings up a good point. To my understanding, do not use the 4wd option unless on loose terrain. Like dirt, sand, snow, and possibly rain? But who really needs it in rain right? So if you have issues with the 4wd and are driving on the dry road, its user error.

Adjusted timing, replaced windshield wipers, transferred cargo area carped from donor, vacuumed, put in spare tire, transferred wheel sets, and enjoyed driving it!

Oh jeez im an idiot. I put rags down the intake when i took the motor to the car wash so it wouldn't get water in the intake. I pulled out one when i was finishing putting the motor back in but i guess i missed a rag. Big palm to the face moment. :-\

I used to haul a canoe on mine. It was scary with cross winds though.

Could that be the problem with my flickering light? There is a mixed signal being sent to the light and the gauge that would be there in the car the motor came from?

So i will be up front about my mechanical abilities, they are decent for a 21 yr old but i have a long way to go. So i finished the Motor swap yesterday on the EA82 and it started idling around the 3000 rpm range non stop today. Yesterday it would seem to get stuck after i accelerated above 3000 and not drop, but if i kept it below that it was fine. And it would reset when i turned off and played with the throttle body. Anyways Here are a list of things out of the ordinary that may be affecting the idling i believe. -Its only running the cats and a pipe to just where the muffler was when i switched exhausts decided i needed a new muffler so that is going to happen this week. Not enough back pressure so its messing up the computer? -Check engine light is on which it was before, but never had idling issue. -Oil warning light is flickering? This car doesn't have the gauge so maybe signals aren't right with this conversion? And that's about if for now. Things that i have done to troubleshoot: 1) Loosened the throttle cable but no change, lubed it also. 2)I was going to back off the idling screw, but its pretty stiff, and wouldn't have moved on its own so ruled that out as it was idling perfect before at 700 rpms. So what else is affecting my idling that i should check? Maybe i connected a vacuum line wrong? Thanks for any input.

I guess i will pipe in having done my motor swap yesterday. I searched for a week for a free alternative to renting a motor hoist and eventually broke down and rented one from a place called Ace Rents. They had one that breaks down and fit in the back of my loyale! It worked perfect and was only 22 bucks for a day. Now im exhausted though cause i spent all day hurrying doing the swap so i could get it back on time. Good Luck!