[joel]

Recently we made a change to our settings, new members will be required to make at least 2 posts in existing topics before starting a new topic, sorry if this causes any confusion or problem. I crossed this sentence out because I changed it back. new members. go ahead and post away!

The reason for this change is due to a surge of one post spammers hitting us with a huge number of drug adds. You will easily be able to make 2 posts if you introduce yourself in the welcome forum and reply to a topic in the free form forum. Don't be afraid to speek your mind............tell us what you really think about....................... whatever .

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This post has been edited by joel: 10 April 2007 - 03:29 PM

[Nathan]

uh, oh! new rules. beware all you spammers, we're watching you.....

[Slick]

joel, on Feb 4 2007, 05:37 PM, said:

Recently we made a change to our settings, new members will be required to make at least 2 posts in existing topics before starting a new topic, sorry if this causes any confusion or problem. I crossed this sentence out because I changed it back. new members. go ahead and post away!

The reason for this change is due to a surge of one post spammers hitting us with a huge number of drug adds. You will easily be able to make 2 posts if you introduce yourself in the welcome forum and reply to a topic in the free form forum. Don't be afraid to speek your mind............tell us what you really think about....................... whatever .

If you need help, just click my name in this post and select "send message", I'll gladly help you through.

Hello Joel, I am a total newbie to this. Don't know if you will get to read this but here goes.. I just purchased a 2001 Catera and a couple of times the oil lamp came on and went off in a short while.. oil was just changed.. also after driving a short while, white smoke appears in the engine area.. Can you suggest what may be causing this?

[Apache]

Its possible that the smoke and the oil lamp are related...I know the cam covers liked to leak on these engines. There is also the possibilty that the smoke is being generated by coolant and not related to the oil lamp. Can open the hood and see a general area that the smoke is coming from?

[joel]

Slick, on Apr 12 2007, 02:35 AM, said:

joel, on Feb 4 2007, 05:37 PM, said:

Recently we made a change to our settings, new members will be required to make at least 2 posts in existing topics before starting a new topic, sorry if this causes any confusion or problem. I crossed this sentence out because I changed it back. new members. go ahead and post away!

The reason for this change is due to a surge of one post spammers hitting us with a huge number of drug adds. You will easily be able to make 2 posts if you introduce yourself in the welcome forum and reply to a topic in the free form forum. Don't be afraid to speek your mind............tell us what you really think about....................... whatever .

If you need help, just click my name in this post and select "send message", I'll gladly help you through.

Hello Joel, I am a total newbie to this. Don't know if you will get to read this but here goes.. I just purchased a 2001 Catera and a couple of times the oil lamp came on and went off in a short while.. oil was just changed.. also after driving a short while, white smoke appears in the engine area.. Can you suggest what may be causing this?

hello slick! glad you're here
we read all posts here, and will be glad to help.
first of all...I'd like to say, make sure your engine oil is full, we don't want any damage to your engine. did you see the smoke before the oil change or only after? I want to make sure this problem isn't related to the oil change.
click the reply button in this topic to let us know.

[Destroying Angel]

As Apache said these were known for cam cover gaskets leaking. They can also saturate the saprk plug wire boots, so you may want to have that checked also.


As a piece of advice. Cateras were not the greatest car Cadillac ever built. They have a whole list of problems that are common. That is why Cadillac stopped making them. You may want to divest yourself of that car if you can.

[Slick]

joel, on Apr 12 2007, 08:34 AM, said:

Slick, on Apr 12 2007, 02:35 AM, said:

joel, on Feb 4 2007, 05:37 PM, said:

Recently we made a change to our settings, new members will be required to make at least 2 posts in existing topics before starting a new topic, sorry if this causes any confusion or problem. I crossed this sentence out because I changed it back. new members. go ahead and post away!

The reason for this change is due to a surge of one post spammers hitting us with a huge number of drug adds. You will easily be able to make 2 posts if you introduce yourself in the welcome forum and reply to a topic in the free form forum. Don't be afraid to speek your mind............tell us what you really think about....................... whatever .

If you need help, just click my name in this post and select "send message", I'll gladly help you through.

Hello Joel, I am a total newbie to this. Don't know if you will get to read this but here goes.. I just purchased a 2001 Catera and a couple of times the oil lamp came on and went off in a short while.. oil was just changed.. also after driving a short while, white smoke appears in the engine area.. Can you suggest what may be causing this?

hello slick! glad you're here
we read all posts here, and will be glad to help.
first of all...I'd like to say, make sure your engine oil is full, we don't want any damage to your engine. did you see the smoke before the oil change or only after? I want to make sure this problem isn't related to the oil change.
click the reply button in this topic to let us know.

Thanks all for your responses.. Joel, the people where I purchased this car changed the oil. I took it to a garage for an inspection and the mechanic said the oil was full and looked new. The oil lamp came on and off the day picked up the car (purchased in FLA and transported to PA) but the white smoke started several days later. I will check and see if I can determine exactly where the smoke is comming from.. I can see the smoke comming under the hood on both sides of engine.. as you may suspect, I know NOTHING about auto mechanics

[Roblrobl]

Where in Florida did you purchase this car?

[joel]

at this point, it may be a good idea to take the car to a dealer or a shop you trust and get a complete diagnosis of the situation.

did you purchase it from an individual person or a car dealer? Could you get your money back if you can provide proof that there is something wrong with the vehicle?

[Slick]

Apache, on Apr 12 2007, 06:06 AM, said:

Its possible that the smoke and the oil lamp are related...I know the cam covers liked to leak on these engines. There is also the possibilty that the smoke is being generated by coolant and not related to the oil lamp. Can open the hood and see a general area that the smoke is coming from?

Took car to mechanic.. you were exactly right.. it is ONLY that the cam gaskets must be replaced.. WheW.. Thank you very much for all your help.. U guys r great!

[Slick]

joel, on Feb 4 2007, 05:37 PM, said:

Recently we made a change to our settings, new members will be required to make at least 2 posts in existing topics before starting a new topic, sorry if this causes any confusion or problem. I crossed this sentence out because I changed it back. new members. go ahead and post away!

The reason for this change is due to a surge of one post spammers hitting us with a huge number of drug adds. You will easily be able to make 2 posts if you introduce yourself in the welcome forum and reply to a topic in the free form forum. Don't be afraid to speek your mind............tell us what you really think about....................... whatever .

If you need help, just click my name in this post and select "send message", I'll gladly help you through.

Joel, thank you for this site.. it was super helpful.. again thank you thank you thank you

[Nathan]

good job guys!! that's our goal here at xowey is to change the world, one person at a time. let us know if you need any more help slick, we're here for ya.


p.s. tell your friends about us too

[Apache]

I was right... ...I mean ummm glad to hear it Slick And thanks for signing up. It is our pleasure to assist the motoring public where we can.

[dazscratch]

joel, on Feb 4 2007, 05:37 PM, said:

Recently we made a change to our settings, new members will be required to make at least 2 posts in existing topics before starting a new topic, sorry if this causes any confusion or problem. I crossed this sentence out because I changed it back. new members. go ahead and post away!

The reason for this change is due to a surge of one post spammers hitting us with a huge number of drug adds. You will easily be able to make 2 posts if you introduce yourself in the welcome forum and reply to a topic in the free form forum. Don't be afraid to speek your mind............tell us what you really think about....................... whatever .

If you need help, just click my name in this post and select "send message", I'll gladly help you through.

hi im dazscratch a newbie im looking for possible info i have a 2007 jeep rubicon been having weird problemes,didnt want to unlock with keyless entry so i re locked then it worked however when i opened door radio was on ,brake lights dont flash anymore when arming and un arming its a factory system , along with theses quirks i have had light come on cluster for no reason ,i have loss of engine power and stumbling yet no engine lights ,does this sound like a body control module probleme to you ty in advance cool site

[joel]

Hello and welcome.

It sure sounds like you have a scrambled module. you will need to have the codes read to know where to start.
you also may want to check the battery and connections.......voltage problems can result in lots of quirky behavior.

[alex]

uh, oh! new rules. beware all you spammers, we're watching you.....
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www.inspired_itsolutions.com

[Nathan]

interesting....

[joel]

alex, on Dec 1 2008, 07:49 AM, said:

uh, oh! new rules. beware all you spammers, we're watching you.....
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alex

www.inspired_itsolutions.com

well, don't just post and run ......... tell us about the site you are promoting.
who is Ashley Blake?

[Nathan]

3, 2, 1......

[ladygadyva6]

joel, on Apr 12 2007, 02:48 PM, said:

at this point, it may be a good idea to take the car to a dealer or a shop you trust and get a complete diagnosis of the situation.

did you purchase it from an individual person or a car dealer? Could you get your money back if you can provide proof that there is something wrong with the vehicle?