Blown head gasket ?!?!:(:(:(

kewlcoconut · 02-21-2006, 11:31 AM

Ask around for people that do work on the side, or doing it yourself is the other option. I was going to do my HG myself, but my dad knew a mechanic who could do it in his shop for $500 straight cash. So I got lucky, didnt have to go through the hassel of doing it myself, and I dont have to pay tax haha. I cant wait to get my baby back, tomorrow hopefully!!

Ask around, someone has to know someone. And maybe a vet on this forum that lives by could give you a hand :P

tyron · 02-21-2006, 02:10 PM

thnx alot guys for the help. I am still debating wheather or not i should get it. I really dont want to be spending alot on the car just as i get it. Im still a student in school, but my dad is a mechanic. Why do the head gaskets tend to blow on these things anyways? thnx again for the help. And to conclude are you saying it might be around 1700 jus for a new head gasket

kewlcoconut · 02-21-2006, 09:07 PM

your dad is a mechanic??? then you have no problem! lol. no no its not 1700 for the gasket. you can get like an entire gasket set for your engine for $120. all that other money is labor. replacing the HG is a loooong and tedious job. around 12-15hrs some say. thats why the cost is about 1700. if you can get your dad to do it, you are looking at nothing really haha.

tyron · 02-22-2006, 02:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kewlcoconut

your dad is a mechanic??? then you have no problem! lol. no no its not 1700 for the gasket. you can get like an entire gasket set for your engine for $120. all that other money is labor. replacing the HG is a loooong and tedious job. around 12-15hrs some say. thats why the cost is about 1700. if you can get your dad to do it, you are looking at nothing really haha.

Yea he is a mechanic. I doubt he is going to help me though, if not I will just take it into my school shop and repair it there. Thnk you for everyone who has helped me, I almost fainted when I saw the cost of the repair. So if you want to replace the gasket with a metal one....you have to get that block milled right? Is it expensive? thnx again and sry for all the newb questions.

mrnickleye · 02-22-2006, 02:19 AM

No need to do a metal gasket unless. 1) its a turbo. 2) you are gonna put some $$ into getting the horse power up to 300 or more.

To mill the block means to remove it from the car, and strip it down. That means you are gonna rebuild the whole motor.

Also see the thread in the FAQs section on Head gaskets.

tyron · 02-22-2006, 03:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrnickleye

No need to do a metal gasket unless. 1) its a turbo. 2) you are gonna put some $$ into getting the horse power up to 300 or more.

To mill the block means to remove it from the car, and strip it down. That means you are gonna rebuild the whole motor.

Also see the thread in the FAQs section on Head gaskets.

Thnx again. I'll probaly just end up throwing in an 7M-GTE, are they reliable and bullet proof once the heads been built up?

mrnickleye · 02-22-2006, 04:17 AM

^^^They seem to be. Just use care when your doing things. If something looks a bit wrong, get an experienced mechanic's opinion.

02-22-2006, 02:19 AM	#5
mrnickleye 1000whp postwhore Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mojave Desert, Calif. Posts: 1,705	No need to do a metal gasket unless. 1) its a turbo. 2) you are gonna put some $$ into getting the horse power up to 300 or more. To mill the block means to remove it from the car, and strip it down. That means you are gonna rebuild the whole motor. Also see the thread in the FAQs section on Head gaskets. __________________ Had a Red 1989 N/A. Automatic. Sports Pkg. w/wing. TEMS, and some nice MODS. Sold to a friend 10/08/08.

02-22-2006, 04:17 AM	#7
mrnickleye 1000whp postwhore Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mojave Desert, Calif. Posts: 1,705	^^^They seem to be. Just use care when your doing things. If something looks a bit wrong, get an experienced mechanic's opinion. __________________ Had a Red 1989 N/A. Automatic. Sports Pkg. w/wing. TEMS, and some nice MODS. Sold to a friend 10/08/08.

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02-21-2006, 11:31 AM	#1
kewlcoconut 3" Exhaust Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC Canada Posts: 157	Ask around for people that do work on the side, or doing it yourself is the other option. I was going to do my HG myself, but my dad knew a mechanic who could do it in his shop for $500 straight cash. So I got lucky, didnt have to go through the hassel of doing it myself, and I dont have to pay tax haha. I cant wait to get my baby back, tomorrow hopefully!! Ask around, someone has to know someone. And maybe a vet on this forum that lives by could give you a hand :P

02-21-2006, 02:10 PM	#2
tyron Stock Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 16	thnx alot guys for the help. I am still debating wheather or not i should get it. I really dont want to be spending alot on the car just as i get it. Im still a student in school, but my dad is a mechanic. Why do the head gaskets tend to blow on these things anyways? thnx again for the help. And to conclude are you saying it might be around 1700 jus for a new head gasket

02-21-2006, 09:07 PM	#3
kewlcoconut 3" Exhaust Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC Canada Posts: 157	your dad is a mechanic??? then you have no problem! lol. no no its not 1700 for the gasket. you can get like an entire gasket set for your engine for $120. all that other money is labor. replacing the HG is a loooong and tedious job. around 12-15hrs some say. thats why the cost is about 1700. if you can get your dad to do it, you are looking at nothing really haha.