HELP blown headgasket.... what to do now?

Post by **josieonetooth** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 2:40 pm

i have a blown headgasket, a leaky injector and a broken IAA plug. i pretty much got f***ed. i have $4800 what is my next best move?

Post by **javi_91TT** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 2:51 pm

rebuild thats what im doing after christmas. have a blown hg too. can't wait

Post by **Jaykit** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:09 pm

If you have the time, know how, money, and are willing to have your car sit for a while then I would say go ahead and rebuilt it. Otherwise you are looking at a very costly shop repair or a loss if you were to sell. Another option is to buy a used engine from somewhere throw that it and rebuild the one your are going to take out. That way you can still drive while fixing the one. Good Luck.

Post by **josieonetooth** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 5:41 pm

i don't have the time or know how, i got it for $4,000, if i were to sell it how much do you think i could get for a car with a blown HG? how much would a rebuild cost?

Post by **Watermelonwarrior** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 5:52 pm

I got my head gasket fixed for $400. They also replaced the water pump...

Post by **OUKNO** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 6:45 pm

So have it towed to TX, I think I might move their, really $400 Get a few more grand & I know someone in Hayward that can put a LS1 in it for youSh|t give me the $4800 & I'll fix it for you, 2 weeks tops with the holidays includedseriously!you just have it rebuilt, it wont take that long

Post by **javi_91TT** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:03 pm

Watermelonwarrior wrote:I got my head gasket fixed for $400. They also replaced the water pump...

where did you get that done at???

Post by **josieonetooth** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:50 pm

haha, it's alright, i like my vg30. this is so frustrating Do i have enough to get it rebuilt? because i need some money left over

Post by **Watermelonwarrior** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 8:02 pm

javi_91TT wrote:where did you get that done at???

Auto Clinic11648 N Central ExpyDallas, TX 75243(214) 891-9774‎

If you are lucky you will see the owners sweet Ferrari thats sometimes parked outside. If you are going up there shoot me an email so I can make sure you are taken care of

Post by **OUKNO** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:03 am

Give that place a call and tow it to Txyou'll never get a deal that cheap in Cali.

Post by **evildky** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:29 am

VG30ET > VG30DETT

the DE's are just for more difficult than need be

Post by **txQ45** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 2:07 pm

Someone's smoking something here $400 to fix blown head gaskets plus replace water pumpHead gasket kit wholesale $55water pump oem Nissan jobber $79upper intake $15lower intake $75valve cover gasket $guess 10exhaust manifold gasket @ ??

The labor would have to have been around $100I don't believe so

Post by **Watermelonwarrior** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 4:46 pm

txQ45 wrote:Someone's smoking something here

Ya its called Hookah

The only thing I took there was the water pump. They hooked me up since my brother has known the owner for 5+ years. I don't think you will get the same deal if you just went there thats why I said to shoot me an email so I can help you out. This was done back in February but I'm pretty sure it was around $400-450. I dropped it off in the morning and it was done that night...

Post by **josieonetooth** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:17 pm

im being thread jacked!!!! jk but really, do i have enough for a rebuild? or what would my best option be if not, it's kind of an emergency

Post by **javi_91TT** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:28 pm

should have enough. 4k is well enough, guys here say about 1k in a rebuild. you should have extra. why not upgrade with that little extra

Post by **evildky** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:47 pm

first of all a blown HG doesn't require a full rebuild just a HG replacement, but yes you can rebuild the complete engine for about $1000, thats if you drop the heads and block at a machineshop, I suspect having a shop do the removal, teardown, assy, reinstall I'l plan on another couple grand

Post by **Jaykit** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 8:15 pm

I was actually told when I had mine checked out that it was going to be about 20+ hours for a hg replace and that just simply buying a new enigne would only be 15 hours of labour to rip it out and replace. Which works out to be just over $2300 for used engine and labour.

Post by **OUKNO** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 4:23 am

I do understand and know that rebuild is not needed when the Head Gasket goes but since your in the ball park you can play ball (maybe a bad analogy but you get my drift)If doing HG with engine taken out you might as well rebuildme personally when/if this time comes I will be either going VH45if I were to be sticking with with the VH30 I would definitely change the pistons to drop the compression and then go with a single mount rear turbo for that extra oomphBut both of these jobs do take a bit longer than the normal rebuild

And I hate this part but I think I saw a Z32 with a blown HG go for around 2K in Sacramento area a few months ago. The ad said it was extremely clean, is yours?

Post by **evildky** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 6:08 am

so for $2300 you can isntall an unknown engine in unknown condition, or for a little more you can install a new HG on a known good engine, or for $3000 you can have known good rebuilt engine?

Post by **OUKNO** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 6:53 am

yea that whole buying a used engine is a crappy idea especially since they are hard to pull out & put back in a Z32A buddy of mine ended up doing this, bought a blown engine Z32 (for intentions of selling it) bought a JDM engine installed it drove it for a couple of days to make sure all was fine and dandy and what do you know he had to replace it do too a bad rod knock going through the hassle twice instead of once sounds like a good idea

Post by **josieonetooth** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:00 am

yeah, i'm definately going for the rebuilt engine because i wanna know that i'll have a good engine, i'd rather pay $3000 for that than $2600 for the head gasket

Post by **Q45tech** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 9:24 am

We do lots of engine replacements in Nissan, and Toyota and their lux divisions. Luckily we have two ATL warehouses full of JDM engines so we can visit and select the ones that might be ok based on externals and the look into valve covers. Plus the KARMA each engine radiates.

All these engines must be rehabilitated with new water pump, belts, hoses, spark plugs, sensors and R&R emission differences.

WE typically spend $1,000 for rehab + JDM price delivered + time to make selection + swap labor. $3,300 is cutting it close if you expect any kind of reliability.

V8 [Lexus/Infiniti] run about $1500 more or $5,000 with a real quality job and all new everything external that's wearable.

The above are $85 per hour labor pricing.

Post by **OUKNO** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:09 am

Hey Jose I just ran across this on craigs list thought you might like it...

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/pts/960098282.html

A great deal for a long block

Post by **evildky** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 6:17 pm

be weary of engine "remanufacturers" they cust some corners to maximize proffit, and you cna rebuild your own engine for less than their "remanufactured" long block

Post by **OUKNO** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 5:19 am

Wouldn't the machineing cost be close to the cost of one of these engines?I totaly agree though you should check them out as good as possible before purchasing and ask about a warranty/guarantee on the bad boy.I'm wondering if they are saying the NA is the same price as the TT, maybe that might start you on a TT swap.

Post by **evildky** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 8:05 am

some shops and some parts fo the country might cost a lot mroe or a lot less, but I had my block and heads rebuilt at a good local shop with a full gasket set for around $1200

the thing that I thnk throws most people off is the pistons, if you didn't destroy a piston you don't need new pistons, there are specialty Z engine rebuilders that sell blocks with forged overbore pistons, this adds to the cost of the parts as well as the machining, custom forged pistosn are about $1000 a set, less if you go off the shelf forged, and that includes pins, rings and locks and ifyou are going overbore or your cylinder walls are damaged you'll be looking at another $300 or so for boring

Post by **josieonetooth** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 2:41 pm

thanks bud, im taking my car to the motor time shop next week. they have a 2 year written warranty if they install the longblock. it's $3290 all together but thats the cheapest i found it because i have no idea how to do that stuff yet. thanks everyone

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