 Blown Head Gasket, cha-ching |
 Jul 14, 2004 - 10:29 AM
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Enthusiast  Joined Apr 14, '03 Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
So my cars been blowin' out THICK white smoke latley, idling very very hard stuttering like, check engine light came and went (after i flashed the ECU) and cant forget the engine temperature was spiking the "H". 1997 GT 87,000 miles
So I took it in the shop-all in all the head gakets blown out, need new studs- need work on my radiator and flush-new plugs.....$1300 dollars which I have like 300 in my account. would trade it in but I owe $5,000. God does not like me. |
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Jul 15, 2004 - 12:37 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 30, '02 From Maryland Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
Head gaskets are a whore on the 5sfe. I replaced mine with a metal one. It takes alot of time. Its about a 10 hour job to do it. I messed up like 4 times. Took me 3 months to get it all right. I can do it all in like 4 hours now but I'd rather have a bone reset than have to do it again. $1300 is not a bad quote, Toyota charges about $2500 I hear.
Get ARP head studs if you do have to replace the bolts. ALL Toyota made headgaskets are now metal, dont use a fel pro. -------------------- Member of Team 5sfTe
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5sfeTurbo Blown Head Gasket Jul 14, 2004 - 10:29 AM
Digndoug Thats the reason you just dont slap on a turbo... ... Jul 14, 2004 - 11:13 AM x_itchy_b_x i dont think hes turbo. nothing about in profile..... Jul 14, 2004 - 11:19 AM shid Its just his name Jul 14, 2004 - 11:56 AM 5sfeTurbo Yea I have no turbo, just liked the name. Jul 14, 2004 - 12:03 PM mikew04 If you dont need the car for a few days, do it you... Jul 14, 2004 - 4:50 PM Pali_playa shop around, theres more than 1 mech in the world.... Jul 14, 2004 - 5:33 PM Manta5x QUOTE (Pali_playa @ Jul 14, 2004 - 10:33 PM) shop ... Jul 14, 2004 - 9:39 PM saleeka its not that strange- 5sfe's eat head gaskets ... Jul 14, 2004 - 10:47 PM RedSunCelica Head gaskets are easy to replace just time consumi... Jul 14, 2004 - 11:22 PM Digndoug wow do i feel like an ass now.. thats odd.. blowin... Jul 15, 2004 - 1:04 AM 1bwilson QUOTE (Digndoug @ Jul 14, 2004 - 11:04 PM) wow do ... Jul 15, 2004 - 3:08 AM brianforster would it be wise to change your valve seals while ... Jul 15, 2004 - 9:17 AM
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