My 3s just overheated *Update*, UPDATE: Radiator/ Head Gasket replacement need help Options

[eggman40]

*****UPDATE*****

Ok so i was replacing my radiator today and when i disconnected my catch can i saw it was milky... It was not like that a week ago... sooooo im assuming the head gasket finally gave out.

Ive already started taking everything out: plugs, dp, alternator..... basically getting ready to pull the motor.

my question is now....

Is it possible to replace the head gasket w/o pulling the motor out of the car??? or does the whole thing have to come out?

Im REALLY strapped for time so I might hire someone to do it for me so i figure i would get as much crap out of the way so I save on labor... How much would be a fair price to pay for this?

and lastly, is there a way to tell if the BLOCK will need to be machined? becuase once the head is out, it would be easy to machine, but the block is a different story. i would have to pull the whole motor at that point.

Again thanks for your help guys, i really miss driving my car

This post has been edited by eggman40: Mar 14, 2009 - 9:54 PM

[hurley97]

Usually a bad waterpump either makes noise or it leaks, plus if it were to just stop working you wouldn't really loose all your coolant.

Let it run for a while and watch it, just because it's not leaking on cold start doesn't mean the leak isn't coming from a bypass hose or something that doesn't get coolant going past it until the engine is warm and the t-stat opens.

This post has been edited by hurley97: Feb 7, 2009 - 7:00 AM