 Oil Leak, Possible Head Gasket Problem |
 Jun 11, 2011 - 4:53 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 10, '11 From uk Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
Hi Folks, Hello to Everyone on the forum,
I,m A newcomer,and last week bought a 1993 Celica 2.0l GT,which by the way is superb in Black,A few jobs need doing but my main concern is,there is a oil leak on the front right of the engine,it starts lower down from the rocker cover gasket,looks like from the head gasket I,ve been told,there is no water in the oil and no oil in the water and yet the oil leak was put on the advisory note on its last MOT which was last September 5000 miles ago,the engine otherwise is running quiet ,no rattles or knocks ,it has done 123.000 and the cambelt was changed at 116.000,Can anybody tell me if this is a head gasket replacement and can anybody tell me what the average cost of doing it would be,I,m not a mechanic Best Regards to you all bobh This post has been edited by bobh: Jun 11, 2011 - 4:56 AM |
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Jun 28, 2011 - 9:50 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Aug 2, '10 From Melbourne, Australia Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Sounds pretty close to what the going rate is here - wouldn't hurt to shop around. If the mechanic has a good reputation and you're happy to pay that, then go ahead. There's no point going to a place that will do it for say £400 in total if they aren't great - personally I'd rather pay more for a mechanic with a good reputation than pay less for a crappy job, only to have to do it all again in 3 months time.
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Jun 29, 2011 - 7:39 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 10, '11 From uk Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE (m4dm4n @ Jun 28, 2011 - 10:50 PM)  Sounds pretty close to what the going rate is here - wouldn't hurt to shop around. If the mechanic has a good reputation and you're happy to pay that, then go ahead. There's no point going to a place that will do it for say £400 in total if they aren't great - personally I'd rather pay more for a mechanic with a good reputation than pay less for a crappy job, only to have to do it all again in 3 months time. Hi,What you say is very true! My nephew had this chap do his Celica and he was very pleased,Thanks for your reply it makes a lot of sense what you say Regards bobh |
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bobh Oil Leak Jun 11, 2011 - 4:53 AM
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