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post Jun 12, 2012 - 7:43 PM
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Ok... i have a 96st. It has 315,00 miles, never had a problem. It has been leaking oil for a long time, but now i have went thru about 7 quarts of oil since friday. Its leaking bad. Had a mevhanic friend look at it and it appears to be seals he said. He said id need a new timing belt cause oil is allover it. Question is... what should i do? Get the leaks fixed or get a new engine? I dont wanna fix it if i can get a new engine for not much more... whats my cheapest and best option? What kinda price am i lookkng at for a new engine?

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post Jun 13, 2012 - 11:26 PM
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clean it off and then run the motor so you know where its leaking. i thought it was already clarified that you needed to either rebuild or buy a new engine, in this case, if its just leaking oil and not overheating/mixing, then just fix the leak, and drive it again till you really need a rebuild. unless you have compression issues. if you take it to a mechanic that could cost about 2k or so, but if you rebuild your motor, if you knew how or willing to and have the tools, it could save you. but the bottom line is figure out the true problem before getting any solutions yet.

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Posts in this topic
- celicaluva79   PLEASE HELP!!! fix or buy new engine? UPDATE....   Jun 12, 2012 - 7:43 PM
- - njccmd2002   are you savvy? are you handy? both will cost you...   Jun 12, 2012 - 7:59 PM
- - zfjohnson07   put a new 7afe in it, and donate your engine to a ...   Jun 12, 2012 - 9:05 PM
- - celicaluva79   Haha i hear ya johnson!! No, im not good ...   Jun 13, 2012 - 12:00 AM
- - trdproven   just compare the price for a good condition engine...   Jun 13, 2012 - 12:32 AM
- - Special_Edy   Fix the oil leak and run the motor till the timing...   Jun 13, 2012 - 12:59 AM
- - celicaluva79   Sounds good edy. Its already got 315000 miles tho...   Jun 13, 2012 - 1:15 AM
- - Smaay   i say pull it and rebuild it. i wrote a good guide...   Jun 13, 2012 - 9:39 AM
- - RobbMeeX   Seems like the best answer for this guy is take it...   Jun 13, 2012 - 11:08 AM
- - celicaluva79   No, i have another car i could drive for awhile. J...   Jun 13, 2012 - 11:24 AM
- - zfjohnson07   you can get a jdm engine 7afe for about 800 with 5...   Jun 13, 2012 - 11:35 AM
|- - Special_Edy   QUOTE (zfjohnson07 @ Jun 13, 2012 - 11...   Jun 13, 2012 - 12:10 PM
- - Smaay   this that many miles, just change everything, to d...   Jun 13, 2012 - 1:28 PM
|- - RobbMeeX   QUOTE (Smaay @ Jun 13, 2012 - 1:28 P...   Jun 13, 2012 - 2:48 PM
- - celicaluva79   Smaaay, you say tear down everything, what all sho...   Jun 13, 2012 - 3:08 PM
- - Lone_Wolf   How long do u plan on keeping this car ?? If u say...   Jun 13, 2012 - 3:36 PM
- - celicaluva79   Ya, im keepin this damn car forever!!...   Jun 13, 2012 - 5:04 PM
|- - celica74   QUOTE (celicaluva79 @ Jun 13, 2012 - 6...   Jun 13, 2012 - 9:34 PM
|- - Special_Edy   QUOTE (celicaluva79 @ Jun 13, 2012 - 6...   Jun 13, 2012 - 10:03 PM
- - zfjohnson07   i wouldnt say there isnt a newer car i dont want, ...   Jun 13, 2012 - 9:46 PM
|- - Smaay   QUOTE (zfjohnson07 @ Jun 13, 2012 - 7...   Jun 16, 2012 - 11:02 AM
- - mkernz22   Answer this: WHERE IS IT LEAKING FROM? If it's...   Jun 13, 2012 - 10:11 PM
- - zfjohnson07   so wheres a good place to buy a 7afe whole gasket ...   Jun 13, 2012 - 10:57 PM
- - celicaluva79   Mechanic guy i know looked at it and said its most...   Jun 13, 2012 - 11:13 PM
- - trdproven   clean it off and then run the motor so you know wh...   Jun 13, 2012 - 11:26 PM
- - celicaluva79   Ya trd, it somehow still goes like hell!! ...   Jun 14, 2012 - 12:07 AM
- - Special_Edy   Yup, fix it and run it till it dies   Jun 14, 2012 - 7:52 AM
- - jimmykay   I had been toying with the thought of buying mysel...   Jun 14, 2012 - 9:35 AM
- - 6G96GT   Get it rebuilt man or just buy a used one and swap...   Jun 15, 2012 - 7:58 PM
|- - xrav22   QUOTE (6G96GT @ Jun 15, 2012 - 7:58 ...   Jun 15, 2012 - 8:24 PM
- - celicaluva79   well guys, it happened... was going down road an h...   Jun 16, 2012 - 12:07 AM
- - 6G96GT   Ebay has some for less than $700. Most are co...   Jun 16, 2012 - 6:50 AM
- - Special_Edy   Junkyard, wherever you get it from run a compressi...   Jun 16, 2012 - 8:42 AM
- - jimmykay   plus, paying a buddy in pizza and beer to help wil...   Jun 16, 2012 - 9:48 AM
- - celicaluva79   Hmm...so i can use. a jdm engine? Wont matter bout...   Jun 16, 2012 - 5:23 PM
|- - Special_Edy   QUOTE (celicaluva79 @ Jun 16, 2012 - 5...   Jun 16, 2012 - 7:08 PM
- - kurt95gt   Why not buy one from a local scrap yard A good 7a...   Jun 16, 2012 - 7:52 PM
|- - xrav22   QUOTE (kurt95gt @ Jun 16, 2012 - 8:5...   Jun 16, 2012 - 8:09 PM
|- - zfjohnson07   QUOTE (xrav22 @ Jun 16, 2012 - 8:09 ...   Jun 16, 2012 - 8:48 PM
- - 6G96GT   You could just pull off all of the accessories you...   Jun 19, 2012 - 6:00 PM
- - mgnt232   PMED   Jun 19, 2012 - 7:41 PM


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