 5sfe Head gasket death! |
 Dec 31, 2012 - 9:15 PM
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Soooo, i went outside about 5 minutes early before departing to work to warm up my car. Started her up, and walked back inside to finish my breakfast, i happened to take a slightly longer breakfast then normal, and when i went back outside i saw this:
http://s1326.beta.photobucket.com/user/jer...94fc5b.mp4.html Super lame. I let her cool down (which didn't take long with the hood open and it being 5 degrees outside), and then limped her the 1.2 miles to work. Looks like the coolant froze, i had JUST put the on the list of things to do, oil change. When i got off work, i tenatively i walked to the auto parts store nearby and bought new fluid to refill what had burned off. Filled her up, and started her with the cap open. Looks like she blew her head gasket. Antifreeze is pretty milky.  bummer! Now the question is, how far do i want to take this?New head gasket? Rebuild? rebuild + build it? or Time for a 3sgte swap? First step, drain and refill oil and antifreeze to make sure it's not just water or some other contaminant. This post has been edited by MotoFoo86: Dec 31, 2012 - 9:16 PM |
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Jan 1, 2013 - 10:29 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 19, '11 From Paraguay, Winchestertonfieldville Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
4th gen 3sgte is up at 1 grand on ebay...careful theres one with a destroyed intake manifold...snapped at the head from bad shipping...they must have really thrown that around. unless you plan going aftermarket engine managament the wiring might be a hassle...
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MotoFoo86 5sfe Head gasket death! Dec 31, 2012 - 9:15 PM
Box Bright side, at least it happened in your garage a... Dec 31, 2012 - 10:13 PM Smaay yep that will bite you every time. you can refill ... Dec 31, 2012 - 10:57 PM
richee3 QUOTE (Smaay @ Dec 31, 2012 - 9:57 P... Dec 31, 2012 - 11:23 PM MotoFoo86 Seems like a v6 swap is not in the cards, on premi... Jan 1, 2013 - 2:05 AM mkernz22 QUOTE (Neon90424 @ Jan 1, 2013 - 10... Jan 1, 2013 - 11:33 AM Neon90424 which ones?...its the same as 3rd gen mostly...sid... Jan 1, 2013 - 12:54 PM MotoFoo86 Looking to keep it as clean, simple, and reliable ... Jan 1, 2013 - 9:08 PM Smaay where are you getting your information from? have ... Jan 3, 2013 - 7:40 PM Neon90424 forgot to write "all modesty aside...yes all ... Jan 3, 2013 - 8:06 PM MotoFoo86 Perhaps i should also state that i'm fairly fa... Jan 3, 2013 - 8:55 PM Smaay im getting 26-28 on the highways and about 24 in t... Jan 3, 2013 - 9:51 PM MotoFoo86 Perhaps i wouldn't need a piggyback, nor do i ... Jan 4, 2013 - 2:14 AM |
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