5sfeTurbo
Jul 14, 2004 - 10:29 AM
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.
Digndoug
Jul 14, 2004 - 11:13 AM
Thats the reason you just dont slap on a turbo... try to do i yourself.. learn somtihg abotu your engine.
x_itchy_b_x
Jul 14, 2004 - 11:19 AM
i dont think hes turbo. nothing about in profile...
shid
Jul 14, 2004 - 11:56 AM
Its just his name
5sfeTurbo
Jul 14, 2004 - 12:03 PM
Yea I have no turbo, just liked the name.
mikew04
Jul 14, 2004 - 4:50 PM
If you dont need the car for a few days, do it yourself. Cost me 80 bucks to do it on my old car, which beat the 800 my mech quoted me.
Pali_playa
Jul 14, 2004 - 5:33 PM
shop around, theres more than 1 mech in the world. but im confused on how this happned to a toyota with only 87 thousand miles?!
Manta5x
Jul 14, 2004 - 9:39 PM
QUOTE (Pali_playa @ Jul 14, 2004 - 10:33 PM) |
shop around, theres more than 1 mech in the world. but im confused on how this happned to a toyota with only 87 thousand miles?! |
exactly,,,,why did this happend to a 5sfe with only 87,000??
saleeka
Jul 14, 2004 - 10:47 PM
its not that strange- 5sfe's eat head gaskets almost if you drive them hard- mine whent out at 114,000, but its not uncommon to see them go out sooner...
RedSunCelica
Jul 14, 2004 - 11:22 PM
Head gaskets are easy to replace just time consuming. ive gone thru about 5 now. for some reason auto x and celica = blown gaskets
1bwilson
Jul 15, 2004 - 12:37 AM
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.
Digndoug
Jul 15, 2004 - 1:04 AM
wow do i feel like an ass now.. thats odd.. blowing with such low milage.. But still somthing you should try.. you gotta start working on your car somewhere..
1bwilson
Jul 15, 2004 - 3:08 AM
QUOTE (Digndoug @ Jul 14, 2004 - 11:04 PM) |
wow do i feel like an ass now.. thats odd.. blowing with such low milage.. But still somthing you should try.. you gotta start working on your car somewhere.. |
It is a fun project. Dont get me wrong. Its just something you cant rush and cant over look anything.
I messed up:
1st time. Used old head and never had it decked. Coolent leaked due to head being warped.
2nd time. Used the headgasket I put on the first time I messed up. Did this only cause the guy who leveled my head said I could.
3rd time. Found out the guy who leveled my head and told me I could use the old HG was a retard and should never give advice like that. The head now had to be sent out to a shop to fix what he messed up. P&P'ed while it was there.
4th time. The head is now off cause Im having forged pistons and 3sgte rods installed. I dont have the time to do the install this time so its at a shop.
If you are going to do the install yourself get both the hains and the chiltons books. Mark everything you take off/unhook. LOCK the cam gear!!! Not the outside one but the slave gear. It can slip and mess your timing up bad. There is a hole in the side for a screw. Also mark your buckets and be sure to put them back in the right order.
brianforster
Jul 15, 2004 - 9:17 AM
would it be wise to change your valve seals while you were doing the head gasket to save on labor costs?
bonzaisushi
Jul 16, 2004 - 4:02 PM
ya
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