Blew Headgasket, need options.

FoRk · Post by **FoRk** » Tue May 17, 2005 10:48 am

so my sisters car, my old car, headgasket blew up. im thinking of having the gasket replaced, or should i engine swap it? because i was quoted 1500 to do the f##king gasket job! so whats your thoughts...

on a good new note my eclipse is going into the body shop to get a body kit put on and a new paint job OOoOoOoOoOoOO kekeke

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Tue May 17, 2005 10:52 am

1500 USD for a head gasket job???

i say for the money get a 2.2 in their or just do the head gasket job yourself.

MMamdouh

04aveohb · Post by **04aveohb** » Tue May 17, 2005 10:56 am

1500??? GG! The head gasket blew on my jeep, I went to AAP and got a new one and installed it within 2 hours, costing me around 100 bucks.

money · Post by **money** » Tue May 17, 2005 12:09 pm

Yea that def. sounds like they are trying to bend you over, that's ridiculous.

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Tue May 17, 2005 12:39 pm

and whats with the ass hole sniffing avart??

MMamdouh

TheGreatAndPowerfulOz · Tue May 17, 2005 2:05 pm

Holy cow!!
That is just stupid to quote that much.
I'd get a few other quotes at other shops.
Don't always go with the first shop you ask.

Cliff

daewooluvr · Post by **daewooluvr** » Tue May 17, 2005 2:38 pm

TheGreatAndPowerfulOz wrote:Holy cow!!
That is just stupid to quote that much.
I'd get a few other quotes at other shops.
Don't always go with the first shop you ask.

Cliff

Keep in mind he is in Hawaii and everything over there is much more expensive than normal. Also the fact that there are very few places that know how to work on a Daewoo. They know that the Daewoo Owners can't just drive somewhere else to get it fixed...

money · Post by **money** » Tue May 17, 2005 2:50 pm

A head gasket? How hard can it be vs. any other car other than torque specs?

daewooluvr · Post by **daewooluvr** » Tue May 17, 2005 4:48 pm

money wrote:A head gasket? How hard can it be vs. any other car other than torque specs?

Most shops will use any excuse possible to inflate the price if they know you're stuck and can't go anywhere else. Just another reason why I hate taking my car in for work.

money · Post by **money** » Tue May 17, 2005 5:10 pm

Yea that makes sense. That sucks, I think that may be one I would try to brave myself - doesn't seem like it would be too hard although I don't really know.

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Tue May 17, 2005 6:57 pm

the job itself is not that hard but you need lots of tools and time... the intake removal is the most bitch process.

Chris from daewootech yahoo group did it himself and he posted what he did on some 6 or 7 posts on the group... gio their and make a search and read what he did.

he also took lots of pics during the process and i got them... if you want them give me your e mail and i will send them over.

MMamdouh

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Tue May 17, 2005 7:00 pm

can you just make it a how-to?

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Tue May 17, 2005 7:04 pm

you know how much i love to make how to's but that one will be too damn hard.

i guess i can make one but it will take too much time, i got the pics to help and lots of know how but the organigation of all that will take long so i can't tell when that will be available... i will give it a try though.

MMamdouh

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Tue May 17, 2005 7:16 pm

thanks in advance, even if you don't get it all together!

FoRk · Post by **FoRk** » Tue May 17, 2005 10:54 pm

well thats the guy who my mom always goes though, but i would never let him touch my car, i dont like him. and yea when he started telling me the price i rolled my eyes and was like pifff. i asked a few shops here and they said "they dont work on daewoos"

so thats why im asking.