Thread: Water pump? radiator? thermostat? resevoir cap?

Head gasket?

+1 for the head gasket. Fingers crossed its not a liner issue

Head job I am afraid to say.
Had ame prob.
+2

i would be worried that they have run the engine dry when they changed the water pump, if this is the case, the engine over heated when they were checking for leeks and caused the heads to warp, im not saying they did but if it was fine when it went in and now its fkd btw i did a rebuild my self and it cost 6000 au just for parts and machining. (1997 3.9l) this is why no one but me will ever work on my car. whos to say it was him or not, if it was him he is not going to say it was me. the presure is caused by the combustion leaking past the head gasket into the cooling gallerys in the head. another sure sine is coolent in the oil pay, eg crack oil drian plug or pull dip stick out. sory to hear it bro, mine blew 700 km from home the oil pick up strainer came loose and sucked air insted of oil. just the tow home was 600 bucks.

btw, you may get away with just removing the heads, having them shaved and new gaskets and rocker cover gaskets, this is a big job tho. let us know how you go. i would be putting some heat on the guy who changed the pump if you are SURE it wasent fked when you brought it there. maby it was over heating before the pump ??

I had an issue with the engine side of the cooling system pressurising and a hose blowing out due to a failed thermostat which had blocked off the flow to the engine which on load I guess boiled the water in the block and exploded a hose. New thermostat, totally transformed engine

Fortunately, did not damage the engine!!

Originally Posted by discoveryseries1

i would be worried that they have run the engine dry when they changed the water pump, if this is the case, the engine over heated when they were checking for leeks and caused the heads to warp, im not saying they did but if it was fine when it went in and now its fkd btw i did a rebuild my self and it cost 6000 au just for parts and machining. (1997 3.9l) this is why no one but me will ever work on my car. whos to say it was him or not, if it was him he is not going to say it was me. the presure is caused by the combustion leaking past the head gasket into the cooling gallerys in the head. another sure sine is coolent in the oil pay, eg crack oil drian plug or pull dip stick out. sory to hear it bro, mine blew 700 km from home the oil pick up strainer came loose and sucked air insted of oil. just the tow home was 600 bucks.

btw, you may get away with just removing the heads, having them shaved and new gaskets and rocker cover gaskets, this is a big job tho. let us know how you go. i would be putting some heat on the guy who changed the pump if you are SURE it wasent fked when you brought it there. maby it was over heating before the pump ??

The chariot was running fine the water pump was only changed as a precaution as I was getting rocker cover gaskets changed and had the genuine pump on my desk so thought while its in ther kind of logic.

I will be applying the heat 2morro that is for sure, did a oil change and saw no discoloration or anomolies in the pan.

Is it going to be cheaper to swap it out for a low klm v8 ? than fork 6k on a rebuild? having said that guess w could always STROKE IT!!


Thanks for the replies gents appreciate the effort.

Bear.

Head gasket leak into cooling system can be checked by mechanic before you get too drastic and think about engine rebuild/swap.

so ok everyone frowns ans whispers ..."head gasket".. like its cancer.

can someone give me a price and a reputable mechainic in melbourne..thanks !

Is it cheaper to buy a new engine ??

People should understand we come attached to our cars, not engines , so it can make sense to replace the latter instead of replacing the whole thing .
I know what I've fixed so far..dont want a new body !