So today I was driving to school, and I'm pretty positive I blew a head gasket. I drive a 1998 Acura slx... I was wondering what do you guys think a good price for the repair for this problem would be. I know how car mechanic places work, they'll do anything to add that extra 100-200$ onto their prices for no reason.
Thanks.
Do you know this for sure or do you 'think' its that. Noting it more frustrating then spending money to fix something that wasnt even the problem ( ie. Concur and his fan )
you normally blow a HG over a period of time, not suddenly.
Oil in coolant?
coolant in oil?
Burning coolant?
white smoke on startup?
Have you done a leakdown test or coolant pressure test on the system?
Milk on the oilcap?
Waterfall noise from heatercore?
Bubble rushing in the overflow reservoir?
overheating? (or overheated?).
those are the symptoms
price depend on if you have to get the block and head lapped/milled, if so then you are looking at a 1000$ job (do a MHG at the same time since it's not really more expensive overall)
I'm sure that it is a blown head gasket. I've already poored liquid gas into it so it should hold up for another week or so.
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price depend on if you have to get the block and head lapped/milled, if so then you are looking at a 1000$ job (do a MHG at the same time since it's not really more expensive overall)[/QUOTE]
my friend sent his mazda 323 head milled, cost 32€
Yeah, head milling doesn't cost much. It's not always required, but anything using a MLS head gasket I'd always recommend it. Last time I had one milled was a Jeep 4.0 and it costed around $50-$60.
I've also seen poor boy milling, taking a glass table and gluing sandpaper to it, taking the head and running it across the table back and forth until the entire surface layer is clean-looking. I say glass table because usually that's as close to flat as you can get, which is what you need.
Anywho. Carry on.
Alright I appreciate the input.[QUOTE=bradley;37523951]Yeah, head milling doesn't cost much. It's not always required, but anything using a MLS head gasket I'd always recommend it. Last time I had one milled was a Jeep 4.0 and it costed around $50-$60.
I've also seen poor boy milling, taking a glass table and gluing sandpaper to it, taking the head and running it across the table back and forth until the entire surface layer is clean-looking. I say glass table because usually that's as close to flat as you can get, which is what you need.
Anywho. Carry on.[/QUOTE]
If you do it at a shop, you're looking at $1000+ thats for the labor. The parts are cheap.
Do it yourself, get tools and the factory service manual. Take the head off and send it to be resurfaced. That's what I'm gonna do soon
[QUOTE=bradley;37523951]I've also seen poor boy milling, taking a glass table and gluing sandpaper to it, taking the head and running it across the table back and forth until the entire surface layer is clean-looking. I say glass table because usually that's as close to flat as you can get, which is what you need.[/QUOTE]
You should actually do it in a 8-shape, that way it's more even
Though I'd rather pay the ~50 than risk ruining the whole head
Yeah, completely agree. It's not something I've ever tried, and I probably wouldn't. The amount of labor and time wouldn't be worth saving $50 or so on a machine shop.
[QUOTE=sHiBaN;37527172]If you do it at a shop, you're looking at $1000+ thats for the labor. The parts are cheap.
Do it yourself, get tools and the factory service manual. Take the head off and send it to be resurfaced. That's what I'm gonna do soon[/QUOTE] That is just a stupid idea. I have no prior knowledge of anything in the auto-motive field. That wouldn't end well.
[QUOTE=ChristianC;37608460]That is just a stupid idea. I have no prior knowledge of anything in the auto-motive field. That wouldn't end well.[/QUOTE]
It's a stupid idea to blow a head gasket. We're just throwing your options here.
If you can read a book and use simple wrenches you can do it yourself. I know I'd rather spend the $200 for tools and shop resurfacing than $1000+ for someone that can also mess your car up more
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