ae86 motor done...
Hi there, my headgasket recently started to leak on fri last week and i didnt notice what was the problem until i had been driving it for a few hours and white smoke started pouring out the exhaust. I realized it was coolant and that the headgasket was warped.
When i got home i didnt start it at all and scheduled for my mechanic to install a new headgasket. I had told him i would pick the part up myself because i know they mark up the things they order from toyota and he got into this whole deal of since im buying the gasket it will void the warranty or some ridiculous thing like that. I ending up buying a trd 0.8mm metal gasket for the car. The people at the dealership were extremely friendly and knew what they were talking about.
Now i was being quite optimistic at the time and hadnt thought of the possibilty of the head being warped because i hadnt driven it hard at all just one quick tap at 7000 one time which probably resulted in the headgasket breaking in the first time. But the mechanic looked at it today and this is when things go sour.
Found out that oh for some reason the gasket isnt the right one its not getting any compression and isnt sealing properly my mechanic told me... So i phone toyota and ask them why they sent me the wrong gasket ...they start defending themselves saying they are guaranteed that is the right gasket and will send a tech down to the shop its being worked at to verify it. So i phone my mechanic back and tell him what they said. All of a sudden he changes his opinion and says oh the heads warped....hmmm why didnt you tell me that to start with? Now im under the impression that when he reinstalled the new headgasket he didnt even check if the head was warped...which he is now saying to cover himself...He now has to take the entire head off again (7hrs labour at 95$/hr) so thats 14hrs that should have been avoided. 7 at the most.
Now im talking about the 4ageu here its a 20 yr old motor....i just wanted the headgasket changed and bam fix....nope not with my luck the heads warped and hes going to be giving me a quote for how much its going to cost to fix it....so now im enraged that im paying this much on a motor thats probably going to be having problems even if the head is fixed and gasket repaired. So as it stands right now im already 700$ in on a wasted motor...this is money i couldve put towards an engine swap which i have been contemplating for the last year. Now my question for this post is what should i put it in now
I have wanted to get the 4agze from jdmsource but i know the intercooler will not clear the hood to close and im not sure if they do custom installs if any at all. If i could have any representative from jdmsource pm me about this that would be greatly appreciated. Or i have been told the 20v blacktop from speedtech is another good choice. I have inquired about this previously and its about the same price as the 4agze im just trying to see in long term reliabilty and hp potential,tuning options,aftermarket support etc. I know quite abit about both engines already and would just need to know how long it would take to get the engines put in and how far in advance the scheduling would be done....so if anyone from jdmsource could pm me or from speedtech that would be so helpful if not im just gonna be swinging by and talking to someone in the shop anyways. I just would like to have the car up and running in the next few months...
Sorry for the post being so long....thanks again
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