Update on the Volvo

"DC3 LS, Fuck Hyundai, now and forever" (eg6) 07/28/2018 at 14:13 • Filed to: None

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Finally got the quote from the indie shop. It’s gonna cost $4k to get the HG replaced. That’s not even including the possibility that the head or block needs to be replaced.

dogisbadob > DC3 LS, Fuck Hyundai, now and forever 07/28/2018 at 14:20

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What do you plan on replacing it with?

atfsgeoff > DC3 LS, Fuck Hyundai, now and forever 07/28/2018 at 14:20

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Just yank the whole engine and put another in.

https://www.ebay.com/i/153042807201?chn=ps

atfsgeoff > DC3 LS, Fuck Hyundai, now and forever 07/28/2018 at 14:27

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Oh and you should get another opinion. $4k is WAAAAAY high for a single cylinder head gasket replacement, even on a turbo engine. It should be around $2k.

DC3 LS, Fuck Hyundai, now and forever > dogisbadob 07/28/2018 at 14:28

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probably a 90's Japanese compact car. 

Joe6pack > DC3 LS, Fuck Hyundai, now and forever 07/28/2018 at 14:30

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Do it yourself. Can't be that hard. I missed the back story, but as long as it didn't overheat too badly or wasn't driven long with the bad gasket, you should be ok.

DC3 LS, Fuck Hyundai, now and forever > atfsgeoff 07/28/2018 at 14:30

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I live in an apartment , so by the time I bought it, payed a shop to pull the engine and put in the new one, it’d be the same price or more. 

dogisbadob > DC3 LS, Fuck Hyundai, now and forever 07/28/2018 at 14:33

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That is a good plan.

You should consider the Echo, which is an awesome car

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > DC3 LS, Fuck Hyundai, now and forever 07/28/2018 at 14:52

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DC3 LS, Fuck Hyundai, now and forever > Joe6pack 07/28/2018 at 15:18

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It hit the peg and was there for about 5 minutes before I got to a place I could pull over. Tbh no idea how bad that is.

I live in an apartment and don’t own a lot of the tools I’d need, like a torque wrench, clawfoot wrench, etc. And don’t really wanna buy all the tools, get the head off, just to find that the cylinder head or block is toast.

Now if it was a single cam Honda then yeah, I wouldn’t think twice about doing it myself. But given the reputation and additional tools and procedures for doing it on this, I’d rather just cut my losses on the car. 

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > atfsgeoff 07/28/2018 at 15:49

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I'd like to see that 2k estimate itemized. Well, and the 4k one. I think it’ll be somewhere in the middle of those, largely depending on what they’re quoting with it and what their labor rate is.

Sovande > DC3 LS, Fuck Hyundai, now and forever 07/28/2018 at 16:00

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Get a motor. Probably find one for less  than a grand and then swap it in. Can’t take more than a day.

DC3 LS, Fuck Hyundai, now and forever > Sovande 07/28/2018 at 16:38

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But then I’d have to go get a cherry picker and find a way to get the motor to my apartment and then get rid of the old one. All without a working car. 

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > dogisbadob 07/28/2018 at 16:53

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+1 for Echos - VERY reliable mechanically (also 5-spds were available!) although they could be rusty by now in snowy or wet climates (I forget where you are). If you're Canadian, go for the Echo hatch, cool little cars!

Sovande > DC3 LS, Fuck Hyundai, now and forever 07/28/2018 at 16:54

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When you out it that way, it does sound logistically difficult. 

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > DC3 LS, Fuck Hyundai, now and forever 07/28/2018 at 17:25

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Did the head gasket myself on my 1998 V70AWD. Can confirm that turbo-transverse Volvo headgaskets are a PITA, worse for AWD. The angle drive housing and drive shaft get in the way when reassembling the exhaust manifold, and most frustratingly (on the 5cyl) the turbo oil return line. That little bastard took me hours to get back in place, contorted like a magician’s assistant during the sword-in-the-box trick and working half by feel and half by dental mirror. The rest of it wasn’t that bad though. Luckily I was able to borrow a mechanic friend’s fancy Snap On digital torque/angle wrench to put the new head bol ts on with. Then I turned up the boost, clogged up the PCV system and blew out most of the oil seals. It was fun/fast while it lasted.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > DC3 LS, Fuck Hyundai, now and forever 07/28/2018 at 20:00

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The tool cost is easily neglected since most tools can be rented from the bigger parts store, for what it’s worth.

If not, to the junkyard it shall go.