Car is running like crap, need help.
ooooh, that would be no bueno! going on lunch soon, let ya'll know what the code is when i get back.
ok i am back from Autozone....the code was just a P0172, rich code. a friend was behind me going into town and he said that my exhaust had a good amount of white smoke coming out.
ok i am back from Autozone....the code was just a P0172, rich code. a friend was behind me going into town and he said that my exhaust had a good amount of white smoke coming out.
wanna guess what color burning coolant is?
What is coolant Trabec?
Ding Ding Ding!
You my friend have a blown headgasket. Stop driving the car immediately and salvage your engine. Now that coolant is entering the combustion chambers bad stuff can happen a whole hell of a lot easier. You need to pull the head, have it resurfaced, and install a Cometic Gasket and Headsteads. Make sure to take a good look at the pistons and cylinder walls while you're at it.
Ding Ding Ding!
You my friend have a blown headgasket. Stop driving the car immediately and salvage your engine. Now that coolant is entering the combustion chambers bad stuff can happen a whole hell of a lot easier. You need to pull the head, have it resurfaced, and install a Cometic Gasket and Headsteads. Make sure to take a good look at the pistons and cylinder walls while you're at it.
its designed to go 40k, after that, its not on them any more!
You should be good. I just have horrible luck most of the time with cars. They fight me tooth and nail until I break them down and enforce my authority! 
Area, "I would like TheRapist for $500!" That's therapist...
Area, "I would like TheRapist for $500!" That's therapist...
oh thats just freaking great. thanks for the info and help guys. i guess the SS will be sitting a couple of weeks so i can save up the money for the parts. maybe i can get my head ported & polished while i have it off, does that sound like a good idea?
2K5SS/SC?.....how much did it cost you for everything? i saw that the gasket is like $95, but what about that other parts?
so would you say that the tune could of done this?
2K5SS/SC?.....how much did it cost you for everything? i saw that the gasket is like $95, but what about that other parts?
so would you say that the tune could of done this?
Last edited by rallycobalt06; Apr 16, 2008 at 01:48 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
Final jeopardy
alex- "question is, The sound a doggie makes"
(jeopardy them song)
(people write there answers and none of them get it rite)
alex-" none of you, not a single one can say what sound a doggie makes?" "we would have accepted bark, woff, bow-wow, and rouf"
sean connery - "ahhhh, rough, just the way your mother likes it trebec!!!"
pure awesome.
alex- "question is, The sound a doggie makes"
(jeopardy them song)
(people write there answers and none of them get it rite)
alex-" none of you, not a single one can say what sound a doggie makes?" "we would have accepted bark, woff, bow-wow, and rouf"
sean connery - "ahhhh, rough, just the way your mother likes it trebec!!!"
pure awesome.
oh thats just freaking great. thanks for the info and help guys. i guess the SS will be sitting a couple of weeks so i can save up the money for the parts. maybe i can get my head ported & polished while i have it off, does that sound like a good idea?
2K5SS/SC?.....how much did it cost you for everything? i saw that the gasket is like $95, but what about that other parts?
so would you say that the tune could of done this?
2K5SS/SC?.....how much did it cost you for everything? i saw that the gasket is like $95, but what about that other parts?
so would you say that the tune could of done this?
yea, quite possible.
oh thats just freaking great. thanks for the info and help guys. i guess the SS will be sitting a couple of weeks so i can save up the money for the parts. maybe i can get my head ported & polished while i have it off, does that sound like a good idea?
2K5SS/SC?.....how much did it cost you for everything? i saw that the gasket is like $95, but what about that other parts?
so would you say that the tune could of done this?
2K5SS/SC?.....how much did it cost you for everything? i saw that the gasket is like $95, but what about that other parts?
so would you say that the tune could of done this?
All in all it cost me like $90ish for the headgasket, $120ish for the Golden Eagle headstuds, and another $90 to have the head disassembled/resurfaced/and resassembled at the machine shop. I did all the work myself which saved a huge chunk of change though.
Porting and Polishing would be good. If you're gonna do that though you might as well get the cams, valvesprings/retainers, neutral balance shafts, and possibly pistons while you're at it. I was broke when it happened to me, so a gasket and headstuds was it.
Final jeopardy
alex- "question is, The sound a doggie makes"
(jeopardy them song)
(people write there answers and none of them get it rite)
alex-" none of you, not a single one can say what sound a doggie makes?" "we would have accepted bark, woff, bow-wow, and rouf"
sean connery - "ahhhh, rough, just the way your mother likes it trebec!!!"
pure awesome.
alex- "question is, The sound a doggie makes"
(jeopardy them song)
(people write there answers and none of them get it rite)
alex-" none of you, not a single one can say what sound a doggie makes?" "we would have accepted bark, woff, bow-wow, and rouf"
sean connery - "ahhhh, rough, just the way your mother likes it trebec!!!"
pure awesome.
Your mother's a ***** trebec!
Last edited by 2K5SS/SC?; Apr 16, 2008 at 01:56 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
It could be the tune or the weak headbolts. I can't really tell for sure. It's happened to a few people on here, but I was by far the least modded when it happened to me. 
All in all it cost me like $90ish for the headgasket, $120ish for the Golden Eagle headstuds, and another $90 to have the head disassembled/resurfaced/and resassembled at the machine shop. I did all the work myself which saved a huge chunk of change though.
Porting and Polishing would be good. If you're gonna do that though you might as well get the cams, valvesprings/retainers, neutral balance shafts, and possibly pistons while you're at it. I was broke when it happened to me, so a gasket and headstuds was it.
All in all it cost me like $90ish for the headgasket, $120ish for the Golden Eagle headstuds, and another $90 to have the head disassembled/resurfaced/and resassembled at the machine shop. I did all the work myself which saved a huge chunk of change though.
Porting and Polishing would be good. If you're gonna do that though you might as well get the cams, valvesprings/retainers, neutral balance shafts, and possibly pistons while you're at it. I was broke when it happened to me, so a gasket and headstuds was it.
what should i say to the shop that tuned me? i dont want to go assuming they screwed my car up. do you think the warranty will hold up or do you think the dealership would void me because of all the stuff i have done? i would love to get the top end done but i dont have that type of money so i'll probably just do the gasket & headstuds like you did. i guess if i can keep this under $300 i'll be ok with that considering i can do alot of the stuff myself.
yea i have decided to forget about going to the stealership and i'm going to call Tune Time to see what we can do.
Last edited by rallycobalt06; Apr 16, 2008 at 02:38 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
you really think so? everything seemed perfectly fine before and a few days after. i actually hope your right cuz i dont want to go throwing the blame on Matt. him and his crew are really good guys and i plan on going back up. i'm just very annoyed at this whole thing, running fine one day and then all screwed up the next. tonight when i get home i'll be going to work to figure out exactly what it is.



