The fish is dead!!!!

[UltraLowEd]

Ive got no idea what the hell is up with my car. thinking its the headgasket maybe, the car runs perfect, but soon as i drive for 5 mins the temp goes sky high and when i stop pop the bonnet bit of smoke coming from back of engine.
and the water in the radiator is beyond boiling.
Rego is due on the 8th so i dont know what im gona do
Just wandering if i can borrow a car off anyone till monday nite il will put 50 bucks petrol money in.

[EDXR6T]

Hahaha

50 buck's!!!!!1! WoW dont go crazy:P

Buy the frigen skyline allready.

[Damo]

water pump maybe ? radiater ? who knows. Buying a skyline may temporarily solve you problems.

Jared If ya free on the weekend I can have a look at it for you, I'm wrecking a complete EB so partrs will be cheap provided it's not the headgasket.

[UltraLowEd]

alright thankx, i just need to borrow a car till monday nite to get to work on the weekend

catch some public transport...?

[LUXO_8]

do you honestly expect someone who doesnt know you to lend you a car?????? i know i wouldnt!

[Professor Farnsworth]

Originally Posted by MADNC_8

do you honestly expect someone who doesnt know you to lend you a car?????? i know i wouldnt!

got to agree there..

public transport for a few days Da_Fish - we all have to do it at some point

[UltraLowEd]

jeeze i was just asking, ill just sell parts off and run it into the ground and dump it at a wreckers

[Kenster]

give some of us a few mins of taking things than you could take it to the wreckers and get whatever car you like

[The Goodz]

Come on mate, just because there are a couple of problems you don't throw the car away! Imagine it was a BA or something out of warranty, you'll be up for twice as much! And yes I have seen a few BAs blow head gaskets!

Alex

[UltraLowEd]

I had 3 mates look at it 2nite and we cant work out wat the problem is, when i drive it drives like a dream temp stays in the middle then when i stop the temp goes red and it smokes bad and the water boils bad

[Professor Farnsworth]

Originally Posted by Da Fish

jeeze i was just asking, ill just sell parts off and run it into the ground and dump it at a wreckers

no need to get upset, no one's having a go at you. simply saying not many people are going to be able to lend you their car! have you checked for blockages in the radiator ? i used to have an el i6 that was overheating like all hell in traffic. ended up being a 75% blocked radiator, and the relay for the thermo's was fried. It never blew smoke though, i'd say yours could be a gasket of some sort, not necessarily the head gasket though.

[gthofan]

and also leaking oil down the back of the engine somewhere???? it was smokin like crazy when we stop

[UltraLowEd]

yeah wierd *** problem, we were revin it hard to heat it up but the temp didnt go up then after a minute all the water just went everywhere, stupid car

[Damo]

sounds like the clutch fan is ******. Try spinning it by hand, if it spinf really freely it's stuffed.

[bob 351]

Originally Posted by Da Fish

I had 3 mates look at it 2nite and we cant work out wat the problem is, when i drive it drives like a dream temp stays in the middle then when i stop the temp goes red and it smokes bad and the water boils bad

may be you need to replace thermostat as it souds like the one in there is stuffed

[gthofan]

what about the oil??? we gave it a degrease at the car wash but its still doin it

[Professor Farnsworth]

Originally Posted by gthofan

what about the oil??? we gave it a degrease at the car wash but its still doin it

gasket :\

if it's oil that's burning, and it's overheating & bubbling the coolant... sounds like a head gasket :\

[UltraLowEd]

What would be cheaper, replacing the engine or fixing the head

[Professor Farnsworth]

Originally Posted by Da Fish

What would be cheaper, replacing the engine or fixing the head

get au engine for $500 mate - you'll need to do a few things to get it running properly though. replacement 4.0 motors eb-el must be available for a couple of hudnred surely ? whereas head gasket will cost you over a grand. you need to find someone with a hoist/knowledge to help you though.

[UltraLowEd]

i was actually thinking about that, but dont i have to replace the ecu, wiring looms and all that stuff?

[bob 351]

it will depend on if you warp the head

[Professor Farnsworth]

Originally Posted by Da Fish

i was actually thinking about that, but dont i have to replace the ecu, wiring looms and all that stuff?

not sure about the ecu - there are a few things to do though. do a search, a lot of people here have done it.

[UltraLowEd]

ok thankx for the help people

[UltraLowEd]

if its the head gasket which i hope its not, ill sell off the wheels and sound system and give the rest to a wreckers and just get another falcon, easy way out

[Jason[98.EL]]

all that for the price of a head gasket

ill give ya $ 100 for the wheels

infact ill give you 1 grand for the whole car with the blown head gasket

[UltraLowEd]

100$ for the wheels, dont think so sorry there only 1 month old brand new 18" koya octanes that cost me close to 2 grand

[dansedgli]

$1001 :P

Dont sell it, its an easy fix compared to selling the car for peanuts and getting something else.

A head gasket to get done by a pro will be $6-700.

A new wreckers motor done by the E series boys could be done for $500.

Au motor requires a $200 tensioner setup to use your manifolds with AU accessories or heaps of grinding to use your accessories so it might end costing a fair bit more than a replacement EB-ED motor.

Lol at $100 for wheels, good luck.

[UltraLowEd]

ok well ill look into geting a new engine maybe, teaches me right for making it look good before making it run good lol

[UltraLowEd]

ok people its all good, took it to the radiator guy all the problem was the whole radiator system was stuffed, needed new radiator, new cap, new top and bottom hoses and new thermostat and a radiator flush. all up costin $385
the head gasket is fine!