VS Motor stuffed. Opinions on whether to fix etc
Managed to kill the motor in a VS. Trying to figure out what the best option is financially.
Pretty sure the heads have had it, water disappearing and running as rough as guts, would it be best to drop in a reco motor, have the heads fixed or just sell as a wreck and start again?
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Depend on the amount of klm's and condition of the motor and car.
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buy another motor, n put it in,.. den u can sell ur old motor for wah ever it'l go for it keep it as spare parts.
cheapest way n worth doing if the car itself is in good coniditon.
Its not really a big job to pull the heads off on these motors, why not just take them off and plane them or fit a second hand set?
Originally Posted by QuickVRII95
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Before you commit yourself why not find out where the coolant is leaking from. I'd wager it's the inlet manifold gasket unless you have overheated the engine recently. Ecotec heads very rarely fail unless the engine is cooked.
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Well i hope the VRs are more tough with the gaskets cause the Mrs has over heated twice, Blew the manifold coolant connector and then the thermostat failed, still seems smooth though. Its never flogged so fingers crossed lol.
I would prolly throw another motor in the car, you can pick them up for about $500 with 120-180k, or by a good condition one, overhaul it then you know its good forever
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I would fit a second hand VT/X engine, just fit your inlet manifold.
They seem to leak less and run a little better.
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Have redone the inlet gasket, went great for about a week then started disappearing again. The thing has over heated a few times in heavy traffic since.
I threw some Chemiweld in as a stop gap but I had a thought today that perhaps that's where the prob is? Can that shit get into the motor and do some damage?
Going to get some quotes on each option, but I think I'll get a quote on the aircon while I'm at it, if that's going to cost upward of a grand as well, I'll scrap for sure. The body is in good nick so I reckon it'll sell.
The car has 230K on the clock BTW.
Last edited by Barto76; 03-12-2010 at 12:45 PM.
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Chemiweld should not hurt the engine. If it went OK for a week after doing the inlet manifold gasket, then maybe the inlet manifold gasket mating surfaces are corroded so bad that the gasket is not sealing properly.
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Id chuck in a new dong....plenty around and if you lucky you may get a smashed car with a motor with very low ks.if you are even luckier you may even get a super sharged 1 for under 800 bucks with low ks....pays too loook around and wait for waht your wnating.god luck and best wishes...ps if your in melb let meknow and ill atke a look see for you and see whats out there and get back to you with the best price i can find you 1 for.....thanks again
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This is my theory as well, picked up another intake manifold that's in better shape before the running rough incident. Just did an oil change as, the oil was very black and sludgy.
Cheers for the offer and I would accept that, but unfortunately I'm in Perth. If any Perth people know a good place to get an engine swap, I'd greatly appreciate it.
I live in an apartment block and dont have a shed of my own, so I'll have to find someone who can do it.
Gave up on VL's
Seems a bit much when it only appears to be an issue with the inlet manifold!
Should make sure everything is clean before putting a new inlet manifold gasket on otherwise it will fail again.
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Honestly man today alone i seen someone getting rid of an ecotec for free and another for 60 bucks. Both claimed to be good nic. Although you could probly argue that but the point is these engines aren't worth shit. And if you can find some friends or someone to swap it cheap you'll be set. Thats if you cant fix your current one
Can you believe this? It was only a cracked spark plug. It's running OK again. Still wouldn't mind putting another motor in it in another 10-20k km as I reckon I've shortened the life of the thing anyway will all the over heating.
Reckon the chemi-weld has slowed the water loss right down as it's idling smoother and it's not drying up quickly.
Found a second hand intake manifold but it's got some slight corrosion around the water jackets. I want to get the surface of it cleaned up, looked in the yellowpages online using keywords like 'milling' and 'machining' but it's all mining companies and stuff like that, any suggestions on who to look for to do the work would be greatly appreciated.
Search for 'engine rebuilders' - milling and machining of engine parts is pretty much all they do.
Also, chemiweld is horrible stuff. It does hurt engines. Only use it on shitters.
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