URGENT - Head gasket leaking oil

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Mon Sep 29, 2003 1:29 pm

I remember someone here had a leaking oil from their head gasket, but I can't seem to find the post so here goes again...

How much did it cost to replace the head gasket incl labor?

Any help is appreciated!!

kni8ht · Post by **kni8ht** » Mon Sep 29, 2003 11:49 pm

My GPX is starting to leak oil from the head gasket, I got a very rough quote and it may cost me about $1200 as it's a 6 cylinder.

Does anyone know those stop engine leak product work or not???

Mitsiman · Post by **Mitsiman** » Tue Sep 30, 2003 6:23 pm

The head gasket / cyl head leaking is a commen problem on the FTO but it is not the head gasket as most people think.

It is normally the sealer between the top half (Mivec section) and the lower half (Cyl head section) of th two piece cylinder head on the Mivec models.

These are expensive to do as we virtually have to pull th emotor out of the car to do this.

We aer doing several of these at this moment and they are a $1000.00 job plus extras. You want to replace the timing beelt and tensioner at the same time. The sealer breaks down over time and causes an oil leak.

kni8ht · Post by **kni8ht** » Tue Sep 30, 2003 8:41 pm

thanks for the info Mitsiman

payaya · Post by **payaya** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 3:19 am

rocket cover gasget.

elmo · Post by **elmo** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 10:04 am

thats Rocker cover gasket....
and yea I got mine done last week...
sweet no more drips, engine is squeeky clean.

payaya · Post by **payaya** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 1:23 pm

sorry dude, dont know what was wrong with me when i was writing that message!

kni8ht · Post by **kni8ht** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 11:38 pm

hey elmo, I having the same issue too, I'm interested to know how much did the whole thing cost and where did you got it done??

efteoh · Post by **efteoh** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 9:53 pm

kni8ht wrote:hey elmo, I having the same issue too, I'm interested to know how much did the whole thing cost and where did you got it done??

same here, i the leak looks like its around the extractors in my case

any recomended workshops in melbourne for a mivec tune up etc?
( i dont have all the manuals)

Teania · Post by **Teania** » Mon Jan 05, 2004 1:33 pm

Unfortunately ..... me as well. I got quoted approx $1500.00 and they need the car for 3 days...... (Unique Auto)

I am holding off at the moment - I'm getting close to the cam belt replacement anyways so I want to get both done at the same time....

EURO · Post by **EURO** » Mon Jan 05, 2004 9:45 pm

hi guys, I had leaking cam seals for quite a long time, some of you might have heard me whinge about this before!
I had my cam seals replaced, rocker gasket cover, timing belt, plugs, some fuel line flushed or something and a few other belts all done at the same time, it was pre 90 000km, but wasnt worth taking out the engine to do just half the job!

It cost me a bomb about 1000 in labour, and another 1200 in parts (inluding brakes etc). The guys who did my car were pro mech in richmond. They have a good rep, but quite $$$ so make sure you get a quote written on paper before they do anywork!

bozhu001 · Post by **bozhu001** » Mon May 10, 2004 4:21 pm

I have a head gasket problem as well, can someone recommend a good mechanic in sydney to do the job???

also what other things would i replace if i was to go ahead with the head gasket

Post by **smorison** » Mon May 10, 2004 8:16 pm

bozhu001 wrote:I have a head gasket problem as well, can someone recommend a good mechanic in sydney to do the job???

also what other things would i replace if i was to go ahead with the head gasket

unique auto sports

Post by **Supplanter** » Mon May 10, 2004 9:27 pm

smorison wrote:unique auto sports

Are you a parrot?

Spankmebandit · Post by **Spankmebandit** » Fri May 14, 2004 1:32 pm

I had an oil leak issue and after pulling the engine out twice I ended up replacing all the gaskets and seals. Costly job due to the V6 configuration. But with 85K on the clock I wanted to ensure the job was done wright. If you need to get a VRS kit, Mitsubishi has them. Order from the spare parts dept.

The oil leak seems to be a must to look for if your buying an FTO. Someone who has fixed it properly will save you $2K.

I guess the FTO is almost 10 years old. Hey isn't the FTO 10 years old in October? Anyone know the date? We should get a cake.

John.

mrx · Post by **mrx** » Fri May 14, 2004 4:35 pm

Funny this should have come up when it did, but I dropped my car off to get the cam seals replaced today. It will take about 3-4 days depending on workload.

I have no idea what it will cost as it is a warranty job. It is annoying and inconvenient, but I am glad that it is happening now and not in 12 months time when it would not be covered.

Damn! No FTO to drive! Oh well, just hope they do a proper job. Don't trust mechanics affiliated with car yards. (No offence to anyone on this forum, naturally!

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