YACT: gf says, "If you love me, you would fix my car!"

[Kaieye]

Neon's are noted for head gasket problems. But I saw a web page here on the internet in the past about changing head gaskets and there were pictures how to do it once. Search Google to find it. Personally, I wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole.

 

[MaxFusion16]

change the timing belt and water pump while you are in there.

what caused the head gasket to fail? has the car ever overheated? check the radiator for leaks. And you also need to check the head for warpage and crack, get it resurfaced if necessary.

 

[Adul]

Originally posted by: notfred
Fixing it will cost you about $50 in parts, and require you to disassemble and reassemble the entire top half of the engine. If you're an experienced mechanic, with a shop full of tools, you can probably do it in 8 hours of work.

If you're a beginner, but have at least some experince fixing cars (maybe replaced a radiator or a starter or some stuff like that), and have a set of hand tools, expect to spend at least a weekend on it. Oh, and you'll have to buy a tourque wrench. Decent ones start around $100.

you can rent one as well. You can rent a lot of the tools you need.
Definitely get a car manual from autozone/checker/napa. Read it over as to what it entails to replace a head gasket.

 

[apoppin]

tell her the truth . . .

Tell her is is a big job and you don't have the necessary tools or experience to do it.

if she leaves you over this - Good riiddance!

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Toastedlightly
is it a inline 4 or what is it?

What else would be in a Neon?

Edit-Seriously, this is no small job and if you have little experience working on cars it is going to be too much for you to handle and you'll probably muck it up.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: notfred
Picture of a complete engine
Picture of an engine torn down far enoguh to replace the head gaskets

Notice the large amount of parts that are in the first picture that aren't in the second picture. You will have to remove those, and then install them again.

I can tell you why you needed to tear down that engine to replace the headgaskets in one word: supercharger.

 

[sniperruff]

Originally posted by: Squisher

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: Toastedlightly
If it is a v-4...

Why even post?

lol

maybe only a v-3

i bet it's a V-8. tomato goodness.

 

[apoppin]

My favourite response to this crap is: IF you love ME, you wouldn't ask

of course, i never got married
:roll:

 

[NiKeFiDO]

Originally posted by: TWills
I'm seeking both relationship and car advice

Relationship:

What. The. heck.?! How does fixing cars translate into affection. She could have just asked me to fix it straight out, but instead she throws me a curve and draws me into this:

her: Do you love me?
me: Ummm...Yes.
her: Then you're going to fix my car?
me: wt* :|

Why couldn't she just ask me outright? Why all this stupid rigamaroll? ughhh... :roll:

Car:

So evidently she took her car into the shop (because it was leaking oil) and they said it needed a new head gasket. Their price to replace it? A cool 1k. So, assuming I'm going to fix this thing, is it worth my time? Will I end up saving the money? I'm not a car-parts tinkering kind of guy, but I can RTFM, so should I give it a shot? or is it too deep?

wow, if she said that to me, i think i would go ballistic.like serioulsy scream my head off at her. wow.

 

[waggy]

heh whats next? she needs $2k for rent? pftt.


I wouldnt try to fix this. What happens if you mess it up? she is going to dump you and sue you.

not worth the hassle. if she does not like that well then fin diffrent girlfriend.

 

[cavemanmoron]

Originally posted by: chrisms

Originally posted by: sixone
Does she mean 'fix it' or 'pay for fixing it'?

No way in hell I'd pay $1k for a girlfriend. I say you do it but get a BJ coupon for every hour worked.