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Re: Jiji, is this the cause of your check engine light
Posted by burlyb (more from burlyb) on Wed, 12 Dec 2001 16:50:51
In Reply to: Re: Jiji, is this the cause of your check engine light, Jigi, Wed, 12 Dec 2001 15:58:07
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He's maybe correct about the AMM - they do die slowly and in funny ways. Replacement is about $150 for a rebuilt one and installation is laughably easy. Don't pay anyone to replace this.
The head trouble may indeed indicate a leak. I drove with a minor headgasket oil leak for about two years before the internal coolant passage failed. You have a 2.1l head which often has corrosion problems. They can do a leak down test and a cylinder compression test without any head removal. Always do these tests before just dropping the $ for the gasket job. By default shops generally have the head milled to plane a true surface (for secure seal between head, gasket and block) and pressure tested. Its not as expensive as they make it out to be. I was quoted $500 for the head milling and valve job from a shop, but the actual cost from the machine shop was $150.
Sounds like you've looked around a bit and may want to pursue a second opinion.
Good luck
burlyb '90 SPG
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Posts in this Thread:
- headgasket question, jigi, Wed, 12 Dec 2001 14:57:07
- Do compression test wet&dry ASAP, read your plugs n/m, gtw, Thu, 13 Dec 2001 14:23:39
- Re: headgasket question, Rob
, Wed, 12 Dec 2001 16:00:55 - Re: headgasket question, JohnK, Wed, 12 Dec 2001 15:59:58
- Jiji, is this the cause of your check engine light, burlyb, Wed, 12 Dec 2001 15:46:49
- Re: headgasket question, paulh, Wed, 12 Dec 2001 15:40:08
- Re: headgasket question, PaulM, Wed, 12 Dec 2001 15:20:32
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