[Main C900 Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos Re: DIY, or live with it... Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by Landjet [Email] (#16) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Landjet) on Tue, 10 Nov 2015 08:12:24 In Reply to: DIY, or live with it..., Name Left Blank, Tue, 10 Nov 2015 07:57:56 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

AND, if it is indeed by the timing cover on the firewall side that the leak is occurring of the engine oil, it is just a matter of time when the gasket fails to the point that either the oil enters the cooling system or vice versa. Somewhat depends upon what has the higher pressure, the oil or the water as to what goes where and from where....a failure is a failure, but you don't want it to happen when you are in Bumchuck Utah.

And, I'll say that 2,700 isn't in US dollars as I understand them. It's a $1000 job, but there are many other parts along the way that could be replaced, so it can be intensive on part replacement. For example, the turbo bolts are probably rusted beyond any method of removal other than die grinding them off. That is a PITA. And you have to source the bolts and find all the right hardware and gasket and pull out the broken studs in the head and replace the turbo elbow and.......at least 27 things so you don't have to go right back in there and fix something else.

So, budget $1500 and see if you can find a guy that will work with you on replacing parts along the way. Just my way of saying save the beast....

• headgasket oil leak, Dave, Mon, 9 Nov 2015 17:48:22
  • Re: headgasket oil leak, BillN, Sun, 15 Nov 2015 16:15:53
  • Re: head gasket $700-$1000, Frak , Wed, 11 Nov 2015 11:14:01
  • The usual leak at the front corner on the passengers..., vsfoxe , Tue, 10 Nov 2015 13:28:28
  • Maybe not the headgasket ..., RS , Tue, 10 Nov 2015 09:18:44
  • Re: headgasket oil leak, Landjet , Mon, 9 Nov 2015 19:40:15
  • DIY if you have aptitude, Name Left Blank, Mon, 9 Nov 2015 18:10:42
    • Re: DIY if you have aptitude, Simon S, Tue, 10 Nov 2015 06:46:30
      • Re: DIY if you have aptitude, Landjet , Tue, 10 Nov 2015 07:24:03
        • DIY, or live with it..., Name Left Blank, Tue, 10 Nov 2015 07:57:56
          • Re: DIY, or live with it..., Landjet , Tue, 10 Nov 2015 08:12:24 <-- Viewing This Message
            • Re: DIY, or live with it..., Dave, Tue, 17 Nov 2015 15:14:16

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