Cheapest Way Out Of Blown Headgasket

[battery]

so im driving along full boost top of third lift off then heaps of smoke and no power, tow the thing home and found a milkshake had been made in my donk!

the car is pretty ruff and im not really interested in spending bucket loads on it.

its a stock rb20 pushing about 150kw no plans for anymore, its got 175000ks but could have 50000 more for all i know.

ill have to do the timing belt and possibly the water pump, it blows smoke on startup so valve stem seals will need doing too?

my question is what will all this cost? i can do the work myself but i got no idea what parts i will be needing.

im thinking its gonna end up over 1k i had a quick look around for a replacement engine but they seem a little hard to find at the moment cheapest i can find is $1200ish

any suggestions

[2LV8ETR]

If you're mechanically minded, replace the engine.

By the time you factor in parts, and testing, in the end it could cost the same amount as a replacement engine.

I have seen RB20DET's go for as little as $500 which would definitely be the cheapest option for you if you did the job yourself with a willing mate.

[battery]

If you're mechanically minded, replace the engine.

By the time you factor in parts, and testing, in the end it could cost the same amount as a replacement engine.

I have seen RB20DET's go for as little as $500 which would definitely be the cheapest option for you if you did the job yourself with a willing mate.

yeh i can do it no probs i have replaced engines before and i have seen engines go for $200 before but theres nothing out there right now!!! i gotta get it on the road soonish as its my daily and the bus sucks ass!!

basically my preference is to swap the engine but since i can't find one cheap i wanna know how much it will cost to fix mine...

[ARTZ]

bottle of chemi-weld.........probably about 20$

results are varied..not a permanenet fix but the cheapest quik fix

.may keep you of the bus in the meantime...lol

As the great foolosopher Homer Simpson once said

"Public transport is for losers"

[W0rp3D]

If you're mechanically minded, replace the engine.

By the time you factor in parts, and testing, in the end it could cost the same amount as a replacement engine.

I have seen RB20DET's go for as little as $500 which would definitely be the cheapest option for you if you did the job yourself with a willing mate.

+1

this is what im doing (rb25det), managed to get a complete engine with a bottom end rattle and a good bottom end for $500, combining both into one should cost me around $500=$1000 for an engine that has been dismantled and checked Vs $1000 - $2000 for a second hand one that you hope the seller is honest about the K's and how hard it has been driven.

The cheapest way for you is to rebuild the engine you have and maybe buy a second hand head, might be cheaper than doing all the seals, cant imagine that rb20 heads are worth much (unlike rb25det) and if you head turns out to be cracked then its a cheap alternative.