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Conclusion to My MX3
Posted: November 29th, 2008, 3:08 pm
by Bradhobbs
For all you folks that remember me talking about my MX3 and how it would idle weird .. (Well I never did figure that out) but unfortunately I kept driving around with the blown head gasket since I couldn't sell it and coolant has started leaking into my oil so needless to say my tow bill was quite expensive. Sadly if I fix the head gasket wouldn't do me any good because the tranny is on its way out also. Guess I got a lemon
... A wasted $1,000 next time check one out real good before buying!!
Re: Conclusion to My MX3
Posted: November 29th, 2008, 3:11 pm
by johnmx3ze
that sucks
Re: Conclusion to My MX3
Posted: November 29th, 2008, 3:20 pm
by solo_ryder
LOL^
Is the car a v6 or 4 cyl?
If its a 4 cylinder, then changing the headgasket should be that bad. Do you think the motor has seized? If not then change the headgasket and give it a good oil change.
If the motor is done, consider a BP swap or going to the wreckers to get a used B6
Re: Conclusion to My MX3
Posted: November 29th, 2008, 4:29 pm
by Ryan
From a decent wrecker
B6 - $100
Tranny - $75
Misc swap parts - ~$25-$100
Re: Conclusion to My MX3
Posted: November 29th, 2008, 8:47 pm
by tehbrookzorz
Ryan wrote:From a decent wrecker
B6 - $100
Tranny - $75
Misc swap parts - ~$25-$100
Do it.
Re: Conclusion to My MX3
Posted: November 29th, 2008, 8:51 pm
by fowljesse
Yeah, man. Don't give up! We're behind you!
Re: Conclusion to My MX3
Posted: November 30th, 2008, 10:39 am
by Bradhobbs
It'll still run but it'll smoke real bad (white smoke) and it also smokes down below the manifold and we found water in the oil so we're ruling it a head gasket. My dad told me it would be easy for him to change but I was thinking my tranny was going because, when I push the gas about to the floor (because a cylinder must be out or something because it has no power at all it took it 23 seconds to get from 0 - 60) but anyways .. i push it to the floor almost and it'll do like some one jerked it in neutral and your just giving it gas ..... Kind of like ..... Vroommmmmmm ////// Vroommmmmmmm lol /// is pause And it also gets to where when im going up a hill ill have it to the floor and it'll vroommm ... vroommm ... vrooom.... and usualy when it does that its hard to make it over 40 mph So I guess I can say instead of going up in RPM's it stops and then goes back up ... then goes back down .. instead of climbing.
Re: Conclusion to My MX3
Posted: December 1st, 2008, 1:34 pm
by aufgehdraht
I'm assuming its an automatic throw in a five speed. if your gonna swap the engine it wouldn't be that much more work.