I had a rebult engine put into my car, 1991 Mitsubitshi 3000GT. I paid $3500. With it I had hoses replaced and the oil pump. Less than 3 months and less than 1000 miles the head gasket blew again. My car has gauges and sensors, none came on until the last min. When the tow truck picked it up it had no water in it, they put water in it and there was no leaks. Where did the water go? SInce it was a new engine, I checked the oil and water before driving it, and I watched the gauges. I am restoring this car, and the engine was the last thing that was needed. It is under warrenty for 3 years or 30,000 miles. Who is at fault on this amount of money and parts?
2006-10-21 18:40:30 · 6 answers · asked by HeartAngel 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
You can do everything right and if you don't torque the head bolts properly, it will not last. If it blew out all the water and there are no visible leaks, one or both heads may be cracked. Aluminum heads are bad about cracking up inside the exhaust ports and only specialized equipment can detect it.
2006-10-21 20:01:02 · answer #1 · answered by eferrell01 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well if it does not start and you know the head gasket is blown, now comes the part where hopefully it is just the head gasket. If there is water in the oil and someone drove the car until it quit running, it likely ruined the bottom end of the engine too. So more likely then not it will need the whole engine rebuilt.
2016-03-28 03:47:08 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Either they didn't tighten the head down properly or it was warped. You lost the water when the gasket blew. You didn't get a high temp alarm because the water dropped below the point of the sensor. The mechanic will try to claim the gasket blew because you ran it out of water, but it was the other way around.
Too often rebuilt engines are just cleaned up motors that aren't in a car because there was something wrong with them in the first place, and it was never fixed.
It's warranty.
2006-10-22 07:31:52 · answer #3 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, ultimatly the head gasket is very touchy. if the surfaces were not ground down properly, or a good bead of silicone was not used it is devastating. Or, there is the possibility that the heads were previously warped, and there was no compression test done on the rebuilt engine, or the heads were shaved but not properly. Ultimatly it would be the responsibility of the person who rebuilt the motor. Take it back to them, and they should reapir it.
2006-10-21 18:49:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anmont 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
human error on the rebuld or wared cylinder head
2006-10-21 18:49:02 · answer #5 · answered by turtle 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your water went in your cylinders and out the exhaust
2006-10-21 18:52:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋