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11-28-2012
Took it to my mechanic today.He said the head gasket tubes are almost worn out,and need replacing.
I cant afford that for 2 weeks.
I only use the car locally,and it rarely smokes during driving.
How risky is it to drive it every so often,until i can get it all fixed?
11-28-2012
Head gasket tubes? What motor so you have and what is that?
11-28-2012
id like to know what head gasket tube is as well?
do you mean the plastic coolant elbows? they cost 6 bucks, and a socket wrench.
11-29-2012
2000 pontiac grand prix.
All the mech said was the tubes were worn down,and needed replacing before the gasket blows,otherwise could be 42000,instead of $260
Thanks for the replies .
11-29-2012
What motor? 3.1 or 3.8? supercharged or na. Can you take a pic of what he was talking about? We have no clue what a head gasket tube is.
11-29-2012
Call and ask him for the actual name of the part that he thinks is bad. Cause...there's no part called HG tube on our engines.
And the chances of a head gasket blowing on these 3800's.. well...you had a better chance at winning powerball yesterday.
12-01-2012
Its a 3.8 litre engine.
The tubes or elbows were replaced yesterday for $260.
The mechanic had to remove a bunch of stuff to get to the gasket,labor etc..y`know.
Thanks for the advice
12-01-2012
please post a pic of what he repaired if possible.
12-01-2012
$260 to replace what I think your calling a head tube is really a coolant elbow? Wow! Take a picture might help us more.
12-01-2012
420 or 4200?
It should be under $1000 for a LIM job.
Maybe close to that or slightly higher if replacing the UIM as well.
12-01-2012
If I had to guess I would say he has an l36 and has had issues with the intake degrading around the egr stovepipe and had the "tube" repair kit installed along with a new pair of elbows.
Ken-Co Industries - Upper Plenum and Lower Intake Repair Kit
12-04-2012
MAN YOU GUYS ARE GOOD!!
I,ll see what i can do,but i was pretty pleased with what he did.
The same mechanic removed the knocking sound that i heard,and that i thought was related to putting in a little too much coolant.
He discovered it was a ball bearing in the tire,and removed it for free before replacing the elbows.
12-05-2012
you get a steal on that ball bearing removal.
These engines are easier then putting lego's together. If you get yourself a socket set, some ratchet wrenches, and this site, it could save you thousands over the life of the car.
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