whats the problem?
Blown Head Gasket
My engine is drinking all of my coolant and blowing it out the tail pipe. The smoke is white and I have no heat at all. I keep the radiator full but it still wants to overheat. I drove it to my local shop about 1 mile away from my home. I had to turn off the car due to overheating 3 times. I also created a smoke screen that can be seen for miles! The shop said that it's my headgaskets. They want 1,500 dollars. My engine currently has 223,000 miles. I think it would be better to just swap out my engine for a used engine.
Anyone know of a reputable company that imports used engines from Japan?
Anyone know of a reputable company that imports used engines from Japan?
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Sounds like your head gasket.
If you are not going to do the engine replacement yourself suggest having the shop find a used engine and providing a warranty on the engine and installation. Then if something goes wrong it is totally the shops issue.
If you are not going to do the engine replacement yourself suggest having the shop find a used engine and providing a warranty on the engine and installation. Then if something goes wrong it is totally the shops issue.
^^ I second that motion. The only JDM Camry engines you'll see for sale are 3VZ-FE or the **very occasional** 5S-FE (both from 3rd gen camrys). There are so many of these cars in scrap yards, you're bound to find a low-mileage one.
I have a spare 3S-FE squirreled away at the scrap yard where I work, it only has 128,000km on it--and last year when I wanted a replacement 2VZ-FE for my V6 Camry, I bought one for $500 that only has 148,000km on it. You do not need JDM to find low-mileage and full-compression blocks.
I have a spare 3S-FE squirreled away at the scrap yard where I work, it only has 128,000km on it--and last year when I wanted a replacement 2VZ-FE for my V6 Camry, I bought one for $500 that only has 148,000km on it. You do not need JDM to find low-mileage and full-compression blocks.
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