Nova_Strike

Heya, im new to the site. I was told by a good friend to look this site up when i moved to VA. I didn't think to look it up till blew a head gasket and started leakin a creamy white fluid with a little green added in there. Im not too sure if its a blown head gasket, but my cars book says that the only thing it could be. Callin a round, i was quoted at $700-1500... thats too much. I tried it myself but i didnt wanna mess with my rods and they are on the top of the head gasket on my engine. Im actually posting here to see if anyone in Hampton VA can do this job on a 95 sunfire/cavilier engine. Name a price, i just dont have $700 to spare. Thx!

B20vtecGen2

yea you definately dont want to try and do that yourself because the rods are not on top of your head gasket

Nova_Strike

meant rocker arms

HatefulMechanic

gee, a blown head gasket on a Quad 4? never seen that....


11.5 hrs labor, and 325 for a head set. not to mention it is HIGHLY advised to replace the timing chain, gears, guides, and tensioner when you are in there. oh yeah, the timing cover gasket is not included in the head set, it is 76 bucks.

and add headbolts too (torque to yield) 56 bucks.

it is NOT a job for the faint of heart, or non competent mechanic.


i think 700 bucks is a pretty good deal, considering that if it was done at my shop (i am in SWVA, and labor rate is dirt cheap at 40/hr) you are looking at 800-1000 bucks.


you get what ya pay for....not to mention there is a good posssiblity of damaged bearings (coolant in oil does not do well for bearings)

g S x

is it a 2.3L with push rods? if so, thats the easy one to work on.
oh and fuck a quad 4.

HatefulMechanic

2.2=pushrods 2.3/2.4 Quad 4.


death to oldsmobile!!!