JPittenger
New Member
So I took my car in to get the power steering rack replaced and got a call saying the timing belt jumped. They fixed that up and said it seems like belt valves (bad/low compression) and that the head is going to need to go to a machine shop and be a few grand.
I'm a little mad because I had this engine swapped in when my old one crapped out 5 months ago. I've never had this kind of repair done, so is there anything I should ask to make sure they check or do when getting the head fixed up? I don't want to lose the car and can't really afford to scrap it or get another so this is basically my only option.
Its a 96 with 240~k on body and the engine was swapped in from a 94 or 95 I think (it had a different idle control that my original one didn't). My guy said there's always a possibility when getting the head fixed up that the block could crap out. Anyone have any experience in this sort of situation?
I'm a little mad because I had this engine swapped in when my old one crapped out 5 months ago. I've never had this kind of repair done, so is there anything I should ask to make sure they check or do when getting the head fixed up? I don't want to lose the car and can't really afford to scrap it or get another so this is basically my only option.
Its a 96 with 240~k on body and the engine was swapped in from a 94 or 95 I think (it had a different idle control that my original one didn't). My guy said there's always a possibility when getting the head fixed up that the block could crap out. Anyone have any experience in this sort of situation?