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Jeep Wrangler JK
JK General Discussion
Wrangler wont start or stalls after head gasket repair
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<blockquote data-quote="gerryger413" data-source="post: 464882" data-attributes="member: 26264"><p>I have an update. Upon completion of my head gasket repair the car was test driven by the mechanic. He said it was good to go. I pick it up and 5 minutes of driving it the engine shuts down. New diagnosis is the bottom half has failed. Cylinder one is shot. Is this normal for a car to fail that fast after a gasket job. Car was running fine before bringing it in despite the early stages of seeing some smoke out of tailpipe. I would say that started only 5 days before the gasket job. I truly believe I caught this gasket problem early. No engine knocking or ticking, no over heating, I was losing coolant, but not much. I'm being told crankcase is being filled with coolant. Could this have been determined prior to doing the head gasket job. Fyi...my jeep has never overheated. One week before the head gasket job i did have a compression check done and that indicated no loss of compression. Coolant pressure test showed no external leaks. One last question....he wants to put in a used engine he found...not sure if it's been rebuilt or just an engine that was scrapped. Will find out tomorrow. It has under 90k on it. I also am considering going with a new engine. What other costs for parts are needed for the new engine. I'm assuming plugs, coils....what else. Does a failed engine sound weird or unlikely after just driving it for 5 minutes and after the mechanic test drove it themselves. One other thing that concerns me is the mechanic said he did something to the seals. No new ones. "Did something" is a vague response. What and where are these seals located and do they have anything to do with the crank shaft or flywheel. It's a long post because this has been a LONG ordeal with a mechanic that does not communicate well which makes me suspicious. 11 days in his possession for a head gasket job without any feedback from them with a reason why it took so long.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gerryger413, post: 464882, member: 26264"] I have an update. Upon completion of my head gasket repair the car was test driven by the mechanic. He said it was good to go. I pick it up and 5 minutes of driving it the engine shuts down. New diagnosis is the bottom half has failed. Cylinder one is shot. Is this normal for a car to fail that fast after a gasket job. Car was running fine before bringing it in despite the early stages of seeing some smoke out of tailpipe. I would say that started only 5 days before the gasket job. I truly believe I caught this gasket problem early. No engine knocking or ticking, no over heating, I was losing coolant, but not much. I'm being told crankcase is being filled with coolant. Could this have been determined prior to doing the head gasket job. Fyi...my jeep has never overheated. One week before the head gasket job i did have a compression check done and that indicated no loss of compression. Coolant pressure test showed no external leaks. One last question....he wants to put in a used engine he found...not sure if it's been rebuilt or just an engine that was scrapped. Will find out tomorrow. It has under 90k on it. I also am considering going with a new engine. What other costs for parts are needed for the new engine. I'm assuming plugs, coils....what else. Does a failed engine sound weird or unlikely after just driving it for 5 minutes and after the mechanic test drove it themselves. One other thing that concerns me is the mechanic said he did something to the seals. No new ones. "Did something" is a vague response. What and where are these seals located and do they have anything to do with the crank shaft or flywheel. It's a long post because this has been a LONG ordeal with a mechanic that does not communicate well which makes me suspicious. 11 days in his possession for a head gasket job without any feedback from them with a reason why it took so long. [/QUOTE]
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