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What is the going rate for having a headgasket re done? Car is a 2003 jetta 4 tdi alh engine.

Suspect water pump failed on the way back from Durban. Only caught it when the dash was shouting at me but it was too late. No water and oil mixing though and no water out the exhaust but the car is not starting anymore just swings.

Weighing up my options to get it repaired or just sell the car as it is
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ED van Greunen wrote: Mon Aug 12, 2019 9:34 am What is the going rate for having a headgasket re done? Car is a 2003 jetta 4 tdi alh engine.

Suspect water pump failed on the way back from Durban. Only caught it when the dash was shouting at me but it was too late. No water and oil mixing though and no water out the exhaust but the car is not starting anymore just swings.

Weighing up my options to get it repaired or just sell the car as it is
Deff not worth selling the car. They are awesome cars.
I would say around R2500 with parts?
That's not the biggest job in the world.
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Rudi46 wrote: Mon Aug 12, 2019 9:38 am
ED van Greunen wrote: Mon Aug 12, 2019 9:34 am What is the going rate for having a headgasket re done? Car is a 2003 jetta 4 tdi alh engine.

Suspect water pump failed on the way back from Durban. Only caught it when the dash was shouting at me but it was too late. No water and oil mixing though and no water out the exhaust but the car is not starting anymore just swings.

Weighing up my options to get it repaired or just sell the car as it is
Deff not worth selling the car. They are awesome cars.
I would say around R2500 with parts?
That's not the biggest job in the world.
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They are known to go on and on clocking up plenty of kilos.
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Geez where is that? I will have to take it to a shop unfortunately no space to work on it myself
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ED van Greunen wrote: Mon Aug 12, 2019 1:23 pm Geez where is that? I will have to take it to a shop unfortunately no space to work on it myself
Where you located?
I am sure Panic can sort it out for you.
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Pretoria East. Sent him a DM.

Just hoping the damage is not too bad goldwagen dont stock diesel cylinder heads. i switched the car off as soon as the warning came on so hoping there is limited damage
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there is no way I can fix that for R2500. That is even assuming it really is just a blown headgasket.
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panic-mechanic wrote:there is no way I can fix that for R2500. That is even assuming it really is just a blown headgasket.
Absolutely Agree one hundred and eleventy percent.

Budget 15 to 18 grand to include some preventive maintenance, possible injector service and turbo service.

Diesel injector tips become distorted when the engine overheats, this affects spray patterns and can cause them to leak as well. Bad injectors are bad for diesel engines and can be a major factor in premature failure.

Turbos also dont like getting hot and it's a good idea to at least have it checked while it's not bolted to the motor. Turbo Direct charge around a Grand to run a turbo on a flow bench and inspect it. Failed turbo seals can quickly lead to a runaway diesel, so for me peace of mind is priceless.

Hopefully the cylinders are all ok and the pistons and rings didn't get damaged while the motor got hot, just be sure to inspect the bores properly for vertical lines and dull patches, just to be sure. Use a strong light and dont take anybody's word that it's fine until you yourself have looked.

Keep us updated with the outcome.
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Im hoping it didn't get that hot. as soon as the buzzer came on i got it in neutral and by the time i stopped the temp gauge was just below the red. When i opened the bonnet things didnt feel as hot as with the previous times i over heated. (both times being in 2 different Fords)

Waited for it to cool down then got the car to the nearest garage having to stop several times along the way when the needle got too high for my liking.

As the car sits now its still not starting, no coolant lost, no oil and water mixing??
Will dive into it further this weekend.

Anyone know what the compression on the cylinders should be?
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Without physically opening the motor there is no way to know for certain.

At the moment the car is behaving?

Perhaps just get the water pump replaced now and see what happens after that.

No need to fix what isn't broken.
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No its not starting at all. it started fine right after the incident with the warmish engine but now that its cooled down it doesn't want to know anything
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ED van Greunen wrote:No its not starting at all. it started fine right after the incident with the warmish engine but now that its cooled down it doesn't want to know anything
Sorry buddy. Time for a tow truck then.

Take it in to a trustworthy shop and start putting some money aside.

I wont suggest selling it as is, you will lose more money than it will cost you to fix the car. Get it working and enjoy the car for some more years.

Edit: if you have insurance they will cover at least some of the tow. Call them.
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I also fetch but like Missioner mentions without at least looking at it I can't even begin to commit to a budget and I can give you an almost written guarantee it ain't going to be R2500. For somebody to give / create that kind of expectation is very wrong and maybe that was true somewhere in the early 80's
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Understood. I have free towing with my insurance. Traced down an engine with 100k km,s less than mine for under 9k on exchange. Weighing out my options but in no rush have my tucson and bike to get me around
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Car was sold
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