Any Car Guys Or Mechanics Here...

TR88 · 08-11-11, 07:38 PM

I think Brock Landers is one

daneault23 · 08-11-11, 07:38 PM

A little follow up: Previous owner got tuneups done every year before I had it at Ford dealerships. I have had this car for 4 years now and have had basic maintenance done on it, brakes, oil change, etc but no tune ups.

Br0nxer · 08-11-11, 07:38 PM

yes shoot

very experienced mechanic here

pavyracer · 08-11-11, 07:40 PM

Take out the new tires and sell them and then sell the rest of the car for parts.

daneault23 · 08-11-11, 07:41 PM

Pavy, the "new" tires were new 4 years ago in 07. No longer new pal.

daneault23 · 08-11-11, 07:44 PM

hey TTwarrior, don't you have a Taurus guy?? Any problems like this with your car

8ArIvd5 · 08-11-11, 07:44 PM

buy the haynes repair manual.

unusialsusp5 · 08-11-11, 07:46 PM

you might as well fix the head gasket. should be able to get it done for 600. shop around for a mechanic who works for a chain to do it on the side in his off hours.

daneault23 · 08-11-11, 08:14 PM

Bump

jarvol · 08-11-11, 08:19 PM

Fukk a smog test. Just fade JJ's spreadsheet and investment advice for a couple of weeks and go buy a new car.

Glitch · 08-11-11, 08:31 PM

Originally posted by jarvol

Fukk a smog test. Just fade JJ's spreadsheet and investment advice for a couple of weeks and go buy a new car.

fading jj's spreadsheet lately woulda buried you.

Footballtime · 08-11-11, 08:57 PM

Get a hot Inspection sticker for 50 bucks, problem solved till next year!

Tech N9ne · 08-11-11, 08:59 PM

Car is fukked pal

Sell it for scrap and go bang some hookers

Bosseman22 · 08-11-11, 09:01 PM

used radiator stop leak in my 84 voyager, stopped the head gasket leak and the car ran like a champ, had it flushed for a while afterwards and ended up needing a new water pump about 6 months later but water pump was cheap and easy to replace

Ninersnut · 08-11-11, 09:09 PM

JJ drives stick.

High3rEl3m3nt · 08-11-11, 10:21 PM

I had a Taurus back in the day and the older ones are notorious for their poor radiators. There is one of two things that you need to do. First, you need to see if its the original radiator or if it has been replaced, if at all possible. If you think it's been replaced, you then to see if it's an aftermarket radiator and if so, if it was made in china or elsewhere. The only reason that ******* this out is because even if the radiator was replaced recently, but was made in China, they tend to deteriorate fairly fast. Also, since you purchased the Taurus, have you ever had it flushed?

daneault23 · 08-11-11, 10:26 PM

Originally posted by High3rEl3m3nt

I had a Taurus back in the day and the older ones are notorious for their poor radiators. There is one of two things that you need to do. First, you need to see if its the original radiator or if it has been replaced, if at all possible. If you think it's been replaced, you then to see if it's an aftermarket radiator and if so, if it was made in china or elsewhere. The only reason that ******* this out is because even if the radiator was replaced recently, but was made in China, they tend to deteriorate fairly fast. Also, since you purchased the Taurus, have you ever had it flushed?

I would have to look over all the documents from the previous owners usage, but I'm pretty sure it hasn't been replaced before so it's the same one that it came with when purchased. I will look into it though. Also, no I have not had it flushed. I actually put some more coolant in it yesterday but will ask my neighbor what they recommend because he works on cars I believe. After talking to him, I'll get back to you. I was just thinking of trying one of those coolant leak stoppers to see if that would work.

TheMoneyShot · 08-11-11, 11:12 PM

Head Gasket is the worse thing that could happen... It's when the Coolant enters parts of the engine... typically you need an oil change and sometimes a flush after a blown head gasket repair. Toss the car... you could probably find a car for $1,200 somewhere.

ROGUE63 · 08-12-11, 12:24 AM

just throw a can of black pepper in ur rad should stop ur gasket leak for a while

Eleven · 08-12-11, 03:04 AM

Im in agreement with moneyshot here.

bb_skoots · 08-12-11, 09:47 AM

whatever you do, dont spend more than $50 on this POS. I agree with moneyshot also.

blackbeSSt · 08-12-11, 10:14 AM

$1200 is about right. sucks the gasket is $25 but the labor is $1100+

crustyme · 08-12-11, 11:26 AM

best advice: junk that crap!

bought a taurus myself and gaskets blew 500 miles later which caused coolant to leak in to the cylinders. paid $700 to repair but a month later the engine completely died.

fords are junk and once they start having problems they are a money pit. my parents once spent $5k repairing their taurus cause there was a problem every week.

only buy hondas, toyotas and nissans now. no problems whatsoever.

GOIRISH · 08-12-11, 01:10 PM

its tough to make a call without actually seeing the car. Do you trust this mechanic that said it was the head ? has the car overheated at all?

daneault23 · 08-12-11, 03:04 PM

Okay guys, a little update here:

So I decided just to take it try to get smogged thinking if it doesn't pass then at least I'll know and can take it back for some free retests. However, it passed on the first try and the guy says the numbers were pretty average. Before I did this, I went to Auto Zone to buy a can of Bar's Leaks Block Seal Permanent Head Gasket Fix and will keep that around to fix the leak if I need to. The car has never overheated, no smoke coming from tailpipe, runs fine to me, only problem is that leak. Thanks for ur suggestions