Car in terrible shape after intake gasket swap

[Loochy88]

sad day for my old v6. car had been having slight issues. oil in coolant was the worst and most recent sign. there was also a slight noise coming from bottom end after revs... rods??? anyway, the intake gaskets had begun leaking, so i swapped them. it took me a while as it did it little by little... so it sat for a while. but i finally got it back together today. started it up, and it sounded so horrible. clanked a few times at me. and died. never got better, but i didnt mess with it much since it sounded so messed up... Not really sure what i screwed up, or if from sitting so long and starting i finally spun the rod... or if maybe i dropped something in the top and bent a valve or something? I'm pretty fed up with this motor. not sure what the future will be for the car at this point.

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[ssms5411]

Re: Car in terrible shape after intake gasket swap

Sorry to hear that, Did you double check your spark plug wires and everything, that did sound bad , but I have heard worse. Did it throw any codes? You can get a L26 engine and swap it in , would be a nice upgrade.

[3.4orNothing]

Re: Car in terrible shape after intake gasket swap

if ya hear something from down under,,rebuild would be the best option