That's the only problem with head gaskets is it can ruin the motor quick. People tend to keep driving the vehicle when the head gasket gets blown and then want to sell it cheap and say blown head gasket when it needs a whole motor most likely so they can only get what the car is worth with no motor lol. Head gaskets are just to iffy to buy when that's the issue because this perfect video of showing why and people lie about when it happened to just get rid of the car for some money.
Thank you watching your video gave me some insight on how to put my head back together that someone else took off a PT Cruiser that I'm buying thanks again your video helped
Pretty sure I have same problem. How much for a rebuild approx? Could have cracked block also not certain. Got it barely running today antifreeze coming out of exhaust lots of white smoke. Bought it for 1k-5 years ago. Lots of newer parts. Alternator, starter,radiator,fan,battery. Junkyard? Or rebuild or maybe some head gasket fix seal? Idk what to do. Also cloudy, milky oil. Please advise. Very good video
I used one them tools before to take the harmonic balancer off and I had to cut a small bolt and use the threads about a quarter inch because of Rod was too short
Thank you so much for this video! I'm having to replace the head gasket on my 2004 PT Cruiser and do it by myself..so I've been studying everything under the hood, from A to Z learning every system, part, hose, belt, fan etc..and the functions of each one. I'm watching your video over and over again to get more familiar w the process for now..once I'm more confident I plan to use your video and start the disassembling process. I'm renting tools from Advanced Auto and teaching myself every little thing I need to know..I plan to clean all the parts and flush the hoses, etc..do you have any tips for me or advice? Is/are there any equipment or tools or other products I could get hold of to make the job better or easier? And besides a floor jack, is there anything else that's essential that I'll need? Besides tools. I know I need to get a magnet as well. Thank so so much again! You're pretty easy on the eyes so watching you on repeat is NOT a problem, lol
I plan to label every part I take off and what it came off of and use electrical tape to mark what I can't label by hand..I've heard labeling is essential. Especially E and I, even on the Cams themselves
thanks for the kind words I really appreciate and thanks for watchin hope the video is helpfull, and extra tool i wouod recomend would be wobble sockets , they may come in handy with the limited space,and your doing the right thing by marking everything you take off because in the future you won't have to do any guess work another thing i wouod recom3nd is takeing video of things you take off for orientation and things you may for get. that hiw i started makeing videos to show others what not to forget. it sounds like you got it figured out thanks for watchin.
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I think I have a blown head gasket in my 2006 pt cruiser.. I have some bubbles coming up through the rad cap.. it has not ran super hot... I think I caught it early on... so I have a appointment at mieneky... what kinda price should I be looking at ?
if it's a full headmaster job with machine costs of the head maybe around 1800 to 2500 depending on your area. prices seem to be changing every day now. thanks for watching really appreciate it
a head gasket job takes quite a it of skill you need special tools and if the timing is not corect you can ruin all your valves. usually a job like this ranges from 1500 2500, thanks for watchin
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I have a 2001 PT Cruiser 5 speed. The code is reading cylinder 3 misfire. We did a compression test and the last cylinder drops very low. Need help. Absolutely love this car and don't want to get rid of it. I'd much rather fix it! Could use all the help I can get right now!
So I have a question, I've got a 2001 PT cruiser non turbo 2.4L engine. I am almost finished doing a water pump replacement, along with belt the idler and tensioner also. I need to fix the timing marks on my cams because they aren't lining up properly. How would I go about getting the timing back to where it should be?
Replaceing tha head gasket is like a 12 hour job from start to finish, I hope this helps besure to subscribe to get all my latest tips and tricks thanks for watching
Thanks for watchin apreciate it, we ended up putting a new engine in it because the cylinder walls were to scored up to fix in place . Thanks for watchin and besure to like and subscribe.
@@fixergood yeah the engine is the 2nd one I've installed(the original I had rebuilt had some one don't for me) this enuine came out of a salvage yard with about 120000 miles on it I have since put about another 100000 miles on it the ..... The truck I bought new in October 1998 new has. A total if 692000 miles on it
Thanks for watchin I was useing a snap on puller , if you google chrysler harmonic balancer puller you will find a tool. Thanks for watchin and besure to like and subscribe
@@fixergood Hey, thanks for the quick response and info. I will do as you suggest. Subscribed a few months back, and what's not to like? I'll buy you a cold one next time I am in your neck of the woods.
I made one from a regular puller and just made some special claws from plate steel that just grabbed the pulley but didn't need to go to deep. I measured the maximum gap between the pulley and the cover behind it.
That sounds about right they are bearcat to work on, you might be able to cut cost if you take your head to a machine shop and have them do a valve job, Hope this helps thanks for watching and besure to subscribe to get ally latest tips and tricks
I removed the head myself, two burned exhaust valves. Took it to a machine shop, and it cost me $250 for the new valves and a complete valve job. If you have the know how to take it apart yourself, it’ll save you a lot of money!
Yes it will, you can get by and lap the valves yout self, but depending on bent valves or burnt valves you may have to remove broken valve guides or burnt valve seats to si the job correctly. Thanks for watching be sure to subscribe.
Thank you for watching I'm glad I could help you, for more tips and tricks on how to be your own mechanic besure to subscribe and hit the bell to get all my latest content. Thanks again.
Yes you do the head bolts are really hard to get to and pretty much impossible with out takeing the cams out. I hope this helps you and be sure to subscribe and hit the bell to get all my latest tips and tricks thanks again for watching.
One thing should mention is there is two reasons the head gasket on PT Cruisers failed very early in a lot of cars was 1. The cylinders are way too close too each other , and 2. The heads were warped and not machined right coming out of the plant , that is why there were complete failures at 45.000 miles ,
Good video, much more detailed then the first video I watched.
Thank you I really apreciate always trying to make my videos better, thanks for watching and besure to like and subscribe.
Helpful. About to take on this job soon.. with a turbo....in the driveway...in the cold... with no lift. Life is good
That's the only problem with head gaskets is it can ruin the motor quick. People tend to keep driving the vehicle when the head gasket gets blown and then want to sell it cheap and say blown head gasket when it needs a whole motor most likely so they can only get what the car is worth with no motor lol. Head gaskets are just to iffy to buy when that's the issue because this perfect video of showing why and people lie about when it happened to just get rid of the car for some money.
thx for the video
thanks for watchin
Thanks man! Got yourself a new subscriber 🙏
thanks for watchin I'm glad this helped you out.
I just enjoyed watching your video. Your are a mellow teacher. see you in the future.
Thanks for your kind words and an taking time to watch my video. Hope it was helpful and besure yo like and subscribe for more tips and tricks
That is a lot of work. But it looks doable with your video, thank you for sharing, great job!!!😊
Great Video. Getting ready to start doing my headgasket tommorrow on my 2.4 Turbo. Your vid will help enormously. Thanks.
And great video by the way
thanks for watchin really apreciate it
Great video I like the details and step by step on what to do I was able to start and finish the job at hand so thank u
thanks for watchin really appreciate it
Thank you watching your video gave me some insight on how to put my head back together that someone else took off a PT Cruiser that I'm buying thanks again your video helped
Your welcome I'm glad i could help be sure to subscribe to get more helpful tips and tricks.thanks for watchin
Great movie, better than the manual. Keep it up.
Thanks for watchin teally apreciate it
Thanks
Where can I get a spanner like the one you used in the video?
What were the symptoms to cause you to look into head internally?
@Mike-w5c9z ot wouldn't start it was locked up, and if you watch the begging of the video you ca see coolant come out of the spark plug holes
Good video . After seeing that I really dont want to do that. Just purchased a PT.
Good job easy to follow along.. found out the engine was toast lol. Subscribed and liked thanks again
Thanks for watchin really apreciate you watchin, hope your job goes well.
Pretty sure I have same problem. How much for a rebuild approx? Could have cracked block also not certain. Got it barely running today antifreeze coming out of exhaust lots of white smoke. Bought it for 1k-5 years ago. Lots of newer parts. Alternator, starter,radiator,fan,battery. Junkyard? Or rebuild or maybe some head gasket fix seal? Idk what to do. Also cloudy, milky oil. Please advise. Very good video
Thank you. You're awesome.
I used one them tools before to take the harmonic balancer off and I had to cut a small bolt and use the threads about a quarter inch because of Rod was too short
Ya that's pretty common with a lot of Chrysler products of that age, thanks for watching and besure yo like and subscribe.
Will this same method fit the hero wrangler 2.4 2003
Thank you so much for this video! I'm having to replace the head gasket on my 2004 PT Cruiser and do it by myself..so I've been studying everything under the hood, from A to Z learning every system, part, hose, belt, fan etc..and the functions of each one. I'm watching your video over and over again to get more familiar w the process for now..once I'm more confident I plan to use your video and start the disassembling process. I'm renting tools from Advanced Auto and teaching myself every little thing I need to know..I plan to clean all the parts and flush the hoses, etc..do you have any tips for me or advice? Is/are there any equipment or tools or other products I could get hold of to make the job better or easier? And besides a floor jack, is there anything else that's essential that I'll need? Besides tools. I know I need to get a magnet as well. Thank so so much again! You're pretty easy on the eyes so watching you on repeat is NOT a problem, lol
I plan to label every part I take off and what it came off of and use electrical tape to mark what I can't label by hand..I've heard labeling is essential. Especially E and I, even on the Cams themselves
thanks for the kind words I really appreciate and thanks for watchin hope the video is helpfull, and extra tool i wouod recomend would be wobble sockets , they may come in handy with the limited space,and your doing the right thing by marking everything you take off because in the future you won't have to do any guess work another thing i wouod recom3nd is takeing video of things you take off for orientation and things you may for get. that hiw i started makeing videos to show others what not to forget. it sounds like you got it figured out thanks for watchin.
Were you successful in fixing your head gasket ?.. does the car need to be on a jack lift or can it all be done from HOOD UP.
@@gladiatormechs5574hood up just watch time belt videos to see
Thanks!very helpful video!
thanks for watchin
Does this mean I need a new engine?
Could this job be done without jacking the car up.. can it be done by only working from hood up... i want to save my PT.
in my opinion no, there's just not enough room line everything up and take thinks off.thanks foe watching
Dang, what a bunch of shit for a head gasket. I got one to do myself. Thanks for the video. It will save me hours of cussing. LOL
Thanks for watchin really appreciate it hope it is helpfull for ya
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Dang that looks like a huge headache, even for a DIYer.
So what do you recommend a person doing if they don't have a lift & need to get to the head gasket & strapped on cash
dude ur in my situation, and it seems like we are fucked💀 Praying for u. Try to find someone who can do their own head gaskets to sell it to
I think I have a blown head gasket in my 2006 pt cruiser.. I have some bubbles coming up through the rad cap.. it has not ran super hot... I think I caught it early on... so I have a appointment at mieneky... what kinda price should I be looking at ?
if it's a full headmaster job with machine costs of the head maybe around 1800 to 2500 depending on your area. prices seem to be changing every day now. thanks for watching really appreciate it
Hi have a question how expensive or difficult is to fix it blow head gaskets? Thanks
a head gasket job takes quite a it of skill you need special tools and if the timing is not corect you can ruin all your valves. usually a job like this ranges from 1500 2500, thanks for watchin
@@fixergood omg really expensive thanks 🙏
Great video mate. Well done and well explained. I am going to dump my $200 Pt cruiser or part it out loln😂
Very good video
Gracias. Mi problema fue que no pude extraer la polea. Por falta de equipo.
gud video thanks alot 4 your tutorial
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I have a 2001 PT Cruiser 5 speed. The code is reading cylinder 3 misfire. We did a compression test and the last cylinder drops very low. Need help. Absolutely love this car and don't want to get rid of it. I'd much rather fix it! Could use all the help I can get right now!
How low was the compression on the last cylinder, and how was the gap on that spark plug?
How did you diagnose that it was head gasket
Sorry go the late reply , you can see in the begining I cranked it with no plugs in it and coolant shot out of the holes
Good job explaining thanks W
So I have a question, I've got a 2001 PT cruiser non turbo 2.4L engine. I am almost finished doing a water pump replacement, along with belt the idler and tensioner also. I need to fix the timing marks on my cams because they aren't lining up properly. How would I go about getting the timing back to where it should be?
How did you end up taking the engine out? From the bottom?
I had already tore off the head so I just brought it out the top thanks for watchin.besure to like and subscribe for more tips and trcks
Thank you informed
How long does it take to replace the head gasket
Replaceing tha head gasket is like a 12 hour job from start to finish, I hope this helps besure to subscribe to get all my latest tips and tricks thanks for watching
Hey bro where are you located so I can have you work on my car?
Thanks for watchin really apreciate it, I'm in Oregon,
@@fixergood I'm out here in Colorado. Do you think the first time guy could drop an engine and install?
Cool video thanks😎
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Amazing video Bro.
Thanks for the effort.
What ever happened to that car in the end?
Thanks for watchin apreciate it, we ended up putting a new engine in it because the cylinder walls were to scored up to fix in place . Thanks for watchin and besure to like and subscribe.
Hey you got a video on how to rebuild a 5.3liter vortec out of a 1999 Chevrolet Silverado ??
No I dont ,i will put it on my l ouy st of things to possibly do. I just pulled the intake off one yesterday to unstick a lifter. Is yours bad?
@@fixergood yeah the engine is the 2nd one I've installed(the original I had rebuilt had some one don't for me) this enuine came out of a salvage yard with about 120000 miles on it I have since put about another 100000 miles on it the ..... The truck I bought new in October 1998 new has. A total if 692000 miles on it
@@leonardmbegaii368 thats crazy I've seen a couple with 350 but never almost 700,000
How much as an engine?
Hi. Where can I buy the special tool that you show at 1 minute 28 seconds into the video? And thanks, by the way. Very helpful. :)
Thanks for watchin I was useing a snap on puller , if you google chrysler harmonic balancer puller you will find a tool. Thanks for watchin and besure to like and subscribe
@@fixergood Hey, thanks for the quick response and info. I will do as you suggest. Subscribed a few months back, and what's not to like? I'll buy you a cold one next time I am in your neck of the woods.
Alright sounds good thanks again for watchin
I made one from a regular puller and just made some special claws from plate steel that just grabbed the pulley but didn't need to go to deep. I measured the maximum gap between the pulley and the cover behind it.
Did my 08 80,000 miles ago. Burned exhaust valve. Not easy tight space. But with a head under 700 bucks for parts. Shops wanted $3500
That sounds about right they are bearcat to work on, you might be able to cut cost if you take your head to a machine shop and have them do a valve job,
Hope this helps thanks for watching and besure to subscribe to get ally latest tips and tricks
I removed the head myself, two burned exhaust valves. Took it to a machine shop, and it cost me $250 for the new valves and a complete valve job. If you have the know how to take it apart yourself, it’ll save you a lot of money!
Yes it will, you can get by and lap the valves yout self, but depending on bent valves or burnt valves you may have to remove broken valve guides or burnt valve seats to si the job correctly. Thanks for watching be sure to subscribe.
Nice detailed proccess very helpful
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t55 needed to remove head bolts correct
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We're u from
I need 2009 engine PT cruiser 2.4
Thanks for watchin
Big help thanks
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Great video, I just have a question.
Do you really have to take the cams out to remove the bolts?
Yes you do the head bolts are really hard to get to and pretty much impossible with out takeing the cams out. I hope this helps you and be sure to subscribe and hit the bell to get all my latest tips and tricks thanks again for watching.
@@fixergood thanks for the answer. Keep up with the good work.
thank you
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I use a 3 jaw puller. Pulls balancer right off
One thing should mention is there is two reasons the head gasket on PT Cruisers failed very early in a lot of cars was 1. The cylinders are way too close too each other , and 2. The heads were warped and not machined right coming out of the plant , that is why there were complete failures at 45.000 miles ,
radio playin, kinda distractin you know.
yeah alittke dint do that any more one of the first videos,thanks for watchin
Might as well just pull the engine out and put a new one in sent u taking everything else out
Thanks for watchin
Man do something bout the radio annoying
Not looking forward to this.
speak clearly next time
Ok thanks for your input I think one gotten better since then, thanks for watchin and besure yo subscribe for more helpful tips and tricks
Sprockets are not cams. You would have a good video if you hired a narrator.
Send it to the crusher the ultimate fix for the worst car ever built and most obnoxious to work on. 🤪
Seemingly one of the worse cars to do head gasket work on!
Ymthanks for watchin, this one is no fun. Besure to like and subscribe for more tips and tricks.
Poor knowledge of mechanical components,
Would you like to elborate?
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thanks for watchin really apreciate it
cool
Is it possible to replace gasket without removing the cams? If I'm not putting it in machine shop ?
PS I've already loosened all head bolts😮