yuengling910

spark plug threads = steel. head = aluminum. you need the check the threads on the head itself. did you torque the plug when installing? still sounds like air leaking from a cylinder to me.

Hangwire

Yep, still leaking. You need to start accepting the fact that compression is not there in that cylinder, this ain't no damn carbon. As the above mentioned the weaker aluminum threads are what gave....that or the lack of compression caused your piston to cause extra damage to the cylinder because it isn't stroking just right.

Alias3800

Yup I'm pretty sure there's not much more for me to do than leave that **** at the mechanic and let them start charging me.. Any advice for that?

WhiteFoxGT

My advice? You should have listened to me about 35 posts ago when I said you blew the spark plug. Installing a new plug obviously didnt fix the problem (I knew it wouldnt) Please tow this car to a good shop and have them fix it, before you completely ruin that head. Theres my advice

Alias3800

"My advice? You should have listened to me about 35 posts ago when I said you blew the spark plug. Installing a new plug obviously didnt fix the problem (I knew it wouldnt) Please tow this car to a good shop and have them fix it, before you completely ruin that head. Theres my advice"

Listen dude, I had to take everyone's advice, including the people outside the forums. Although "blowing the spark plug" seemed sound, I still had to leave that as a second choice because once I leave it at the mechanic, they can call it any number of things. Since I haven't had the pleasure of having my car break down once a month, I don't know who the best mechanic in town is. The only shop I've been to would take about a week to even begin to work on it. My plan for today is to call a couple of shops and get estimates on head repairs/changes, given that they have to mess with the engine either way. So, whitefox, I'm still in the process of finding a "good shop." I'll let you know how it works out.

Alias3800

Trust me, I'd be more ecstatic about this damage if a) New heads had ever been on my list of mods and if b) I wasn't dirt poor waiting for a school loan to come in. So I apologize if I don't sound thrilled about it.

We've pummeled this topic to the ground, so I'll let you know what it is when the mechanic checks it out. Thanks for everything guys.

glittle75

its not the point of having your car break down every month, its the point that the 2v heads are WELL KNOWN for blowing plugs out, it is a common problem, google it, you'll see.

and my advice, try everything you can do to replace the head yourself, you can get a nice used head for under a hundred dollars, some new head bolt, and everything else is allready on your motor, you pretty much dont need anything esle but tools and time. you could do it in a day, a weekend at the most if your not mechanically inclined.

not trying to insult you, but from reading this thread from post one to the end, the mechanic you take it to is gonna rape you on charges. if you cant do the little bit of research to figure out this is a common problem, you aint gonna notice when he puts 100k mile plus parts on your car and charges you for new. and of coarse he's gonna run into other problems, every mechanic thats is doing business with someone that doesn't know cars does.

i bet you end up paying over a grand for this repair, when you could do it so much cheaper with a little patience.

Hangwire

Yea it sucks having other people in your ear that think they know whats better for your car than you do(and by that I mean IRL). But tell them youl be glad to let them handle it and their tone will change. Personally id just do what these guys say, we are the ones that work on...use and put these things to the test more than anybody else.

But before everything....please please please.....PLEASE do not take that car to a mechanic and say "ITs all ****ed up I have no clue whats wrong." I BEG of you do not do this. Because he will find out what is wrong all right. You are 100% at his mercy if you do this. At LEAST narrow it down to the cylinder, cylinder head, piston, spark plug or whatever. I would also suggest telling him NOT to repair any damage until he calls you about each individual broken part with an explination. That way you can relay to us so we can help you not get bent over.

Alias3800

I was actually glad it was common problem and not something that I ****ed up directly by driving it hard (like overheating something). If that were the case I don't think anyone here would've wanted to help me out. For some reason they don't advocate me driving fast, whatever the environment. Go figure.

I was planning on taking it in and telling them to call me before doing anything and that I can purchase the part on my own, 'cause I had actually been researching heads.. I took it yesterday to a pretty decent looking mechanic, and turns out the new sound is only due to the new coil pack arching out and not being bolted down. They disconnected that pack and the sound ceased to exist. Then connected it back up and pushed it down a little and it decreased. And they didn't charge me anything, just told me to come back if something went wrong. So, I'm just going to return that coil pack and I ordered one thast bolts down from summitracing. Right now the coil pack is being held down tightly (in the mean time) under what I believe is the fuel rail, and I can't hear the sound any more.

I find it hard to believe though, given what you guys have said. I guess only time will tell. For the time being though, it's not giving me any ****. Regardless of what happens, thanks for all the help guys, I knew I could count on finding some really knowledgeable people here.

If something arises I'm taking it to the mechanic, but if within a month all is fine, I'm gonna continue with my short mod list. Gotta wait for that loan to come in... then I'll be comfortable with the damn car messing up.