daniel951

well $2000 later of working on my car and still not running. It all started when the wastegate was installed backwards and cause me to go through two headgaskets, rebuilt top end, redone oil pan gasket twice. After all of this i took it back to the shop and now they tell me i have 45%leakage by the piston rings. Man when does it stop. I have no idea how long this is going to take and how much it is going to take. I think i might just bring it home and start working on it myself and see if that save me a lot of money. how much money you think it will cost to do it myself and how much for a shop to do it for $70 an hour.

NZ951

Could someone who lives by please go help this guy in the weekend!

Sam Lin

I think you're going to the wrong shop.

Sam

daniel951

i think i am just going to bring it home now and start working on it. any ideas on how much please??

L8 APEKS

Well, if you do it yourself, you're only paying for parts...maybe a few pizzas and some beer if some Rennlisters are nice enough to drop by and help you out.

With the shop, I'd say you're in at least another 6 hours, at 70 bucks per hour...if they have to do a bottom end rebuild, you're looking at a good $500+ easy. Probably much more. And parts will cost you more from them as well.

I've done plenty of 4 cyl rebuilds, it's not that difficult. I can do the rings on most late model VW's in about 2.5 hours start to finish. I'd say give it a Sat and Sun for your first try...one day for tear down, one day to re assemble. Shouldn't be that bad.

Best of luck!

daniel951

well i was going to have them rebuild the bottom end when i had the top end done except they told me that there is some cage on the bottom where they can't get to it without pulling the engine or some bull**** like that. I have to contact him tomorrow he said maybe we can make a deal if they do the rings but not sure how that is going to go.

seb928s

Go for it take it home maybe a rennlister can come by and help you out aswell. It's not that hard to do.

daniel951

well i know we are having a get together soon in colorado maybe i can ask for some help if i end up doing it. I know kpt_koolbeenz had to pull his engine becasue he is rebuilding the bottom end now i am sure he will help me but he has alot of work already to do.

daniel951

by the way i been trying to get a hold of kpt_koolbeenz if anyone has talked to him could you please tell him i'm trying to get a hold of him

CPTdooberhead

What kind (size) wastegate do you have? I am having issues trying to get my 46mm Tial installed properly as well, and it has caused me a LOT of headaches as well, so I sympathize with you

daniel951

everything is done with the wastegate now just the problem with leaking rings. I have the 38mm i am pretty sure

CPTdooberhead

I am still working on my WG issue... hoping to fix it tonight- its in backwards now I am pretty sure, so it just makes full boost, which is 26-30PSI with my TUrbo....not good. Have gone through 2 headgaskets and 2 engines because of this wastegate

daniel951

ElonDooberhead
i feel for you too. Sometimes these cars just keep on taking money even when you don't have it.

does anyone know where i can purchase some good rings from and how much thanks?

daniel951

ElonDooberhead
if you are not sure if it is installed backwards i just had a thread on wastegates being installed backwards and there is some godo information there and pictures

seb928s

Daniel there has been brand new in box piston rings on ebay for like 150$ no one ever bought them that I know of they come up every other week or so. Worth checking them out.