01 dts head gasket
#11
04-15-2008, 09:18 PM
RE: 01 dts head gasket - spend the $25, save the $3,000 to $6,000
ORIGINAL: automech
Engine Swap? It is very hard, a lot of stress and a lot of money.You have to get the right tools, good mechanic/engineering, and right parts. If your just swaping motor for motor, it's not all that difficult. If your swapping a smaller motor and going to a larger one, it's more complex. the most difficult time you will have with it, is the attention to detail that is required.
Engine Swap? It is very hard, a lot of stress and a lot of money.You have to get the right tools, good mechanic/engineering, and right parts. If your just swaping motor for motor, it's not all that difficult. If your swapping a smaller motor and going to a larger one, it's more complex. the most difficult time you will have with it, is the attention to detail that is required.
When it comes to a 2001 DTS or anything of that era, everything I have said only applies to
a swap of identical engines, like for like. Anything else and all bets are off.
Talk to us about pre-fuel injection / emmissions, and the story changes.
#12
04-21-2008, 05:38 PM
RE: 01 dts head gasket - spend the $25, save the $3,000 to $6,000
ok guys. good news.
decided to make a couple of calls today and ended up finding a guy who does northstar head gaskets very frequently. everyone i called was like, 'that's the one motor we don't touch' and he would refer me to someone else. well i went down the line and eventually ended up calling a place called engine exchange. well, the guy there said he doesn't do them either, but he referred me to a guy around the corner from him that 'does them all the time'
aparantly you need a special tool, in case the block threads strip out. well not many guys have it. anyway, the guy bud (wholesale auto, bensalem pa) got on the phone with me and sounded like he knew exactly what he was talking about. he warned me about the threads but said that usually that only happened on the 96 and older northstars. so yes, he does have to drop the engine from underneath. he's gonna do both head gaskets because he said it doesn't make much sense to only do one. anyway, it's gonna cost me $1400 to get it done, and if the threads pull out, which hopefully they won't, it will be an extra $500 because he has to retap all of the holes. well, i'm hoping that everything goes well. keep your fingers crossed. the guy bud seemed like a really nice guy and had a nice shop, even though i didn't end up going in. he says the job will take him 2 or 3 days. i offered to give him a deposit and he said 'no'. so we'll see, hopefully the dts will be back in full force, ready for some road trips!
decided to make a couple of calls today and ended up finding a guy who does northstar head gaskets very frequently. everyone i called was like, 'that's the one motor we don't touch' and he would refer me to someone else. well i went down the line and eventually ended up calling a place called engine exchange. well, the guy there said he doesn't do them either, but he referred me to a guy around the corner from him that 'does them all the time'
aparantly you need a special tool, in case the block threads strip out. well not many guys have it. anyway, the guy bud (wholesale auto, bensalem pa) got on the phone with me and sounded like he knew exactly what he was talking about. he warned me about the threads but said that usually that only happened on the 96 and older northstars. so yes, he does have to drop the engine from underneath. he's gonna do both head gaskets because he said it doesn't make much sense to only do one. anyway, it's gonna cost me $1400 to get it done, and if the threads pull out, which hopefully they won't, it will be an extra $500 because he has to retap all of the holes. well, i'm hoping that everything goes well. keep your fingers crossed. the guy bud seemed like a really nice guy and had a nice shop, even though i didn't end up going in. he says the job will take him 2 or 3 days. i offered to give him a deposit and he said 'no'. so we'll see, hopefully the dts will be back in full force, ready for some road trips!
#13
04-22-2008, 12:18 AM
RE: 01 dts head gasket - spend the $25, save the $3,000 to $6,000
ORIGINAL: rwrows
ok guys. good news.
decided to make a couple of calls today and ended up finding a guy who does northstar head gaskets very frequently. everyone i called was like, 'that's the one motor we don't touch' and he would refer me to someone else. well i went down the line and eventually ended up calling a place called engine exchange. well, the guy there said he doesn't do them either, but he referred me to a guy around the corner from him that 'does them all the time'
aparantly you need a special tool, in case the block threads strip out. well not many guys have it. anyway, the guy bud (wholesale auto, bensalem pa) got on the phone with me and sounded like he knew exactly what he was talking about. he warned me about the threads but said that usually that only happened on the 96 and older northstars. so yes, he does have to drop the engine from underneath. he's gonna do both head gaskets because he said it doesn't make much sense to only do one. anyway, it's gonna cost me $1400 to get it done, and if the threads pull out, which hopefully they won't, it will be an extra $500 because he has to retap all of the holes. well, i'm hoping that everything goes well. keep your fingers crossed. the guy bud seemed like a really nice guy and had a nice shop, even though i didn't end up going in. he says the job will take him 2 or 3 days. i offered to give him a deposit and he said 'no'. so we'll see, hopefully the dts will be back in full force, ready for some road trips!
ok guys. good news.
decided to make a couple of calls today and ended up finding a guy who does northstar head gaskets very frequently. everyone i called was like, 'that's the one motor we don't touch' and he would refer me to someone else. well i went down the line and eventually ended up calling a place called engine exchange. well, the guy there said he doesn't do them either, but he referred me to a guy around the corner from him that 'does them all the time'
aparantly you need a special tool, in case the block threads strip out. well not many guys have it. anyway, the guy bud (wholesale auto, bensalem pa) got on the phone with me and sounded like he knew exactly what he was talking about. he warned me about the threads but said that usually that only happened on the 96 and older northstars. so yes, he does have to drop the engine from underneath. he's gonna do both head gaskets because he said it doesn't make much sense to only do one. anyway, it's gonna cost me $1400 to get it done, and if the threads pull out, which hopefully they won't, it will be an extra $500 because he has to retap all of the holes. well, i'm hoping that everything goes well. keep your fingers crossed. the guy bud seemed like a really nice guy and had a nice shop, even though i didn't end up going in. he says the job will take him 2 or 3 days. i offered to give him a deposit and he said 'no'. so we'll see, hopefully the dts will be back in full force, ready for some road trips!
Dont get your hopes too high .. it is likely the threads will give way when he goes to torque the bolts down.
this is the tool for them threads ...
https://www.cadillacforum.com/m_17781/tm.htm
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