leak from timing chain cover

GhettoPop · 03-04-2005, 06:29 PM

jester, that orange crap was in there for 2 yrs, about 20,000 miles. tstat and gasket were also changed today, mechanic said it was going downhill. he flushed the entire system. he finsihed it up and said it ran well. then he let it cool down and was gonna start it up again and now he says its not starting..............great...........it never f'ing ends

~The Jester~ · 03-10-2005, 06:29 AM

TFI would be my guess. Those things are soooo damn quirky.

GhettoPop · 03-10-2005, 09:25 AM

i went in monday morning with a new TFI module i was planning to install one day, the original had 130k miles! even though we changed it, that was not the problem. a stock wire going to the firewall by the master cyl. become exposed and grounded itself to a nut, killing the entire car. WHATS ARE THE CHANCES! they were not even working in that area. oh well, back in business now.

new ford timing gears/chain (stocker was still pretty good)
new waterpump (old one was 2 years old and gunked up bad)
new 195 tstat/gasket
new timing cover gasket set
new oil pan gasket
oil change
install ford silicone hose set (i supplied them)
install TFI module (i supplied it)
flushed dexcool out and put in greeen
diagnose and fix the electrical problem and bypassed 2 alarms

$880

~The Jester~ · 03-10-2005, 07:56 PM

Not bad! Might be a bit cheaper here, but evidently our labor rate ($45/HR) is lower than most. Spent some cheddar, but gots new parts, and she's ready to roll!!!

Not to mention ya got the Kool-Aid the hell outta there.

GhettoPop · 03-11-2005, 09:30 AM

yeah most here in NYC are $70-75/hour. guess thats the cost of living. to be honest, i think the cost of living in NYC has gone up in the past 5-10 years at a much higher rate than wages, don't think i will be here forever. as usual, thanks for your help jester.

03-04-2005, 06:29 PM	#1
GhettoPop Gimme a Drink! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 694	Re: leak from timing chain cover jester, that orange crap was in there for 2 yrs, about 20,000 miles. tstat and gasket were also changed today, mechanic said it was going downhill. he flushed the entire system. he finsihed it up and said it ran well. then he let it cool down and was gonna start it up again and now he says its not starting..............great...........it never f'ing ends __________________ 1990 GT,stock T-5,K&N w/o air silencer,March underdrives,FMS wires,timing@14*,PA Perf 130amp alt,Steeda Tri-Ax Shifter,Steeda adj quadrant/clutch cable/firewall adj,Centerforce II clutch,o/r x-pipe,Magnaflow SS catback,g-load brace, subframes,Bilstein struts/shocks,Autometer gauges, 136k and running strong!

03-10-2005, 06:29 AM	#2
~The Jester~ Rat Killer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Cold ass Ohio Posts: 1,143	Re: leak from timing chain cover TFI would be my guess. Those things are soooo damn quirky. __________________ d-Con Racing "Nothing fancy, just 347 inches of RAT POISON!" MICE need not apply.....

03-10-2005, 09:25 AM	#3
GhettoPop Gimme a Drink! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 694	Re: leak from timing chain cover i went in monday morning with a new TFI module i was planning to install one day, the original had 130k miles! even though we changed it, that was not the problem. a stock wire going to the firewall by the master cyl. become exposed and grounded itself to a nut, killing the entire car. WHATS ARE THE CHANCES! they were not even working in that area. oh well, back in business now. new ford timing gears/chain (stocker was still pretty good) new waterpump (old one was 2 years old and gunked up bad) new 195 tstat/gasket new timing cover gasket set new oil pan gasket oil change install ford silicone hose set (i supplied them) install TFI module (i supplied it) flushed dexcool out and put in greeen diagnose and fix the electrical problem and bypassed 2 alarms $880 __________________ 1990 GT,stock T-5,K&N w/o air silencer,March underdrives,FMS wires,timing@14*,PA Perf 130amp alt,Steeda Tri-Ax Shifter,Steeda adj quadrant/clutch cable/firewall adj,Centerforce II clutch,o/r x-pipe,Magnaflow SS catback,g-load brace, subframes,Bilstein struts/shocks,Autometer gauges, 136k and running strong!

03-10-2005, 07:56 PM	#4
~The Jester~ Rat Killer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Cold ass Ohio Posts: 1,143	Re: leak from timing chain cover Not bad! Might be a bit cheaper here, but evidently our labor rate ($45/HR) is lower than most. Spent some cheddar, but gots new parts, and she's ready to roll!!! Not to mention ya got the Kool-Aid the hell outta there. __________________ d-Con Racing "Nothing fancy, just 347 inches of RAT POISON!" MICE need not apply.....

03-11-2005, 09:30 AM	#5
GhettoPop Gimme a Drink! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 694	Re: leak from timing chain cover yeah most here in NYC are $70-75/hour. guess thats the cost of living. to be honest, i think the cost of living in NYC has gone up in the past 5-10 years at a much higher rate than wages, don't think i will be here forever. as usual, thanks for your help jester. __________________ 1990 GT,stock T-5,K&N w/o air silencer,March underdrives,FMS wires,timing@14*,PA Perf 130amp alt,Steeda Tri-Ax Shifter,Steeda adj quadrant/clutch cable/firewall adj,Centerforce II clutch,o/r x-pipe,Magnaflow SS catback,g-load brace, subframes,Bilstein struts/shocks,Autometer gauges, 136k and running strong!

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