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  1. woodywoodpecker
    The cylinder head from a Honda S2000 or a Pontiac Grand Prix GT are not interchangeable with any Porsche engine cylinder heads. What you might have a better shot at doing than what you are suggesting with Gary at Ok is to try to have him get the cylinder head from whatever junk yard (or recycler as they like to be called) where you may find a good one. Junk yards trade parts between themselves all the time. If you try to do it that way, the junk yard that actually provides it to Gary at Ok and Gary at Ok will both make a little profit and you will get your good cylinder head. A win-win situation for everybody. Good luck. Regards, Maurice. I called silver star they didint have one nor did there search show up one. I will call Gary again. Gary was rude while I was calm. He said I will call him when I get a chance, Thank you and hung up. Thats just wrong. Hes done me wrong so bad already.He has our CC number. I guess its not urgent for him that hes screwd me over twice. Ive been w/o the car since August 4th, it was brought into shop August 11th.
  2. woodywoodpecker
    The cylinder head from a Honda S2000 or a Pontiac Grand Prix GT are not interchangeable with any Porsche engine cylinder heads. What you might have a better shot at doing than what you are suggesting with Gary at Ok is to try to have him get the cylinder head from whatever junk yard (or recycler as they like to be called) where you may find a good one. Junk yards trade parts between themselves all the time. If you try to do it that way, the junk yard that actually provides it to Gary at Ok and Gary at Ok will both make a little profit and you will get your good cylinder head. A win-win situation for everybody. Good luck. Regards, Maurice. I called silver star they didint have one nor did there search show up one. I will call Gary again.
  3. woodywoodpecker
    So heres the drama. I have purchased two heads now from OK foreign. Both of them are cracked. When they get here they go to a machinist who has a block and head tester. OK foreign claims they test them in the car. OK has held me back over two weeks now. I tried this site: http://car-part.com/ it came up with a Pontiac Gran prix gt head? So I have to see what Gary at Ok is going to do for me. At this point I just want to give up but of course cant. I would like for OK foreign car to credit the card and I will get one from another source. Maybe that Silver Star place has one. The machinist here does heli-arc welding but my shop here thinks it cant be welded where it is but I have to call him in a hour. So do other heads work on this care that are identical? Like the Honda S2000 an the Pontiac Grand Prix GT? Im not going to buy a new one.Thats out of the question. The heads are costing 5-500 plus 50 or so for shipping. Ive only paid for one of course but there both bad. AHHHHHH What to do now!
  4. woodywoodpecker
    Thanks an hr ago I ordered a used head from OK foreign. The engine was a takeout for a replacement engine due to a Blance shaft issue? He didint know mileage since it was a take out but it was from a 2000 or 2001. It will end up being about 1500 less for using a used head thats rebuilt once it arrives.
  5. woodywoodpecker
    redmond European. They also quoted me 650 to rebuild the head.They send it out to a machinist.I feel thats pretty high. Thats without the vale springs an valves. Thye figure thye have enough valves to use from the old head and new head.
  6. woodywoodpecker
    Remember the head and the cam cover are a matched set - so you will need both. yes Im buying the valve cover if I go this route. I didnt realize each head is 3300. I thought there was one. I only need one thank god. Its cheaper to buy a used engine if you needed two which is a bit ridicilous on porsches part I think.
  7. woodywoodpecker
    Any reason why not to buy a used head? I would have it compression tested and valves replaced. A new one for 7 times as much money has a one year warranty or 12k. Old 500 or 750 with cam New 3500. I understand things could go wrong with this used one I also understand new things could go wrong with the new but covered under warranty for a short period.I mean this car took 7 years for the head to crack. Thanks
  8. woodywoodpecker
    Hi I have a post on here " My engines toast now what" that alot of you have helped with thanks. Found out today that its the head , theres a crack between the clylinder 1 and 2 wheres theres and alleyway one carries oil the other water, theres a crack between them thus sending oil into the water. My Indie shop wants 3500 for a brand new head. Where can i find a rebuilt one? I understand that if I get one from the junkyard it should be pressure tested and new valves put in and replace the head gasket as well. He suggested Oklahoma Foregin car an one semi local to here ( Im in Seattle) called Camel Nelson in Arlington. I havent looked at either one of these due to just finding out news, there both junkyards not rebuilders of heads. I understand theres salvage yards that just rebuild heads??? The car is a 01 Boxter S with 50k. Triptronic. Thanks
  9. woodywoodpecker
    Very nice, thanks
  10. woodywoodpecker
    Since I just looked up the value at kbb dot com . Does anyone know where on the net it explains the options to know if I have them or not? Example full leather verse leather seats and sport design or sport touring pkg. Also aero kit and wheel pkg. Thanks
  11. woodywoodpecker
    There wasnt a compression test. The shop that replaced the AOS wasnt what I expected. I told him a few forums thought it may be the AOS. So he assumed I wanted it replaced instead of diagnosing. There computer cant talk to porsches. I was very upset. The smoke to a novice eye is white. In the car it smells like antifreeze burning. When the smoke came out first time at the end of pipe tips it was residue of liquid which to me seemed like oil. There is very much presence of oil in the antifreeze filler tank.
  12. woodywoodpecker
    No we didint drive it. It was loaded on a flatbed. The place before said they still saw smoke. They mentioned white and blue but they may been blowing smoke up my u know what. I was reffered to Redmonds by a owner out here of Woodinville sports Cars . Redmonds has been in business for 35 years.Was told it was an honest shop and does good work and knows what thye are doing.
  13. woodywoodpecker
    When I dropped off at Redmond European he said by looking at dipstick he didint see any water. Its obvious theres oil in the antifreeze though. When you say cracked cylinder liner do you mean block or head ? or did you mean a piston? I was told by a shop if it was head cracked it would be a 3000 part and about 3k in labor. Head gasket about 3 grand for all. The place its at now would rather drop the engine to work on it since he says thye come out pretty easy and the time it would take to try and do it through the top might just equal out due to it being harder to work on in the car? I dont know this place had a bunch of porsches there which helps the comfort level and only 2 audis that I saw. He alos said that he has never seen a block crack on anything but 98 and 99 so never on an 01. My fingers are crossed its not the block.
  14. woodywoodpecker
    I believe theres on in bellevue and seattle, one is called barrier. Im taking it to a place that specializes in three makes , one is porsche.Looking for them to tell me what it is before I make and decisions. This first place is costing me 150 that its at now.Thye just tell me I need a new engine.
  15. woodywoodpecker
    Thanks Ed, thats really nice. We are going to send it to Redmond European in the morning where they will do a block compression test an a oil cooler compression test. Then diagnose from there. Thye alos run dye through the engine.
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