New Head Gaskets Major Problems

[BHP]

HI my name is Glenn and i am new to this forum unfortunately not a good first post but here goes
Purchased the isuzu vehi cross approx 4 months ago private sale the guy was imigrating test drove the car and had a good look over it all seemed ok.
a week later did a 300 mile trip noticed the temp guage starting to rise half way into the journey stopped and checked the obvious water had gone right down in the expansion tank,so topped up and proceeded with caution stopping at regular intervals no more overheat but water slowly going down.
car booked into a garage first possible oppurtunity there assessment was that the rad was partially blocked and that the oil cooler which is built into the rad was leaking allowing water into the oil easy to rectify.
The rad was taken to a specialist as could not source a rad for it here in the uk he said the intercooler was fine and the core blocked therefore the oil had to be because the head gasket had blown.
Strip down time.
Rebuild time today
Could not get the engine started compressions checked 1,3,5 170 2,4,6 30 they said its the valves hydrauliced no probs unfortunately they connected a battery charger to the battery whilst trying to start the vehicle and melted something to such an extent that the neutral became live and the starter would not disengage the reason behind this post is i fear they would have now blown the ecu and am preparing myself for the worst case scenario.
Knowing the availability of parts for this vehicle in this country was wondering if any one new of a breakers where i might possibly be able to obtain one.
Anyone heard or come across this kind of incident before all advice appreciated.
Thanks in advance Glenn

[WiSDoM]

http://car-part.com/

here is a breaker yard search engine

good Luck

[BHP]

Hi thanks for the link unfortunately when you get to the postcode bit it says invalid i am presuming that this is because they only operate in the states i will send them an email and see if this is the case.
Thanks anyway Glenn

[MrCrowley]

Hey- if they are messing stuff up that bad working on your lorry, it seems to me that they need to be responsible for fixing it properly, or at least sending it somewhere to do it right. Now, you may have electrical problems, a bum starter, and other stuff you wont discover until later. How is that your responsibility?

Also, when you say intercooler on a non-turbo vehicle- I am assuming what you mean to us Americans is radiator. Or, that big grill thingy that transfers engine heat to the air, right? If a radiator is leaking it will NOT get engine oil in it. Or vice versa. That is a DEFINITE sign of a blown head gasket, a cracked engine block, or cracked head. Any good mechanic would know this. Beware!

Also, why did they do so much stuff to your radiator if it was your head gasket that was bad? A decent shop would have discovered this before fixing non-broken stuff.

Anyways, good luck- it sounds like you will be in for more headaches and a lighter wallet! Let us know your progress! Cheers!

[BHP]

Update to the saga is the vehicle has now been taken to a main isuzu dealer and awaits assessment the car has not run for four months plus now and the garages insurance is picking up the costs
Not sure if they will write it off or stand the cost of new engine etc
Hope to find out mid week at the latest

[Chopper]

Update to the saga is the vehicle has now been taken to a main isuzu dealer and awaits assessment the car has not run for four months plus now and the garages insurance is picking up the costs
Not sure if they will write it off or stand the cost of new engine etc
Hope to find out mid week at the latest

I hope you can keep it alive. Good luck Let us know.

[BHP]

Well there is a happy ending to this one after all the hassle
Isuzu main dealers discovered a multitude of rebuild mistakes
Timing incorrect cams incorrectly installed kinks in the fuel line etc
After 1 full week and a huge bill later (payed by the garage who cocked it up) the car has been brought back to life would have had it this week if lambda sensor had not have caused a engine management light to appear on the dash due to a adjustable fuel regulator that they had fitted because they destroyed the original.
So hopefully now i can enjoy the car at long last.

[Chopper]

I do love a happy ending. One more, alive and rolling

[Ldub]

WOOT

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[tomdietrying]

Now, that's the kind of ending I like to hear.

BTW, I noticed you are from the great state of Utah. Are you going to head to ZuzU this year in Moab and REALLY enjoy your VX?

Hope to see you there.

Peace.
Tom