Replacing VSS locally...

[3kgtrider]

ok, i asked this on teh main board but i think it probably makes more sense on here. i need my VSS replaced because im smoking like a mofo, so im just trying to get an idea of how much it would cost and where i could get it done the cheapest. please guys, any help at all would be GREATLY appreciated. thanks in advance

[tigger]

if ya cant do it yourself or get another member to do it it will cost alot of money


almost all shops will want to take the heads off
so your already looking at a complete 60k service+ headgaskets
and that is $$$$$$$$$

you might get away without the 60k service if it was recently done

call your local 3s shop and see what they charge
they will most likley be cheapest option

or live with it

[Adollarwodbnice]

Bob you should contact Scott (darksurfr) or Matt (1viciousvr4) one of them might be able to do it for you for really cheap.

[3kgtrider]

yea i know its not a cheap fix, but exactly how much would u estimate it costing? and i would love to live with it, IF i could make the smoke stop. lol. i had the 60k done about 10 or 15 thousand miles ago.

[j3000]

I got quotes up to $1800, its a pain because if they drop a valve then they have to remove the heads. i just went ahead and got my engine rebuilt. (VSS comes with a rebuild of course). it cost around $2200 to get it built. if it was me i wud say screw the VSS job and go for a rebuild, its well worth your money. just a thought. i think if you called around then u cud get it down for about $1200.

[D.I.P.]

i pulled the heads my self and had a local engine shop in Haledon, NJ do a full rebuild resurface valve job new valve guides all new seals etc... on them total was just over $800...

[3kgtrider]

yea i heard about resurfacing the heads and all, but is that really necessary? would it save a lot of money if i just had them replaced? i honestly know nothing about this. i am a very easy driver who never really revs past 3 or 4 thousand rpms. i just want teh smoke to stop for as little money as possible.

[awdrst]

Getting the heads decked is pretty cheap but you can always just check to make sure the heads are flat with a flat edge and a feeler gauge. I've done plenty of headgaskets without resurfacing the head. I've always used non metal headgaskets as the metal ones will leak if its not perfectly flat.

[soccermania688]

if you could take the heads off yourself, you could have a machine shop do the seals pretty cheap. if thats all you want them to do. but obviously a full head rebuild will be more.