Warped head with headbolt snapped off in block, not worth replacing the motor to me. This would make a great parts car. Turbo and other part of engine in great shape, just not the block and head. The trim on the passenger door is torn off and the rear bumper cover is damaged. I can provide pics if n...

He probably overheated it good Sean, he's 18 so getting information is worse than pulling teeth (your own teeth). Best I can figure the low coolant light never came on because the wiring wasn't hooked up on the tank, he's probably been low on coolant for some time or lost a hose (that would be the s...

Thanks TurboTim, I finally got the damper off and everything lines up, so I'm halfway into the head now, with the cams off it still has no compression so it's down to head gasket or the rings I guess. This is a PITA, broke the cam position sensor getting it off, that don't look cheap, cams came up w...

Thanks Sean, I've already got the oil line fixed up, dealer had the seals and clip, only a few bucks. Guess I'll be rippin the head off this thing, got a Chiltons manual from the Library, may see if I can locate a Haynes though, tend to like thier books better. Biggest problem I've had so far is get...

My son has a 97 850 GLT and it seems to have lost compression in 4 of the 5 cylinders. I've checked the timing belt and it appears to be intact, best I can tell it hasn't skipped either, though I'm still looking into this, having a hard time telling on the crank portion, TDC seems to be alot earlier...