SoCal General Chat

[Robert]

Part of it was the valve cover, replaced that.

Trying to find the other few leaks. Such a pita , should have just replaced everything since it was out of the car.. i was told it didn't leak at all.

[mRodiek]

I just did my oil pan gasket & im oil free! So far lol its a hassle though, Dropping the steering rack & BS

[cyberkaa]

Just got a bottom end gasket set for the motor I'm building. Leaks everywhere. :(

[yert315]

Part of it was the valve cover, replaced that.

Trying to find the other few leaks. Such a pita , should have just replaced everything since it was out of the car.. i was told it didn't leak at all.

welcome to the world of swaps. Nothing is drop in and don't worry about it.

[R3Z3N]

Part of it was the valve cover, replaced that.

Trying to find the other few leaks. Such a pita , should have just replaced everything since it was out of the car.. i was told it didn't leak at all.

I had no leaks, except for a touch of oil condensation on the bottom of the pan when I had the motor in my car... Maybe a drip or two a week, nothing more. Didn't leak at all in my driveway the day it was delievered when I test ran it. Wonder what happened?? Best of luck though, that engine was a champ in my car. Shouldn't have been the valve cover as that was done July 7th with the Besian vanos shims...

I did recommend going over the engine when it was out, just as was done when mine was swapped. Feel bad though... Seriously question as to what happened between pulling, transportation and install?

[ethrtyiS]

it's rigged!

[mkcman17]

GAH i've had the shittiest past week.

the money i spent on my last transfer case was spent before it was even pulled from the car, so now i won't be able to get a refund for a while. paypal is still minimum of 2-3 weeks from resolving the first one i bought too.

$828 spent
result: no working transfer case. *sigh*

[thebutcher37]

Damn curse of the ix.

[ToPLeSS(e30)FeinD]

Wow. Well what goes down must come up right?... Or is it the other way around...

[einstein57]

GAH i've had the shittiest past week.

the money i spent on my last transfer case was spent before it was even pulled from the car, so now i won't be able to get a refund for a while. paypal is still minimum of 2-3 weeks from resolving the first one i bought too.

$828 spent
result: no working transfer case. *sigh*

I say you mail it back to him so he can refund the money that is being held by paypal.

[mkcman17]

I say you mail it back to him so he can refund the money that is being held by paypal.

that's not an option anymore...he has long since refused to take it back.

[reelizmpro]

Tough break Mike.

[Ayman]

Just send it back. Surprise him.

[mkcman17]

sure, then i'm out my money and any remaining leverage i might have on him.

[smooth]

shame man, I had similar issues sourcing my euro bumpers. only some of those guys over in UK didn't even bother sending me junk...just nothing at all :|

turned me off from working on my cabrio for a few years, didn't even participate on the boards for that long either. hope it doesn't affect your love of participating in the community because it made me sketch every time I pay someone for a really long time...only recently recovered. that's actually why I started selling a lot of my personal stuff that was intended for projects. just want to go back to driving for a bit and get out of the shady side of this hobby.