new ride is already dead

check this out, I purchased a 2000 Galant w/ only 52,000 miles on it about 2 months ago. Well last week, I got my taxes, and I figured that since I was so close to the 60,000 mark, I'd go ahead and change my timing belt. This proved to be a bad idea. The guy I took it to ended up timing it wrong, and now my car is sitting at the Mitsu. dealer, dead in the water. I have no ride now. Turns out, it was timed 90 degrees out of where it was supposed to be. So now I prolly have a bunch of bend valves and stuff. The Mitsu. dealer quoted me $1900 to get all fixed. I'm looking for a head now. Hopefully it'll be cheaper just to replace the head, rather than let them rebuild mine. All in all, it still sux. Oh well....

evo swap!

bah. i'd go to the orignal "mechanic" and get him to pay for everything.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(00GalantMan)</div><div class='quotemain'>check this out, I purchased a 2000 Galant w/ only 52,000 miles on it about 2 months ago. Well last week, I got my taxes, and I figured that since I was so close to the 60,000 mark, I'd go ahead and change my timing belt. This proved to be a bad idea. The guy I took it to ended up timing it wrong, and now my car is sitting at the Mitsu. dealer, dead in the water. I have no ride now. Turns out, it was timed 90 degrees out of where it was supposed to be. So now I prolly have a bunch of bend valves and stuff. The Mitsu. dealer quoted me $1900 to get all fixed. I'm looking for a head now. Hopefully it'll be cheaper just to replace the head, rather than let them rebuild mine. All in all, it still sux. Oh well....</div>

Have the retard who did it wrong pay for the damages!!!!!!!!!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(pinoyesv6)</div><div class='quotemain'>bah. i'd go to the orignal "mechanic" and get him to pay for everything.</div>

if only it were that easy. believe me, he is going to hear from me. And I thought about doing a swap of some type. But I don't know what would be compadible with my tranny. I don't really have alot of money to do alot. I thought about the 2.4 DOHC or the 3.0 V6 out of a GTZ. But I have no idea what will work with what I have.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ENGINE-ECLI...1QQcmdZViewItem

Here's one of a few auctions on ebay with motors.

I've seen a few of those. But I think for now, I'm going to tr and just replace the head itself. If I can find one with low miles or one that's just been re-built, then I'll just do that. I need my car back running asap. I have a 22 mile comute to work everyday. I can use the company work truck for now, but I have no idea how long that will last. The sooner I get a head, the sooner I'll be driving my own car. I miss her already...

here's a link to one of my galleries:

http://www.mitsubishi-forums.com/index.php...CODE=12&CID=477

Not to rub salt on a wound, but thats the exact reason I NEVER recommend an "independant" mechanic.
I still stand by the fact that 20 percent of the cars I work on are "repairs" made by independants.

independants charge less for a reason; they either dont have the overhead (meaning the special tools) to fix cars, or dont have the knowledge. And really, how could they? there are 44 manufacturers selling cars in the states. Ive had to go to 6 months of additional school just to work on mitsus'.

Yeah better just get new dohc head and bring it to the mechanic who broke ur first one and have him do it for free.. i wonder if the dohc head from the 94 g would fit in ours. cause that's the only 4g64 with the dohc.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(milo111000)</div><div class='quotemain'>Yeah better just get new dohc head and bring it to the mechanic who broke ur first one and have him do it for free.. i wonder if the dohc head from the 94 g would fit in ours. cause that's the only 4g64 with the dohc.</div>
could I put a DOHC in place of a SOHC??

Well, I think I have some good news. I talked to the mechanic who did the timing belt and even though he's not convinced it was his fault. He is curious as to what really happened. So he's got a guy going to the dealership today to talk to the mechanic to find out the whole story. Hopefully something good will come of this. I'll post later to let you guys know what he finds out.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(00GalantMan)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(milo111000)</div><div class='quotemain'>Yeah better just get new dohc head and bring it to the mechanic who broke ur first one and have him do it for free.. i wonder if the dohc head from the 94 g would fit in ours. cause that's the only 4g64 with the dohc.</div>
could I put a DOHC in place of a SOHC??</div>

Yep:
http://www.club3g.com/forum/showthread.php?t=46121
http://www.club3g.com/forum/showthread.php?t=55104

so would this one work?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

or would i need something else? I would love to make mine a DOHC if I have to replace the head, I might as well make it worth it. How much trouble is actually involved? Is it a matter of taking the old one off and putting the new one on, or is there more to it?

Well, I think I have some good news for a change. I might just need a auto tensioner. That might have been the whole reason I jumped time in the first place. And there's a chance my valves are not bent. I'm going to pick the car up tomorrow from the Mitsu. dealerand let a mechanic (a DIFFERENT mechanic) look at. Hopefully, I will get away with just replacing the tensioner and re-timing it. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

they say you can swap the head from a Kia Optima 2.4
I'm also wondering if anyone knows if Hyundai's 2.4L engine happens to be the same now, since when Mitsu, has/had 19% stake in Hyundai/Kia...

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they say you can swap the head from a Kia Optima 2.4
I'm also wondering if anyone knows if Hyundai's 2.4L engine happens to be the same now, since when Mitsu, has/had 19% stake in Hyundai/Kia...

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That's all? Just swap the SOHC for the DOHC head and that's it? Nothing else? If it's that easy, I'll buy this head I see on eBay and do this!

Could anybody tell me what exactly is required for doing this swap? I've been researching this for days on mulitple mitsu. web sites, only to come up with different answers to my question.
I need to know exactly which DOHC head to purchase, and what all goodies I need to purchase to make this work.
For instance, which head gasket set to use? the original SOHC set or one from a DOHC set?
I know I need a new timing belt to fit the DOHC. I'm going to replace the tensioner as well. That's where this whole mess started. I was told the thottle body and exaust manifold would bolt right up to the new head. I need some one to confirm this as well. Hopefully I'm going to get this done this weekend, so the sooner I find everything out, the better off I'll be.
And most importantly, which head will bolt right up to my block?
Thanks for the help everyone...

Fianlly, after many weeks of waiting, I get my car back today! $740 later...but I think it will be worth it to have it back, done properly. I ended up getting another head and combining my head with the one I bought. I ended up bending all my intake valves. I didn't believe it until I saw it for myself. But I took it to a reputable mechanic, and I saw it for myself. But anyways, I'll be back in my 8g tonight. FINALLY! https://www.thegalantcenter.org/styl...lt/biggrin.gif

so the shop that you took your car to at the first place, do they pay you for the $740?

no, but there a little thing called "small claims court"
maybe you'll see me on Judge Mathis https://www.thegalantcenter.org/styl...lt/biggrin.gif

Yeah if small claims don't work I've always liked letting people sleep with fishes!!! :twisted: its a joke by no means do I want to promote putting fish in the guy's bed

I know this is an old thread but whatever came of this 00Galant? Did they pay you back for the damages?

yea I wonder?

maybe he went on judge mathis, or the peoples court

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yea I wonder?

maybe he went on judge mathis, or the peoples court

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x2, inquiring minds wanna know...cause we nosey as hell, thats why!!.. https://www.thegalantcenter.org/styl...lt/biggrin.gif

I honestly think that if this happened to me, the mechanic that caused this would have had alot more problems...... :twisted:

nothing came of it. I tried to talk to the guy, but he still thinks he did anything wrong. And afterwards, I talked to the mechanic that fixed it, and he said stuff like that is hard to take to court. So I pretty much chalked it up as a REALLY expensive lesson. Kinda sucks too, the car hasn't run the same since. It's running good and all, but I can tell, it's not what it was...

Why haven't you tried to find out the mechanic's info. Mess his stuff up REAL bad, and he'll think about the work he does from now on.

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Why haven't you tried to find out the mechanic's info. Mess his stuff up REAL bad, and he'll think about the work he does from now on.

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yup...i like the way you think...i couldn't have said it better myself!

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Why haven't you tried to find out the mechanic's info. Mess his stuff up REAL bad, and he'll think about the work he does from now on.

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yup...i like the way you think...i couldn't have said it better myself!

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Hell yeah

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Originally Posted by Calipso

Why haven't you tried to find out the mechanic's info. Mess his stuff up REAL bad, and he'll think about the work he does from now on.

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yup...i like the way you think...i couldn't have said it better myself!

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Seriously. "chalked it up as a real expensive lesson". Bull. You paid the guy to do work on your car, not mess it up and cause further damage which will result in more work.

I don't know about you, but I would be researching his full info right now online. Looking up his family, address, social security # etc. 1 month down the road @ 3am I'd be slashing his tires, brake line, sugar in the gas tank, bust his headlights/taillights. If the POS can't accept responsiblity for poor work, then he should see how it feels to be with a huge bill for his car.

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If the POS can't accept responsiblity for poor work, then he should see how it feels to be with a huge bill for his car.

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Well actually shorty after all this, he did have a brake booster on his rollback go out. That thought made me happy. Those things cost about $500 to replace. Besides, I could never go anywhere close to his house. He's got like 30-35 pit-bulls in his backyard...They raise all kinds of hell...

Thats why you take it to the dealer in the first place for tbelt jobs. Ma and pa shops DONT know what they are doing.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(seth98esT)</div><div class='quotemain'>Thats why you take it to the dealer in the first place for tbelt jobs. Â*Ma and pa shops DONT know what they are doing.</div>

That's exactly what I plan on at 120K...