BodybyFisher Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 MrEldo97 is relatively new to Caddyinfo, but I think we will all agree that his head gasket repair with timesert is a herculean task deserving of Hall of Fame status. Congratulations, MrEldo97! Here are his impressions and tips Type of repair or procedure: Timesert '97 Northstar What were your symptoms? Engine temp spiked while doin' 90+ on the Howard Frankland over Tampa Bay Dropped Carriage? How? Four jackstands, then lifted the car body with an engine hoist Did a head gasket/timesert with the engine in car? Yes Did you Lift the body? How? Lifted off the cradle with an engine hoist Case-half seals also? No Have a lift? No Anyone help? Son and neighbor - very occasionally Estimated cost? $1200 - $1500 included everything required for 100K service Special tools? Timesert tool kit and Kent Moore flywheel lock What is your mechanical experience? Advanced DIYer Can a DIYer do this? Yes! What was the hardest part of this job? Motivation How many miles since you did the job? 20,000 Did you replace anything else "as long as you were there?" Everything required for 100K service What do you regret doing or not doing? NOTHING!!!!!!!!! How is your Cadillac running now? BETTER THAN EVER!!!!!!!!!!! WELL WORTH IT!!!!!!!! MrEldo97 added: I Timeserted my '97 Eldorado at 91,449 miles. My saga is well known. I had a lot of help from my friend Johnny Walker. My favorite cuss words: "Be carefull, don't f**k that plug up", "f**kin' piece of s**t", "you can do it, you can do it". I did it, bought the special tools, not difficult just a lot of work. I'll never do another one unless my son has the same problem with his '03 Seveille STS BBF response: That sounds optimistic to me! "I'll never do another one unless my son has the same problem with his '03 Seveille STS" Ill never do another one UNLESS!!!!! Sounds to me like you WOULD do another! Congrats! Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEldo97 Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 Thank you, I sincerely appreciate the salutations and accolades. I am not looking forward to ever doing another Timesert repair, however, I am available to help out anyone who must. And if you live in the Tampa Bay area I might even help. My name is Roger and I live in Lutz after bailing out of that communist utopia of Maasachusetts a few years back. Happy New Year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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