CadVetteStang Posted April 12, 2018 Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 Northstar Head gasket repair and oil leaks: My oil leaks are too bad to drive the car farther than it takes to get the crossover pipe hot. I also have 150,000 miles and will be racing the car. The Head bolts have not yet pulled out enough to cause the head gaskets to fail. However, the process needed to repair my oil leaks will have the engine out of the car, so most of the labor costs associated with a head gasket repair will already be in play. I've decided to save money in the long range by spending a little more now and having both jobs done at once. If you cannot drive your car to the repair shop, I highly recommend the U-Haul auto transport trailer. The only catch is that you must be able to climb in and out of the side window. Click here to visit the main directory for my subforum about my 2002 Eldorado build for autocross racing: http://caddyinfo.ipbhost.com/index.php?showforum=96 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CadVetteStang Posted April 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 I chose the highly recommend Abbott's Garage in Jacksonville, Arkansas to do this repair. It is a family owned and operated business with 25 tears of experience. They use the Cadillac dealership tools to perform this repair. One of my friends at work knows the owner personally, so I know that I left my car in good hands. Click here to visit the main directory for my subforum about my 2002 Eldorado build for autocross racing: http://caddyinfo.ipbhost.com/index.php?showforum=96 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted April 12, 2018 Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 How are they going to repair the 20 head bolt threads in the block? Did you get details on what they plan to do and replace? Are you doing any tranny repairs/upgrades? What did they charge if you dont mind? 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...
CadVetteStang Posted May 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 On 4/12/2018 at 11:50 AM, BodybyFisher said: How are they going to repair the 20 head bolt threads in the block? Did you get details on what they plan to do and replace? Are you doing any tranny repairs/upgrades? What did they charge if you dont mind? I had them take many pictures of the repair job. I want to document everything. But I'm waiting on the pictures. It's the same repair done by dealerships. They bought all of the tooling from one that went out of business 15 years ago. Course thread inserts and over-sized bolts. Also the improved gasket set to correct the factory defective ones. $2400 for the job and it includes a new water pump. I had some extra work done. More on that when I get pictures. Click here to visit the main directory for my subforum about my 2002 Eldorado build for autocross racing: http://caddyinfo.ipbhost.com/index.php?showforum=96 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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