03 neon help

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03 neon help

Post by rock » Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:57 pm

i put a used sohc motor in this car. When i got the motor the timen belt was broke so put a new one on it,and idles fine reved up gd,but has very little power under load and smell a strong oil smell threw the intake tube,when i roll the motor over steam comes out the rasd inlet for coolant.????do u guy think the valves are bent???? thanks... Greg

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Post by n20sxt » Mon Aug 16, 2010 10:06 pm

if when you got it the timing belt was broken then yeah the valves are most likely bent and not sealing correctly
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Post by rock » Mon Aug 16, 2010 10:13 pm

thats the way i was leaning too, the car it was in was in a wreck,There is nothing real tricky yo change head is there?thanks.

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