DanielG Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 A friend of mine has a 2010 fusion sport that supposedly has a blown head gasket.. I can have the car for 250... Its loaded no rust and in decent shape... Worth the repair? I know nothing about these cars... I will repair/diagnose myself... I do own a home shop with a lift and have repaired many cars at all levels... What am I in for? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbf2530 Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 (edited) 11 hours ago, DanielG said: A friend of mine has a 2010 fusion sport that supposedly has a blown head gasket.. I can have the car for 250... Its loaded no rust and in decent shape... Worth the repair? I know nothing about these cars... I will repair/diagnose myself... I do own a home shop with a lift and have repaired many cars at all levels... What am I in for? Hi DG and welcome to the Fusion Forum. It all depends on what the total damage is. You would be looking at something as simple as replacing the head gasket/gaskets...or as difficult, involved and expensive as replacing the entire engine block, cylinder heads and more. Unfortunately, there is no way to determine that blind over the Internet. Let us know how you make out and good luck. Edited February 28, 2023 by bbf2530 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WKelley Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 I would not be surprised if the car had a failed water pump that dumped coolant into the crankcase as well. The 3.5 was a problem child, be prepared to a full replacement. Make certain it gets a new water pump no matter which way to go. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielG Posted February 28, 2023 Author Share Posted February 28, 2023 Thanks guys, I will report back if it falls into my hands... First order of business beyond scanning of course will be compression, leakdown and coolant pressure testing... It would be really cool if it was just the pump but it has been to a service center... HOWEVER, I recently bought a Patriot that had a full work up on a sheet that said the trans was bad and a quote for 4K! It turned out it needed a crank sensor and the relay for the trans cooler fan was corroded! It has been running fine for 8 months! We will see! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielG Posted March 10, 2023 Author Share Posted March 10, 2023 Well, Received the car via flat bed, charged a batt and so far nothing as its late to do any checks but so far it starts fine, has plenty of power but is definitely low on coolant so I didn't run it long but do not see any coolant in the oil.. Actually the oil looked ok.. we will see... it has more on it than i was told though.. 200k quick check says I can get a long block for 500 with 110k so.. not bad... If I have to swap it so be it as my son wants to learn... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielG Posted March 11, 2023 Author Share Posted March 11, 2023 Well, Received the car via flat bed, charged a batt and so far nothing as its late to do any checks but so far it starts fine, has plenty of power but is definitely low on coolant so I didn't run it long but do not see any coolant in the oil.. Actually the oil looked ok.. we will see... it has more on it than i was told though.. 200k quick check says I can get a long block for 500 with 110k so.. not bad... If I have to swap it so be it as my son wants to learn... Update... Poured antifreeze in and its started leaking from the bottom right away... As far as I can tell it looks to be the water pump (got home late its dark)... Doubt its the front head gasket as it rusn fine and has plenty of power (zero codes, no misfires)... With that said, is a water pump hard on these? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drolds1 Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Yes. The water pump is a BIG job on these due to the fact that it's internal and driven by the timing chain. IIRC, the SM allows 14 hours of labor for this. It's best to remove the powertrain, but there are workarounds for doing it in the car. Here's a video demoing the replacement. In-car replacement. Obviously, this isn't a job for the inexperienced DIYer. Access to a lift is a huge help as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielG Posted March 11, 2023 Author Share Posted March 11, 2023 Yea, saw that its a weird design! Anyway after I saw the pump was internal I now second guess its the pump! how could antifreeze get through the timing cover? Anyway I do actually have a lift.. Right now its occupied by a Fiero that does not like to be outside in bad weather haha... When its gets a bit warmer I will tear it apart and update the thread... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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