engine problems

[jaminfb]

Hi

I have a Hyundai coupe 2003. It has no compresson at all and just winds over and over with no interest in starting at all. the rad went and then i think the head gaskets gone but i think the car was cooked up really badly (was not me driving) and am wondering whats potentially up with it. head gasket or cracked head etc what is the best course of action should i rip this engine down what shouldi try first please.

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any ideas where to start

cheers

[Boosted LS1]

Very like likely to be the head gasket. There may be other damage or you could be lucky.

[stevieturbo]

no compression at all ??

try bent valves and no timing belt.

[TheEnd]

Yep, spinning over like a hair dryer is a snapped cam belt kinda thing.

It might be cheaper to just start over a swap a complete engine rather than dig in and start changing parts.

Would the water pump be run off the cambelt?

[Steve_D]

With overcooked symptoms and no compression I agree a replacement engine would seem a good route however it has got to be worth pulling some covers to see if the cam is going round and then the head to see what's going on in there.

Steve

[jaminfb]

hi
i think i will go down the new engine route but i will pull the old one apart to have a look first and check the cam belt etc, soething interesting is that there is now old leaking from all romd the head which it was not doing before????????????.
thanks for the help
cheers

[Boosted LS1]

stevieturbo said:

no compression at all ??

try bent valves and no timing belt.

I lost a head gasket on the motorway recently. Virtually zero compression and the AA knew straight away what it was. Also, got a lot of bubbles in the header tank and a whiffy smell of petrol, lol not! It was the middle cylinders of a 4 pot.

[Mr2Mike]

If the engine has been properly cooked then it's likely scrap.