How's the engine?

Doesn't run of course but we figured out that was just a fuel pump problem

Wheels?

Compression on all cylinders tested within 10 PSI of brand new

So you bought it

Tires are holding air and have good tread but will need replacement soonish

Got it down to $300

All the lights and electronics are fine EXCEPT the fuel pump, and I tested the wiring to the pump and it's all fine

Nice

It wouldn't even crank when we first got there, even with a brand new battery - fixed that by scraping all the corrosion off of the battery cables

Probably could flip it for $1000 if I wanted, but one of my friends needs a car

Sounds like a driver once you get the issues sorted.

Definitely

Fuel pump replacement is legitimately a ten minute job tops

Legendary bloke for helping a mate

Just pop out the back seat cushion and unbolt a cover

It means he's not driving a POS Suburban with a dying transmission that pukes oil out of two of the spark plug holes

It caught fire while he was adding oil yesterday

Ask him if the suburban can become a range gong-

Nvm

Nah, it's still driveable

Oil.. out of the spark plug wells?

Oh so it ain't crispy

Yep

Make her a range queen

We're thinking cracked cylinder head

In a pushrod v8?

Yep

But... that’s not how that works

Yet that's what's happening

:thonk:

My MR2 fills its wells but that's just because I haven't replaced a leaking valve cover gasket yet

Plus it's DOHC with a separate valve cover for each cam with a gasket for each

The whole design is an oil leak waiting to happen tbh

Exactly. I’d expect that with an overhead cam engine

I had an old eclipse that did that

I almost got an eclipse rather than a chevy z24 as my first beater

Did I miss out or nah

Nah

Thinking about getting a boxy as fuck Volvo bmw or Saab beater for Sweden

80s or some shit so it is cheaper