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My friend is offering to sell me his '93 Lexus ES300 (which is a Toyota Windom in Japan) for $900, and it uses the 3VZ-FE engine that's found in the Camry's of the same generation. Nice car overall, with around 220K KMs but everything's perfect except the head gasket. What happened was that the water pump leaked and well he didn't realise it was out of water and it overheated and bent the head/head gaskets and now the coolant is mixing in with the oil...

How much is it to fix a head gasket issue? I know the head will have to be machined and we will need a new gasket and a fair bit of labour... some say it will cost around the $2000 mark, some say it's better to find another 3VZ-FE engine for around $1100 and get it put in.

... if economically viable, it would be a nice car for my brother to drive... who just got his license LOL.

Thanks.

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There's a good chance the head(s) could be cooked, the pistons could even have suffered heat damage as well. You won't know the exact cost until you pull the engine down.

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