Engine looking for help with vvt-i

looking for help with vvt-i

hello, I just joined and am hoping someone can help me, or atleast give me some direction. I have a 2000 Echo, I had a head gasket blow at 91,000 miles (probably a combination of hard driving and nitrous). I was working out of state at the time so I had a buddy change the gasket. He had a machine shop check the head and set the cams up. I got the car back and the water loss was taken care of, but the car never ran right since. I drove it like this for awhile and have gotten a check engine light for" #1 cylinder lean" now sometimes the car ran right but most of the time it was like it was running on 3 cyl. Just recently the car started running really bad, so I decided to try to fix it. What I found was #1 cyl had 100 psi of compression, then a few minutes later had no compression. I don't know if it has a timing issue or if I should find another motor. I did double and triple check the timing, and according to the print out I have the timing is set correctly. Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for your help. I pulled it in the garage today, and it would barely run. I am going to take the head back off and see what is going on. Anyone know about a turbo setup for a 2000 echo?

if this motor has had such a hard life maybe a good used from a dismantler would be prudent. Your patching and hoping with this one. I've always had good luck with reputable yards, not every valve job gets it done. If you are committed to this car, treat a good used like a new motor, think of it as free labor for the clutch job/motor mounts/hoses etc just the cost of parts for all the stuff you would move from one engine to the other.

if your timing is set correct and no compression its probally your block is gone and its better to look for another long block or block whatever you can afford and find and dont bother putting a turbo its not strong enough to handle your just wasting your time and money.its better to leave it n/a minus the nos.