Headgasket leak time to change??

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Headgasket leak time to change??

By Eg6H2D
- Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:04 pm #243191 Aside from overheating and oil mixing witht eh coolant which is not happening to me yet, what other scenario will require you to change the head gasket?

Im looking at my head where the head meets the stamp . and i generally clean up any wetness around the area. now if it continues to become lightly saturtared in that specific area, does that mean it's time to change the headgasket..? it's the where the head meets the block above the block stamp? or does that bolt need re torquing?

yes no? it's actually dry behind it. all sensors near it. it's just that particular spot. there is an oil hole there to the head right?


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By teal_dx
- Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:22 pm #243195 that's a common spot to leak slightly. if none of the symptoms you described are happening and your compression is good then i would just keep an eye on it for now. Unless you really feel like changing a headgasket.
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By Eg6H2D
- Wed Mar 09, 2011 10:06 pm #243209
teal_dx wrote:that's a common spot to leak slightly. if none of the symptoms you described are happening and your compression is good then i would just keep an eye on it for now. Unless you really feel like changing a headgasket.


Yea i know i have been looking at it for 3 months now. i wipe every few weeks and it returns to the same. Im the type to do preventative maintenance before it gets worse. lol..
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By Eg6H2D
- Wed Mar 09, 2011 10:09 pm #243211
teal_dx wrote:that's a common spot to leak slightly. if none of the symptoms you described are happening and your compression is good then i would just keep an eye on it for now. Unless you really feel like changing a headgasket.


Time wise how long do you think it will take to swap a new haedgasket ?

4-5 hours?
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By teal_dx
- Thu Mar 10, 2011 12:40 am #243234 yeah 4 hours is reasonable. It also depends how much experience you have and if you have all the tools to make it convenient.
And how long it takes to scrape the old one off completely... that's the boring part of the job.
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By Eg6H2D
- Thu Mar 10, 2011 2:41 am #243250
teal_dx wrote:yeah 4 hours is reasonable. It also depends how much experience you have and if you have all the tools to make it convenient.
And how long it takes to scrape the old one off completely... that's the boring part of the job.


Yea i got the tools space and time.. I know the scraping is guna suck!!!!
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