blown head gasket

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blown head gasket

By Brahim-0
- Wed Jun 30, 2010 1:11 am #202529 okay so today my car started over heating so i put anti freeze inside but it still kept over heating so i went to a little shop that works on Hondas and he said i blew a head gasket. he also said that it was going to cost 700$ because i need to get me head re surfaced can someone explain to me why so much or ware can i get all of this fixed for cheaper
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By Dblack-eg
- Wed Jun 30, 2010 1:42 am #202530 bro id just get a new head ha their on craigslist all the time
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By Dblack-eg
- Wed Jun 30, 2010 1:42 am #202531 ayyyy cheaper too
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By teal_dx
- Wed Jun 30, 2010 2:19 am #202532 how hot did the temperature get? all the way to the top of the gauge?

You need to take the head off to tell if it is warped, the shop might be checking how much you trust them.
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By eg84dr
- Wed Jun 30, 2010 2:40 am #202534 how many times did it over heat and is it smoking white?
a head can be warped quite a bit before it needs to be resurfaced no matter what a garage tells you
the haynes manual maximum head warpage is .008 wich is alot as far as im concerned
i say you just do it your self
do some research and take some time and do it your self
it shouldnt cost you more than 200 bucks if you D.I.Y
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By Brahim-0
- Wed Jun 30, 2010 5:34 am #202578 it did it like 5 times till i finally got home. like idk if it need to be re surfaced but that's what the greedy shop is telling me. really is it just a matter of buying a new gasket or what would i need to do ?
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By teal_dx
- Wed Jun 30, 2010 1:15 pm #202608 look near the top of the DIY list:
http://civic-eg.com/viewtopic.php?t=1474

If this is your first time, definitely buy a Helms or Chilton's Manual first :thumb:
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By Brahim-0
- Wed Jun 30, 2010 5:13 pm #202638 looking at it i know i can do it but do i need to get my head resurfaced? also how do i know
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By 93hatcheg
- Wed Jun 30, 2010 6:36 pm #202654 if you wanna be safe just take it to a mahcine shop. they charge like $50 or less to resurface a head. and they will be able to tell you if its warped or not
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By Brahim-0
- Wed Jun 30, 2010 6:38 pm #202655 that sounds like a plan maybe today or tomorrow a mechanic is coming to my house to tell me if its warped or not
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By Brahim-0
- Thu Jul 01, 2010 3:00 am #202723 also if you blow a head gasket why do some people say buy a new engine and some people say replace the broken gasket ? :?
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By eg84dr
- Thu Jul 01, 2010 4:21 am #202746 some people think it saves time and is more reliable to swap motors
and the majority of the ppl in the world think that a blown head gasket means the motor will never run again bc head gaskets are usually know to cost big bucks so ppl just junk it and get something new
i have personally bought 2 motors with blown head gaskets fixed them and they ran great
i see nothing wrong with fixing a head gasket :thumb:

By VerLee24
- Thu Jul 01, 2010 4:44 am #202756 do it yourself and learn about your car :)
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By Brahim-0
- Thu Jul 01, 2010 5:27 am #202763
eg84dr wrote:some people think it saves time and is more reliable to swap motors
and the majority of the ppl in the world think that a blown head gasket means the motor will never run again bc head gaskets are usually know to cost big bucks so ppl just junk it and get something new
i have personally bought 2 motors with blown head gaskets fixed them and they ran great
i see nothing wrong with fixing a head gasket :thumb:


well yeah i agree that's why i went ahead and bought a new head gasket
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