im frigin stump and pissed. here we go i have a d16z6 fresh rebuild with 20 overbore pistons eagle rods and springs retainers and a comp cam. well i have a greddy 15g turbo kit and boosting 15 lbs tuned well i go to get on it and it pushes the coolant to the resivior tank and fills it up and shoots it out. ive checked and checked i couldnt find and fluid mixture or anything and it doesnt smoke and still runs and starts good. this weekend i switched the thremostat and put a electric fan on it and it still does it. anyone have ne ideas

 

head studs are stretching, you need a new headgasket and some arp headstuds, its a common problem with the d

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Got_soy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">head studs are stretching, you need a new headgasket and some arp headstuds</TD></TR></TABLE>

I agree its HG... so you'll want to put a new one in... and if you don't have headstuds (ex: ARPs)... you should get some.

 

i forgot to mention i do currently have arp's in the motor and it was a fresh head gasket is there any other things it could be its only when i get on it. could it be the radiator i have to stock small one ? idk if it is the headgasket could a bunch of **** be fucked up&gt;? and can i reuse the arp's?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mugencivic94 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i forgot to mention i do currently have arp's in the motor and it was a fresh head gasket is there any other things it could be its only when i get on it. could it be the radiator i have to stock small one ? idk if it is the headgasket could a bunch of **** be fucked up&gt;? and can i reuse the arp's?</TD></TR></TABLE>

ARPs are reusable. When the motor was put together... did they check that surfaces were level? Is the first time you've used the ARPs?(if so... did you retorque them after a few heat cycles?)

 

yes this is my first build and no i didnt retourque them , im guesssing thats a nessacity? if so is it too late to go back and retorque and that fix it? if so do i retorque to 60ftlbs or what thanks for the help this ***** stressin me

 

yeah you got retorque those fools after a while and then check them later i think.

 

so could i be ok with just retorqueing the headstuds?

 

What did you torque the studs to, to begin with? I have heard a few people say that ARP recommended 65 pounds-feet for the D, but that it really should be 75?

 

im guessing since its a z6 hg and its metal, I would ASSUME it would be ok, but then I would wait for more opinions

 

i first torqued to i belive 30 then 60 but never retourqued after heat cycles so if i retorque now what should i torque it too? and does anyone know if ineed to change the hg too or just retourque

 

anyone?

 

go 65 - 70 or even 75 if you want.. are you using arp lube or motor oil?

 

i used the arp lube so u think id be good by just retorqing

 

I am going to say no. But you can give it a shot. Re torque them and then get back to us on it. More than likely you will have to replace the head gasket. But you never know.

 

oh you dont think so? dang that sux its a three layer oem metal hg

 

You never know, just give it a shot. It takes 10 mins to retorque the studs.

 

yeah go for it, the worst that could happen is more head lift, or some white smoke

 

lets say it is a blown gasket would there be internal damage cause that would blow bc i just did it

 

Nope. More than likley not. You just need to torque the head studs better next time. ANd clean the surfaces again. Maybe ask your tuner to pull a few degrees of timing too.

 

Other than an intestive engine cleaning, i dont know. It might raise temps and cause overheating

 

give it a try but i wouldnt have too high expectations...you prolly need a hg and something prolly isnt flat if it didnt seal last time

 

retorqued still no good what the expletive!!!!!!!!!!! so is my head warped or something what the expletive

 

new headgasket

 

ok so u think the stock 11 year old radiator and cap has enough to suport the 250 whp? at 15psi? if so ill just grit my teeth and rip this bitch apart and swap hg's has anyone else had this problem could it be my block guard???