I got oil in my coolant and i burn oil i think. I changed my head gasket and it didnt fix the problem. What else could it be and how could i fix it?

 

after installing the new head gasket,did you drain the coolant?

 

Did you make sure the head isn't warped? Did you do the same for the block deck?

 

I had the head resurfaced when i had the block built.

 

Information about your setup would help a lot. When you replaced the gasket, did you change the o-ring for the oil control orifice?

 

Did you torque the head bolts in the right sequence? Are you using ARP headstuds?

 

b16 9:1 ductile iron sleaves eagle rods. No i didnt replace the o-ring damn do you think this could be the problem. I definetly did it in the correct order, but the psi on the bolts might be wrong what is it on the arp's. I couldnt get a straight answer from arp so i did it to oem specs. Where is that oil ring you speak of?


Modified by b16matt at 8:55 PM 9/20/2004

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by b16matt &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">b16 9:1 ductile iron sleaves eagle rods. No i didnt replace the o-ring damn do you think this could be the problem. I definetly did it in the correct order, but the psi on the bolts might be wrong what is it on the arp's. I couldnt get a straight answer from arp so i did it to oem specs. Where is that oil ring you speak of?


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On the block's mating surface, toward the back of the block, is where the oil control orifice is located. If you didn't replace its o-ring, you could have 50+psi of oil going to your HG. The oil could be finding it's way to coolant and mixing.

 

**** that might be missing all together. SOB

 

Is it possible that over-torquing of my head studs would cause a head gasket leak, and if so what shoul i do?

 

**** I didn't replace that O-ring when I put my motor together... so does that leave good chances of me having the same problem?

 

Well I did a leak down test and i have leakage between 3 and 4. So the good news is i found the problem the bad news is it could be a number of reasons.
Dropped wall head gasket, etc. I guess ill just tear it appart this weekend and find out. Wish me luck

 

Does anyone know the torque specs on arp's for b series?

 

I believe my GSR ARP studs were 67 ft. lb. I did them to 20 ft lbs, then 50, then 70. worked good for me.