myth or a fact??
do synthetic oil causes blown head gasket??? don't know the basis, i just heard about so don't ask me why it would.

and another thing, i had may HG fixed not even a yr ago. now i have another blown head gasket.. poor installation or is this a recurring problem for honda civics??

any input will be great .. educate me pls....

 

No, synthetic oil does not cause blown head gaskets. Class dismissed.


Just curious, what was the reasoning you heard behind this myth?

 

as i've posted up, don't know the reason or any basis of it...

i was using synthetic oil on my 94 civic lx then i had a blown head gasket.
got it fixed and now less than a yr after same problem..

what went wrong installation mishap or recurring problem???

 

does the car get too hot? overheating will cause hg failure

 

other things can attribute to HG failure such as improperly tourqed head bolts, dirty mating surfaces, etc.

 

well, the car overheats because of the blown hg...

 

Could be that the headbolts were reused... you're generally supposed to replace OEM headbolts, but who knows. I would have to guess at improperly cleaned gasket mating surfaces. That or the head is warped.

 

what are the exact symptoms your having?

just that the car overheats?

is there alot of white smoke coming out of the exhaust?
is your oil contaminated with coolant?
is your coolant contaminated with oil?

how long does it take for your car to overheat?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by slowricer &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">as i've posted up, don't know the reason or any basis of it...

i was using synthetic oil on my 94 civic lx then i had a blown head gasket.
got it fixed and now less than a yr after same problem..

what went wrong installation mishap or recurring problem???</TD></TR></TABLE>
no synthetic doesnt blow your headgasket lol

ive got a huntch its one of a couple things

1) whoever redid the headgasket reused the head bolts

2) whoever redid the headgasket made a mistake (like torque order or spec)

3) you drive like a retard.

hate to be so blunt, but 2 headgaskets in a year isnt usually a car/engine problem. its a driver/technician problem.

 

lol..yeah dood what kamin said,also what kind of gasket are you using?

 

no other symptoms besides overheating and coolant evaporating quickly ... after driving 30miles or so... but that was it...coolant is not contaminated with oil or vise versa...

oem head gasket is what the guy told me he used....

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Kamin &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">no synthetic doesnt blow your headgasket lol

ive got a huntch its one of a couple things

1) whoever redid the headgasket reused the head bolts

2) whoever redid the headgasket made a mistake (like torque order or spec)

3) you drive like a retard.

hate to be so blunt, but 2 headgaskets in a year isnt usually a car/engine problem. its a driver/technician problem. </TD></TR></TABLE>

good ideas ... kamin.. but i think i like number 3 the best....lol


how much do you guys think i will spend to get my hg replaced??
and hopefully done right this time......