Problem: maybe possible blown headgasket...Need your input.
okay, I have about 4000 miles after the rebuild..I torqued the ARP studs to 63 ft/lb of torque....
yesterday, I decided to re-torque the studs, since I have a minor oil seepage from the area where the head meet the block, specifically around the frront pass corner of the block...
pulled the cams, t-belt, and torqued the studs to 69 ft/lb of torque with ARP moly lube.....
when I pulled all the nuts out, I didn't drain the oil and the coolant, so there were leakage of oil and coolant..makes sense, since the head is basically not pressed down on the block
so did all the good stuff....
change the oil and re-fill the coolant with water wetter and bar's leak....
started it...and let it idle, and as soon as the motor is running, there was a massive amount of coolant mixed with oil ( milky liquid) from the water pump area...
exactly where the head meet the block right at the water pump area.....somewhere behind the timing belt cover....
I took the car for a few bosoted runs.... felt as same as before, but the leaks is getting worse and worse....more like a drip per second....it drips all around the oil pans and etc.,..but the main source was the area by the water pump..
I checked the oil, clear...no milky, radiator looks good....
so what is it ? could it be left over oil and coolant mix when I pulled the nuts of the studs off in the water jacket ? the problem is I left it at idle for 10 minutes and it never stops....
blown headgasket maybe ?
Also, on sunday, I was boosting off the first gear...car stalled out and shuts off...
start it back, it was fine, but my vacuum at idle drops down to 450 mmHG, from the usual 550mmHG. Idle is fine ~ 750 rpm
setup: GE sleeves, O-ring, stock headgasket, ,ARP head studs
TIA
stan
CLiff Notes:
pull the cams, re-tightened the head studs to 69 ft/lb with moly lube. Now I have a coolant/oil mixeed leaks from the water pump area
yesterday, I decided to re-torque the studs, since I have a minor oil seepage from the area where the head meet the block, specifically around the frront pass corner of the block...
pulled the cams, t-belt, and torqued the studs to 69 ft/lb of torque with ARP moly lube.....
when I pulled all the nuts out, I didn't drain the oil and the coolant, so there were leakage of oil and coolant..makes sense, since the head is basically not pressed down on the block
so did all the good stuff....
change the oil and re-fill the coolant with water wetter and bar's leak....
started it...and let it idle, and as soon as the motor is running, there was a massive amount of coolant mixed with oil ( milky liquid) from the water pump area...
exactly where the head meet the block right at the water pump area.....somewhere behind the timing belt cover....
I took the car for a few bosoted runs.... felt as same as before, but the leaks is getting worse and worse....more like a drip per second....it drips all around the oil pans and etc.,..but the main source was the area by the water pump..
I checked the oil, clear...no milky, radiator looks good....
so what is it ? could it be left over oil and coolant mix when I pulled the nuts of the studs off in the water jacket ? the problem is I left it at idle for 10 minutes and it never stops....
blown headgasket maybe ?
Also, on sunday, I was boosting off the first gear...car stalled out and shuts off...
start it back, it was fine, but my vacuum at idle drops down to 450 mmHG, from the usual 550mmHG. Idle is fine ~ 750 rpm
setup: GE sleeves, O-ring, stock headgasket, ,ARP head studs
TIA
stan
CLiff Notes:
pull the cams, re-tightened the head studs to 69 ft/lb with moly lube. Now I have a coolant/oil mixeed leaks from the water pump area
sounds like mine. i have a h22 in the accord and it was leaking oil so i fixed the cam seals.. and now its a drip drip thing on the same spot.
mine is where the block and head meet. i hope its not the block.. but heard it migh tbe..
mine is leaking on the timing belt area. it slides the belt off. i am out of commison
mine is where the block and head meet. i hope its not the block.. but heard it migh tbe..
mine is leaking on the timing belt area. it slides the belt off. i am out of commison
You're deffinately not seals good. Anytime you take pressure off the head gasket like that, it needs to be replaced/checked/or cleaned and re sprayed with copper sealer. Might as well have pulled the head off when you re-torqued the studs since you were pretty much there. I'd pull it off and make sure you're sealed completely, especially when boosting
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