new headgasket....
03-11-2006, 03:21 PM
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new headgasket....
i just got my car back from the mechanic. he put in a new headgasket ,what should i be looking for ?. 2 make sure he did it right can i take it to get a diagnostic test or something like that? is there a break in period?
03-11-2006, 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by shineynitelite
coolant in your oil, smoke, oil outside the motor
If your coolant starts to look like chocolate milk, the mechanic screwed up. Also just check your oil level from time to time. If you're losing oil faster than you were before the head gasket service, then he probably screwed up.
03-11-2006, 04:11 PM
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What these guys said, the easiest problem to spot is white smoke comin out of your exhaust, but the coolant and oil are what u wanna look out for.
03-11-2006, 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by ruin
mechanic said there should be a little white smoke at first but it'l clear up later. wasup with that?
03-12-2006, 05:07 AM
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that should stop almost instantly. also check your coolant level, make sure all the air bubbles are out of the block. just basically look and make sure everything is bolted down again, wire looms, ground straps, etc.
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03-12-2006, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Lunchbox
There is always a chance that a little oil got into the cylinder during the maintanence. As long as the smoke clears up within a day or two then you should be fine. If it keeps smoking then you have a problem.
03-12-2006, 04:59 PM
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3.0 or 2.2(3)??? How many miles? I'm wondering why your head gasket went.
03-13-2006, 08:54 PM
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Damn my 2.2 has 130K on it now - I'll be watching the temp gauge.
03-14-2006, 01:23 PM
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yeah had 2 bent valves .head was resurfaced, cost me 795$ is there any diffrence between an accord 97 gauge and a cl 97 gauge (temp) i replaced mines i broke the needle installing indoglo gauges .
03-14-2006, 06:06 PM
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Damn my 2.2 has 130K on it now - I'll be watching the temp gauge.
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Originally Posted by ruin
yeah had 2 bent valves .head was resurfaced, cost me 795$ is there any diffrence between an accord 97 gauge and a cl 97 gauge (temp) i replaced mines i broke the needle installing indoglo gauges .