greenmoneypit

I just replaced the head gasket on a 96 2.5 TL. My problem is there is still a very small amount of steam coming from the head close to the distributor cap. The car was almost given to me and I am trying to learn, and do all of the work myself. My questions are: Should I pull the head back of and replace the head gasket again? Can I leave it like it is, sense it is only a small leak? Is this normal when replacing a head gasket, and it will seal on its own? Can I torque the head bolts tighter to stop the leak?

Thanks for any help

DrakeMK3

My guess is that you did not have the head milled while it was off of the car. If you didn't have the head machined, replacing the gasket wasn't going to help you out.