Headgasket fixer.

timmo · Post by **timmo** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 7:16 pm

I used genuine, only torqued mine once what a pain in the arse to have to do it again, just as bad as replacing them. Didnt use the hylomar shizzle. Been going for 18 months / 15,000kms so far no worries....fingers crossed. I reckon the biggest factor is having an intercooler and decent radiator /thermo fans to make sure it keeps nice and cool, they dont like running hot one little bit

Xtreme_RX · Post by **Xtreme_RX** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 7:29 pm

I have only torqued my gaskets once, as said its a pain in the bum!

Torque the gaskets 5 to 10Nm more than factory specs say, Back off 20Nm in sequence & re-torque 5 to 10Nm more than factory final torque.

I have not had a failure yet..... 6 EA82T re-builds......

Gannon · Post by **Gannon** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 7:51 pm

Ok thanks.

Im starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel

Another question,... should i get new head bolts? Some ppl seem to rekon its a good idea.

T'subaru · Post by **T'subaru** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 4:50 am

http://http://moroso.com/catalog/catego ... code=22005

I have used this product with great success. I would by-pass the heater core if possible.

Gannon · Post by **Gannon** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 5:24 am

Thats similar to the product i was looking at.

Im just really dubious of what else it seals up too.

T'subaru · Post by **T'subaru** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 1:26 am

Suparoo wrote:Thats similar to the product i was looking at.

Im just really dubious of what else it seals up too.

I'll let you know soon. I'm adding same to my ea82t today, recently melted down my loyale, and with transfer disc proplems in the 4 spd auto this may prevent me from making it a parts car.
Cheers, mark

phillatdarwin · Post by **phillatdarwin** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:28 pm

oinetite from repco i put it in my engine 12 months a go and it fixed it over time still runs hot but ok give it a overdose as this is what i use on inboards that need a quit fix before a rebuild i are still driving it around and no more water loss as i had before stop every 20km for a top up now just look and go i have not lost water for about 3 months now .

Mouse · Post by **Mouse** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 11:27 am

I use head stud kits in the rally cars but manly because the boost pressures are higher than normal and also because the original head bolts are that long that they have a lot of stretch in them and with high combustion pressures the cylinder head lifts of the block and causes blown head gaskets.

I would recomend that when you change the coolant in the future you need to bleed all the air out fully as this can cause over heating problems and reduce the head gaskets life there are other problems buy not bleeding the air out also and this is a water bubbling like noise which comes from the heater core.
This is caused buy air being trapped in there and the only way to bleed this out is to lift the front of the car up and bleed as much air out as possible normally then put the radiator cap on and make sure that the over flow bottle is full of coolant then take the fan fuse out and heat the engine up till the temp gauge is up to 3/4 then put the fan fuse back in and this will get all the air out of the cooling system buy expelling it out into the over flow and then when the fans cool the engine back down you will see the coolant being sucked back in the the radiator. Some times you can tell how much air has come out buy how much coolant has gone back in .
Be warned this tekneck can be very dangerous if the radiator hoses are in poor condition because it will put a bit of pressure on the cooling system and can spray hot coolant every were if a hose bursts .
I hope that this advise will help
Mouse

strechy1 · Post by **strechy1** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 6:23 pm

Is itworth doing it my self . Im handy with a spanner is it that hard mine is ohc .

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