ebxmple Member 1,322 Member For: 17y 3d Posted 27/05/10 11:03 AM Share Posted 27/05/10 11:03 AM Its not uncommon for the headgaskets to leak externally on the exhaust side,as I have done mine and quite a few others. It is very uncommon for them to leak internally though. Get the headgasket tested either with a TK tester or fill the cylinders with air and see if the header tank overflows. If its been leaking internally for a while I would do the complete engine,just for the sake of its done 130,000km and if your going to keep the car for a while might aswell do it properly and do it once. $1000-$1200 headjob or a 5k full new FG bottomend with a reco head and new gaskets,seals and oil pump gears. Do the turbo line filter at the same time,whichever way you go bout it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seduced Need more power. Now taking donations. Member 753 Member For: 15y 11m 6d Gender: Male Posted 27/05/10 11:31 PM Share Posted 27/05/10 11:31 PM Agree. Put in a proper engine and GET IT TUNED. Capa generics have been known to cause all sorts of problems. I've got C&V generic tunes, and while they are considered to be MUUUUCH safer, I am still nervous about them. But now is your chance to build your car up properly, cut your losses and grab that long FG motor, and go get it tuned. Is yours a manual? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarod85 Member 58 Member For: 14y 8m 13d Gender: Male Location: Orange Posted 28/05/10 11:34 AM Author Share Posted 28/05/10 11:34 AM Yeah im gonna go either an FG, and maybe try to stretch to an atomic. its got the T5 manual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
possum Donating Members 553 Member For: 15y 8m 11d Gender: Male Posted 29/05/10 07:49 AM Share Posted 29/05/10 07:49 AM your car will end up like my misses jarod.......broken box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarod85 Member 58 Member For: 14y 8m 13d Gender: Male Location: Orange Posted 29/05/10 09:54 AM Author Share Posted 29/05/10 09:54 AM sounds like she needs a box conversion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XR64LT Donating Members 678 Member For: 17y 25d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 30/05/10 10:22 AM Share Posted 30/05/10 10:22 AM u thrash it too much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIP_HSV HOON Member 1,636 Member For: 14y 10m 18d Gender: Male Location: W.A Posted 30/05/10 10:29 AM Share Posted 30/05/10 10:29 AM rofl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
possum Donating Members 553 Member For: 15y 8m 11d Gender: Male Posted 30/05/10 10:30 AM Share Posted 30/05/10 10:30 AM my misses has 500kw at her vagina lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIP_HSV HOON Member 1,636 Member For: 14y 10m 18d Gender: Male Location: W.A Posted 30/05/10 10:33 AM Share Posted 30/05/10 10:33 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarod85 Member 58 Member For: 14y 8m 13d Gender: Male Location: Orange Posted 01/06/10 09:25 AM Author Share Posted 01/06/10 09:25 AM Well me and a mate decided we'd have a go at getting the head off today. First concern was during the removal of the cross over pipes, there was a large amount of oil scumming around in them (looks more like baby poo).The throttle body was caked in gluggy dirty oil. And all the way back to the airbox. The oil is everwhere. Looks like we gotta remove the intercooler and piping to get it all clean.We still havent got the head off yet, we basically just gotta get the head bolts out, and timing cover off.At this stage im guessing its the head gasket, but im suprised to see the oil in the air inlet like it is. Could it be that the oil and water is pressurising in the motor, and causing it to come out the breather and into the air inlet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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