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So the car overheated several times which cause to a blown head gasket. Coolant is leaking into the cylinders, I opened opened the plugs and turnes the engine then a bunch of water sprayed out of the plug holes.
Anyway, I’m taking the head apart to change the head gasket. It’s a 4 cylinder engine.
Do I need to check lower half gaskets? Or only change the upper half gasket? Do I need to worry about piston rings gaps?I’m re-surfing the cylinder head and will check the block with a machine shop.
Any Advices?
Regards,
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[quote=”mbahzad” post=182679]So the car overheated several times which cause to a blown head gasket. Coolant is leaking into the cylinders, I opened opened the plugs and turnes the engine then a bunch of water sprayed out of the plug holes.
Anyway, I’m taking the head apart to change the head gasket. It’s a 4 cylinder engine.
Do I need to check lower half gaskets? Or only change the upper half gasket? Do I need to worry about piston rings gaps?I’m re-surfing the cylinder head and will check the block with a machine shop.
Any Advices?
Regards,[/quote]
If the head is going to be off I would regasket anything there. Piston rings should not be an issue.
Pistons are not being removed?Yes I am going to replace all upper half gaskets (manifold, intake, head, throttle body).
No the block will still be attached to the car, I’m only removing the head.
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