Head Cylinder Gasket Repair -Casa or Autoshop?

**Skidrow** · August 1st, 2007 07:12 AM

Originally Posted by joey

sign of minor problem sa cylinderhead gasket ung dagdag bawas ng tubig kung walang ibang leak sa cooling system. dun sa 1st overheat mo na damaged ung gasket ngkaroon na ng minor leak between the block and the cylinderhead kadalasan nyan dun sa gitna ng no.2 at 3 cylinder (piston) nasunog na ung part ng gasket dun kaya may singaw na, upon expansion ng piston 2 n 3, may malapit na water port dun kaya natutulak plabas ung tubig sa radiator thru reservoir. katagalan palala ng palala yan maslalo na pagnakaaircon ka parati, paikli ng paikli ang travel mo na kaylangan maglagay ka ng 2big at sa mga susunod mo na overheat palaki ng palaki ang warp ng cylinder head malamang na hindi na kaya ng reface ng machineshop dahil makapal na ang dapat ishave nila u have to replace cylinderhead na (new or surplus) major sign ng busted cylhead gasket: may oil slick un water sa radiator (pag remove ng rad cap visual check m ung rad cap gasket kung may oil at madulas na siya hawakan) , bubbles sa oil dipstick, remove radiator cap at irev m ung engine dahan dahan tumatapon ung tubig sa radiator.
ung milo na ang tubig at may white smoke sa exhaust pagrev engine, sign na alam na ng may-ari ng auto nadapat nuon pa pnagawa ung cylinderhead gasket kaso hindi pinagagawa hehe jok lang sa mga ngsabi... patawa lang ...peace mga bro!

sir Joey thanks..

I noticed that even if the engine is not running, when I open the radiator cap, unti unting nag ooverflow yung tubig at tumatapon.

any idea how much is the "actual" labor costs and the cylinder head gasket replacement itself? I'll try to visit some of the shops mentioned here so that I can get a better idea. Again, thanks.

**alwayz_yummy** · August 1st, 2007 07:59 AM

see my sig, 2c-turbo, nagastos ko 6000(kasi may valve lapping,seating and clearance

sa garahe ko pinagawa, ako bumili ng parts sa banawe...pasabay mo na ang mga dapat ma-sabay: t-belt, tensoiner, oil seals para 1 labor nalang..tiwala ko sa mekaniko namin,e...

for 2c-t:
head gasket: orig(its a must na original!)1,300++ AGL/replacement: 650(pero hanggang kailan kaya tatagal?)

shellac sealant(ung parag varnish) <150pesos.. i prefer na may ganito, kaysa sa advice nilang kahit wala na...

t-belt: 500->contitech-germany(mahaba t-belt ng 2c-turbo!), common ang gates brand, pero ingat ka sa fake..ok din ang gates...basta after 2-3 years palitan mo na, wag mo base sa km-reading..

labor > depende sa usapan nyu.. basta di mahigit 3000-4000 siguro yan...

kung papasok mo sa shop dalhin mo sa may pangalan, at least may habol ka...except rapide, ha...

**burjegol** · August 1st, 2007 06:17 PM

tol,
tio check lang kung me tama ang cylinder head gasket mo, paandaring mo makina till it reache the normal operating tempeature, yung bumukas ang thermostat sa water cooling system. patayin ang makina, while the radiator cap is not in position (i.e. radiator is open), start the engine. pag me bumulwak na tubig sa radiator, me tama na cylinder head gasket mo.

**baludoy** · August 1st, 2007 07:13 PM

automatic na ba mag-wawarp ang cylinder head oras na nag-overheat?

**4JGtootsie** · August 1st, 2007 07:20 PM

How is the movement of your temperature?
Are they sure na walang other leaks except the c. gasket?
Ang sakit naman magpalit ng gasket and machine shop only to find out na may maliit na butas lang ang isa sa mga hoses or bumigay o maluwag na clamp lang.
Bawasan muna ang coffee and avoid long trips until you have confirmed the problem.

**speedyfix** · August 2nd, 2007 11:29 PM

number one question you should ask is if the shop has a torque wrench. assuming they do, ask if they know the cylinder head torque specs and procedure for your head.

if they cannot answer you then leave and don't go back...

a botched job will make the engine run even worse than when you brought it in.

**joey** · August 2nd, 2007 11:57 PM

Originally Posted by Skidrow

sir Joey thanks..

I noticed that even if the engine is not running, when I open the radiator cap, unti unting nag ooverflow yung tubig at tumatapon.

any idea how much is the "actual" labor costs and the cylinder head gasket replacement itself? I'll try to visit some of the shops mentioned here so that I can get a better idea. Again, thanks.

kung replaced lang ng cylinderhead gasket P1.2-1.5T kadalasan ang labor about gasket dko kbisado ang lynx sa toyota or mits kadalasan P280-400 ang replacement (federal), kung skali reface ng head nsa P700-1,200.
pwede m na isabay ung oilseal ng cam nd timingbelt. mgandang idea ni speedyfix abt torque wrench,daming mekaniko gngawang torque wrench ung braso nila hehe

**speedyfix** · August 5th, 2007 10:32 AM

yup, mas makakasama pa yun kung wala...

**alwayz_yummy** · August 5th, 2007 12:21 PM

totoo yun... mahalaga torque wrench pag makina na... para pantay ang kapit ng mga tornilyo....

**Skidrow** · August 7th, 2007 02:11 PM

Many thanks. Sa tingin ko kailangan ko nga magbawas ng kape muna at nauuna na kasi ang nerbiyos...

I'll just like this problem in the meantime.. because I noticed that
-there are no bubbles forming when I open the radiator cap when the engine is on
-there is no "milo" mixture in the radiator or even in the reserve tank.
-wala din white smole sa tailpipe...
-yung tubig na dinadagdag ko naman sa reserve tank eh pakonti konti lang..

OT: However, i did notice (lately) na may nangangamoy gas sa may bandang harapan (under the hood) everytime I go home from a trip. I think there is no connection between this and the head gasket but i am not sure..I cleaned the sparkplugs already and so far they are working fine ...