Blown Head Gasket
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Just got back from a trip and my Honda did well for the first 150 miles then it started to overheat had to put water in the radiator several times, and was blowing hot water out of the overfill bottle. Also, when i filled up the radiator the AC worked then it stopped blowing cold air as the car started to heat up the car has about 133K miles on it. Don't see any water in the oil and the two fans are operating. I see all the threads about blown heat gasket is this rather common in 7th gen? Is this a project I can do with relative ease i've done HG's before or shop? Thanks in advance.
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Just got back from a trip and my Honda did well for the first 150 miles then it started to overheat had to put water in the radiator several times, and was blowing hot water out of the overfill bottle. Also, when i filled up the radiator the AC worked then it stopped blowing cold air as the car started to heat up the car has about 133K miles on it. Don't see any water in the oil and the two fans are operating. I see all the threads about blown heat gasket is this rather common in 7th gen? Is this a project I can do with relative ease i've done HG's before or shop? Thanks in advance.
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Just got back from a trip and my Honda did well for the first 150 miles then it started to overheat had to put water in the radiator several times, and was blowing hot water out of the overfill bottle. Also, when i filled up the radiator the AC worked then it stopped blowing cold air as the car started to heat up the car has about 133K miles on it. Don't see any water in the oil and the two fans are operating. I see all the threads about blown heat gasket is this rather common in 7th gen? Is this a project I can do with relative ease i've done HG's before or shop? Thanks in advance.
Im 20, a first timer, and just changed my HG by myself.
-im re-doing it for the second time now
- OEM HG (40$ i think?)
- ARP head studs (craigslist/facebook classifieds 60$)(130$ brand new)
- Resurface head (rough estimate 70$)
- Did not resurface head
- did not use arp stud (reused oem bolts)
- used fel-pro head gasket (40$)
- also changed over to full synth oil (caused leaks, not 100% sure)
- used h20 for the next two weeks instead of coolant (not recommended)
- its easier to put things back together if u were organized
first time using a the manual [GET IT]...
first time using a torque wrench [DONT CHEAP OUT] ...
first time having my car not running for many days ...
there are tools u will need. get em before u need em
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I had the same issue after I replaced my timing belt and associated parts. I decided it was time for the engine to have, what I considered, the "good stuff". The only leak I really had after I changed to full syn was probably the worst one you could have next to the rear main seal and that was from the internal o-ring on the oil pump. It involved taking off all the timing belt stuff off again and dropping the oil pan and pick up to get the oil pump off. Painful, but a very good experience and I know the job got done right.
The full synthetic doesn't cause leaks. The detergents and such in the full synthetic clean all the crusty deposits that were keeping leaks from occurring. At least that's how I understand it.
The full synthetic doesn't cause leaks. The detergents and such in the full synthetic clean all the crusty deposits that were keeping leaks from occurring. At least that's how I understand it.
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