Sebastian
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A couple months ago I did a head gasket job on a 95 Avenger 2.0 DOHC engine. Everything was fine and it had perfect 165PSI on all 4 cylinders.
A couple days ago I noticed some kind of smoke coming out of the exhaust, its hard to tell whether its oil, coolant or just steam.
So I did a compression test again and on the 1st and 4th cylinder the compression was 20 PSI lower then the 2 in the centre.
So will re-torquing the head bolts fix this? Or will it make it worse?
I used a MLS head gasket and I re-used the old bolts.
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Daes
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Re-use of the old bolts is probably the problem.  Always use new bolts. It's cheap insurance. |
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Sebastian
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I reused the old bolts because I didn't want to remove both the camshafts and then have to set the timing again.
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Nykon
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you cannot reuse the head bolts
They are torque to yield so when you torque them the first time they stretch thus making them unusable a second time because they will be longer.
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 Ut oh, it went down! :\  |
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Daes
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I assume the head is probably warped as well being you never actually completely removed the head?
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Sebastian
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The head was removed to change the head gasket.
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Shiano
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did you have the head checked by any means other than just looking at it? all it takes is a little warpage and it's off to the machine shop or the parts store for a new one
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Nykon
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How did you correctly retorque the bolts without having the camshaft removed? I couldn't even get a socket on mine because the cams were in the way.
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Ut oh, it went down! :\ |
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Sebastian
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No I didn't check it for warpage.
I torqued the bolts to what was listed in the Haynes manual. I managed to get a socket in there without taking away the cams.
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Darktengu
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No I didn't check it for warpage.
I torqued the bolts to what was listed in the Haynes manual. I managed to get a socket in there without taking away the cams.
First mistake was buying that fire starter. Pick up a Chilton. |
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 titan-racing.com Medialocker.org Mod List. Um WAY too many to fit on here. But the engine can handle about 800HP |
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Nykon
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Haynes and Chilton both suck.
Factory repair manuals FTW!
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Shiano
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Haynes and Chilton both suck.
Factory repair manuals FTW!
Find us a supplier that doesn't want over $50 per set and then we'll talk. lol |
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Sebastian
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So is there any possible easy way to fix this or do I have to take everything apart again?
Is it possible to change the bolts without removing half the engine pretty much?
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