Blown Turbo and Blown Head Gasket!! With PICs!

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My car hates me!! haha. So I rescued this car about a year and a half ago from somones garage. It hadn't run in about 7 yrs. Story was that it had the head gasket replaced and then parked because it wasn't running right. So I got it running pretty decently and have been daily driving it while fixing and upgrading any issues.

So a week ago my Turbo started smoking on decelaration. I was pissed because I hadn't really ever felt full boost. Swapped out my gas tank and finally had it running at full blast! And guess what!!

BHG!!! Damn!!

I think I caught it early. Here are the pics. It only seems like a minor BHG at cylinder #1. I had a feeling the PO didn't fix it right. Still had stock head bolts.
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What type of headgasket is that? Felpro?

I'm just going to go with a Toyota Headgasket and ARP studs. I'm only going to resurface the head. I wish I could do the block too, but since I have to get a new Turbo too. Its just not in the budget. I hope it lasts atleast a year and I can do a full rebuild next summer.
 
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To me its looks like no2 blew more than anything.

The coolant and combustion rings on no5 and 6 look pretty good compared to most bhg.

You caught it way early if it was blown. I caught my ge way early and it was way worse than that. I had no over heating or coolant lose, just a some what lose of power
 
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There was only coolant/water in cylinder 1. The others were dry. Cylinder 2 does have some deposits in it. Could be dried coolant. Since my coolant has always been brown no matter how many times I flush it.

I did not really see any obvious damage to the gasket itself. I check for BHG signs daily! haha. I saw white smoke, increased idle, slight over heat, and milky oil cap and shut it down and started ordering parts. lol
 
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Ya the coolant rings on all the cylinders dont look that bad for a bhg, but the only real problem i see is with the firing rings between no1&2.
 
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Finally got some time to work on it this weekend. It looks so daunting when you got everything torn apart. Didn't know where to start! lol

I used a Toyota head gasket with ARP Studs and torqued them down to 85 ft pounds. Going to retourqe to 90 ft pounds after 5 heat cycles. I mounted my Driftmotion 57 trim turbo and the exhaust side is pretty much done. Started on the Intake side and then I ran out of juice. I also replaced cam seals, Front main, and oil drive pump seals, as well as the timing belt, tensioner and spring.

I still need to install upper intake manifold, intercooler piping, install my new A/C compressor, A/C drier, radiator, throttle linkage, wiring, and coil packs. And whatever else I missed or have laying on the garage floor! I miss my Supra!! 8-(
 
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I'm done!!! Woohoo!!! Finished it up today. I'm suprised that it started right up and ran great. I getting to the point where I know this car pretty well. Kinda sad. Always working on it!!
 
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Not really. I took a few when I had it apart. Drove it to work today. It runs really smooth. I really want to see how that 57 Trim turbo feels like. Going to retorque the studs this weekend and then see whats she's got.
 
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Just used a gasket scraper. Got it as clean as I could. Head was resurfaced and i'm using a stock toyota gasket. Hopefully I will be fine. I'm not going to be pushing to much boost. I just need it to last a year or so. Then I will do a proper rebuild.
 
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SrBigbutt;1568687 said:
I'm done!!! Woohoo!!! Finished it up today. I'm suprised that it started right up and ran great. I getting to the point where I know this car pretty well. Kinda sad. Always working on it!!
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Ah, such is the way of a MKIII Supra owner. Ha ha. Happy modding.
 
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yea congrats that shes back together. any name for her? lol so far ive had my car 7 months and my coolant is GREEN still so i have my fingers crossed on the BHG issue. i check it every week or so but still. these damn things blow like a dirty whore blows everyday:) lol
 
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No name, besides the Blue car and The Supra! haha. My coolant has been rusty brown since I got her. Flushed it like 10 times and still was rusty brown. Guess thats what happens when a car sits for 7 yrs. I replaced all the rubber hoses during the head swap and hopefully it will stay green now! Just got water in it right now though.

I got my new compressor charged with R12 today!! Now it blows....Blows cold!!!
 
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