head gasket search

[taka21]

hey i just had my first signs of a bhg today and im just wondering where everyone orders their stock head gasket kits from other than toyota thanks

 

[kotu100]

i got felpro from autozone, search is your friend,

 

[taka21]

i got felpro from autozone, search is your friend,

i was lookin there and online but the prices seem to vary
ive found some for like 57 and ones all the way up to like 300 so im not sure whats actually going to be reliable

 

[oldsking]

fel-pro or OEM tend to be your best(for a GE application unless you plan on turbo'n later on). Make sure when you put it on it's a clean surface both on the head and block and your re-torque them to 75-80 ft/lbs

 

[jdub]

For stock head bolts, the max I would go is 70-75 ft/lbs. For ARP, use the numbers on the spec sheet.

 

[taka21]

im starting to wonder tho
i might just have to retorque the headbolts
the only symptom of a bhg that i have is the coolant reservoir boiling over
but there is no coolant in the oil and the car is not overheating at all
im just wondering at this point

 

[oldsking]

Sounds like my car and I can tell you this I'm not certain it's a bhg but more like a ticking bomb that I want to change ASAP maybe we are wrong it could be something else but I'm pretty sure its a HG

 

[IJ.]

<hint> Look between the head and the block

 

[Poodles]

Do a compression and block test (tests for exhaust gas in the coolant).

You could simple have a pinhole leak (or bad radiator cap) in your cooling system causing it to lose pressure. Loss of pressure causes boiling and then increased pressure causing a vicious cycle.

On the gasket sets, I personally dislike fel-pro because many of the gaskets aren't nearly the quality of the OEM ones, but I've heard Stone gaskets are very good (rumor has it they make them for Toyota but can't confirm it).


EDIT: :rofl: @ IJ

 

[IJ.]

Fogive Poodles he's new so still helpful and not at all jaded and cynical....... yet

 

[Moy]

Fogive Poodles he's new so still helpful and not at all jaded and cynical....... yet

We can all hope he doesn't get as bad as you... er, wait, who said that? :sarcasm::biglaugh:



....:1zhelp:

 

[taka21]

lol
the other thing is that it only happens when the car is parked up on an angle where the drivers side is higher than the passenger
i dunno if that would make a difference.

 

[IJ.]

Stop dating fat chicks?

 

[taka21]

Stop dating fat chicks?

or stop parking that way on hills lmao