Blown Headgasket at 38k miles?!?
06-10-2007, 04:28 PM
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Ok, i'm going to look at this, this evening. I want to start looking at a few things to try and narrow down the problem before i talk to honda tomorrow.
06-10-2007, 07:11 PM
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Ok, went out and diagnosed a few things. Have oil in the anti-freeze but none in the oil. Ran engine for a minute and no compression appeared to build up in the radiator. Removed oil cooler and pressurized to 75psi and no leaks were found.
06-11-2007, 04:48 AM
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Yes, but a blown engine would mean the car does not run. The car runs perfect now. No loss of power or anything. Will just overheat if run for any length of time.
06-11-2007, 07:04 AM
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Originally Posted by lude2S,Jun 9 2007, 10:15 PM
No, no mention of anything. Everything checked out when i picked it up. I'm just learning now that it was SC'd for 3k miles. I was under the impression that it had been fully stock its entire life.
maybe the owner had a thicker headgasket on the motor for the supercharger then replaced it by re-using the OEM headgasket so now it's not a perfect seal? just a thought anything is possible these days. good luck w/ your situation.
06-11-2007, 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by nutsack,Jun 11 2007, 07:04 AM
did you notice in the cars for sale thread that i asked him to confirm if the car had been previously supercharged but he ignored my question?
maybe the owner had a thicker headgasket on the motor for the supercharger then replaced it by re-using the OEM headgasket so now it's not a perfect seal? just a thought anything is possible these days. good luck w/ your situation.
maybe the owner had a thicker headgasket on the motor for the supercharger then replaced it by re-using the OEM headgasket so now it's not a perfect seal? just a thought anything is possible these days. good luck w/ your situation.
Sounds like you need a new OEM head gasket. I also would not rule out replacing the thermostat for grins.
06-11-2007, 09:48 AM
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Originally Posted by RACER,Jun 10 2007, 11:25 PM
How so? It's either blown, or it is not blown.
it's like comparing a burn down house vs a house with a leaky bath tub, there's a difference in the scale, no?