Furio head gasket

  1. Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2012 Aylesford, Kent Posts: 231 2001 Posi Blue Furio 2000 Wicked Red VTS
    #1
    Head gasket has blown again. Normal symptoms: misfiring, white smoke, oil in coolant and water in oil what is the cheapest option I've got to fix it. New gasket and head skim etc. vts engine conversion or new car. Also how many times can a saxo head be skimmed
  2. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.
    #2
    Mines just done the same,costing me £400 that's with a head skim included.
  3. Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2012 Aylesford, Kent Posts: 231 2001 Posi Blue Furio 2000 Wicked Red VTS
    #3
    Is that with labour. I will do it myself so will work out cheaper
  4. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.
    #4
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Ginga-jamie View Post
    Is that with labour. I will do it myself so will work out cheaper
    Yes that's all in mate.
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  5. Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2012 Aylesford, Kent Posts: 231 2001 Posi Blue Furio 2000 Wicked Red VTS
    #5
    Hopefully its just the gasket that needs changing. It was a recon head when i put it on so probably wont be able to skim it again. Luckily i have a straight edge to check if the head is warped or not fingers crossed its not
  6. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Nov 2010 Kent Posts: 8439 Gen 7 Celica 190.
    #6
    How has it blown again? Headgasket is meant to last the life of the engine of corse they dont but should 'only' need doing once.

    I would and did it on my old Vts first time I ever done it was easy lock the car at Tdc with the flywheel and rest is just unbolt and bolt up.
  7. Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2012 Aylesford, Kent Posts: 231 2001 Posi Blue Furio 2000 Wicked Red VTS
    #7
    im not too sure why it has gone again, i did it august 2012 and got the problem again. Bit strange when everything was new and head was reconditioned. Unless the block is damaged. yeah they are pretty simple to do just a bloody pain
  8. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Nov 2010 Kent Posts: 8439 Gen 7 Celica 190.
    #8
    Well did you freeze it and over heat? No way it would blow in such a short time unless head wernt skimmed right.
  9. Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2012 Aylesford, Kent Posts: 231 2001 Posi Blue Furio 2000 Wicked Red VTS
    #9
    What do you mean freeze it? And no it didn't overheat. Yeah maybe I'll whip the head off and check to see if it's warped or not
  10. Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2012 Aylesford, Kent Posts: 231 2001 Posi Blue Furio 2000 Wicked Red VTS
    #10
    Ok so I drove my car. Engine management light was flashing and car was misfiring and had no power. I turned it off, about half hour later went back to it and it was fine as if nothing had happened. Checked my oil cap, there was foam, but not on dipstick. Checked my coolant and it looked like sludge but when I drained a bit out, it was red. My coolant and antifreeze I use is red. Does this now seem like head gasket?
  11. Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2012 Aylesford, Kent Posts: 231 2001 Posi Blue Furio 2000 Wicked Red VTS
    #11
    I also put my code reader in and it was giving me the code p0300 and p0136
  12. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.
    #12
    It will misfire if the head gasket has gone,mine did and coughed out plumes of white smoke.
  13. L-plater Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 49
    #13
    There will be immense pressure behind the antifreeze too if the engine is warm, undo the cap and try to hold on to it!