Technical Head gasket blown, balancing options, little money

[Keepthe12alive]

 

[Keepthe12alive]

It was like black almost — I don’t remember if I smelled it

 

[koalar]

Which cylinder

 

[Keepthe12alive]

I also forgot to mention there was like this stuff when I drained the oil

I filtered the oil through a clean cloth before putting it back in

 

[Keepthe12alive]

This one (unrelated photo)

 

[Keepthe12alive]

Which cylinder

Sorry, this one (unrelated photo)

 

[Keepthe12alive]

If it's not sparkly or gritty it will be nothing to worry about

It felt like rocks a bit

 

[koalar]

If it's not sparkly or gritty it will be nothing to worry about

 

[Keepthe12alive]

Well I guess this is my plan:

- I’ll run it without plugs for a little bit just to be safe

- I’ll see what the combustion-in-coolant test says

And then I’ll go from there?

Does this sound smart?

 

[koalar]

Right

Cylinder head normally goes between 1 and 2

You have a problem with 3

Odds are in your favour

 

[koalar]

There no evidence of oil on the plugs

 

[Keepthe12alive]

If it does turn out the HG is blown again for what

Right

Cylinder head normally goes between 1 and 2

You have a problem with 3

Odds are in your favour

Wait is it the head itself that fails between 1&2?

 

[Keepthe12alive]

Take out the plugs and turn the engine over on the starter. If there's a lot of oil left in the cylinders, it'll fly out; you might want a few rags handy!

If there's only a very small amount left, it'll just pass into the exhaust when the engine is next run.

If you've driven the car since this happened, there's probably no oil left in the cylinders anyway.

And if you'd bent a conrod, I doubt it would still run at all.

How long do I run it without plugs?

 

[koalar]

If it does turn out the HG is blown again for what


Wait is it the head itself that fails between 1&2?

Yes

Not 100% but every HG I have seen has failed here first

It's where they fail if there's no coolant in them

 

[Keepthe12alive]

If the HG is blown again for whatever reason, are there other cause I should look at?

 

[koalar]

How long do I run it without plugs?

There's no oil in the cylinder the center electrode would be wet

 

[Keepthe12alive]

There's no oil in the cylinder the center electrode would be wet

I can’t remember if I wiped it before picture

 

[jrkitching]

There's no oil in the cylinder the center electrode would be wet

That.

How long do I run it without plugs?

I think you can safely omit this step.

 

[koalar]

I can’t remember if I wiped it before picture

You can't wipe oil off without a solvent it would still be slimy

 

[Keepthe12alive]

Would that more likely indicate either the oil burned off or rather that oil isn’t the problem?