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Old Apr 2, 2009 | 03:42 PM
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Well judging from this picture I think my Head Gasket might be leaking lol



Any chance in hell that this is not a bad gasket..................................doubtful I know?
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Old Apr 2, 2009 | 09:44 PM
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IS it worth going through the headache of changing the gasket when I do the PS pump, Water pump, Timing belt and seals or wait till it fries and get a new engine?
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Old Apr 2, 2009 | 09:56 PM
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Take off the cheap exhaust manifold gasket and take a look. It might simply be a valve cover gasket leak that trickled down.

But yeah, don't use those cheap exhaust manifold gaskets. OEM metal gaskets FTW.
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Old Apr 2, 2009 | 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by 935
Take off the cheap exhaust manifold gasket and take a look. It might simply be a valve cover gasket leak that trickled down.

But yeah, don't use those cheap exhaust manifold gaskets. OEM metal gaskets FTW.
LOL actually I bought a new set of OEM gaskets and within a week I could hear a leak, so in a tight spot I bought these at Autozone and have not had an issue since. I think I will stick with these for the time being.

I changed my VCG's less than a year ago and there is no leakage anywhere around them at all since they were changed.
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Old Apr 2, 2009 | 10:44 PM
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Try a compression check and leakdown if you can't come to any conclusions.
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