Fairtax4me Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Awesome! Glad to heard its running well. Take it on a couple good 45-1 hour drives just to make sure everything will "settle in good". After that it should be good to drive as far as you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ztrain727 Posted July 26, 2015 Author Share Posted July 26, 2015 I have driven 320 miles so far and everything is running smooth, but today I opened the hood and found coolant pooled on the front passenger side under the power steering pump. It looks like it's from the top radiator to block hose. I replaced it and the new ones was too long so it went over the ridges on the crossover pipe. I can't imagine the head gasket would leak that much externally in 300 miles!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertsubaru Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Doubt its the HG that leaked like that. Probably the hose, Time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstevens76 Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Did you replace the O-Rings on the crossover pipe? It could also be from under the throttle body. And when a hose is too long you are supposed to cut it down to size............... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ztrain727 Posted July 27, 2015 Author Share Posted July 27, 2015 I put the old radiator to crossover hose back on which wasn't leaking. I didn't remove the crossover pipe due to time pressure, but it also wasn't leaking to my knowledge. The throttle body hose looks a little rough but I'm 99% sure the leak is from the very front passenger side of the block. All those little hoses from the crossover/throttle body would cause a leak more mid-rear on the block, and the car was parked on a slight upward slant. I'll see if it keeps leaking and report back. Thanks for the suggestions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ztrain727 Posted October 30, 2015 Author Share Posted October 30, 2015 (edited) I wanted to ask some advice. I managed to drive 4,000 miles since the new HG but continued to loose coolant. There is now coolant in the oil again. I did a really thorough job with the repair so I'm guessing there is either a hole/crack in one of the heads or the block. I assume one of the heads would be more likely. I have the opportunity to sell the car honestly but still don't feel great about passing on the problems to someone else. Should I scrap it? Sell it cheap? I could also buy new heads but if the problem persists I would really be kicking myself. I don't need the car now that I'm out west. I share my girlfriends H6 OBW. I'm still happy I took a stab at it and learned what I could. Edited October 30, 2015 by ztrain727 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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