headgasket

[Lukey]

hey guys, my headgasket seeps out oil behind the exhaust manifold.

am i able to clean up all the dirty dried up oil all down my block and somehow seal it up from the outside?

[DLO01]

Thats not good Lukey. Hard to seal from the outside, oil is under pressure, therefore not going to work.

[Lukey]

k. ill wait til my car hits 300k then do it.

[na-118]

seal it up if your gona sell it she'll be right
if not just do it properly

[Lukey]

im not gonna be selling it, just wondering if i could seal it up for the time being.

another 15000kms and ill be doing my 300000km service so i was gonna do it then

[na-118]

just do it now and a full service so you dont have to worry aobut it

[Lukey]

i wouldnt be doing it all in one go, probably over a couple of weeks after work.

[dougie_504]

VTEC B-series? Common issue for those engines.

If it's just a minor leak then don't worry. Check your oil regularly though. I've been driving my EF8 for about 18 months with a leaking head gasket, and the previous owner never bothered with it either. It passed RWC because it was so minor.

[Lukey]

b18b, non vtec. yea it seems kinda minor, would need to clean down everything to see how bad it is i suppose

[dougie_504]

b18b, non vtec. yea it seems kinda minor, would need to clean down everything to see how bad it is i suppose


If you spray it all with degreaser, turn the engine on, and pull the accelerator cable you'll see it seeping out (probably on the front left corner when facing the engine). Just monitor your oil levels and exhaust (for smoke). Otherwise it should be alright to drive another 15k KMs IMO.

[Lukey]

ill use brake cleaner at work one night, and its more towards the right side when looking at the engine.