Are Head Gaskets Worth It?
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- Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024
- This week on Money Pit, the tables have turned. We’re at Eddie’s house helping him put his engine back together after blowing the head gasket in his MIATA. Along the way we’ll look at what a head gasket is and how to replace one.
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This is why Wednesday is my favorite day of the week
The worst week day is tomorow since up tô speed died
SAAAAAMMMEEE!!!
Zack Jobe is best donut boi!!
Me 2 bruh
And YMH
No, remove it for weight reduction.
True, remember to also empty the oil and coolant for even more weight reduction
Don't forget to take the pistons out too
also remember to take out the brakes, seats, steering wheel, and exhaust
Oh yeah, and the steering rack!
Dad: y did u pull the engine
Me:
Cuz race car
Did my first head gasket earlier this year. Also did the valves and timing chain while I was in there. One of biggest moments of accomplishments was firing it up after the job, then driving it to work the next day. The smile on my face never went away. There’s something about working on your own machine that does something to you.
My advice: sort literally every nut and bolt into ziplock bags. Made the job 1000x easier.
If you have the floor space putting the integral bolts/studs/nuts through a marked piece of cardboard, is another great way to prevent mixing them up.
I had a near impossible to diagnose problem in a newer Tacoma throwing a super odd set of codes. Ones that Toyota said were impossible unless we really, really, screwed something up.
That was until the customer came clean, in admitting he tried fixing it with a buddy, and they just put all the engine & trans bolts/studs&nuts in a single large pile.
I can assure you this feeling comes when you do things on your own, a mix of knowledge, self recognition and satisfaction, oh and the pride, I forgot the pride!
AND photograph everything, how absolutely everything fits together
@@newdadz The pride of the fixer. The real pride month we need. Mechanics Month.
Men, congratulations. So much courage on that. I'm sure i would freeze if something go wrong in the middle of job. Also, I'm super insecure about the "timing" stuff and adjust everything on the correct position related to that. Have you any had help of a profissional or someone with more experience ?
donut: are headgaskets worth it?
subaru owners: *heavy breathing*
I have to pull the engine every dang ol' time one blows out!
Y'all have it EZ when you can just take the heads off in the engine bay.. >:(
Aurastyz
Easy to do head gasket engine in the car.
*Cadillac Northstar intensifies*
@@ultraguy8771 "Oh no not again northstar, it's the third time this week"
I love how every episode begins in daytime and ends in nightime
My repairs start in daytime and end in daytime. That might sound good, but many times it's not the same day and there was no sleep inbetween.
Thats how it goes for me when i work on my truck. I stop when the sun goes down
@@brianpersson8341 respect
Yeah😅 7:55 😊p
I have so little day time left when I get home from work. I start at 5 and take the head lamp and hood light bar with me lol
I use the absolute crap out of my Milwaukie re chargeable head lamp and hood light bar. The head lamps are high in price but you can't beat how much time they last and the light they put out
Got a 2004 Mercedes C230K with a blown headgasket for $1,500. I'm 5 months in, 80hrs work time, and I've still got a little bit to go. What caused to to blow was a faulty headbolt which snapped, thankfully above the block line. In a Miata, this is a simple job. On a supercharged german engineered engine, not so much
Yeah had someone blow one on a BMW 6 series... 645 I believe and forget the year... maybe an 11 or so... anyway All Data says it's a 38 hour job...he was told replacing the engine was the cheaper way to go
Yes 💸 more money pits to follow
aye nice to see you here greg
Hail miata
Flying money emoji is definitely my favorite 🤣
ayee its Preg Geters!
hey dad
Donut: "This is a pretty simple thing, and it's not that hard to install"
Subaru Owners: *complete emotional meltdown*
Rotary owners: *Confused screaming*
i don't know why i find this hilarious
Rotor owners,'huh excuse me what?!??
*/electric engines/*
I drive a 2004 sti and i tell you, headgaskets scare me
4:10 dude the Haynes manual!
The holiest of texts when tearing into stuff you don’t really know
Taught me how to do a head gasket on a volvo
now as an aspiring engineer i need to know where to find this and what it is.
@@hifiteen49 a Haynes manual is a manual for ever car, like you would buy one for your Honda civic it would have a year range like 1990-1996 whatever a generation is of the specific car you want. It tells you EVERYTHING about repairing that car. The first thing you should do when you buy any car is get yourself a Haynes manual for that specific car. There are pictures included and often if there is a special tool for a specific make or model then the book will have a way to make the tool yourself instead of buying it. They are under $30 last time I bought one.
@@sparkymikey25 oooh that is very helpfull.
Thanks
especially when all the miata service manuals are free and widely distributed online.
"Are head gaskets worth it?"
WRX Owners: No, I don't think they are.
Why not 😂
@Meme Man ahhh ok, cheers brother
Still worth it . Just hard to replace
Wrx owners: hey Alexa, how do you weld a head to a block.
@@harryhelm9760 cause on boxers it's a normal repair. The way they work causes premature wear of the gasket. So it's just a joke about how if your head gasket isn't blown a subarus you aren't driving correctly. But yes even on subarus it's still very important.
“I did the head gasket delete”
Worst thing to read on a Craigslist ad
lmao so much effort for so much stupid
Seriously? 😂 😂 😂
*Northstar Owners Left The Chat*
Do people actually do that?
@@nitroustommy3668 absolutely not. Lol
I remember my first replacement of the head gasket. I was most worried about the timing. I was afraid that if I did something wrong, it would end up with the renovation of the entire head. That car was a Volvo s70 2.4 turbo. The entire repair cost me almost $ 2,000, but it was worth it. I paid 250 $ for a car, so for $ 2250 I have a 200 horsepower car worth $ 3000-5000 and I love this car.
But why 2000$?
@@mrpawno4955 when I do something, I use the top shelf parts.Parts only 700 $, head treatment with port polishing and replacement of seals 800 $, 300 $ machining block surface and checking the surface of the cylinders, 200 $ oil and a second change after 1000km and such crap
@@highstyled9649 did you rebuild the block too or just get the head resurfaced and polished?
@@highstyled9649 I'm actually looking to do this on a 06 lancer fastback that's why I'd like to know more
@@benjaminnoordam7707 I checked the contact plane of the block with the head. I checked the cylinders with a special instrument. The piston rings were also replaced and the cylinder was honed, I also checked the bearings on the crankshaft, but they were replaced as a preventive measure.
"Are head gaskets worth it?"
Subaru: *nervous sweating
Me a subaru owner
*crossing fingers*
Yep
As someone who drove a brumby, I can confirm this 😅
@@costcocombopizza8229 if you think about it, replacing a head gasket is part of Subaru maintenance
The head gasket issue was exclusive to the 2.5L (EJ25), not even the EZ30 and EZ30D engines had it even if it was the same basic design... I have never heard of an EJ20 having problems either..
Donut Media: "Are head gaskets worth it?"
Subarus: "nah"
I'd say porsche, they break even more, and replacement costs are bigger too
@@HaikusNigerson probably
@@HaikusNigerson Cadillac's northstar v8 was also notorious for blowing head gaskets
Having owned a 2000 outback I can confirm
2013 STi owner, can confirm
To do all of this in a single day on a driveway... Insane. I always stress about the single smallest grain of dirt getting into cylinders but these guys get away with all the sand in the world blowing in a wind around them. Absolutely amazing. Long live the head gasket!
First job I ever did on my first car was replace the head gasket on public parking in a day. Took like three hours total from start to engine on.
@tracklizard4018 what car was it? I recently bought a 97 civic and its smoking a bit from the exhaust even when its at operating temperature so I'm kinda concerned its the headgasket and was wondering if I should try to replace it or just sell it.
@@arcticgamingarctic9638could be the valve seals
Zach: "Are you sure the head gasket is in there?"
Eddie: "Don't do that to me!"
Let's be real, we'd all do that. My dad did that when I was servicing brakes.
Ever wake up in the middle of the night wondering if you tightened something? Then you can't go back to sleep because you are not too sure? But you are. Yeah that's fun.
Ah yes, the caliper head gasket
I'm new to car basic mechanics but if the gasket isn't really there cant they remove the head and put the gasket in? I mean they haven't tightened the bolts yet.
@@Meme_supplier i think maybe they feared the head and block just rubbing on each other idk
Yeah sway bar end links 😂 guilty
Zach: Every car I touch is a moneypit car.
that's why I see cars as a consumable and not an investment. your not gana buy an apple take a few bites and then try to resell it at full price
@@misticfury9546 Consuming the value of the car to save time and for convenience might be a fair trade off making it an investment
MisticFury yeah, unless your talking about limited production supercars or certain old cars, then cars are consumables 😅
even hi car right xD
I love that they fix all their employees/friends cars it’s honestly super dope
Huge public service announcement, but keep in mind that some head gaskets are directional (as in "this side up") if you ever wanted to try the repair on your own. Also, I feel like they didn't stress enough that if you have a blown head gasket, there's a chance that the mating surface on the block or head could be warped, causing the new gasket to fail. And last thing, alway do an oil change after a head gasket before you start the engine. There could be coolant that made it's way into the the oil passages
If you drained the cooling system first, that won't be an issue. What IS an issue is the scrapings from the old one that get into to oil-ways.
yes they did they mention they just got the motor back from the machine shop. .@@leonardodias1665
@@leonardodias1665 Yeah they did. He said he took the block and heads to a local machine shop and had just gotten it all back.
“95% That’s more confident than I have ever been before an episode “
That was pure honesty 😂
That made me laugh so hard 😂😂
SHOTS
Zach: "Yes, head gaskets are worth it"
EJ owners: "Hold my vape, I've got a point to prove"
And just like that: my weekly money pit is over. 11 minutes of bliss then I'm left with... nothing 😰 only 10,080 minutes until I can do it again 💛
This comment deserves more likes
Just rewatch it
😢
5 mins for me as I watch at 2x speed
"Are Head Gaskets Worth it?"
*WRX STI Owners have entered the chat*
You’re dumb lol
@Donald Trump I'm currently trying to figure out why I've got a misfire in cylinder 3 in my hawkeye wrx, even after changing my plug and coil (my best guess is vacuum leak, worst fear is bent valves) so I feel ya
Nope. Naturally-aspirated Subarus blow the headgaskets due to not being MLS from factory. Turbo cars, like the WRX and WRX STI, crack ringlands instead. Nobody wins.
I have a new wrx and an 04 sti and it just blew a head gasket half a week ago so i have been slowly tearing away at it with my bud.
@@joystix11 exactly no body seems to understand this, the people that blow head gaskets in there turbo cars either have bad luck or don't look after the engine.
I'm currently helping my friend out who blew his car's head gasket. Our cars have the same engine and I replaced mine not too long ago so that's why I took it on. No joke, when you step into someone's problem involving a head gasket, you have no idea how far the damage has gone.
That rattle probably comes from the fact they forgot to reinstall the piston return springs.
Based? Based on what?
Edit: guys ik it's a reference, I was trolling. Hope everyone has a wonderful day.
But first you need to check the thermistroculator and the the fornacrans solenoid.
@@yngfljm2277 Chrisfix things
LOL
idk man, without the blinker fluid things do get pretty noisy
“I don’t see why it wouldn’t work at this point” famous last words
I usual go with the "it BETTER work at this point" one
Said by grandpa with erectile dysfunction
Replaced the head gaskets on my 2007Silverado last year. Had never done what some consider an advanced engine repair. Lots of youtube videos, help from my cousin and 2 cases of beer. Saved my truck and save myself over $2000. Truck runs great now.
“I don’t know why it wouldn’t work” ahhh the life story of every car guy
"Are Head Gaskets worth it?"
"Yes"
*Roll credits*
Huh, didnt expect you to be here
Justinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
@Federal Bureau of Investigation , he isn't, he's just all knowing.
@Federal Bureau of Investigation me neihter
jesus christ i cant get away from this guy
Yet another reason to love pushrod engines, no need to worry about timing when doing simple tasks.
Subaru Owners:
"Write that down! Write that down!"
Angry Subaru Owners: “AcKkcHuAuLly”
when it blew on our 00 Forester we just got a whole new used low mile engine from Japan. was actually cheaper.
Laughs in ej20
Head gaskets were only bad on N/A subarus
Great work. At 8:10 when he dropped a spark plug in that may have changed the gap. I would check that.
Yup, I would have eased it down with a rubber washer-type plugsocket.
That hurt..
It landed on threads most likely, not on the tip which is in the center. I wouldn't have dropped it in like that either though, I just bring it as low as possible with two fingers
It can also crack the ceramic, wich affects it's "light". Just don't do that...
@@jonathonhebert7042 most likely.... About 95%? ;)
Love you guys, learned so much car knowledge from the Donut family. When ya don't have family teaching you how to work on vehicles Donut is the best way to go!!!
The ultimate Subaru owner’s question
Yes. I'm there right now.
Beat me to saying it!!
*cries in ej25*
What's up with subaru?
@@FirstNameLastName-fu8ml they blow head gaskets
Donut late 2019 / early 2020: were thinking of making a show on how to fix a Miata
Eddie: sweeeet
This channel is soooooo GOOD omg I can't even express it just the quality of the video just the topics the knowledge you guys all have this is just tv quality stuff I love it
"Are head gaskets worth it?"
Air cooled Volkswagen engine: **Laughs in German**
"Prevents coolant from going into the combustion chamber"
Was ist das COOLANT?
known to be one of the most unreliable engines
@@Chronx100 Caddillac North Star v8 has entered the chat
@@misterbuklau4053 i raise you the powerstroke 6.4
@@MystPlazma Mini N14 wants in on the fun.
"You hear that"
"Yeah, what's that?"
"I don't know"
Honestly this is most of owning a car
I here that
😂😂😂
Classic
Super underrated comment
Where is the 10 mil socket!?
This channel just taught me how to fit my miata, and have fun, and I learned manual because of you eddie and jobe!
“Are Head Gaskets worth it?”
Subaru: “We don’t Do that here”
Exactly why I’m here 😂 EJ Problems
@Adam C your so cool Adam none of us asked but if you own a Subaru won’t be long you can lie all you want
Subies aren't thaaaat bad. It comes down to the driver mostly, make sure it's got oil and if it's boosted just don't floor it at 2k rpm cause it'll destroy the engine. I had to trade in my sti to go back to school and the sales dude who test drove it did exactly that. I tried to explain to him how bad that is and to simply down shift when going uphill. He kept doing it. Any doubts I had about trading it in went out the window, I knew the car was fucked just by that short drive. Sure enough, I heard the guy who bought had the engine die on him literally 2 weeks later. I bought it new and drove it for 120k mostly on stage 2, had no issues. It is mostly the driver. Now I have a brz and love it.
Ok Dokey you are stupid lol it’s you are..... and in my subie I have a FA20 it’s not known for blowing head gaskets more than any other car out there
@@lexxlungull9090 Lol Ringland failure
When Zach said “mostly to hurt your feelings” you know that him and Eddie are best friends.😂
Obviously you aren't up to date, but Pumphrey has very clearly stated himself to be Jobes best friend lmao
Matt Aldrich up to speed
Actually Zach is just a prick. Its understandable though, I'm a Zach and also a prick.
@@ATX_Engineer ouch bro, Jobe has always been good to Donut lol, you can kinda tell just by his demeanor with everyone
I thought helping him fix his head gasket was it but ig 🤣💀
Man, this miata looks so nice to work on it. So much space everywhere. (Oh and if you want to replace your head gasket, dont forget to use new screws for the head)
Are head gaskets worth it?
RX-8: *cries*
Apex Seals: *screams*
RX-8: waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Cries in 12k rpm
LMAO. Apex seals AND rotary rebuild are EASY compared to a bad HG job.
Being an 08 wrx owner yes a good head gaskets are very amazing
Lol 😂 I was just thinking of the WRX
Lol hahah
Oh yeah, EJ’s love a good head gasket!
@@ethanwebb7912 Don't forget Cadillac Northstar's.
James Van camp 08-11 had major ring land issues, not so much head gasket
As an F-150 owner, I can't stress enough how envious I am watching you guys standing there bent over in the engine bay, and not a step ladder in sight... 🤧
Can't you just deflate the tires and lower the ride height by adjusting the suspension?
@@waldolemmer Why didn't I think of that?
YES it worth it, you are welcome!
Short answer your comment, long answer this video.
@@zoltanmeszaros4684 .
@@zoltanmeszaros4684 i mean he did just say yes
Haha I was literally expecting this comment 💀
@@zoltanmeszaros4684 well in the video he did say if it was worth it or not in the first 5 seconds
People watching this video: wow blowing a head gasket must suck!
Subaru owners: ehh it happens all the time
I purposely bought a Subaru with a blown head gasket as the vehicle cost plus cost to fix was too good to pass up, and BTW- they are pretty easy to fix. Took me all of a Sunday afternoon.
EngineerSean RUclips it’s all about having the right tools! Damn near anything on a car is simple provided you have 1. Proper tools 2. Time.
EngineerSean RUclips what the fuck kinda sorcery do you possess to repair a blown head gasket in 1 afternoon when my local shop quoted me 17 hours of labor to repair it not including re machining?
So accurate
Just got mine fixed.....
Rewatching old donut vids bc it reminds you of the good old days 😢
We DEFINITELY NEED more of Eddie honestly the battle of the Miatas or even just his own little show would be sick👍
Eddie: "Yeah, that noise is a little sus"
The noise: "Nah, I swear it wasn't me! I was with engine the whole time!""
Noise was not the impostor.
1 impostor remains.
@@lopezab88 🤣🤣🤣🤣
i saw the headers vent!
@windson7 oh boi
Crank sensor.
thank you for helping us all get our heads around this job
I just want to say how much I appreciate that you ACTUALLY look up and follow torque specs for the important bolts unlike alot of shade tree mechanics that think ts is "'til it stops then another good ugga dugga" like seriously THANK YOU!
Some don't even use the recommended tightening sequence!
ur wrong, no real mechanic does that, the ugga dugga is real, and everyone says its a couple ugga duggas, unless its suspension, or inside engine repair.
Wallet: No you can't just spend all this money on a Miata
Zach: Wee Miata go brrrrrrrr
Yeah, this looks like a huge pain lol. I’m all for changing oil, plugs, etc maybe even light suspension work but I do not trust myself to properly line up cams
Donuts media be having the most wholesome bromance out there. I’m not watching for the car anymore. James/Nolan are going so strong for so many years, Zach finally got someone he deserves with Eddy. And Jeremiah do video by himself in his garage, the way god intend it to be. All is well in the donuts media world.
@AJ Hauter lol
I feel the same way, literally ANY of them could make a video about how to change out Barbie doll clothes and I would still find it entertaining! Hands down my most favorite RUclips channel. Other than Cleetus McFarland of course lol
“Are head gaskets worth it?”
NorthStar V8 nahh we don’t like them anyways
*Block has left the chat
Warped has entered the chat*
*6.0 powerstroke enters chat*
“are you new around here?”
Me: Recommends trans service on my first Northstar v8. What’s the worst that can happen?
*During the job*
Me: Did satan design this car? 😤🤯
The starter has entered the chat.
Me watching this series: those are good upgrades
Me looking at my pos: you don’t need that fancy stuff
I actually got to do the headgasket on my 2001 jeep Cherokee last year, I did the headgasket intake/exhaust gasket arp head studs timing chain water pump injectors and distributor, I loved it, I took my time doing it because I was by myself but it was wonderful and now she runs better than ever
Thanks for the confidence. I have a 1998 Chrysler Convertible AND. a 1998 Olds Aurora I need to do this to.
Eventually..
Idk how i ended up with 2 98s lol
the people who disliked were just too hyped for the new episode they hit the wrong button
Or just went through the horror of changing a Subaru head gasket.
@@TheOtherGygax God no pls
Or they know how to properly do head gaskets. This job was a complete failed hack job.
He didn't check the block, didn't check the surface roughness, didn't check for true top dead center, didn't check the head for flatness.
True DIY hack job.
And no I didn't thumbs down, I never do that. I'll thumbs-up it because I find the failure entertaining. 😂
@@nitroustommy3668 I think you missed the part when they said he took the entire motor to a shop and had it machined. What they failed to describe was how important it is to check the item you pointed out.
@@mexzcanninja7412 oh I've must have missed that.
I don't think they pulled the block and had it checked. They definitely didn't check for True top dead center and I bet the timing was way off ("building fuel pressure" 😂).
Block and heads require a certain surface roughness to use MLS gaskets so they might be using the wrong gasket because I doubt the block is smooth enough (they're not even from the factory)
I mean, you don't know, until you know, you know...
We have a Lanz Bulldog, and last week we figured out that my great-grandfather just threw away the head gasket away, because he accidentally burnt the head too hot( you need to set the Head on fire to preheat the engine) and let the gasket melt. Now we overhaul the Motor after about 60 years. This thing ran without a head gasket for the last 60 years, but the compression was not the best, that’s why we repair it. But the torque from that 10l one cylinder is still amazing.
My routine for wednesdays has become
1. wake up
2. school
3. watch new episode of money pit during lunch break
Sounds like you got your routine in check!
yesh
What about Rona?
Like many others, Money Pit is why I love and look forward to Wednesday’s
I've done I few head replacements (and thus head gasket replacements) over my time working on vehicles, and it is definitely a long and irritating process, but in the end it definitely pays off
Sliver miata's engine bay looks clean 🤩
After watching Money Pit this many weeks in a row with the rest of the Donut community I feel like this car is less of a Miata and more of a We-ata.
TGI Wednesday!
Plus more Eddy please! Huge fan of Zach but it was nice to get know Eddy as well.
Looks like Eddie’s headlights could use some lovin 😂😅
They should do an episode on a Miata Headlight restoration for the NB Miata.
"That's the most frightening thing you can say my guy"
I'm dead 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Zach: bro thats not the pattern
Eddie: woah fr?
Zach: *shithead smile*
Yeah, made me smile too
Next episode:
Is a new engine worth it?
Yeah, that bottom end sounds awful.
Yeah, as long as it’s a 6 cylinder engine so that u can get more power out of it
@@Insert_name_below the only 6 cylinder that belongs in a miata is a Cummins
Zach Steele now we’re fucking getting somewhere
@@zachsteele6964 YES!!!
on my old D15 civic (EF hatch) you didn't even have to pull the exhaust/intake manifolds out of the car, just loosen and pull away from the head, then remove all the electricals... made it so much easier...
0:33 seconds into the video. On Sunday of this very week. I just replaced a Valve cover gasket on my 4.2l inline6 GMC Envoy. I had to take the intake, air filter box, air intake "4200 Vortec" plenum, and intake manifold off. As well as the alternator, to have room for the intake forward upward sweep to remove the intake manifold. All just to get to the valve cover bolts. A few steps further and I could have removed the head and just done the head gasket since I was that far in there. But a blown head gasket wasn't the issue. Massive amounts of oil in the spark plug tubes (coil over plug system) meant a leaking valve cover gasket. It was the spark plug tube gaskets, but it still counts as a valve cover leak since those are apart of the valve cover gasket kit. FELT SUPER ACCOMPLISHED AFTER DOING THIS JOB! 👋💪💪💪😁
Dohc vs pushrod v6. I know what I'd prefer to work on.
“Can you fix it, how much will it cost?”
That all depends on how quickly you snap a head stud.
@Meme Man 😂😂
dude my homie just snapped a head stud, but as he backed it out of the block, the broken part followed just due to the way it broke. when the head was off again, I just pulled it right out with my fingers. threads were fine, but stud was stretched and broken as fuck. same with the first one we torqued down. I suggested to him (before all this happened) that he should replace the head studs because they stretch, and he was like "nah, it'll be fine" well it was not fine. replace the head studs whenever you have to take the head off.
I'd say we got lucky as F U C K
*laughs in toyota reliability*
I felt that in my soul lmao
@@christianleblanc5109 me too
Nobody should look this happy and have this much fun replacing a head gasket.
Also paramount: make sure the block and head don't need decking. You can replace a blown head gasket all day but if the block or head have eroded or blown out material the gasket won't seal.
that's why the first thing they said was that they took it to a machine shop
“Are headgaskets worth it?”
Subaru owner: “I did the delete 👀”
I say remove the engine and just drive it like a little tykes car.
I prefer the term "Flintsoning".
@@Ondrix classy
@@Hitycooking ?
Yea. Thats what I do
Last time I was this early, Donut was parking a race car.
Much love, your friends at Rev Media!!
Your friends? U have 330 subs, i dont think they know who u are🤣🤣
Why are all your vids ending with lol
@@dankaro8996 yea
Budget donut media
Love ya guys❤️ and I meant YOUR friends☺️
I replaced the head gasket in my 94 civic with a b18 swap twice. 1st time took about 3 hours. 2nd time took abput 90mins. Had to do it twice cause I didn't get the head worked over the 1st time and it blew it again. 2nd time I got the head worked over and never had another problem with it.
Day 233 of asking James to do an Up to speed on his Dad
Hi
Lamborghini Fan hiiii
Omg I'm early keep it going bro!!!
big fan mate
Keep it going pagani
Zach: "Can we make a video the other way around"
Also Zach: struggles to not cut off the head of the camera guy while filming
was looking for this comment
I’ve bought a broken project car. It was someone getting tired of dumping money into it. There loss was my gain and I drove that car for a few years. It wasn’t perfect but no car is. Heck even my bone stock Toyotas have been projects. All cars need maintenance and love. Good job gentleman excited for this weeks episode. (:
After this, Zach is EASILY my favorite host. Sorry James!
Last year I blew the head gasket in my Sentra spec v. Taking it apart wasn’t terrible but I was definitely fearful of putting stuff back together. Making sure everything lines up like the timing belt and camshafts gave me a lot of anxiety. It was a $3500 job and I got it done for $200 (did have to buy some tools). If it didn’t work I was probably junking it anyway but it’s still running strong thankfully. This was my first big job on a car. I had a similar issue with rough idling but was smooth over 1200 rpm, and at idle it would drop dangerously low sometimes
You need to pull fuel pump fuse. Cycle the engine a bit to get oil system filled. Then put fuses back in. Once back, cycle key a couple times to on position. Listen to fuel pump cycle. Now your fuel system is primed. You can now safely start the car.
Damn this makes me miss my MR2. It was so amazing having a little, light car that was pretty easy to work on because the parts were small enough to fit in your hands. Plus T tops or Targa tops are the best roof arrangement ever. When you go down hill on back roads during the evening time, you can feel the temperature change as you dip into cool, misty fog.
Except when the 800€ gaskets start to leak and u put alluminium tape on it because u're poor and live in a quite rainy country :D
Woah MR2's are pretty nice (you should get one)
the first time i replaced a head gasket it took me about 10 hours. I had no idea what I was doing and used painters tape to label everything. When I reassembled everything and the car ran again I was hooked.
" bro that's not the right sequence"
"Bro?"
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Every other Miata owner thinking "HA! I saved weight on that manifold bracket"
Just for you to know, usually, like 99% of the time, when a headgasket blows: it doesnt mean that the gasket itself it's broken or something. Insted what happens is that the cylinder head surface where the gasket sits, it's bend due to a high heating and cooling so fast. Sometimes even the cylinder block surface where the gasket sits, also bends. That's what trully leaks. Sometimes, the 20% of the times, just by putting a new gasket, may get the form of that bend and prevent it from leaking. The other 80% of the time yo will need to resurface the cylinder head. Sometimes you also have to resurface the cylinder block. Otherwise you will never rapare that at all.
So true sometimes the head cracks which you would only notice after resurfacing clearly this guys first head gasket
Seriously this video is garbage, well over half of the time when you have a blown head gasket, you need a hell of a lot more work done than a new head gasket.
In the case of my MR2 it was just an old gasket starting to deteriorate. (Mine wasn't really blown though, just had exhaust gas leaking into the cooling system, causing overheating.) I measured the head and block for warpage and it was all within spec. Slapped a new gasket on, (did port/polishing, valve job and replaced all seals while the head was off) and good as new!
Agreed they dont mention any of that info..
I was scrolling for a comment like this. They just breeze by the fact that he took the head to a machine shop, didn't even say that it was the head they took there or what they are fixing - warping (but clearly did because its so clean). Really takes the value of this video down to 0.
I love all of Donut... But this is, by far, my favorite series. PLEASE never stop...
2:02 this nearly gave me whiplash why is it so clean
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Thanks for the heart Zach!☺
legend has it, that this statement is true.
I like this guy but What ever happened to science garage? Just curious 🧐.
bart became a dad, and has been doing the family man role. science garage was awesome and a fun yet, very factual. the infographics were on point as well. @DonutMedia we WANT bart back!
Science garage was the reason i subscribed money pit and high vs low is the reason i stayed. Huh also because more powah baby!
@@johnnygarefalakis3762 yeeeees me boy Pumphery mo powa babeh
Science garage was, for what I've ever seen on youtube one of the best "autoscience" series I've watched, would really like a new video of it again!
By the way sorry if there's something wrote wrong, still learning english
@@Someone_that_is_very_tired you're doing pretty good, I can easily understand everything you said
They make fixing a head gasket look fun
"Are Head Gaskets worth it?"
If you own an RX7 or an RX8 clearly not
"Are apex seals worth it"
I hate replacing head gaskets in rx7s
@@tedofuentes6525 Apex seals is more like piston rings,
@@mateuszzimon8216 Damm thanks for insight. And here i thought apex seals were at the top of the food chain
@@tedofuentes6525 haha
Are headgasket worth it?
Subies: Am I a joke to you?
10x more frustrating on a transversely mounted engine. I’m looking at you, exhaust studs. Had fiberglass splinters in my hand for weeks from the firewall.
i wake up every wednesday for this
DonutMedia is everything I wish I could accomplish. Great episodes, a great following, but most importantly, great friends with a shared interest.