head gasket? with video

[Jcityracer]

Okay, so got my project going one new coolant/oil line and had the shop tighten everthing up. shop said head gasket or cracked head. Oil isnt milky and it gets up to 120°C before I pull over. And this is what happened


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZPJySNAFvk&list=UUjtP0I55dzKQjlNlar1IdcA&index=1

if its a new head shop quoted me at 2k...
I feel like I could get a salvaged e36 M3 with good motor/trans/rear end and do the swap myself for under that

[drivinfaster]

link just takes me to youtube, no video. :confused:

what is happening?? did you have a block check test done?? if you need to know what that is, then check here:http://youtu.be/CCPMW84_zAc



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[Jcityracer]

Just updated the link! Sorry about that! And thanks for that tip!! Ill take it into my auto tech class tomorrow and see if I can test it

[drivinfaster]

that looks like a leak to me, not so much a blown hg....

there is a plastic pipe that goes along the block under the intake, as well as a fitting @ the back of the motor. can't remember if it is on the head or the block....think the head. real oem would have a diagram of all of the related cooling pipes and hoses.

there are quite a few areas that could be the culprit. a pressure test would show where the leak is.




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[Jcityracer]

Thanks for the tip! Ill see if I can test it in the next couple of days and give an update

[Jcityracer]

Okay, so back when I was having trouble houldung coolant i took apart the intake manifold to get to the line. (oil and coolant((runs to back of block)) and reused the gaskets... so i ordered new ones and as i was putting them on took a look and found this. would this have anything to do with my overheating issue? I know normally oil doesn't have much to do with it and my oil isn't milky but here are the pics

[cooljess76]

You either have a busted "Y" fitting on the back of the cylinder head or a cracked flange going in or out of your heater core on the firewall. Either way, you WILL have a blown headgasket or cracked head very soon if you keep letting it overheat like that. Make sure you follow up with a PROPER bleed after you replace whatever is broken:

http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthread.php?t=27983

[Jcityracer]

Is the bottom image in the first post the fitting your talking about?

http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthread.php?t=18066

Thank you,
Parker

[cooljess76]

Yep, that's the one.

[Jcityracer]

Alright Thanks! Got the upper part of the intake msnifold off yesterday. So now it looks like I have to take off fuel rail/injectors then where the intake manifold mounts to the block to get down to that piece.