head gasket check

suprabahamut · 05-11-2007, 10:34 PM

I not sure the head gasket is blown and I dont want to tear it down and open the head and have to replace it any way when I break the seal. I have heard you can put air into the spark plug holes and it will tell you if the exhaust valve is bent or stuck open if air comes out the tail pipe and if it comes from the dip stick or oil filler hole it could be a intake valve,

but I dont know for shure about air that leaks from the oil filler hole or dip stick and if it comes from between the other cylinders please some one tell me what they mean and if there is another procedure to do to check if it is the head gasket is blown, and when I got the car a while ago first I checked the oil filler cap for mayonase and the dip stick they were both clean

j3pz · 05-13-2007, 05:20 PM

theres a coolant test you can do. you can usually buy one at a automotive store.

suprabahamut · 05-13-2007, 06:26 PM

thanks alot do you know how much it cost, and is it the stuff you put in the radiator

j3pz · 05-14-2007, 09:38 PM

ya thats the one, if the fluid color turns any other color than what it came with then bhg. dont know how much it costs. think its like 10-15 bucks. hopefully someone else will chime in here and let you know

dannydavi · 05-14-2007, 09:40 PM

i heard it was around 50 dollars. I've personally went and asked several different auto parts stores if they had a block test kit and they all looked at me weird, all though i did find it online, i'll try and find it again.

dannydavi · 05-15-2007, 12:38 AM

They are called block testers, also known as a combustion leak tester. A combustion test kit can be found at your local NAPA, auto parts store. The part number is 700-1006. The price for this part is less than $50.00. Exhaust gases in your cooling system can suggest a head gasket leak, a cracked block, or a warped head.here you go found this in a yahoo search, hope this helps.

scruffboy · 05-15-2007, 11:21 AM

I called NAPA and the price was about 51 dollars.

Scruff

suprabahamut · 05-19-2007, 01:55 AM

thanks guys for the prices and telling me about the block tester I am going to get one when I get my next pay check in about 2 weeks so I will tell every one how it went and might need more advice

dannydavi · 05-19-2007, 02:24 AM

also i didnt fully read your first post but it appears you were wondering on how to do a compression test to it as well... the sticking something in spark plug hole thing you mentioned... you can do that as well. there are compression testers you can buy.

suprabahamut · 05-22-2007, 12:09 AM

thanks guys, I am pretty shure its the head gasket and im hoping not the pisons rings also but I put up another post in the mkiii section called hks head gasket if every one could look at that post and give me some answers I would really apreciate it thanks

05-11-2007, 10:34 PM	#1
suprabahamut 3" Exhaust Join Date: May 2007 Location: greensboro Posts: 242	head gasket check I not sure the head gasket is blown and I dont want to tear it down and open the head and have to replace it any way when I break the seal. I have heard you can put air into the spark plug holes and it will tell you if the exhaust valve is bent or stuck open if air comes out the tail pipe and if it comes from the dip stick or oil filler hole it could be a intake valve, but I dont know for shure about air that leaks from the oil filler hole or dip stick and if it comes from between the other cylinders please some one tell me what they mean and if there is another procedure to do to check if it is the head gasket is blown, and when I got the car a while ago first I checked the oil filler cap for mayonase and the dip stick they were both clean

05-13-2007, 05:20 PM	#2
j3pz 500whp yet? Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Mechanicsville, MD, US of A, 20659 Posts: 1,060	theres a coolant test you can do. you can usually buy one at a automotive store. __________________ 88 N/A w/ 5spd - stock - not running, bhg 87 turbo/targa w/ 5spd- fidanza light weight flywheel, new oem slave cylinder, apexi air filter, no ac and no heat

05-14-2007, 09:38 PM	#4
j3pz 500whp yet? Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Mechanicsville, MD, US of A, 20659 Posts: 1,060	ya thats the one, if the fluid color turns any other color than what it came with then bhg. dont know how much it costs. think its like 10-15 bucks. hopefully someone else will chime in here and let you know __________________ 88 N/A w/ 5spd - stock - not running, bhg 87 turbo/targa w/ 5spd- fidanza light weight flywheel, new oem slave cylinder, apexi air filter, no ac and no heat

05-14-2007, 09:40 PM	#5
dannydavi 12psi boost Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sacramento, Ca Posts: 373	i heard it was around 50 dollars. I've personally went and asked several different auto parts stores if they had a block test kit and they all looked at me weird, all though i did find it online, i'll try and find it again. __________________ '86.5 Supra - A/T - N/A - JDM Useful Sites: ToyoDIY.com ToyotaPart.com MKIIITSRM

05-15-2007, 12:38 AM	#6
dannydavi 12psi boost Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sacramento, Ca Posts: 373	They are called block testers, also known as a combustion leak tester. A combustion test kit can be found at your local NAPA, auto parts store. The part number is 700-1006. The price for this part is less than $50.00. Exhaust gases in your cooling system can suggest a head gasket leak, a cracked block, or a warped head.here you go found this in a yahoo search, hope this helps. __________________ '86.5 Supra - A/T - N/A - JDM Useful Sites: ToyoDIY.com ToyotaPart.com MKIIITSRM

05-13-2007, 06:26 PM	#3
suprabahamut 3" Exhaust Join Date: May 2007 Location: greensboro Posts: 242	thanks alot do you know how much it cost, and is it the stuff you put in the radiator

05-15-2007, 11:21 AM	#7
scruffboy walbro fp Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Kearny, New Jersey, USA Posts: 427	Block Tester I called NAPA and the price was about 51 dollars. Scruff

05-19-2007, 01:55 AM	#8
suprabahamut 3" Exhaust Join Date: May 2007 Location: greensboro Posts: 242	thanks guys for the prices and telling me about the block tester I am going to get one when I get my next pay check in about 2 weeks so I will tell every one how it went and might need more advice

05-19-2007, 02:24 AM	#9
dannydavi 12psi boost Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sacramento, Ca Posts: 373	also i didnt fully read your first post but it appears you were wondering on how to do a compression test to it as well... the sticking something in spark plug hole thing you mentioned... you can do that as well. there are compression testers you can buy. __________________ '86.5 Supra - A/T - N/A - JDM Useful Sites: ToyoDIY.com ToyotaPart.com MKIIITSRM

05-22-2007, 12:09 AM	#10
suprabahamut 3" Exhaust Join Date: May 2007 Location: greensboro Posts: 242	thanks guys, I am pretty shure its the head gasket and im hoping not the pisons rings also but I put up another post in the mkiii section called hks head gasket if every one could look at that post and give me some answers I would really apreciate it thanks

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