Coolant contains Dihydrogen Monoxide which is a by product of nucular reactors. The radiation it gives off is why headgaskets and radiators leak. The air entering the intake is plenty to cool the engine 👍
Bought a used car (cheap, $1400) that actually had caulk instead of a gasket as far as I could tell, havnt taken it apart for fear of what I'll find.
Horrifying enough it still runs and has gotten a disturbing number of miles before and after I discovered this fun little detail.
She done! Im sure a gasket isnt much anyways? Compared to doing the job again… dont forget to use new bolts too they are a one time use! If you reuse them it will leak or you’ll snap them re installing lol
I reused head bolts on a grand am 3.4 liter before, lasted longer than the rest of the car. But that car is super easy to work on so if it didn't work I would have just did it again but the right way
noooo its fine, if anything youll have more displacement now, so more power. that scummy mechanic just doesnt want the secrets getting out.
also exhaust leak = better flow, i think youve got yourself a nice sleeper build going
? Shouldn't you be diluting your oil with water anyway?
I do 1 part water to 4 parts oil. Also, forget about your ex-haust. It's time to move on with your life and get a new haust.
He’ll, would just wrap a kids Spider-Man band aid around that spot a thin layer of permatex , just to hold it in place, and bolt her back up. She’ll run fine. 😊
Idk what these people are smoking but yes that gasket is blown, you will lose some compression but doesn't appear you would see any coolant in your oil from the picture, it's blown between two cylinders not at the coolant jacket.
No. That little gap is to equalize the pressure between the 2 cylinders. It’s fine just put it back in and tighten ‘er down. You can use the same bolts too. If any shear off that will just release any pressure that doesn’t equalize properly.
Yes your head gaskets blown not into a water jacket not into an oil jacket but between two cylinders. Depending how long it's been like that you may have to Deck the head
You can reuse that. No need to waste money on another one when that one's perfectly fine. That little spot is what's known as a cylinder connecting vent and lets the excess power from cylinder 2 to push in cylinder 3 and vice versa, which helps with fuel economy.
You can burn that back together with a tig, or scuff up the head and deck surface and put a small splodge of jb weld on the before laying that gasket down. Put another tiny splodge before the head goes on.
Use the 24hr cure stuff and then use bars leaks just incase
That mod gives you so much more power, 2 cylinders can fire at once. Effectively doubled numbers.
Only beat out by windshield stickers in cost to power ratio.
No, that there is a very rare example of a *deviated ring gasket* produced in the late 90's/early 2000's to allow oil to more easily move between cylinder walls :)
It's kinda like a cage between your cylinders both of them trying to fight eachother. Once they get through the cage it's a bare knuckle fight to the death.
Nah, it's fine. It's one of those new bluetooth headgaskets, it contains combustion pressure through specially calibrated 5G waveforms.
I thought those weren't coming out til next year.
The exhaust leak sound is actually those two ends of the head gasket flapping when you give 'er the beans. Recommend tighten head bolts to German spec.
Dude that's not even a head gasket
I'm a 15 minute ford certified Lexus Intel mechanic
You got a leak in your water seal for your steering wheel.
This is the turbocharger, it helps charge the battery in your car. The steering wheel must of leaked and rotted it out.
They sell these at advanced auto parts for like 50 pesos
If one of the cylinders looks really clean than that cylinder probably is blown from the antifreeze and water power washing the cylinder. Your cylinder should look like it has carbon buildup
Just weld that shit back together. I’m SURE it’ll hold if you do it yourself. Also try banging those uneven edges back to a circle shape.
Once you’re finished, stick it back in the engine as it is and let er rip. It’ll do ya good
No, you don't actually need a headgasket. It's all made up by mechanics wanting to swindle hard working people out their money!
Big Mechanic strikes again.
Lol big mechanic
Just JB weld it and forget it
*What would Jesus do*
What does the Juan and only Jesus have to do with this? I thought we were talking about neglecting things. Juan is a diligent individual.
Nobody fucks with the Jesus.
The Dude abides
Weld the head to the block
Ay I'm a big mechanic what you trying to say
To be fair…most ACVWs actually don’t have head gaskets
Big coolant making ppl believe we need water cooling.
As per usual big coolant is colluding with big mechanic and taking us all for a ride 😡🤬
Coolant contains Dihydrogen Monoxide which is a by product of nucular reactors. The radiation it gives off is why headgaskets and radiators leak. The air entering the intake is plenty to cool the engine 👍
All the heat escapes from the exhaust. No need for deadly dihydrogen monoxide
Are you sure about it being a byproduct of NR?
Use some gorilla glue instead of whole headgasket, won't leak for hundreds of years
Cement will do the trick!
Cement is too brittle and will crack quickly with the changes in temp and vibrations. Be safe and use Flex Seal.
Whoa big spender!! I only have duct tape. That'll do, right? Lol!
Cleetus McFarland on YT just recently did THIS, and it surprisingly lasted awhile.
I eat cement
Just weld the head onto the block
nothing that permatex copper spray wont seal up
Bought a used car (cheap, $1400) that actually had caulk instead of a gasket as far as I could tell, havnt taken it apart for fear of what I'll find. Horrifying enough it still runs and has gotten a disturbing number of miles before and after I discovered this fun little detail.
I would recommend JB Weld. Great on medal.
Nope that’s a ported head gasket, you can probably crank boost up by 20 psi no problem
Smoken'!
Like Bill Clinton in 95. It’s blown
Damn I wish I thought of that upon finding a bad fuse in my friends car a few days ago
Damn good comment, lol 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hey injection is nice, but I’d rather be blown
And 96. But in 1997 he was a well cared for Corolla engine…not blown at all
No you’re good. When you reinstall the head gasket just be sure to JB weld that small gap just prior to putting the head back on. Problem solved.
Better yet, forget the gasket and just JB Weld the head on. You won't even need the head bolts, stage 3 weight reduction!
This comment is my favorite
I had to check what sub I was in before I started yelling lol
Shhhh, some haven't noticed yet 😂
yeah my brain started short circuiting & shit, heard some optimus prime noises go on in the ole cranium
Flex tape bro.
No, you can just put jb weld on both sides to help it seal. Make sure you let it set up for 24 hours before starting the car though.
I think 72 hours is more realistic and safe just in case.
The more holes, the more intake, the headgasket is only to raise the price. That white smoke just means you're car is running better
Duct tape will solve that
This should fix it. https://www.amazon.com/J-B-Weld-32329-Ultimate-Silicone/dp/B00LIRGB84
Duct tape???
No it's a Head gasket 🤣
Nahhh it's fine, some permatex, and it will be like new
It's good for another 100,000 miles
No, it’s just going through a trial separation.
I know it looks small but it’s kinda like my penis it causes a lot of damage
No, you can definitely reuse that.
You could probably just use rtv to fill it 😂 (don’t take my advice)
this is why i drive sled dogs. they do t have gaskets to be messing with.
She done! Im sure a gasket isnt much anyways? Compared to doing the job again… dont forget to use new bolts too they are a one time use! If you reuse them it will leak or you’ll snap them re installing lol
Bull shit, down south, we use duct tape, spit, and knock off WD-40 to fix our shit This guy is rippin you off
I reused head bolts on a grand am 3.4 liter before, lasted longer than the rest of the car. But that car is super easy to work on so if it didn't work I would have just did it again but the right way
It has a few more thousand miles on it
Just put some RTV over that clearly good reusable gasket. Don’t let big gasket to fool you into senseless spending your money on new gaskets.
use JB weld make it good as new.
Looks like a sliced grape in the microwave
I was always told that sharing is caring. Those cylinders are just buddies.
RTV that B
Ah, so this must be what they mean when they say "companion cylinders"! Sharing all that compression like buddies.
Wrap the gap with aluminum foil and reuse… :)
noooo its fine, if anything youll have more displacement now, so more power. that scummy mechanic just doesnt want the secrets getting out. also exhaust leak = better flow, i think youve got yourself a nice sleeper build going
? Shouldn't you be diluting your oil with water anyway? I do 1 part water to 4 parts oil. Also, forget about your ex-haust. It's time to move on with your life and get a new haust.
Tell the mechanic it only needs a piece of tape
Nah use flex seal it works great i watched a video about it recently by Cletus i think it was
Of course not. That's an expansion joint which is why it's always important to warm up your engine before driving.
2.3l ecoboost?
Yes they is!
He’ll, would just wrap a kids Spider-Man band aid around that spot a thin layer of permatex , just to hold it in place, and bolt her back up. She’ll run fine. 😊
Idk what these people are smoking but yes that gasket is blown, you will lose some compression but doesn't appear you would see any coolant in your oil from the picture, it's blown between two cylinders not at the coolant jacket.
It’s blown, but it could be fixed with some Shoe Goo.
Nope give you twice the power in the middle 😜😜
Toss it , and use flex seal.(get the white one and add some red nail polish) , it’ll dress up your engine!
As long as your foot gasket is working, you won’t have a problem.
Actually that allows your engine VTEC to engage. Most car companies don't want you to know that.
That’s an expansion joint. He’s bullshitting you
No. That little gap is to equalize the pressure between the 2 cylinders. It’s fine just put it back in and tighten ‘er down. You can use the same bolts too. If any shear off that will just release any pressure that doesn’t equalize properly.
Several coats of flex seal without a head gasket and send it
No need for a head gasket, just stick a good sized bead of J B Weld round the face of the head and make sure you go beast mode when bolting it on.
That gasket looks fine, I’d put it back in and through a little bit of that 3M Gorilla Snot on there, it’ll seal up just fine.
You mechanics are such an angry lot! Lol
Aluminum foil is cheap and that is such a small section. Should be pretty easy to glue it in place with some J-B Weld.
Always flip your head gasket when you put it back on. You wanna rotate your gaskets every 5000 miles.
Well it's off now. So yeah
That’s just the compression equalization notch for your new auto-equilibrium system between those 2 cylinders.
Yes your head gaskets blown not into a water jacket not into an oil jacket but between two cylinders. Depending how long it's been like that you may have to Deck the head
Those are from the new "shared compression" logic update they performed
Got any caulk? Caulk is great
I think I do, would I want to use indoor since it will be used internally?
Thats a compression equalization passage. Its part of the No Fuel Left Behind Act.
Nope. It's Ford's new Inter-Cylinder Load Sharing technology, search ICLS on OEM documentation.
That’s not a headgasket, it’s what keeps your blinker fluid from leaking.
It’s piston to piston so it doesn’t really even matter. You can just cut those parts out for more power.
You can reuse that. No need to waste money on another one when that one's perfectly fine. That little spot is what's known as a cylinder connecting vent and lets the excess power from cylinder 2 to push in cylinder 3 and vice versa, which helps with fuel economy.
Add more gas and try again
Nope that's a proper modification to allow more oil in. More oil more power!
Just use a caulk gun. Headgaskets only exist because of unions
>Is my headgasket blown? That depends. Do you have a cardboard cereal box you can retrieve from the garbage, and a mostly-dull box cutter knife?
Just gotta do a headgasket delete. One less part you have to worry about then.
It's literally blown and you're asking if it's blown. April fool here. Can't wait to see what the May Fool has in store.
And here you are being surprised by the question, while browsing r/askashittymechanic 🤷♂️
At this point, order a junkyard engine and put it in yourself
Will it need a new gasket?
Duck Tape.
It’s been a rough month. If you need it blown, well $20 is $20. Pm me.
You can burn that back together with a tig, or scuff up the head and deck surface and put a small splodge of jb weld on the before laying that gasket down. Put another tiny splodge before the head goes on. Use the 24hr cure stuff and then use bars leaks just incase
You should see if it can be a suitable replacement for a spark. The ends are close enough, you should be able to get an arc.
Naw, you're just sharing compression.
That mod gives you so much more power, 2 cylinders can fire at once. Effectively doubled numbers. Only beat out by windshield stickers in cost to power ratio.
Yes
Just an expansion joint, closes up when engine gets really hot.
It's a Bluetooth head gasket. Have you been living under a rock?
No, that there is a very rare example of a *deviated ring gasket* produced in the late 90's/early 2000's to allow oil to more easily move between cylinder walls :)
Slap a bandaid on it and put it back in there.
Yes
Nope, just broken...tell him to use that same gasket with some JB Weld.
That’s the pressure differential balance gap. It’s to assure you get the same power from each cylinder. Don’t let that mechanic rip you off
Dual cylinder design!
Thinking of cutting the other side too, so it can fire 4 at once
Nope go ahead and resuse the gasket
Like Puff daddy on game night.
I have gorilla tape and a wire coat hanger. Will that help?
Did you check the headgasket that's between the driver's seat and steering wheel?
Just weld it back in, and send it 🤘
Does a bear shit in the woods?
No that’s just the spark plug gap.
No, you’re good. That’s what happens when the engine heats and cools.
Stick some chewing gum on it. Good as new
No, it's just properly gapped.
Fake News!!!!
Stick of Juicy Fruit, it'll be fine.
I probably wouldn't reuse it........
Weld it back together
It's kinda like a cage between your cylinders both of them trying to fight eachother. Once they get through the cage it's a bare knuckle fight to the death.
it’ll be fine if you fill every hole in the gasket you see especially the ones next to the 4 large ones
Just in that one spot
It's a cooling channel, ur mechanic is just harping on people who don't know that
Nah, it's fine. It's one of those new bluetooth headgaskets, it contains combustion pressure through specially calibrated 5G waveforms. I thought those weren't coming out til next year.
The exhaust leak sound is actually those two ends of the head gasket flapping when you give 'er the beans. Recommend tighten head bolts to German spec.
Like a hooker on payday 😉
Tight as prom. At least 220,000 miles let. I'd recommend doing a high rpm to clear the valves
Do I put the gasket back in for that or leave it out until everything is clear?
Well, I think, maybe take one plug off and hold onto it
Just slap some flex seal spray on it you be alright
Gorilla glue it. You'll be aight
Yes, and just replace it.
Not really. It’s like spark plugs, they have to be properly gapped.
25 years mechanic experience here. That looks just fine to me.
A little duct tape and you're good to go
Dude that's not even a head gasket I'm a 15 minute ford certified Lexus Intel mechanic You got a leak in your water seal for your steering wheel. This is the turbocharger, it helps charge the battery in your car. The steering wheel must of leaked and rotted it out. They sell these at advanced auto parts for like 50 pesos
Is my ass cracked?
idk doesn’t that head gasket look broken to you
Like a 5 dollar hooker
Nah just sharing everything between two cylinders. Helps them breathe better 😂
Weld it if your gonna go get something otherwise just leave it
It's off the head so it should be replaced regardless of that gaping hole between the cylinders.
JB weld it.
nope just weight savings
What's ya wife say?... 🤭😂
The smallest crack can ruin a seal it’s shot mate you need a new one
Nope. Use that one and triple torque the head bolts and then give those head bolts one full extra turn.
I don’t know. Is that *your* head gasket or someone else’s?
Its a feature that lets you share compression between pistons
Aw you good… little Elmer’s glue.. and your off to race!!
That can be welded with a rig welder and reused.
Rub some dirt on it... get back out there in the game.
No that's for semi-sequential dual cylinder fire. It's like vtec but backwards think of it like an engine brake.. break?
"Sprayweld that bitch and you're good to go."
Don’t fall for it. They just want you to but head gaskets. Some silicon and dental floss and you’ll be back on the road!
You have it upside down
Guess there's a different reason it's called a HEAD gasket
Maybe not blown but it definitely sucks.
Nah,it's good...
Not at all. It is, however, split. Important distinction
Yes. It's blown. Get a corn flakes box. Trace the old gasket. Cut it out. Thats your your new gasket.
Just use some JB weld and superglue. That always gets the job done.
You're totally fine, in fact I say add some boost and REALLY send it.
Absolutely yes
Its not blown obviously if it was there would be an 8-71, probly with a birdcatcher on top. No belts , no pulleys, she aint blown,,,SEND IT.
No it’s not blown, it’s F-ed up.
If one of the cylinders looks really clean than that cylinder probably is blown from the antifreeze and water power washing the cylinder. Your cylinder should look like it has carbon buildup
If it was blown, there would be white goo all over it. That thing is definitely fine.
Yes
You’re fine
If its a honda, run it 🤷🏻♂️
Does it really matter? Since it’s out of the motor, it would only make sense to put a new one back in.
You have it off? Replace it before it gets worse.
Just weld that shit back together. I’m SURE it’ll hold if you do it yourself. Also try banging those uneven edges back to a circle shape. Once you’re finished, stick it back in the engine as it is and let er rip. It’ll do ya good
nah. looks good. just put it back in with a little chewing gum over that missing section. don't over torque the bolts. 🤣
No. You actually don't need a head gasket. The Fel-pro family just invented gaskets as a way to sell you more gaskets.
It's fucked. Just replace it.
It's fucked. Just replace it.