Oct 26, 2009 · head gaskets can fail in a few different ways. the most common is failing between two cylinders. one cylinder can also blow towards the outside of the block, but that's rare at best. in addition to sealing the combustion chambers, though, the head gasket also seals oil and coolant passages. sometimes the the gasket will blow out (or corrode ...

Feb 25, 2013 · He has the 2 liter MK6 GTI with a KO4 turbo. I believe he made 330 whp on the dyno. After a couple track days his mechanic found a blown head gasket. He proceeded to get forged rods and pistons and used a less agressive tune. Today he tells me his mechanic found another leak. I do not know how much less hp he was making.

Apr 17, 2008 · If the blown gasket allowed coolant to leak into the cylinders then yes the engine would probably need some type of a rebuild. That is probably what 'Jim' is thinking about. That being said. If your mechanic said "small leak in the head gasket AREA" then he might not be talking about the head gasket at all.

Aug 8, 2019 · If all else fails it's time for a compression or lead down test of the cylinders in case you have a head (warp, crack, gasket, etc) problem, but first I'd check whether it's losing oil or coolant. I assume no major leaks are visible. You can also get a kit that checks for exhaust coming out the coolant tank.

May 21, 2001 · Quick question, with a two prong plug is the wider plug live or neutral? It really doesn't matter with AC since current will flow in both directions, but what is the standard in the US?

Oct 2, 2007 · I've always been very careful with my TVs to not turn them up too loud and blow a speaker. But I had a guest at the house a few weeks back who turned it up very loud and now my bass speaker in my PN60B650 is rattling. I don't want to use an external speaker setup, I've always been happy with internal speakers, if they aren't blown.

Apr 5, 2006 · First off, never run your engine with an overfilled crankcase, an overfilled crankcase will expose the oil to the spinning crank thus causing the oil to faom, oil pressure to drop and subsequent engine damage.

May 19, 2003 · lol. It's maybe once or twice a month. All his life. He'll be knocked out cold, snoring, wake up for whatever reason, look around, then drop his head and continue sleeping away.

Feb 19, 2016 · But they needed the gasket set that mounts the lower air intake back onto the engine block. They had to order that from a dealer for $125 since they couldn't find it elsewhere. The guy also told me that he doesn't think cleaning the rest of the intake will solve the problem now at this point and that he recommended replacing it all.

Nov 26, 2000 · I replaced my battery a couple weeks ago and have been having problems weak starting ever since. The battery was 7 years old so I figured it was toast when my car failed to start. I know that my alternator is putting out 14.0 -> 14.2 voltages while my car is running because the onboard...