Home |  Forums |  Search |  My Profile |  Chat  Photo Gallery |  Events Calendar |  Technical Documents  No messages |  New Posts |  Watched Topics |  Register   cracked head??????          Forum Index -> 6 Cylinder Workshop Latest ratings Highest-ranked posts Highest-ranked topics Highest-ranked posters   ducati119 Fordmods Tyre Shredder Age:18 Posts: 324 Joined: 14 Feb 2006 Location: Adelaide SA, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:12 pm    Post subject: cracked head?????? alrite, one of my friends recently purchased a 96 manual ef gli 190xxx on the clock, full exhaust,cam, chip and lsd. one week has passed and suddenly it is leeking alot of coolent, which runs down the throttle body side of the engine. it is also leaking a small amount of oil. Is the head gone? Snapped head bolt? could it just be the gasket? Back to top Paulmac Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:60 Posts: 553 Joined: 24 Sep 2007 Location: Central Coast NSW, Australia View User Gallery (10) Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 1:08 am    Post subject: Try checking the coolant hose that runs under the inlet manifold first, blown head gaskets usually leak on the exhaust side. If the rocker cover gasket has gone hard replace it and make sure the pcv valve and hoses are in good nick. The pcv valve should rattle when shaken gently. Cheers, Paul Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First             Forum Index -> 6 Cylinder Workshop All times are GMT + 10 Hours Page 1 of 1   (c)2002-2008 Matti Jones and Brad Evans [23 queries :: 0.11892 seconds ]