head gasket

If anyone has experienced this before need some advice, car randomly overheated quite fast and then heater stopped working. 04 VY V6 auto After letting it cool I probably only filled about max 1L of coolant in the radiator (expansion was dry). Didn’t see any leaks or obvious signs On the way...

Hi guys I just bought a vz commodore with an alloy tech to flip but it has a blown head gasket I bought the kit I just can’t find anything online on how to do it any suggestions or instructions would be appreciated

Hi all, I have posted previously about my car issues and mechanic has now advises they suspect head gasket is on its way out Timeline: April - Temp gauge fluctuating - up to hot, back to normal then anywhere between normal and hot + fan on. Mechanic replaced thermostat and seemed to come...

Hey guys I’m very un knowledgeable about cars so I’m going to do my best to type out everything that’s happened, Brought my vx 2002 commodore lumnia from a dealership that now has me blocked and refuses to see me, After 2 days I noticed brown liquid with like copper flakes under my radiator...

Hey I’m doing a head gasket on a ve 3.6l there is milky sludge on the oil cap and white smoke. I took the heads off and it looks like the heads are in great condition no warp and the head gaskets look like they are in great condition, what I found was one bolt missing in the back one of the...

Hey guys just bought a project ve Berlina for very cheap ($700) with good ks and very good condition exterior and interior, Suspected blown head gasket, I bought it as a project to keep me busy for a while, just wanted to see if anyone has done this job before and any advice on things that...

So i was in an accident earlier this year (around February if I remember correctly). It wasn't a write off and i got my sv6 (LLT) fixed. Mechanically, all it needed was a new radiator as I had front end damage. The place that RAC insurance got the car repaired at (Mandurah Panel and Paint) took...

I've blown a head gasket on my series 1 VR, I've got almost everything to do it but I have a couple questions before I go tearing into it. What sealant should I use on the head bolts? Gasket goo or rtv, where and why. Where can I find the torque specs for a series 1 Buick? And last but...

Hi, first time post here. I think I have a blown head gasket. I'm going through a lot of coolant and every now and then I'm losing a little bit of power while I'm driving and it's slowly but surely getting worse, but I'm not 100% sure if my head gasket is gone. I would like to know what I have...

Hi Folks, Just wanna say thanks for all the posts that have helped me up to this point, I always seem to find the answer to my questions through a post or two on here. Now, to the point: My head gasket failed after issues with a leaking radiator, there was no milky oil but I found...

Hey people. I have a VX Supercharged L67. Just wondering if i need to replace head bolts whilst replacing head gaskets? Thanku for any advice.

really need a tutorial video on how too change the head gasket on my 2002 manual v6 vx commodore CANNOT FIND ANY TUTORIALS OR PICTURE INSTRUCTIONS OR ANYTHING pls help we have half of it out DESPERATE FOR some advice

hey guys new too this forum but PLEASE currently sitting in my mates garage trying too change the head gasket on his vx commodore CANNOT FIND ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING LIKE A TUTORIAL VIDEO OR ANYTHING Was wondering if anyone could please help us out and either send the link too a tutorial on how...

I have a 96 VS I'm having issues with it's using coolent like no tomorrow, I don't have a leak in the radiator. I filed the over flow bottle up yesterday drove probly 30ks and this morning when I moved the car there was a oil spot on the drive way about the size of my palm with a few bright...

My beloved 05 VZ SV6 has a suspected blown gasket after 3 independent reviews. Symptoms: - milky, creamy sludge under coolant cap. - coolant cap split. - engine over-heating - Alloytec 102k on the dial Checked coolant and it head completely drained. Replaced it and it took about 7L for...

I have a 1998 Holdon Commodore executive V6 automatic and a few weeks ago all of a sudden after driving for 5 minutes the dashboard light up and read hot and the temperature gauge had shot right up. We pulled over straight away and got towed to a garage where they pressure tested the radiator...

I have an l67 but have just blown the head gasket, my mechanic said no point fixing the motor itll never be the same just to replace, but im having a real hard time trying to source a motor for under $3000, would a reconditioning be cheaper and more effective?

Just finished installing new head and manifold gaskets including seals and returned everything back in it's rightful place... or so I thought! I made sure there was plenty of fuel, changed the oil, added coolant and charged the battery before trying to start engine... and although it is now...

hello everyone all new to this so i might be a little wild lol anyway down to buisness i have a vr commodore and the head gasket isnt blown the oil is fine nice and clean but it is using to much water any ideas??

yer so i think i blew a head gasket like not long ago got home, parked, smelt weird smell got out see the smoke through the lights open the bonnet and i see smoke coming from around the rocker covers never really blown a head gasket before, so not sure if it would make a sound, becasue i...

I have a VS Commodore 3.8 that over heated due to a blown radiator hose. The engine runs but it very noisy. There are metal filing in the radiator. Checked the compression and the two centre cylinder have low compression (60). Does this mean the head gasket has blown? Any ideal where the metal...

G'day, Just wondering if I put a slimmer or thinner head gasket on the old girl. Question1. Will it increase the compression ratio? Question2. If so roughly by how much? Question3. Is there a recommended brand and/or supplier. Cheers and thanks for reading.