memphis raynes

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So, noticed a couple drips of oil under the 03' Evo today and looked and there is small amount of oil coating everything under the car, pan, filter, etc.. I followed the path of the oil and it appears to be coming from the head gasket - right where the head and the block meet only on the rear of the engine - right under the intake manifold. This build has about 5,000 miles on it - would it be possible that the ARP head bolts need to be re torqued? Or that my head gasket needs to be replaced?

I have no cross-contamination of oil and water so I know the gasket is at least good in that aspect. Power is still there, not really seeing a drop in that.

What does this look like to you guys?

hiboost2.0

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How were the headstuds installed?

memphis raynes

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I just pulled the valve cover and re-torqued the arp bolts the spec in the correct sequence. Couple in the back were 10-20ft-lbs off! Hopefully that was it and we will see tomorrow..

memphis raynes

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Still leaking... Dang!

After much research on the forums I have found that this is a common issue on our cars with ARP studs if they were not installed correctly. Looks like I am going to be doing a HG. It appears that the head is lifting under boost and I torqued the studs to 85 ft/lbs - still doing it.

I already ordered a set of ARP 625+ studs and a OEM HG. Head is getting decked too. Any good write-ups on doing a HG install? This will be my first (Done plenty of Honda's and Fords).

memphis raynes

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Got the ARP 625's in yesterday, just waiting on the OEM HG and some other items..


Any good advice or write-ups on the Head Gasket install? Want to make sure I do this right!