leaking head gasket?
 

i have a turbo h22 and i am getting coolant in my oil. the block seems to be flat as well as the head. is there anywhere else that thewater could be mixing in the oil? also the leak seems to get worse the more i drive it.

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i dont have much knowledge on turbos but if its water and oil cooled then that could be your problem, other then that and the head gasket theres really no other place it can leak in

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headgasket

how do you know the block and head are flat?

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^i was thinking the same thing! if your coolant is mixing with your oil im 99% sure that its your hg....have you noticed any power loss?

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not possible

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Pretty much. The water and oil jackets are completely separated.

You say your head and deck "seem to be flat," how did you determine this? One of them probably isn't flat enough.

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thanks for the correction, yeah the head might be warped even the littlist bit over "ok" warped will cause them not to seat properly, get the head reserficed

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ever had a large boost spike on 87 gas?

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good way to loose coolant

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How is it not possible? oil and coolant are going threw the turbo

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I'll give you the benefit of the doubt, and say anything is possible.

But oil and coolant mixing in a turbo are not, unless someone drilled some holes in the center cartridge.

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i checked the head and block with a straight edge and feeler guage. there both flat. sleeves are level with teh block. dont have any power loss, runs great, great compression. i just dont get it.

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its obiously the stellar intergalactic discombobulator forcing coolant through. by the way, do you spray your hg with that copper hg spray crap? can you see on either surface of the head or block where it may have been leaking through? is there a lot of coolant in the oil or just a little??

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metal head gasket or paper?

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How are you using a straight-edge on a block/head with the head/block installed or are you removing them and not telling us?

It doesn't even have to be warped to leak. Some detonation blowing the HG out and there ya have it.

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A straight edge isn't the best way of telling. You should probably use a dial indicator to tell if the block and or head is flat. Maybe try a multi layer, or a thicker HG?

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I checked a head with a straith edge once, and we did the sander type resurfacing and found the head was FUCKED UP. There was less than a .0025 inch gap at one point measured with the feeler guage, but once we sanded it it took a -----ton to get it straight. Just resurface the head and try it.

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sanding its definatly not the way to do it, but whatever saves you money i guess

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I was in a different town visiting my parents and the guy had a decent rep. It actually looks good, but I normally wouldn't sand a head, just proving a point. I had no other option.