Yet Another 3.0 Head Gasket Thread

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Originally Posted by Russianblue

lots of news. mostly bad.

.......here's where the bad part starts.

1) this morning i saw that it's leaking oil directly from the head gasket on the front right corner.

2) it's eating coolant. same problem it went into the shop for. after you drive it and let it cool, the top radiator hose gets sucked flat.

3) i am pretty sure there is steam coming out of the exhaust.

I am sorry to hear all this...This is pretty unusual.

Coolant left over in the exhaust from previous overheat could be causing smoke. I would confirm you are getting coolant in cylinders by swabbing cylinders one morning after running the day before.

Oil leaking from head gasket at front right (passenger side) corner? That is pretty unusual. First off the oil is not under pressure in that area...that area has gravity oil drains to bring oil back to the pan. There are only the M8 skinny bolts in the corners...but they are of different lengths (left and right) did you use the right one? Any chance it stripped?

And you did the proper head bolt torque? 30 ft-lbs then a 90 degree and another 90 degree in proper order?