I purchased this car that is the LX sedan model, and found coolant in cylinder number two. I removed the engine and took it to the machine shop where they honed the block and checked for any warpage. The cylinder head was machined, but failed the pressure check.
It had an unusual crack inside the exhaust port.
I then purchased a rebuilt cylinder head online, new head gasket, bolts, and after putting all together, has steam coming from exhaust and burning coolant (coolant level drops).
My initial thought was that the block was not fine, but cracked or warped. I inspected the block with a feeler gauge before re-installation, but after doing a compression test and leak down test, started to wonder if there was any other way coolant could be getting burned? Possible leak internally? I disconnected the throttle body coolant lines, and ran for several minutes, but steam continued to come from exhaust.
I am going to pull it and find the problem, but I was wondering if anyone ever heard of a similar problem or had any ideas, before I do pull it again?
Thanks for your time and help,
Dave
It had an unusual crack inside the exhaust port.
I then purchased a rebuilt cylinder head online, new head gasket, bolts, and after putting all together, has steam coming from exhaust and burning coolant (coolant level drops).
My initial thought was that the block was not fine, but cracked or warped. I inspected the block with a feeler gauge before re-installation, but after doing a compression test and leak down test, started to wonder if there was any other way coolant could be getting burned? Possible leak internally? I disconnected the throttle body coolant lines, and ran for several minutes, but steam continued to come from exhaust.
I am going to pull it and find the problem, but I was wondering if anyone ever heard of a similar problem or had any ideas, before I do pull it again?
Thanks for your time and help,
Dave
Jun 22, 2017 at 4:20 PM
