Blown head gasket help
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Blown head gasket help
Hey all,
So was doing a full oil change today and apon taking off the oil cap i found the white creamy milk stuff i've read about when you have a blown head gasket. Then when i drained all the oil at the very end there was very small streaks of the white milky color in the oil which from what i have read is what happens when the coolent or whatever leaks into the block with the oil. So i got ahold of a friend that works alot on trucks and hes going to help replace the head gasket if indeed it is blown which im 99% sure it is, ( white creamy milky color on oil cap plus white smoke form tail pipe, not clouds and clouds but constant ) which are both signs of blown head gasket. My question for anyone that can answer is maybe you can tell me everything im going to need to get to replace this. I plan on ordering everything at once so we can do it all the same day with as little trips as possible. If someone wanted to go a step more and gives links that would be amazing but i can do that
Specs are 1995 F150 302 5.0L V8 RWD
Thanks for any help
So was doing a full oil change today and apon taking off the oil cap i found the white creamy milk stuff i've read about when you have a blown head gasket. Then when i drained all the oil at the very end there was very small streaks of the white milky color in the oil which from what i have read is what happens when the coolent or whatever leaks into the block with the oil. So i got ahold of a friend that works alot on trucks and hes going to help replace the head gasket if indeed it is blown which im 99% sure it is, ( white creamy milky color on oil cap plus white smoke form tail pipe, not clouds and clouds but constant ) which are both signs of blown head gasket. My question for anyone that can answer is maybe you can tell me everything im going to need to get to replace this. I plan on ordering everything at once so we can do it all the same day with as little trips as possible. If someone wanted to go a step more and gives links that would be amazing but i can do that
Specs are 1995 F150 302 5.0L V8 RWD
Thanks for any help
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Yeah, ive been looking at that brand, im just trying to figure out exactly everything i need to complete this job. orileys has the felpro pack with all the gaskets for 50 bucks but doesnt have the head bolts, minus the gasket pack and head bolts, what esle would i need
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Im talking more on the side of actually replacing the gasket, i know i need new fluids which sucks considering i just replaced all that, Trying to see if i need new valves, sealant or any of that fun stuff
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might be worth a call to a dealer ... sometimes they have surprised me with their pricing ... and other times shocked me. they might have a complete kit at a reasonable price is all im sayin'.
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Did you buy this truck recently? That milky residue may just be from condensation from short trips and not allowing the engine to warm up. I'd give it a couple oil changes over the next few thousand miles and see how it looks… no sense making more work for yourself.
BTW… the 302 doesn't need to have the head bolts replaced after repairing the engine. They do not use a torque to yield style bolt so they are reusable.
BTW… the 302 doesn't need to have the head bolts replaced after repairing the engine. They do not use a torque to yield style bolt so they are reusable.
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Amazon decided to be very nice and overnighted my combustion leak tester free of charge so i just finished the test when the truck was nice and warmed up and im glad to say the test past, no HG issues or cylinder leaks, my guess is when the PO did the oil and filled it 2 inches past the FULL line the oil was gettin places it shouldn't be and the smoke out the tailpipe is from the air injection that was broken that i fixed, trying to burn all the carbon and soot out that gathered up. Both issues are fixed! Thanks for all the help...
And thanks krooser, i didn't know the 302 used regular head bolts. Good to know incase i ever do need to do work on it
And thanks krooser, i didn't know the 302 used regular head bolts. Good to know incase i ever do need to do work on it
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