18-10-2012, 06:48 AM
You change your oil faaaar too sooon.
Are you actually sure its the gasket going? All coolant systems pressurise to some extend, I would only start worryingg about it when you start having some definite issues.. like water in the oil, oil in the water, and if your coolant is going severely orange.
I wouldn't say its as easy to change the engine at all, lol, there are about a million other things you need to do; loom, gearbox, clutch, shafts, oil lines, rad pipes, coolant drain, and requires a crane all of which need to be done with a block swap. HG requires only possible coolant drop/few pipes round back and cambelt slipping off.
As said, if you do take the head off, get any warping checked out and skim if necessary.
Are you actually sure its the gasket going? All coolant systems pressurise to some extend, I would only start worryingg about it when you start having some definite issues.. like water in the oil, oil in the water, and if your coolant is going severely orange.
I wouldn't say its as easy to change the engine at all, lol, there are about a million other things you need to do; loom, gearbox, clutch, shafts, oil lines, rad pipes, coolant drain, and requires a crane all of which need to be done with a block swap. HG requires only possible coolant drop/few pipes round back and cambelt slipping off.
As said, if you do take the head off, get any warping checked out and skim if necessary.
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