Are Head Gaskets Worth It? 

True, remember to also empty the oil and coolant for even more weight reduction

Don't forget to take the pistons out too

also remember to take out the brakes, seats, steering wheel, and exhaust

Oh yeah, and the steering rack!

Dad: y did u pull the engine Me: Cuz race car

I have to pull the engine every dang ol' time one blows out!

Y'all have it EZ when you can just take the heads off in the engine bay.. >:(

Aurastyz Easy to do head gasket engine in the car.

*Cadillac Northstar intensifies*

@@ultraguy8771 "Oh no not again northstar, it's the third time this week"

My repairs start in daytime and end in daytime. That might sound good, but many times it's not the same day and there was no sleep inbetween.

Thats how it goes for me when i work on my truck. I stop when the sun goes down

@@brianpersson8341 respect

Yeah😅 7:55 😊p

I have so little day time left when I get home from work. I start at 5 and take the head lamp and hood light bar with me lol I use the absolute crap out of my Milwaukie re chargeable head lamp and hood light bar. The head lamps are high in price but you can't beat how much time they last and the light they put out

The worst week day is tomorow since up tô speed died

SAAAAAMMMEEE!!!

Zack Jobe is best donut boi!!

Me 2 bruh

And YMH

aye nice to see you here greg

Hail miata

Flying money emoji is definitely my favorite 🤣

ayee its Preg Geters!

hey dad

If you have the floor space putting the integral bolts/studs/nuts through a marked piece of cardboard, is another great way to prevent mixing them up. I had a near impossible to diagnose problem in a newer Tacoma throwing a super odd set of codes. Ones that Toyota said were impossible unless we really, really, screwed something up. That was until the customer came clean, in admitting he tried fixing it with a buddy, and they just put all the engine & trans bolts/studs&nuts in a single large pile.

I can assure you this feeling comes when you do things on your own, a mix of knowledge, self recognition and satisfaction, oh and the pride, I forgot the pride!

AND photograph everything, how absolutely everything fits together

@@newdadz The pride of the fixer. The real pride month we need. Mechanics Month.

Men, congratulations. So much courage on that. I'm sure i would freeze if something go wrong in the middle of job. Also, I'm super insecure about the "timing" stuff and adjust everything on the correct position related to that. Have you any had help of a profissional or someone with more experience ?

Rotary owners: *Confused screaming*

i don't know why i find this hilarious

Rotor owners,'huh excuse me what?!??

*/electric engines/*

I drive a 2004 sti and i tell you, headgaskets scare me

Why not 😂

@Meme Man ahhh ok, cheers brother

Still worth it . Just hard to replace

Wrx owners: hey Alexa, how do you weld a head to a block.

@@harryhelm9760 cause on boxers it's a normal repair. The way they work causes premature wear of the gasket. So it's just a joke about how if your head gasket isn't blown a subarus you aren't driving correctly. But yes even on subarus it's still very important.

Yeah had someone blow one on a BMW 6 series... 645 I believe and forget the year... maybe an 11 or so... anyway All Data says it's a 38 hour job...he was told replacing the engine was the cheaper way to go

Huh, didnt expect you to be here

Justinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

@Federal Bureau of Investigation , he isn't, he's just all knowing.

@Federal Bureau of Investigation me neihter

jesus christ i cant get away from this guy

lmao so much effort for so much stupid

Seriously? 😂 😂 😂

*Northstar Owners Left The Chat*

Do people actually do that?

@@nitroustommy3668 absolutely not. Lol

Taught me how to do a head gasket on a volvo

now as an aspiring engineer i need to know where to find this and what it is.

@@hifiteen49 a Haynes manual is a manual for ever car, like you would buy one for your Honda civic it would have a year range like 1990-1996 whatever a generation is of the specific car you want. It tells you EVERYTHING about repairing that car. The first thing you should do when you buy any car is get yourself a Haynes manual for that specific car. There are pictures included and often if there is a special tool for a specific make or model then the book will have a way to make the tool yourself instead of buying it. They are under $30 last time I bought one.

@@sparkymikey25 oooh that is very helpfull. Thanks

especially when all the miata service manuals are free and widely distributed online.

Me a subaru owner *crossing fingers*

Yep

As someone who drove a brumby, I can confirm this 😅

@@costcocombopizza8229 if you think about it, replacing a head gasket is part of Subaru maintenance

The head gasket issue was exclusive to the 2.5L (EJ25), not even the EZ30 and EZ30D engines had it even if it was the same basic design... I have never heard of an EJ20 having problems either..

I'd say porsche, they break even more, and replacement costs are bigger too

@@HaikusNigerson probably

@@HaikusNigerson Cadillac's northstar v8 was also notorious for blowing head gaskets

Having owned a 2000 outback I can confirm

2013 STi owner, can confirm

Miatas are non-interference its all good

@@maximuscamp2400 hence the "some engines" part of the sentence. This isn't a video strictly about Miatas. It is a video about head gaskets.

You’re dumb lol

@Donald Trump I'm currently trying to figure out why I've got a misfire in cylinder 3 in my hawkeye wrx, even after changing my plug and coil (my best guess is vacuum leak, worst fear is bent valves) so I feel ya

Nope. Naturally-aspirated Subarus blow the headgaskets due to not being MLS from factory. Turbo cars, like the WRX and WRX STI, crack ringlands instead. Nobody wins.

I have a new wrx and an 04 sti and it just blew a head gasket half a week ago so i have been slowly tearing away at it with my bud.

@@joystix11 exactly no body seems to understand this, the people that blow head gaskets in there turbo cars either have bad luck or don't look after the engine.

that's why I see cars as a consumable and not an investment. your not gana buy an apple take a few bites and then try to resell it at full price

@@misticfury9546 Consuming the value of the car to save time and for convenience might be a fair trade off making it an investment

MisticFury yeah, unless your talking about limited production supercars or certain old cars, then cars are consumables 😅

even hi car right xD

But why 2000$?

@@mrpawno4955 when I do something, I use the top shelf parts.Parts only 700 $, head treatment with port polishing and replacement of seals 800 $, 300 $ machining block surface and checking the surface of the cylinders, 200 $ oil and a second change after 1000km and such crap

@@highstyled9649 did you rebuild the block too or just get the head resurfaced and polished?

@@highstyled9649 I'm actually looking to do this on a 06 lancer fastback that's why I'd like to know more

@@benjaminnoordam7707 I checked the contact plane of the block with the head. I checked the cylinders with a special instrument. The piston rings were also replaced and the cylinder was honed, I also checked the bearings on the crankshaft, but they were replaced as a preventive measure.

Ever wake up in the middle of the night wondering if you tightened something? Then you can't go back to sleep because you are not too sure? But you are. Yeah that's fun.

Ah yes, the caliper head gasket

I'm new to car basic mechanics but if the gasket isn't really there cant they remove the head and put the gasket in? I mean they haven't tightened the bolts yet.

@@Meme_supplier i think maybe they feared the head and block just rubbing on each other idk

Yeah sway bar end links 😂 guilty

Angry Subaru Owners: “AcKkcHuAuLly”

when it blew on our 00 Forester we just got a whole new used low mile engine from Japan. was actually cheaper.

Laughs in ej20

Head gaskets were only bad on N/A subarus

Based? Based on what? Edit: guys ik it's a reference, I was trolling. Hope everyone has a wonderful day.

But first you need to check the thermistroculator and the the fornacrans solenoid.

@@yngfljm2277 Chrisfix things

LOL

idk man, without the blinker fluid things do get pretty noisy

This comment deserves more likes

Just rewatch it

😢

5 mins for me as I watch at 2x speed

First job I ever did on my first car was replace the head gasket on public parking in a day. Took like three hours total from start to engine on.

​@tracklizard4018 what car was it? I recently bought a 97 civic and its smoking a bit from the exhaust even when its at operating temperature so I'm kinda concerned its the headgasket and was wondering if I should try to replace it or just sell it.

@@arcticgamingarctic9638could be the valve seals

"Prevents coolant from going into the combustion chamber" Was ist das COOLANT?

known to be one of the most unreliable engines

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@@misterbuklau4053 i raise you the powerstroke 6.4

@@MystPlazma Mini N14 wants in on the fun.

Yes. I'm there right now.

Beat me to saying it!!

*cries in ej25*

What's up with subaru?

@@FirstNameLastName-fu8ml they blow head gaskets

That was pure honesty 😂

That made me laugh so hard 😂😂

SHOTS

I usual go with the "it BETTER work at this point" one

Said by grandpa with erectile dysfunction

I here that

😂😂😂

Classic

Super underrated comment

Where is the 10 mil socket!?

Or just went through the horror of changing a Subaru head gasket.

@@TheOtherGygax God no pls

Or they know how to properly do head gaskets. This job was a complete failed hack job. He didn't check the block, didn't check the surface roughness, didn't check for true top dead center, didn't check the head for flatness. True DIY hack job. And no I didn't thumbs down, I never do that. I'll thumbs-up it because I find the failure entertaining. 😂

@@nitroustommy3668 I think you missed the part when they said he took the entire motor to a shop and had it machined. What they failed to describe was how important it is to check the item you pointed out.

@@mexzcanninja7412 oh I've must have missed that. I don't think they pulled the block and had it checked. They definitely didn't check for True top dead center and I bet the timing was way off ("building fuel pressure" 😂). Block and heads require a certain surface roughness to use MLS gaskets so they might be using the wrong gasket because I doubt the block is smooth enough (they're not even from the factory) I mean, you don't know, until you know, you know...

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Omg I'm early keep it going bro!!!

big fan mate

Keep it going pagani

Short answer your comment, long answer this video.

@@zoltanmeszaros4684 .

@@zoltanmeszaros4684 i mean he did just say yes

Haha I was literally expecting this comment 💀

@@zoltanmeszaros4684 well in the video he did say if it was worth it or not in the first 5 seconds

RX-8: waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Cries in 12k rpm

LMAO. Apex seals AND rotary rebuild are EASY compared to a bad HG job.

Exactly why I’m here 😂 EJ Problems

@Adam C your so cool Adam none of us asked but if you own a Subaru won’t be long you can lie all you want

Subies aren't thaaaat bad. It comes down to the driver mostly, make sure it's got oil and if it's boosted just don't floor it at 2k rpm cause it'll destroy the engine. I had to trade in my sti to go back to school and the sales dude who test drove it did exactly that. I tried to explain to him how bad that is and to simply down shift when going uphill. He kept doing it. Any doubts I had about trading it in went out the window, I knew the car was fucked just by that short drive. Sure enough, I heard the guy who bought had the engine die on him literally 2 weeks later. I bought it new and drove it for 120k mostly on stage 2, had no issues. It is mostly the driver. Now I have a brz and love it.

Ok Dokey you are stupid lol it’s you are..... and in my subie I have a FA20 it’s not known for blowing head gaskets more than any other car out there

@@lexxlungull9090 Lol Ringland failure

Yeah, that bottom end sounds awful.

Yeah, as long as it’s a 6 cylinder engine so that u can get more power out of it

@@Insert_name_below the only 6 cylinder that belongs in a miata is a Cummins

Zach Steele now we’re fucking getting somewhere

@@zachsteele6964 YES!!!

Obviously you aren't up to date, but Pumphrey has very clearly stated himself to be Jobes best friend lmao

Matt Aldrich up to speed

Actually Zach is just a prick. Its understandable though, I'm a Zach and also a prick.

@@ATX_Engineer ouch bro, Jobe has always been good to Donut lol, you can kinda tell just by his demeanor with everyone

I thought helping him fix his head gasket was it but ig 🤣💀

If you drained the cooling system first, that won't be an issue. What IS an issue is the scrapings from the old one that get into to oil-ways.

yes they did they mention they just got the motor back from the machine shop. .@@leonardodias1665

@@leonardodias1665 Yeah they did. He said he took the block and heads to a local machine shop and had just gotten it all back.

*Block has left the chat

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*6.0 powerstroke enters chat* “are you new around here?”

Me: Recommends trans service on my first Northstar v8. What’s the worst that can happen? *During the job* Me: Did satan design this car? 😤🤯

The starter has entered the chat.

I purposely bought a Subaru with a blown head gasket as the vehicle cost plus cost to fix was too good to pass up, and BTW- they are pretty easy to fix. Took me all of a Sunday afternoon.

EngineerSean RU-vid it’s all about having the right tools! Damn near anything on a car is simple provided you have 1. Proper tools 2. Time.

EngineerSean RU-vid what the fuck kinda sorcery do you possess to repair a blown head gasket in 1 afternoon when my local shop quoted me 17 hours of labor to repair it not including re machining?

So accurate

Just got mine fixed.....

Yup, I would have eased it down with a rubber washer-type plugsocket.

That hurt..

It landed on threads most likely, not on the tip which is in the center. I wouldn't have dropped it in like that either though, I just bring it as low as possible with two fingers

It can also crack the ceramic, wich affects it's "light". Just don't do that...

@@jonathonhebert7042 most likely.... About 95%? ;)

What’s the easiest way to make sure it’s at top dead center?

​@@Syzygizing I saw your comment/question and now I am curious as well..🤔 Assuming you just parked the car and turned it off, and now you are about to disassemble the motor: what does it takes to ensure the piston is at TDC at this point??? Is it enough to just look at the position of the cam gear(s) and if they are at 12 o'clock (like shown in the video) then you are good to assume the piston is at TDC?? And what if they aren't in this position.. --like, how would you then move them into the correct position (with everything still attached obviously)??? Would it be cool to just manually turn the crankshaft somehow to get them there? My understanding is that you would need a special crankshaft socket tool or something to rotate it I guess?? and you also might need to remove all of the spark plugs too apparently??....as you can see my research on the topic has left me very, very, confused😩 Can someone please elaborate on this process/recommend a video, I'd really appreciate it yo! *(Please & Thank You!!!)* 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 ~knowledge is horsepower~

Easiest way to set TDC is to pull the cylinder number 1 spark plug, stick a long extension or screwdriver (extension is preferred, since it doesn't have as sharp of a surface against the piston face) into the spark plug hole. Use a ratchet and socket on the crankshaft bolt to turn the engine in the correct rotation until you feel air pushing itself out of the spark plug hole (this indicates a compression stroke). Once you're at this point, just continue to turn until the extension or screwdriver comes up to the highest point in the cycle and starts to fall back down. After that, just back the crank up until the extension or screwdriver reaches the top again, (it will sit still without moving up or down for a slight bit of rotation on the crank), and you will be at TDC on cylinder number one on a compression stroke. You can double check the markings on your crank pulley and cam pulley(s), and that will tell you if the timing belt/chain is installed correctly. Hope this helps.

got me

You got me there ngl

Literally next comment after yours is Subaru joke :D

So how much does it cost to replace them anyway? Must be a nice price..

Get out of my head

How does a video about replacing a head gasket inspire someone to get a degree in mechanical engineering? You know with that degree you aren't going to be doing any wrenching, right? You'll be spending most if not all of your time behind a computer screen designing things in CAD.

@@Shorty15c4007 why do you have to shut the dude down like that? What do you get out of it? You cant begin to know a single thing about what he plans to do with that degree. The videos could have sparked an interest in the mechanics of vehicles and now he wants to pursue a job in vehicle or engine design. It could also be more broad then that, the videos might have sparked not just an interest in cars, but an interest in the ingenuity of design. I am a mechanical engineer who was inspired by cars. I dont spend everyday behind a computer, but when i do, im not just sitting at a desk in autocad, im sitting at a desk doing what i love.

Mechanical engineering student here who got interested in it because of cars. Wishing you the best in your studies!

@@reedh3950 Lmao I was just about to say the same thing, I got into because I liked cars but it had absolutely nothing to do with anything automotive. I ended up switching to another program after two years because all it was showing me is that I was likely to spend my career sitting at a computer desk putting designs into sheet metal and other completely boring subjects. Mechanical engineering is not really what people think it is!

@@reedh3950 lmao, Mech engineer (graduated) here, I will be the first to say that I was actually glad my university hella exposed us to quite a bit of mechanical work, though yes there is a lot of CAD. Part of our senior year is making a full on formula car which does involve getting down and dirty. My advice would be to look at the university program to see if they have what you are looking for.

Noise was not the impostor. 1 impostor remains.

@@lopezab88 🤣🤣🤣🤣

i saw the headers vent!

@windson7 oh boi

Crank sensor.

I prefer the term "Flintsoning".

@@Ondrix classy

@@Hitycooking ?

Yea. Thats what I do

Lol 😂 I was just thinking of the WRX

Lol hahah

Oh yeah, EJ’s love a good head gasket!

@@ethanwebb7912 Don't forget Cadillac Northstar's.

James Van camp 08-11 had major ring land issues, not so much head gasket

Yeah, made me smile too

"Are apex seals worth it"

I hate replacing head gaskets in rx7s

@@tedofuentes6525 Apex seals is more like piston rings,

@@mateuszzimon8216 Damm thanks for insight. And here i thought apex seals were at the top of the food chain

@@tedofuentes6525 haha

You have real life time to do your head gasket.

@AJ Hauter lol

I feel the same way, literally ANY of them could make a video about how to change out Barbie doll clothes and I would still find it entertaining! Hands down my most favorite RU-vid channel. Other than Cleetus McFarland of course lol

Sounds like you got your routine in check!

yesh

What about Rona?

@Meme Man 😂😂

dude my homie just snapped a head stud, but as he backed it out of the block, the broken part followed just due to the way it broke. when the head was off again, I just pulled it right out with my fingers. threads were fine, but stud was stretched and broken as fuck. same with the first one we torqued down. I suggested to him (before all this happened) that he should replace the head studs because they stretch, and he was like "nah, it'll be fine" well it was not fine. replace the head studs whenever you have to take the head off. I'd say we got lucky as F U C K

*laughs in toyota reliability*

I felt that in my soul lmao

@@christianleblanc5109 me too

bart became a dad, and has been doing the family man role. science garage was awesome and a fun yet, very factual. the infographics were on point as well. @DonutMedia we WANT bart back!

Science garage was the reason i subscribed money pit and high vs low is the reason i stayed. Huh also because more powah baby!

@@johnnygarefalakis3762 yeeeees me boy Pumphery mo powa babeh

Science garage was, for what I've ever seen on youtube one of the best "autoscience" series I've watched, would really like a new video of it again! By the way sorry if there's something wrote wrong, still learning english

@@Someone_that_is_very_tired you're doing pretty good, I can easily understand everything you said

They should do an episode on a Miata Headlight restoration for the NB Miata.

I've done my Subaru before including the self machining.... They made this process look almost simple. It's not at all

was looking for this comment

I have only had to replace a head gasket once in 55 years of owning cars. It was when VW first introduced hydraulically damped tappets. They had to increase the oil pressure and flow to the head and the narrow seal between the oil feed and the outside front of the engine was so narrow that the edge of the gasket failed, allowing oil to flow down the outside of the engine. The replacement gaskets had a soft copper ring in them to add strength.to the oil flow point. VW realized the problem quite early, so only the first few months production of the 1,300 petrol engine suffered the problem before the revised gasket was fitted during production. As you said, having to replace a head gasket is normally indicative of a fault.

Thanks for the confidence. I have a 1998 Chrysler Convertible AND. a 1998 Olds Aurora I need to do this to. Eventually.. Idk how i ended up with 2 98s lol

Some don't even use the recommended tightening sequence!

ur wrong, no real mechanic does that, the ugga dugga is real, and everyone says its a couple ugga duggas, unless its suspension, or inside engine repair.

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This is cool and all but why would you lie to everyone? You've made NINE comments on the channel, nowhere near 138. Plus all your comments are skipping, your last one was 98

My dad is from Jamaica, we did the head gasket in March, and I am definitely thinking right now “where’s the silicone?” Lmao

I'm from Puerto Rico and i hate RTV so much now

Didn't you mean Poland? I've seen a LOT of engines fixed with Orange Silicone

Your friends? U have 330 subs, i dont think they know who u are🤣🤣

Why are all your vids ending with lol

@@dankaro8996 yea

Budget donut media

Love ya guys❤️ and I meant YOUR friends☺️

Ohv gang 😎

Haha yeah

Thanks for the heart Zach!☺

legend has it, that this statement is true.

It’s a Miata dude

That’s what I was thinking myself

I bought a 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse spider for $250 apparently the mechanic boyfriend of the female selling It said it couldn’t be fixed because he couldn’t fix it so apparently it was impossible for anyone else too. Well I live two blocks away got it home changed the alternator starter as this was something that needed to be done as the car wouldn’t start intermittently so I figured change em both well when I took off the power wires from the starter to alternator back to the battery terminals the wire was so corroded it had reached all the way to the starter after it started it kept shorting of the second you released the key from the start position I kept hearing the faintest sucking sound it was a very small vacuum line hidden between the engine and the fire wall plugged it back it and started like a champ had only 67k miles. The next day when the original owners boyfriend saw me driving he blew me all day and night for a month straight, saying I ripped them off and that he wanted HIS car back. the girlfriend called me and told me to ignore him and keep the car she apparently had her friend unplug all kinds of wires and hoses because he was using the car to cheat. I had helped her with an older Toyota as I buy and own multiple cars and she wanted that car GONE no matter what. The boyfriend tried to get me to pay more since he couldn’t get the car back acting like I was stupid enough to pay more after already making a deal lol. He said since the cars running now we need to renegotiate the deal he wanted another $800 I told him sure and ignores him. He just wouldn’t give up on trying to get the car Back. His gf told me that she had to sleep with her keys around her neck as he would try to sneak out while she would be asleep.

Hard to judge from the video montage, but i didn't see a gasket when they put in the top-half of the Intake Manifold. Probably not a big deal but that may give false information to the vacuum sensor and so the ECU.