A Quick & Easy Way To Spot a Bad Head Gasket BHG - Page 2

1Alegend · 08-17-07, 06:11 PM

If I see oil in coolant reservor, does not look like the 2nd picture but more like dirty oil, is it HG or cracked block?

**Mike Diaz** · 08-18-07, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by 1Alegend

If I see oil in coolant reservor, does not look like the 2nd picture but more like dirty oil, is it HG or cracked block?

You have to take it apart and find out. Nobody here can answer that question.

Classic Acura Legend · 08-18-07, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Bob Marley

Heres a quick and easy way to spot a BHG. If you see this gook under your radiator cap or in the reservoir you better start saving your money.

that my friend is what we call peanut butter..stay away from that !

91sedan · 09-27-07, 09:46 PM

i don't have any of that sludge yet. but i do have coolant in my oil, i'm pretty sure it's a BHG

**Mike Diaz** · 09-28-07, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by 91sedan

i don't have any of that sludge yet. but i do have coolant in my oil, i'm pretty sure it's a BHG

Coolant in the oil is definitely a blown head gasket.

dV9 (Vorian) · 09-28-07, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Bob Marley

P.S. If you've done a head gasket job on a Civic, you can do one on a Legend. Dont be scared, they are alot easier than you might think. Most pain in the ass part is taking off the EGR pipe on the back of the intake.

Why does everyone say the EGR is the hardest part of doing the head gasket? I grabbed the right socket and my small air ratchet, took all the bolts out on the first try. My engine was fairly new though, i guess the egr could get crapped up externally after many miles. Hardest part for me was cleaning the block and all the mating surfaces on all the other gaskets (i did the full set) it took SO MUCH TIME.

on topic though, this was my second g2 legend bhg job, the first time i paid to have it done. When i opened my radiator cap and everything looked ok but there was a smell of hydrocarbons, i cried.

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Originally Posted by Mike Diaz

7 of them were perfectly clean with coolant being sucked into the rear cylinders.

thats how mine was.

91sedan · 09-29-07, 04:09 AM

weird, I thought i would be losing coolant with a BHG but i'm not losing any yet. I also haven't noticed any loss of power

09-27-07, 09:46 PM	#19 (permalink)
91sedan KA8 Legend Killer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Green Bay Posts: 448 Car 1: 91 Acura Legend BHG Car 2: 88 LS Sedan-SOLD Car 3: 93 Ranger R.I.P iTrader: (0)	i don't have any of that sludge yet. but i do have coolant in my oil, i'm pretty sure it's a BHG __________________ Mods: Short Ram Intake with K&N Air Filter, Custom Exhaust, Telion Chipped ECU, Type II Manifold (added 12 peak hp and cracked on 7-30-08), Type II Cluster,Throttle Body Coolant Bypass 15.35@91.6mph Future Mods: OBX Headers,Custom Y-Pipe,Magnaflow hi-flow cat,Stromung B-Pipe,Remus Exhaust,Ported and polished heads and manifold,Web Cam regrinds, 6spd swap All after I Do the 3.5 Swap!! Hoping for a healthy 200whp N/A beast

09-29-07, 04:09 AM	#22 (permalink)
91sedan KA8 Legend Killer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Green Bay Posts: 448 Car 1: 91 Acura Legend BHG Car 2: 88 LS Sedan-SOLD Car 3: 93 Ranger R.I.P iTrader: (0)	weird, I thought i would be losing coolant with a BHG but i'm not losing any yet. I also haven't noticed any loss of power __________________ Mods: Short Ram Intake with K&N Air Filter, Custom Exhaust, Telion Chipped ECU, Type II Manifold (added 12 peak hp and cracked on 7-30-08), Type II Cluster,Throttle Body Coolant Bypass 15.35@91.6mph Future Mods: OBX Headers,Custom Y-Pipe,Magnaflow hi-flow cat,Stromung B-Pipe,Remus Exhaust,Ported and polished heads and manifold,Web Cam regrinds, 6spd swap All after I Do the 3.5 Swap!! Hoping for a healthy 200whp N/A beast

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1Alegend Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: MN Posts: 70 Car 1: LS400 Car 2: Accord EX Car 3: 91 Legend iTrader: (0)	If I see oil in coolant reservor, does not look like the 2nd picture but more like dirty oil, is it HG or cracked block?

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