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<blockquote data-quote="maxion89" data-source="post: 678813" data-attributes="member: 25003"><p>Yea bro, because I didn't have complete tool to do the cleaning... So had to use manually by using own hand to do it... </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Before the car break down I had an overheating problem... The problem can cause from the Thermostat, Bad water pump, Fan clutch or HG... I check the problem then found out I had a bad water pump and the fan clutch... But the fan clutch problem didnt cause so much for the overheating... About the things that you said for the head crack... I didnt know if there is a crack or not.. But I will follow your step by checking it later.... </p><p></p><p>Last time what make me replace the HG cause, inside my expansion tank there is an engine oil mixing with the coolant.... Before I break the camshaft I had replace the HG and test it if there got any water split from the exhaust pipe or not... And theres no water plit from the exhaust pipe anymore.... </p><p></p><p><span style="color: #B22222">"Did you change your cylinder head ? Or just the headgasket ? </span></p><p><span style="color: #B22222"></span></p><p><span style="color: #B22222">If you did not change your cylinder head, did you send your old head for a pressure test at a workshop to confirm there are no cracks ?</span></p><p><span style="color: #B22222"></span></p><p><span style="color: #B22222">Do you have good closeup pictures of your old hg ? If not, can you remember how it looked like, were there any tears, any breaks, etc ?"</span></p><p></p><p>I only replace the headgasket... I dunno if the workshop got do pressure test for the head or not... Because the workshop send the head to the engineering shop to do the head skim only... For my old HG i dun have picture of it.. But I still remember how its look like... There a crack from the small hole.. didnt know its a hole for the oil or coolant.... That why I replace the HG....</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Well I was careless didnt let the piston on the TDC... And I force to tight the cams then its break... At 1st I didnt know if it was break... then do the stupid things for the exhaust cams... so both exhaust and intake cams are break... for the material of the cams i dunno how to describe it... I think look like concrete, not metal... here the pic... [ATTACH]30164[/ATTACH] </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #B22222">"Are you losing any coolant now ? Do you see any steam now ?</span></p><p><span style="color: #B22222"></span></p><p><span style="color: #B22222">Do you have the M20 or M50 engine ? Thanks.</span></p><p><span style="color: #B22222"></span></p><p><span style="color: #B22222">And yes, that workshop really ripped you off. And you have not answered my question. Did they screw up the cam timing for you? And if they did, did they take responsibility and pay for it ?"</span></p><p></p><p>Yes I lose my coolant, but I thought that was because of my expansion tank, still have some leak cause of the tank.. I will check it by follow your step when I had a time... My engine was M50... After send my car to the workshop everything is fine, timing has no problem... just need to replace other things such as the fan clutch... Using the car for 4 month after its been repaired, now the problem is the expansion tank and my instrument cluster... </p><p></p><p><span style="color: #B22222">"In fact, I think I get the big picture now as to what happened with your car. You said the cam timing was screwed up and you had to change the cylinder head ultimately. This was after you thought you had a HG issue, you took that out, then you sent the car with the head dissassembled to the workshop, they skimmed the head and reinstalled everything and sent it back to you. You later still had overheating and you thought your timing was bad, then you changed the cylinder head and everything is alright."</span></p><p></p><p></p><p>Actually I had no timing tool, so I send the car to the workshop to fix it... After that everything is fine I had no issues at all... The overheating problem start before I send it to the workshop.. Then I do the DIY to replace the HG, after I break the camshaft then I dont want take any risk to assemble it again... So i send it to the workshop to fix all for me... </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Wow bro roberto its a long fix a lot you got there.... But thanks to you btw for the tips.... Yup the diy seal the expansion tank, i do for temporary only... I found the used Radiator+Fan from Mudah.my and once again being get scam by the person I think... Until now I haven got my part.... Buy it last 2 week.... Like you said its worth it buy a new one rather than fix it or like I just did, buy a used one.... Then get scam.... chears bro....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="maxion89, post: 678813, member: 25003"] Yea bro, because I didn't have complete tool to do the cleaning... So had to use manually by using own hand to do it... Before the car break down I had an overheating problem... The problem can cause from the Thermostat, Bad water pump, Fan clutch or HG... I check the problem then found out I had a bad water pump and the fan clutch... But the fan clutch problem didnt cause so much for the overheating... About the things that you said for the head crack... I didnt know if there is a crack or not.. But I will follow your step by checking it later.... Last time what make me replace the HG cause, inside my expansion tank there is an engine oil mixing with the coolant.... Before I break the camshaft I had replace the HG and test it if there got any water split from the exhaust pipe or not... And theres no water plit from the exhaust pipe anymore.... [COLOR="#B22222"]"Did you change your cylinder head ? Or just the headgasket ? If you did not change your cylinder head, did you send your old head for a pressure test at a workshop to confirm there are no cracks ? Do you have good closeup pictures of your old hg ? If not, can you remember how it looked like, were there any tears, any breaks, etc ?"[/COLOR] I only replace the headgasket... I dunno if the workshop got do pressure test for the head or not... Because the workshop send the head to the engineering shop to do the head skim only... For my old HG i dun have picture of it.. But I still remember how its look like... There a crack from the small hole.. didnt know its a hole for the oil or coolant.... That why I replace the HG.... Well I was careless didnt let the piston on the TDC... And I force to tight the cams then its break... At 1st I didnt know if it was break... then do the stupid things for the exhaust cams... so both exhaust and intake cams are break... for the material of the cams i dunno how to describe it... I think look like concrete, not metal... here the pic... [ATTACH=CONFIG]30164[/ATTACH] [COLOR="#B22222"]"Are you losing any coolant now ? Do you see any steam now ? Do you have the M20 or M50 engine ? Thanks. And yes, that workshop really ripped you off. And you have not answered my question. Did they screw up the cam timing for you? And if they did, did they take responsibility and pay for it ?"[/COLOR] Yes I lose my coolant, but I thought that was because of my expansion tank, still have some leak cause of the tank.. I will check it by follow your step when I had a time... My engine was M50... After send my car to the workshop everything is fine, timing has no problem... just need to replace other things such as the fan clutch... Using the car for 4 month after its been repaired, now the problem is the expansion tank and my instrument cluster... [COLOR="#B22222"]"In fact, I think I get the big picture now as to what happened with your car. You said the cam timing was screwed up and you had to change the cylinder head ultimately. This was after you thought you had a HG issue, you took that out, then you sent the car with the head dissassembled to the workshop, they skimmed the head and reinstalled everything and sent it back to you. You later still had overheating and you thought your timing was bad, then you changed the cylinder head and everything is alright."[/COLOR] Actually I had no timing tool, so I send the car to the workshop to fix it... After that everything is fine I had no issues at all... The overheating problem start before I send it to the workshop.. Then I do the DIY to replace the HG, after I break the camshaft then I dont want take any risk to assemble it again... So i send it to the workshop to fix all for me... Wow bro roberto its a long fix a lot you got there.... But thanks to you btw for the tips.... Yup the diy seal the expansion tank, i do for temporary only... I found the used Radiator+Fan from Mudah.my and once again being get scam by the person I think... Until now I haven got my part.... Buy it last 2 week.... Like you said its worth it buy a new one rather than fix it or like I just did, buy a used one.... Then get scam.... chears bro.... [/QUOTE]
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