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Old 09-12-2013, 08:49 PM
jimandsuzy jimandsuzy is offline
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Originally Posted by daimlerdude View Post
Well, I did these head gaskets over 7 years ago, and they haven't given me a problem for at least 50k miles ago. Nevertheless, are you saying that I might be able to correct the leak by re-torquing the bolts to the specified 60NM or beyond?

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I would give it a try but leaks will remove some of the gasket material so it may not work. Lowest cost to try. Also possible that the head has warped a little and the only fix for that is resurfacing the head at a machine shop. This usually happens with sever overheating though. Did you re-torque the head a few thousand miles after the gasket replacement?
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