hilux 2.8 replaicement head gasket!!!!

[chiso92]

hi
just wondering if anyone knows of a good link to a DIY replaicement head gasket guide?
or someone to give me a price to do it for me.
cheers

[Lux_buck16]

hey mate try pouring some chem-i-weld into the radiator so it flows the the head and hopefully it should seal up the head and fix the gasket but this is not a permanent fix best thing to do would be to put a new head gasket in and check the head for warping or cracks currently goin through the same problem with my 2.4 s head it warped and so far the chemiweld is doin its job



Cheers
Josh

[samdumbert]

2.8 hiluxs dont blow gaskets, I guarantee its a cracked head.

[chiso92]

do i have to pull the engine apart to find out if my head is cracked??
the mechanic rekons it just a head gasket...

[oldmate]

2.8 hiluxs dont blow gaskets, I guarantee its a cracked head.

x2. Most likely a cracked head. Seen some bad examples with massive cracks between the valves and precomp chambers, with the precomps also falling out, but the head gasket still in once piece.

[oldmate]

hi
just wondering if anyone knows of a good link to a DIY replaicement head gasket guide?
or someone to give me a price to do it for me.
cheers

Try finding a copy of the 3L toyota workshop manual online. There are links in the 'bible' link at the top of the toyota forum here. However i think the only one there is a french version. If you're mechanically apt then the toyota manuals are the closest to a diy step by step manual out there.

[joem_au]

[quote="samdumbert"]2.8 hiluxs dont blow gaskets, I guarantee its a cracked head.[/quote]

Yes they do. Mine blew 60K after a rebuild. I had the head cleaned, pressure tested and shaved. Head was all good. Gasket was the problem.

[woodbutcher]

They will blow a head gasket if the head has been off and they never fitted new head bolts!! they are a stretch type head bolt and should be replaced when the head is done!!