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RD28t blown head

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RD28t blown head

Post by Shy Industries »

Was wondering what the main or common reasons are why the head gasket would blow got one to fix so i was looking for some idea of what to check first.
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Post by Beastmavster »

age.... most 2.8's are about 10 years old now.
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Post by Shy Industries »

I wouldn't have thought age to be the cause for a gasket to go on a head being made from a metal compossite material, i would have figured it to be more from adverse conditions in the motor, however i shall soon see i suppose.
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Post by Hobbz »

they tend to blow the head about 180-210 ... usually because of the headgasket giving up ... some of them have a composit headgasket, and others a metal one, the metal one last longer.
Some of the guys up here renew their gaskets around 150, and they are still going at 240 .....
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Post by stool »

Got 230k on mine. And the only thing ive fixed is a welsh plug

OE clutch aswell and injectors have never been touched too
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