DamageINC Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 I'm sure this isn't really new to any of you, but this is the worst head-gasket case I've seen so far. '06 model F-350. Destroyed everything, pretty much. Cylinder 2 was the primary problem cylinder, filled with coolant, piston super-shiny, wall is a little washed out.. both heads warped top-to-bottom at .003"... it blew out the EGR cooler in incredible fashion, soaked the EGR valve with coolant, all the coolant in the exhaust went through the turbo and wiped that thing out too (shaft is all sorts of wobbly, fins touching the housing now and bearing is a little rumbly), oil cooler is trashed (you should see the nifty coolant/oil mix caked on the insides of the valve covers) and it was obviouly running pretty rough when I got it, god knows if any of the injectors, or even the HPOP took a hit from the garbage coolant-contaminated oil that's been making it's way through the system... So far, we're at $4,600+ in parts alone, not including any possible injector failures or HPOP damage either. Customer is nearing the end of his warranty so we're gonna be studding these heads for him, but the vehicle is 100% stock and surprisingly, not very heavily loaded. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mchan68 Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 I'm sure this isn't really new to any of you, but this is the worst head-gasket case I've seen so far. '06 model F-350. Destroyed everything, pretty much. Cylinder 2 was the primary problem cylinder, filled with coolant, piston super-shiny, wall is a little washed out.. both heads warped top-to-bottom at .003"... it blew out the EGR cooler in incredible fashion, soaked the EGR valve with coolant, all the coolant in the exhaust went through the turbo and wiped that thing out too (shaft is all sorts of wobbly, fins touching the housing now and bearing is a little rumbly), oil cooler is trashed (you should see the nifty coolant/oil mix caked on the insides of the valve covers) and it was obviouly running pretty rough when I got it, god knows if any of the injectors, or even the HPOP took a hit from the garbage coolant-contaminated oil that's been making it's way through the system... So far, we're at $4,600+ in parts alone, not including any possible injector failures or HPOP damage either. Customer is nearing the end of his warranty so we're gonna be studding these heads for him, but the vehicle is 100% stock and surprisingly, not very heavily loaded. Dave If the damage is THAT bad, why not just get authorization for a long block? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Warman Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 This thing doesn't sound like it would be hard to cost cap.... If you go for a long block, all you need to assure anyone of is that the bolts are all tight. If you fix it from the inside out, you'll be on the hook for everything - including the stuff you missed.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DwayneGorniak Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 Condemn the Bitch! (Cost Cap) You don't need this thing coming back and biting you in the ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shlep Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Sounds almost exactly like the one I had back in June but mine also had a cracked flywheel along with the nose of the starter being sheared off because someone tried to crank it while it was locked solid with coolant, again a F250 2x4 that had hardly worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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