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Ive had the head gasket done on my 02 civic i got the head skimmed and pressure checked everything fine but it does drive but its very shuddery its fine when idle and when u rev it also reverse is fine sometimes it cuts out when trying to drive
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The origin of the leak may be oil spilled form the Valve cover gasket job. With a warm, not hot engine, spray with degreaser and hose off the oil and cleaner. Leave to dry. Run car for a couple of days and check again.
Yes replacing the gasket should fix it as long as it isn't warped. Civics tend to get thrashed by young drivers, so you may need to get the head skimmed at a machine shop.
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If you haven't ever done one then i suggest take to a garage.
You need to take the engine head off.
Timing belt off.
Radiator flashed / change
all water hoses off and cleaned.
head pressure tested
head skimmed.
Oil flush
New oil and oil filter.
Its not a simple job. whilst everything is open. change the timing belt and water pump as well.
You have a warped head.No fix in the world will stop your problem until you have the head re-skimmed and a new gasket fitted.The more you drive the car like it is,the more damage you are doing.
pressure test radiator by colour check system ,or check for petrol vapour in header tank or radiator, check oil in engine to see if it is contaminated with water oil ,could be leaking rocker cover gasket causeing plugs to missfire if gas, petrol smell from water its head gasket ,water in oil headgasket, oil in water headgaskget if any of these requires head skim and head pressure test by a engineer
there are only three places for coolant to leak.external leak to the outside of the motor,internal leak like a head gasket causing the motor to burn coolant(white smoke out the tailpipe),internal leak(coolant leak into the motor oil.)you say that the head gasket was tested and it was okay then this takes care of burning coolant,however it could be leaking into the motor oil.check the oil level and condition.I would think the tech would have checked this,but check it just in case.if the oil level is good and not thick or white or milky looking then this is not the problem.you could have a leak externally like a hose leaking a frost plug leaking,water pump leaking,this should be checked out by having the cooling system pressure tested a carefully inspected for leaks
waterpump? No movement of water/coolant, engine overheats. Engine overheats, warp heads. Next time you rip a head off, check gasket to see if head gasket failed or if there is a different cause to car overheating.
Do the block chemical leak test and coolant pressure test to rule out blowning head gasket.
Check all freeze plugs to rule out coolant leak on the hot engine block.
Check for any hose leak.
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