This week on Money Pit, the tables have turned. We’re at Eddie’s house helping him put his engine back together after blowing the head gasket in his MIATA. Along the way we’ll look at what a head gasket is and how to replace one.
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Who is here after last Wednesdays faliure
When he droped that spark-plug in, yikes
My 03 Civic had a blown head gasket and valve cover gasket. No smoke, no smell, no weird sounds, no engine light. Just over heating after driving at high RPMs/MPH (30+ minutes) so i kept driving it, until i finally took it to the shop and found out the head was completely heat warped😅 $3000 later i wish i just fixed the head gasket when i had the chance 😢😂
Yall made this look way too easy
Pause at 07:30 - they forgot to put back the piston return springs that's why the rattling noise in the engine .
What's the average price to have a shop replaced this ?
I wouldn't sit on the headlight like that ...
Is it just me or is that engine SUPER clean
Next time: Are engines really worth it?
Wait... Who filmed it?
4:45 Good friends example lol...
removeing head gasket is eazy
To fix a head gasket is not that difficult just time consuming
That poor engine sounded like 2 skeletons get it on in a biscuit tin.
So wondered how much the mechanic in the US usually charge for changing a head gasket for, for example, a VW Golf Mk5.! In Hong Kong, they charged me like 750 USD and I’m still curious about if it’s expensive or cheap
I'm sorry Eddy, but I feel like you like to "dress" up for your lady.....
Lmfao everytime you scare him
Next time build oil pressure before starting a rebuilt engine smh
Eddie seems like a very cool guy
Why was it not necessary to resurface the heads before installing?
No is it not. My car hasnt one from factory. So, never got a problem with a blown one.
I wonder if it's worth it, practical or possible to make an engine with an integrated head? In other words, the block and head are machined out of one piece of steel, aluminum or whatever and then components installed ordinarily. In theory that would eliminate blowing head gaskets, no point of weakness and no gasket to blow as the block and head is one unit. You probably would need a hell of a cooling system and oil distribution system to get it to work properly on par with conventional engines. Probably would have to scale the car's overall size and mass up to hold it. So, practical, possible, even worth it?
Eddie is so fuckin CUTE. WHY IS THE WHOLE DOUNUT CREW FULL OF HOT BOIS? 💖💖💖💖
RTV, instead.
I think people are scared of valve timing
The more I look at the miata, the more I want one.
what is the biggest difference between MLS and other types of gaskets (steel laminate, composite, copper, etc.)?
Suggestion... Money Pit Subaru 💰 That is gonna be a never ending usage of money
Me, a 300zx owner looking at these guys work: "So much room...everything is so reachable...have I made a terrible mistake?" *looks over at 300zx* "Absolutely not."
Donut: "This is a pretty simple thing, and it's not that hard to install" Subaru Owners: complete emotional meltdown
Why is this even a video
dude always turn to top dead centre before you put the heads on then replace timing chain
You want a real head gasket job? Try a Passat B5.5.
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Can u made a video of when should we do a top overhaul or major overhaul ❤❤❤ im your biggest fan from Malaysia 🇲🇾
Dumb title, very informative video for newbies.
MLS less quality 👎👎👎
Ask a Subie owner.
It's not hard at all if your mechanic brother helps you fix it lol
Watching Donut Media work on cars is like watching high schoolers hack off their muffler for speed... "it probably has an idle learn process"... It doesn't... The engine needs work... I'm 3,000 miles away and I can hear the valve tick.
Most shops will refuse to work on ford 5.4 2 valve.
I like how you say the surface needs cleaned then proceed to wipe down the bores lol
What do you mean worth it you need it but if they put cams in the wrong places it will definitely cost a lot more if you are paying someone and a lot more work if you are doing it yourself
Nah, little Mega Black RTV should do the trick...maybe...probably not. Whatever
WRX is typing....
maybe next time just prime your fuel pump a few times by turning the key on and off several times before you start cranking.
you might want to do 2 stages of torque as well so your not just tightening the center bolts to 115ft lbs or whatever your torque spec for your engine is while the other bolts are loose. come on donut
Don’t drop the SP in, that’s how you mess with the gap...
You prob forgot to reconnect a vacuum line...hence the whistling noise and poor idle Bc it runs at higher rpm fine so most likely vacuum link
damnnnn, i feel so lucky that I'm not a gear head LOL
Fun fact, you don't need a head gasket if you lap the head and block sealing surfaces perfectly.
So, does the car drive or what?
I also had similar idle on my 93' lancer, try changing the fuel filter, worked in my case
“Are headgaskets worth it?” Supra MK3’s with 7M-GTE’s *nervous sweating*
Well on my car last month the head gasket died, and as i'm not an expert in mecanic and any of my friends neither, i just sold it to an more experimented guys ... 😥
I love having an 80cc 2 stroke engine, you unscre 4 bolts then your at your head gasket
Don't need fuses either. Something more expensive will fail. Weld head to block. Light fuse and get away.
Its funny watching you work on your engine so close to the ground. My truck is the opposite i have to use a stool if i really wanna get in there
Eddie looks like I know him...
We need turbos
This man is two miatas long and somehow fits in a single Miata 🤔
With that head line for a video you are making all of those first time mechanics really dumb make a head line worth reading, not something perfect but something that is gonna make a citizen watching this video say"hey, this youtuber made a video about changing a certain part that i needed to change but i didn't know how and his head line... Just wow he didn't discrace no one, certainly not me this video sure does get my like and maybe i will subscribe to him because maybe he will change more parts on more cars that i didn't know" that kind of head lines are for your videos. Im not a hater i really like the way you fix your car but please just make better head lines
Damn is this guy stupid we as the daily drivers who already know that the parts in a car are worth changing for new parts but like seriously you can just say "changing this gasket" or you can say "DIY gasket changing" or "THIS IS HOW YOU CHANGE A GASKET"
Please follow proper engine break-in procedures when your doing your first starts. Don't do like them.
No pop up headlights 🥺
So far I haven't seen anyone eat donuts.
We have a Lanz Bulldog, and last week we figured out that my great-grandfather just threw away the head gasket away, because he accidentally burnt the head too hot( you need to set the Head on fire to preheat the engine) and let the gasket melt. Now we overhaul the Motor after about 60 years. This thing ran without a head gasket for the last 60 years, but the compression was not the best, that’s why we repair it. But the torque from that 10l one cylinder is still amazing.
Did they checked if the head needed to be resurfaced? If it did, the miata is fucked again
Why the fuuu**** would you throw the spark plug like this? I meant sht man.. Magnetic or rubber socket or whatever :::) !!
08:10
what was that lever he pulled that made it rev
turn th crank while cam head bolted on the valves
big mistake when bolted the head without using the aliment on the crank and the cam gears
Bruh when you don't prime the oil after the motors been out :/. That's Donut!
Subbie owners Would disagree
Wait what if we replace the head gasket with the high temp silicon own gasket maker. Does that work?
Yes it's worth it! Got me a 2007 civic coupe for $800, less than $400 to fix, plus a few other issues (like AC, motor mount).
Wouldn't you want to lubricant the part's with oil before turning it on for the first time?
Ha good luck for the guys who are not Machinists and have no idea about tolerances, everytime you shave that bish you're moving closer to a scraped block, bigger gaskets lift easier, GL one time IF it didn't majorly overheat is ok, maybe 2, but if it got real hot and yeah it happens quick AF, scrap it or you'll be mad when it happens again, and usually you I just replace the whole cooling system, all wires, sensors, rad, fan, fuses, relays, and of course Gaskets.
When ever your get parts back from a machine shop clean them, use bore brushes to clean oil passages or coolant passages. I've found shavings a debri in them every time.
And I drive a Subaru so... good times. Lol
This video gives no details
Gotta know a month later. Is it still working, and have you done anything to it?
now is it worth it on a 300,000 mile engine is the real question lol
Yes!!! Was so pleased when that turned on
2:34 the main reason why most people are afraid to buy a car with a bad head gasket is because it probably overheated too so the head and block could be warped.
You’ve got to take off XYZ That’s what you get for driving a Miata.
if Eddie and Jobe weren't filming, then who was😯
Eddie seems cool
Did they put oil? 🤦🏻♂️
just bought a 94 toyota 4runner for 450 bucks cause it had a bad head gasket. the full gasket set cost 58 bucks online and around 10 hours worth of not realy working that hard to change it and the timing belt. tidied up a few other things under the hood as well. so yes, it is worth buying a car with a bad head gasket if it is cheap and has a clean title.
Ok can u run a engine with a decked head that's in perfect tolerance not to need a gasket ? Is there such things as metal gaskets not rubber coated I mean full metal like a spacer
You need to machine your heads and they tend warp no matter what factor that cost
my car doesn't have head gaskets .. its a rotary
Did you put oil in it?
This makes me miss my 99 nb1. Such a dream to work on
99 miata gang
Yet another reason to love pushrod engines, no need to worry about timing when doing simple tasks.
Sounds like a vacuum leak to me.
9:25 worst feeling ever
fantastic DIY video. Remember to get a good machinist straight edge and check flatness!! Head torque!! Even if studded!
"Are head gaskets worth it?" Every Northstar ever: Nah not really...
Would love an episode about Transmissions. If a transmission rebuild is worth it.