I'm trying to resurrect my fallen L18, Due to water entering the engine and mixing with the oil... in other terms making a chocolate milk shake..
i don't want it to be the end of the road for this engine and i don't have the money to get another engine so i have to work with i got...
I've done some reaserch here and what they say there are two main areas which are the head and the timing chain cover...
So this weekend i removed the head and this is what i found.......
it looks like it was a blown head gasket and the the water was coming in threw cylinders 2 and 3... (but im not ruling out the timing chain cover senrio just yet)
the head doesnt look that good either besides the small surface rust it looks like the valves are burnt... or why else would they look kinda white
I've read that these heads arent notorious for being cracked but is my head Saveable or am i going to have to get a different head??? i was planning to take it to a machine shop to get it cleaned , resurfaced , a pressure test.
also is there any way to clean the engine out from all that milkshake? i see that prep is always essential...
I've drained drained the engine and also took the radiator out and ran the hose threw it...
Feel free to ask questions and for more Oics... need all the help i can get.
-Abigael