2004 Mazda RX-8 "cracked cylinder heads" Questions

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...cylinder could be the head gasket or intake manifold gasket. The only other way is a cracked head or block. These don't happen to often. If it is the head gasket, send the heads to e checked for ...

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creamy substance on oil dip stick That is usually an indication of water in the oil. Check to see if you are loosing coolant, although it does not take much water to contaminate oil. The cause would ...

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what would cause my cylinder head to crack on my 4.3 2000 Envoy? The cylinder head is a crucial part of all combustion engines, and cylinder head cracking can result in catastrophic damage to the ...

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...cracked cylinder head. Has the car overheated or been run really low on oil? Could also be a blown head gasket. But the clunking sound when you hit bumps makes me think the one of the cylinder heads ...

what causes a cylinder head to crack? after checking compression, spark plugs, ignition coil, sensors, etc, mechanic found a crack in the cylinder head. what causes a cylinder head to crack given that

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cracked. Another possibilty is a cacked cylinder sleeve. These are readily visible with good lighting. Position each piston to BDC and visual inspect entire length of each cylinder sleeve for a crack.

...cylinder heads are cracked is to remove them, and have them mag-na-fluxed at a machine shop. Some cracks might be obviously visible as soon as you remove the cylinder heads, but they can also be ...

...Cylinder head warped.Remove cyliner head and pressure test it for cracks. If cracked replace unless someone near you can repair effectively. If not then skim and you might as well do a complete ...

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Water in the oil Radiator coolant in the engine oil is normally an indication of a failed cylinder head gasket or a crack in the cylinder head or both. Running the engine in an overheated condition ...

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...cracked head or cylinder liner Yes it could be but it depends on engine design. On some engines the coolant can leak through a bad manifold gasket into the oil and your cylinder head gasket and ...

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