My 91ford escort wont start if i have water in the system. I pulled the the plugs and noticed the were wet with water. I pulled the head off and i dont see anything wrong with the head gasket. I havent noticed any water in the oil. Can it be something else before I buy a new head gasket.
2007-05-19 05:50:46 · 8 answers · asked by red 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Oh. NEVER reuse a head gasket.
2007-05-19 05:54:54 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. KnowItAll 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
normally, water is very foreign inside or under head cylinder, spark plugs usually encounter waters during engine wash or if you runs and submerged your engine into deep water, head gaskets protects the oil from coming out and coming in of undesirable liquid....
replace gasket if you notice that oil is coming out in those gasket edges....
water is a no no inside the operation of engine to run, water evolve surrounding the engine block with separate pathways to cool a running engine...
i agreed that something else is in your car, hard starting, is due to wrong timing, moist in distributor if it has, loose compression, poor distribution of electric current and air,
2007-05-19 06:14:49 · answer #2 · answered by emil b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, if you already pulled the head off, then you need to buy the head gasket anyways. also, it could be a warped head.
edit: it could be possible that you have water/moisture coming from your gas tank?
2007-05-19 05:55:17 · answer #3 · answered by sosaman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they didn't tourque the head down right then it could be leaking and there should be no water in the system except for the coolent cause u have to mix it down with water. I would go back and ask them how they tourqued it and see what they say.
2007-05-19 06:00:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This could be a cracked head or cracked block. If the car overheated and you out water in the radiator that could have cracked the block.
2007-05-19 05:56:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look for a crack in the cylinder head. You may need to remove valves to locate. Worse case would be a crack in the cylinder wall.
2007-05-19 05:54:05 · answer #6 · answered by sr_master_tech 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it could be a crack in the head itself. Your screwed if it is, it's gonna be expensive. Good luck.
2007-05-19 05:53:41 · answer #7 · answered by Chips O'toole 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the only other way is water getting in the fuel system
2007-05-19 05:53:51 · answer #8 · answered by capa-de-monty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋