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Hey All, blown head gasket on my P5 from a prior radiator torque and leak. It took a year to blow after I tested the head gasket for leakage hot, warm and cold and got a negative leak test until she did a hard blow. There's no antifreeze in the crankcase, but I'm preparing to replace the head with one from pickn'pull. They've only got Protege and no P5's - are these heads the same across the '02 - '03 spectrum? It looks like they are 2.0L across all models from '02 - '03.
Any pitfalls to look out for? I see engine mounts as one potential and will buy new head bolts. somebody mentioned block warpage in an earlier thread, but that doesn't seem like that would be very common.
I've changed an engine and a tranny and have done 3 heads in Toyota Corolla's, so understand about getting the cams lined up properly, ist's just been a few years.
Thanks for the feedback!
Any pitfalls to look out for? I see engine mounts as one potential and will buy new head bolts. somebody mentioned block warpage in an earlier thread, but that doesn't seem like that would be very common.
I've changed an engine and a tranny and have done 3 heads in Toyota Corolla's, so understand about getting the cams lined up properly, ist's just been a few years.
Thanks for the feedback!