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Old 10-23-2010, 03:20 PM
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So far the SCE ICS Titan copper self-sealing head gaskets have help up very well after abusing the engine, with no coolant seeping out anywhere around the heads.
Unfortunately I do have one problem, and that is oil leaking out between the head and the block, on three corners. I have checked if it is oil leaking out under the manifold gasket at the rear or where it meets the head, and except some oil exuding there, it is basically oil leaking out between the heads and block.
I do not know now if the stiffer copper gasket does not seal completely and return oil flowing down the heads seeps in between the gasket and head or block and travels down to the outer side of the heads.
What do you think the problem can be? any ideas what to check?
I have checked the torque on the outer head nuts (the inner nuts are inaccessible unless I remove the rocker shaft) and they did not move a bit.
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