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I would double-check that leak before pulling the head again, though I guess it's possible the head was warped or the gasket defective. Have you been using one of the recommended antifreezes and changing it regularly? Did the engine overheat? (According to its service records my 9000 had the head gasket replaced about 260,000 miles ago and it's still doing fine - though probably I shouldn't tempt fate by saying that!!)
I guess if you have to remove the head an obvious thing to check would be the timing chain, you could roll in a new one if needed. Any noisy lifters? Time to change them out. Turbo OK? Basically anything you have to take apart to do the job would be a candidate for possible replacement.
Posts in this Thread:
- head gasket and what else?, David W, Mon, 3 Mar 2014 09:25:32
- steering rack source, jjacob, Tue, 4 Mar 2014 12:38:48
- Re: head gasket and what else?, Bernie
, Mon, 3 Mar 2014 17:26:05 - Steering rack, Bill Homer
, Mon, 3 Mar 2014 14:04:35 - Re: head gasket and what else?, DanaH, Mon, 3 Mar 2014 11:21:33
- Re: head gasket and what else?, JerseySaab
, Mon, 3 Mar 2014 10:11:05 <-- Viewing This Message - Re: head gasket and what else?, Craig, Mon, 3 Mar 2014 10:08:49
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