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ppav59
02-29-2008, 09:26 AM
I had a guy replace the head gasket on my 2.3 Quad 4. He had a lot of problems with fluid leaking & had to do the job twice. On the second try, he re-used the new head bolts that he torque yeilded the first go around. He had the car for 5 weeks & I don't want to take it back to him, but after 400 miles I developed a OIL LEAK!!
Would it be a safe assumption to say that the bolt torque is probably wrong & I should replace the bolts with new ones? Any opinions are greatly appreciated. Please email me @ ppav59@yahoo.com

Matt95GT
02-29-2008, 09:50 AM
It's going to be a major deal to replace those head bolts, but it will need to be done. While you're doing so, I'd probably have the head checked for flatness.