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Do cylinder heads commonly warp?

   
Old Oct 14, 2010 | 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by DFelton
Update: I resurfaced the head and it was only off 2 thousandths. The main cause for the leak was bad oil seals and the valve guides were oval. No idea why.

Also, the leak of oil may be coming from the mivec oil feed line fitting between the head and the banjo bolt.
.002" doesnt sound like a lot but its a decent amount. scotch tape is .002' to put it in perspective.
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Old Oct 14, 2010 | 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by browningderek
took my head off my bone stock 60K motor. it was warped .006". gotta check them heads everytime you take them off. period!

-agreed.
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