evoscan is a program that you install in your laptop to log your cars performance eg timing, intake temps, coolant temps etc. You need a special usb cable that connects your laptop to your cars OBDII port.

 

Oh cool, ill look into it. I have a MacBook i dont know if that would matter

 

Well after all that, got it all back together and the new thermostat in. Took it out friday night and checked it saturday morning it still pushed it all in the overflow... Soo looking like head gasket.... I was just trying to do the cheap easy stuff first haha.. Getting some quotes on it today, doing a leak down and compression test first tho.

 

well your next step man since you believe it to be head gasket go get the coolant tester, ull take a sample reading of the coolant in the radiator out, add one chemical to it that checks for signs of oil in it as one cheap alternative of a blown headgasket, Check the color of your oil does it look chocolate milkshake colored? If so man, then sorry to say thats what it sounds like, just dont drive it much, before ur wallet hurts even more from more damage. Good luck

 

Yeah thanks some one else told me about that. yeah i hate to hear it but what are you gonna do. and yeah i dont drive it. just once after the new thermostat to see and it still does it so back in the garage it sits i have other vehicles to drive and working on buying a truck..

 

I need to find an Evo friendly shop around here but theres nothin really in my area in NH..

 

Compression test cold wot. 160 175 170 175. Is this good? or still the head gasket?

 

leaking head gasket doesn't allways show up in a comp or leakdown test. Get the stuff that tests for combustion gas in the coolant.

 

Thats next. Block tester? its called i think. But those numbers are good?

 

was just told that the 160 could be a broken piston ring thus causing all my problems... ?

 

Okay, I'm interested, tell me how a broken piston ring blows coolant out of the radiator?

 

idk i didnt think so thats just what i was told....

 

Well, go back and ask him/her the sequence of events that makes this happen. They won't be able to do it.

 

Block test confirms head gasket it is. gonna get it studded and o ringed gasket

 

Dropped the Evo off yesterday to get the headgasket done.. Guys gonna call me when he has it all apart to see what i wanna do. THinking ARP head studs. Just not sure on what for a gasket..