Blown Head Gasket: Show & Tell Style
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- Come along as I "show" you another way to "look" for a blown head gasket. This time I am using and endoscope. To be specific I used this one - DEPSTECH Dual Lens Inspection Camera - amzn.to/3RQ8nwo They are worth every penny in my opinion.
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*Here is the scope I used* : DEPSTECH Dual Lens Inspection Camera - amzn.to/3RQ8nwo
I need a 5mm head so I can also use it on my AR's.
Love mine. Thanks for telling us about this before. Must have.
That is an exceptional quality camera compared the autel one I have and have attempted to use in the past. You can actually understand what you're lookin at lol.
That's a pretty slick camera. I've been considering buying an inspection camera for quite a while and decided to pull the trigger on this one after checking out the link.
Do you like this better than the split screen one ?
That is cool to be able to look inside a cylinder with such clarity! The 90 degree camera is awesome!
I picked up one of these depstech cameras. Awesome tool. I have already found 35 cents and a peanut M&M in my recliner.
Did you eat the m&m?
Lol
recliner M & M 's......
taste just like chicken
The only valid answer is yes. While denying it the whole time
Nice, the M&M's have a hard candy protective coating... you're good to go.
No no no, Scotty Kilmer says toyotas Never, i repete, NEVER have problems😂😂😂😂😂
He’s a total nutcase…. Don’t listen to him. If you want someone to listen to about Toyotas listen to the car care nut channel
Never trust a company that changes their name to toyota from toyoda because they didnt think it sounded or looked Japanese enough...
IMHO, all makes and models of vehicles have problems, I take my ( business loyalty) to garages, dealers or mechanics that treat me honestly and respectfully. Brand loyalty means nothing if the consumer is cheated either by the dealer, seller or garage mechanic of the vehicle being fixed or serviced.
Scotty Kilmer didn't say Toyotas never have a problem he said Toyota's have far fewer problems than other manufacturers.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Well that most certainly is proof positive that there is a coolant leak! Very nice demonstration Eric!
Now i can hear giordie laforge going ,,
"Coolant leak,we have a coolant leak" ,,
I have an old Snap On inspection camera that uses an angled mirror that you put on the end to view sideways.
Just ordered this from Amazon from your link, Eric. Thanks for the great demo, my guy !
That Snap-on camera was probably way more expensive and state of the art at the time. Hope you're still not making payments on it to the Snap-on tool truck guy. 😅
Ahmed from a Car Care Nut Channel made a comparison with this camera and the Snap-On in one of his videos. He said this camera is better.
This camera does come with a magnet, a hook and a mirror, at least mine did a year ago.
I truly love how every displacement is referred to as "the big". Even with this one. "The Big 1.8" lol
Yeah, Eric has done this to us since the beginning... 😆
Great video as usual. Word of caution: make absolutely certain engine is cool before sticking the probe in. If you can't keep your hand on the head or block for more than a couple of seconds, it's still too hot. If your picture starts getting dark, cloudy, or distorted, it's too late.
That is amazing tech Eric. Thank you very much for the demonstration. Cheers.
That's pretty cool.
I wonder if you could use this to inspect whether valves in a direct injection engine would need walnut blasting? Easier that taking the intake off and viewing the back of the valves. You'd have to turn the engine until the intake valves open, but would be a quick check.
The cheapo borescope I have just has a 45deg mirror attachment to see the sides.
Tools are so important in this profession, knowing how to use them and your words are also important. Great job!
My local mechanic who is also a Napa service center hates me ever since i joined this channel. Because when i bring my car in for certain services, i'm always on top of my diagnostic game making suggestions from Eric O to him on how to do his job so i get a definative answer. DO i have a blown headgasket? I'm not sure. Did you do a borascope of the cylinder? ahhhh...Nooo. Come on man!!!
South Maine Auto Repair,
I am an industrial maintenance mechanic, not an auto mechanic, atleast that's what I get. paid for. I've always worked on my own cars since I was a teenager. Acquired an owners manual and started resolving my problems. Fast forward nearly 4 decades and TH-cam is my new owners manual.
You kind sir in my opinion are the best of every one who does what you do on TH-cam. I follow a few guys who are exceedingly useful for the DIYers like myself but I always look for you first. Thank you sir.
I actually bought one of the cheapy ones that brand makes. It came in real handy finding where my water pump was leaking without ripping the whole engine bay apart. Neat little tools!
Wow the borescope is awesome, sure has changed from the first one I bought years ago. Watched your unboxing video and wanted to say psoriatic arthritis sucks. I’m 60 and have fought it since I was in my teens. I am almost wheelchair bound now. A lot of my issues were also caused by the 30 years of doing what you do everyday. Watching your videos brings back lots of memories. I did driveability work most of my time working as a tech. I like the way you are involved with networking with other techs and sharing knowledge between each other. I was a very early member of iATN and learned a lot working with other techs and developed a lot of new ways to diagnose problems. I eventually got to the point where I couldn’t do the day to day stuff and went to work for ac delco hotline. Helping others fix issues over the phone was a challenge and was fun. Started teaching and now just piddle some while retired and soaking up sun in Myrtle Beach SC. I truly enjoy watching you and have great respect for your critical thinking skills and the way you approach the diagnostic process. Getting together with other techs and picking each other’s brains is great. Back in the day I went to a few iATN conventions and other get together like Jim Linder and others. The networking with others sure made me a better tech for sure. Keep up the good work.
Good find. One trick I learned years ago, pull plugs, put a spill free funnel on radiator or surge tank. Use a leak down tester hose connected to shop air and install in each cylinder. After air is turned on, rotate crank until the cylinder is at TDC and both valves are closed. Watch for bubbles in funnel at radiator/surge tank. Sometimes have to hold the piston up for a minute or so to show a leak.
Awesome adding that to my tools
@@Auto209 if the gasket is blown out bad into the combustion chamber, be aware it will push a lot of water out of funnel quickly. 😉. As you know Hondas are bad about head gaskets if even slightly over heated. I’ve found many this way
If it's a tiny leak as in this case, cylinder pressure can actually seal the leak like a one way valve. That's why there's only a small amount of coolant loss. Good way to find/prove a bigger coolant loss though.
I bought that borescope the last time it was featured in an SMA video...works great, especially considering the price!
SMA now offering a free Colonoscopy with every oil change. There's your problem lady..
Decent image quality there. And being able to record to media is a big bonus. Love it.
That's a slick little borescope! And it's VERY affordable! The Olympus borescopes I used in the oil & gas field for inspecting industrial gas turbines and compressors were 20-30K ... I have one that is about the same money, but this one seems to have a much clearer view. Time to pass the old one down and pick one of these puppies up!
The carbon on the inlet valve, needs a dose of sea foam and an extended "italian tuneup" !!.
The intake and egr cooler get clogged what can be the cause of head gasket failure on the 2zrfxe, low grade fuel can also be a problem
That was cool Eric! Watching the coolant leak into the combustion chamber is a definitive confirmation of the diagnosis.
Hopefully the customer paid to have the EGR ports in the intake manifold cleaned and the EGR cooler cleaned or replaced, or he will be paying Eric to do that soon.
She shud have him install a catch can
Very nice post, I can'r believe the quality of the picture for a $135 scpoe
I've got the disphit camera that hooks to your smartphone. The camera works fine, but the software is crap.
Hi, Mr. O. The borescope is definitely a valuable tool to have. The internals of the engine, exhaust system, and fuel tank might all be worthwhile targets for such a device. Thanks for sharing! Stay Healthy!
My thoughts are about me wondering why I've been a masochist for so long with trying to keep on using that stupid Snap-on endoscope... No matter how much I try to clean the stupid thing I still can barely tell what I'm looking at!
Good going, Eric. I got a Depstech a while back on your recommendation, and have used it several times. Most recently, I sent it in beside the clutch fork on my 84 K10 truck to look at the throwout bearing and the spring fingers.
right! A borescope has many advantages in so many different situations, asides automobiles. It is a very useful tool for anybody's toolbox.
What are the odds you have a Honda and a Toyota both sitting in your bays with blown head gasket‘s?
i am a old fart ,,and i have never seen that before and that is cool alrighty, thanks for showing it to me ,, you all have a good day.
i think mrs.o should have a cooking channel
When you were swinging it around (no pun intended) it looked like the exhaust valve was bad(burnt out valve bad)! If that was my Prius I'd just Chuck a Head gasket in a bottle at it!
The number 2 hole is often preferred by many
I chuckled
Be sure there's moisture before you try and dip your borescope in.
Been wanting to pick an endoscope up. It would come in handy in a lot of ways. This looks to be pretty well featured for the money. Added to my "Wish List".
I got the depstech one that uses wifi to connect to the phone, it was less than $30 and works really well
I hope you get a Dr's order before you start looking at people's organs!
@@arc00ta seconding that
@@arc00ta How is the lag on it? That seems to be the biggest complaint for the less expensive scopes.
@@atticstattic Gotta make some extra money somehow!!! Times are tough these days!!!!!
Hahaha 😆 like the editing cut in! Nice touch!
that #2 hole is always the dirty one!! LOL
One of the guys in my shop drained the coolant before pressurizing the system, after claiming to know how the tool worked. No one said anything to him for about ten frantic minutes when he finally asked, "Is this thing broken?"
I pulled it from the radiator neck and showed him that it worked just fine when testing a cap. He put it back on the radiator and again began furiously pumping away. After a few minutes, one of the other guys told him that, if he kept that up, he would go blind.
The rest of us were quietly chuckling as he burned off every calorie he had consumed in the last three weeks.
After thirty minutes, I checked on him, and he had made it to five psi. He asked, "How far does it need to go?"
I told him, "Fifteen psi."
"Are you $h!++!ng me?"
"Nope."
After nearly two hours (rear heater system), he made it. "What do I do now?"
I told him, "Check for leaks."
"How?"
"The pressure will drop."
After a while he came into the office and said, "It's down to thirteen."
I asked, "Where is it leaking?"
"How can I tell?"
"Coolant will be weeping out where there is a leak."
"There's no coolant in it."
"You don't say! We all knew that, and that is why it took two hours of your life to pump it up!"
"Why didn't someone tell me?"
"Because you said that you knew how to use the tester. I will pay you for your time, but, in the future, if you don't know something, say so. This is one of the main ways mechanics get hurt. Now, fill it up with water and try again."
fascinating to see this
You have a small leak.. Well done!
Question .. With that small of a leak and all the other symptoms that are there how long before it needs to be replaced?
No doubt it needs to be fixed but at this point it's still driveable
I now have 3 of the Depstech boroscopes. I keep upgrading as they come out with something better. My latest one is the dual camera that I became aware of from watching your earlier video. They are awesome and I've used them to solve several issues. Thanks for another great video and thanks for sharing 😊
Wait!!!! Isn't this the day those 2 annoying youtubers came by and interrupted your work? AND your lunch? Darn them!!! Thanks again for the hospitality. We both really love your channel. The info is great. The repairs are great. The tips and tricks are great. BUT THE BEST PART IS THE UNDERLYING SUB-PLOT OF THE INCREDIBLE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOU AND MRS O. Thank you for being you, both if you.
I did my head gasket on my ct200h about a year ago. Those were not misfires she was describing… it was coolant in the cylinder basically trying to compress non compressible fluid causing knock… I’ve heard it. Sounded like my engine was tearing itself to pieces. GREAT video tho. Just wanted to share my two cents.
Well, the ecm logged misfires so there’s that.
If the leak is massive you can get hydraulic lock. That was likely your issue. Hers was a miss fire due to a wet environment after sitting overnight and minor coolant loss.
@@alcajun619 nope mine was the same way. it wouldn't knock when it was stopped for a short while but would knock/rattle when sat for a prolonged period of time. im not knocking on SMA.
@@Highstranger951 yes tru. but what im saying it wasn't really misfires. the engine shakes so much that it may log it as a misfire but it's actually hydro locking. again like SMA says data doesn't show the whole picture nor should you trust it. not knocking on Eric O.
That drip was the money shot of the year👍
We use the 5 gas analysiser to show if the vehicle has HC in the coolant.. No real need to waste much more time then that on an older engine. The shop I work for does not do a head jobs on anything with more then 125k on it..
So if you won't replace a head gasket on an engine with 125,000 mi, what do you do? Just send the customer packing? Or con then into a new engine?
Well that boroscope is great with 90 degree camera to it as well as straight down! Love that feature it certainly makes diagnosis easier to both do and see!! Thanks for sharing Eric appreciate it 😊😊
That side camera is awesome!
Just bought the boroscope through your link. thanks for finding us this good deal.
Well if the current head gasket is blown then you’re going to need a different head gasket.
ya ding dong lmaoo
Cool camera. Head gaskets seem to be a thing on the old Prius
Can you give us a link to the tool that added the pressure to the coolant?
As the leak is so small could you just torque down the head bolts?
That is a great way to test and see results! I will have to try that the next time I have a suspected head gasket issue!
Kind of cool, absolutely amazing, love that 90 degree camera. Diagnostic process is the most important thing a mechanic can do, cars can't talk like humans....
Here you are not just proving the diagnosis but showing what you mean. A perfect learning moment. Anyone can imagine a leak into the cylinder but really seeing it is another level.
Great use of the tech. Another helpful video. Thank you SMA.
I saw your last one with the Pico and it gave me the idea to use a cylinder leak down tester and a coolant funnel. Took a bit but she started to bubble. Don't know how bad it is we haven't got the job sold yet. She did call and say she was probably gonna say yes because cars are expensive these days.
Thanks for helping me be a better tech.
Nice informative video. I'm having a similar problem in my 2016 chevy trax. I have a bore scope without the side view. I may be using this to see if I can solve my problem. Thanks for the excellent explanation. 👍
Hey!!! Literally just finished doing a head gasket on a 2012 Prius on Friday!!!
Just have to put the wiper cowl back on Monday and take her for a shake. P0301-P0302 with cold start misfire. Used my Matco boroscope to verify
👍
that’s awesome to actually be able to see the head gasket actively leaking coolant into the cylinder
Off subject....just changed brake lines now brake goes to floor. Did I ruin master cylinder?
awesome skills and very professional troubleshooting. Treating your customers right shows your integrity and business sense. Great job!
I like it. Last time I used a boroscope was to find a connector I forgot when reinstalling the dash, and entire interior on a 2017 lexus suv lol. It was right up near the firewall but I was able to pull the dash loose and cram my arm in there to plug it in. Hey I'm not perfect but I did learn something that day. Now I usually make lil flags from bright green masking tape so I don't overlook Anything like that
Dr. Eric sticking his endoscope in the hole to find problems...
Yup.
Just picture the twirling action happening at your doctors office...
Great work there Eric do the video of the head gasket replacement !THUMBS UP BROTHER from down under australia
Hi there, I have a 08 Honda PIlot. Misifres on cylinder 3,5&6 . It only does it on idle. Even at 1k rpm if you keep it, it won't misfire. Only on idle it does that. I just had the valves adjusted. Compression test and leak down came out fine. What could it be ?
Tungsten carbide wedding bands are electrically conductive. As a matter of fact, they can pass over 1000 Amperes.
Ask how I know...
Now I’m convincing myself I need that borescope 😭😭
Your edit to clarify it was a blown head gasket made me laugh out loud. Thanks!!
This engine has the weirdest headgasket problem I witnessed. Out of no where I have seen 5 gone. Has the 2ZR-FE. 100k, 120k, 90k,122k,and 150k. I seen the headgasket being super thin.
Remember: Please keep the borescope outside of your body, thank you----Management.
Would the same approach work for Diesel engine ? Through glow plug entry ?, thanks Eric 🙂🇮🇪
You demoed the 4.3" Depstech in March 2022 what was the reason for upgrading to the 500 models?
I've never had much luck getting people to answer but I'm hoping that'll change: 2006 GMC 1500 SL, 244k. Start it up, tapping. Losing coolant faster than this lady is. Tapping stops or at least is not audible to me after a while. I was told to add K-Seal to stop the coolant leak and the tapping. From what I've read, this is a bad idea. So the question is this: I plan on keeping the truck until it disintegrates. Do the K-Seal, is this just a head gasket job or should I expect more?
On my head gasket failure, symptom was cooling system pressurized with cold start. No coolant loss, the expansion tank captured all pressurized loss.
Compression in #5 was 50 PSI less than the other 7. I rolled crank to #5 TDC and used the Compression tester to pressurize the combustion chamber. No bubbles from pressure cap until 340 PSI. Yes, I have air up to 4500 PSI..this is a diesel engine. The fire ring acts like a check valve when the composition portion of the gasket degrades.
Thanks for sharing Eric. Very informative and helpful Artie 👍
Wowie Zowie,and Hubba Hubba. Miles on the Prius please? I bought my boroscope to examine the possibility of a clogged oil pump screen .Thank you.
That was freaking cool. Didn't know those borescope cameras with the side camera existed. Buying one of those.
Sad day. 3rd gen Prius is a notorious head gasket popper. No prior overheating or anything, just goes randomly. The other unfortunate one is the 4.0 V6 head gaskets will randomly go south and of course the infamous 2AZ-FE pulling the threads from the block and losing the HG between cylinder 2 and 3 with a coolant leak under the intake manifold.
Awesome cool video thumbs up. I have a question! What brand & model rear shock would you recommend for a 2020 Kia Forte LXS? This is a fairly new car and the rear shock is leaking. Was there a recall on this car? Would you please check it for me? Thank you. Stay well & safe.
Are you going to clean the EGR cooler and install an oil catch can? This is likely what caused the head gasket to fail, and it will likely fail again. I replaced the head gasket at 220,000 miles, and now have over 300,000 miles on it. Great car, but the guys still bust my balls for driving a Prius. I drive about 130 miles per day, so it is worth it. Original batteries, and getting about 41 MPG now... used to get 52 when it was new.
How much coolant leak would not be indicative necessarily of a head gasket issue? Have a 1.8L Toyota 1ZZ-FE here with some coolant loss but no codes. Not sure exactly how much leakage... noted some missing in the expansion tank over the course of a year.
What's the fix? New gasket and cylinder head resurfacing? Isn't there some goo that can be put in the coolant to stop the leaks?
From knowledge from other channels, seems like head gasket on these Priuses, Priui, or Priuness seems blown quite often.
Got one of those scopes for my 50 BMG McMillan. You know when that Lilja barrel is clean as a whistle!
Just had the exact same symptoms with my 2002 Tacoma 2.4. didn't even need the boroscope. just pulled the spark plugs after in cooled off and sat and there was a shinny lake on cylinder #3. rock auto $63 head gasket set with head bolts and 5 hours. she runs amazing now. thanks for your videos. Has taught me a much more fundamental approve to repairing cars. Dont just tear stuff all apart anymore.
OMG, that's a great edit trick, inserting yourself, scolding yourself. That takes time/work. You sure you can afford that without an editor? Or do you have an editor?
Just FYI, they used your TH-cam video as a description😅in that Amazon link you gave
It’s funny I just had a Prius in last week with the same exact failure and diagnosed the head gasket the same exact way. Cylinder 3 was missing only during startup, had one small shiny spot on the piston only visible with the borescope. I then pressurized the system and observed drips coming from the head gasket! Woohoo I’m starting to think like EricO!!
Got to love the egr system to create terrible dirty valves. Not too good for emissions C.A.R.B. and E.P.A.!!!!
5:15 I was gonna say.. those model Prius are notorious for head gasket problems. U see how small it is, so lots of ppl try the gasket repair crap that can buy you a little time, but never a real fix. My gen 2 Prius thankfully doesn't have HG problems, but it's got plenty demons of its own. Knock on wood it's fine at the moment. Bad form by Toyota, anyhow, because that engine runs on Atkinson cycle so the combustion pressures are quite low. Makes no sense.
Is a 2013 Prius, 10 years old, worth this expensive fix for a little itty-bitty problem?
If you can sell it, you have defiantly found an actual problem.
My point is this fix is an expensive to cure that trivially small problem and the car's value is lower than would warrant this expenditure.
When he got the money shot with the borescope, (that single drip), Eric should have said "There's your problem, lady" !! 😂
I bought a 2001 mercury sable with the big O 3.0 motor. Soon as it got to 100k miles head gasket went. My local highschool fixed it. ( Perks of automotive teacher living nextdoor.) I drove that car for 10 years until the motor finally went.
What different head gaskets are we talking about? Those Dorman jobbers?
Had to upgrade from my Crap=On borescope to the Depstech dual camera so I could pinpoint an oil puddle in a ford V10 #4 cylinder, Leaking valve stem guide on the exhaust valve. Couldn't pinpoint it with engine hot so had to clean it out and wait till next morning and the money shot was a closed exhaust valve covered in oil.
Iv got that original Snap-on red borescope, used it about 6 times, very cool. Was, like $1500 at the time, before smart phones was all the fun.
Would you guys believe a 5.3 in a 1500 ran with this type of blowout for ohhh 3 years and 120,000km.
Compression Test, the condition of oil would be indicative. Should have mortgaged the farm and made a down payment on a Tesla...
Those cameras are more than fairly affordable, they are *extremely* affordable. I guess they would pay for themselves with just a single -different head gasket- blown head gasket find. 😏
Me thinks replacing the coolant every 50k miles may help to avoid these head gasket problems. (No matter what the manufacturer's tell ya) 😉
HEY. I got that same borescope ! Really comes in handy. And I got it for free.