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24sevenslacker
12-08-11, 06:48 AM
checked my water last night and im getting oil in the water again, so the head is definatly porous. anybody know where theres a coscast head going?

Andy
12-08-11, 07:26 AM
It can still happen to coscast ones and the prices heads are doing at the minute you may aswell do the porous mod on yours (which i thought was done when head gasket was???)

blue_peg_16v
12-08-11, 08:49 AM
Might as well buy a full xe as pay for a cos cast last one I sold made £350 on gaybay

Prey
12-08-11, 08:58 AM
porous mod is easy and cheap, why would you pay absolutely horrific money for a coscast?

Riggy
12-08-11, 11:31 AM
and technically its isnt porous lol , its cracks haha ,

but yeah just sleave it and you will be fine, always makes me laugh how much coscast heads go for , some time i think i should sell mine lol

24sevenslacker
12-08-11, 02:54 PM
It can still happen to coscast ones and the prices heads are doing at the minute you may aswell do the porous mod on yours (which i thought was done when head gasket was???)

tried but we couldnt get the grubscrew out, i guess ill just have to drill it and re-tap it

Andy
12-08-11, 03:04 PM
Yeah,but try an easy out 1st and then just buy a new grubscrew

24sevenslacker
12-08-11, 03:09 PM
i think we tried that as well, ill have to see anyway, its doing my head in lol

Andy
12-08-11, 04:33 PM
You cant have,using easy outs involves drilling lol

24sevenslacker
12-08-11, 05:20 PM
im thinking of the ones that just grab the inside of the allen key lol