When did u replace ur headgasket for EF/EL 4L

[mickyyyy]

Hey guys,


Im curious to see owners of EF/EL 4.0L replaced there headgasket and what was the cause of the gasket to blow?


Anyone that votes under 150,000kms please post why it let go please

[wicksy]

210 there abouts, what caused it, fords shitty designs with gaskets

[mickyyyy]

thats a pretty good run dude, u take good care of ur cooling system?

[burnt turtle]

1 car was replaced wen i got it (not correctly causing 2nd failure @ 110,000kms)
other car was about 240,000kms

[krisisdog]

Mine was between 210 and 220, same as my mates, both EFs.

[wicksy]

thats a pretty good run dude, u take good care of ur cooling system?

nope water

[mickyyyy]

Just plain water from the hose???

[oneredED]

~340,000 EF XR6 (my old daily/the family hack)

Was probably blown for about 10,000km, but it just used heaps of water and still went reasonably well so it waited for a while to be done. Pulling it down, it seemed to be on it's original HG and there was no record of it being done in the service history.

[wicksy]

Just plain water from the hose???

indeed yup

[BLCKED]

my parents el around 155 mark it was on gas most of its life.

[travs ea-xr6]

my ea never had the head gasket touched and its done 270000ish kms,the secret is fresh tap water .
never ran coolant in it.
i flush the radiator and engine every year
i always look around the head and block for leaks and theres no water marks yet and oils still clean and it performs very nice

[TriymeD]

my ea never had the head gasket touched and its done 270000ish kms,the secret is fresh tap water .
never ran coolant in it.
i flush the radiator and engine every year
i always look around the head and block for leaks and theres no water marks yet and oils still clean and it performs very nice

So what your saying is coolant eats away gasket? And....

what temp does it get too on the gauge around town and on hot days?

[travs ea-xr6]

between n and o on normal temp day and on hot days between o and r SOME TIMES. but i have my thermos set to what i like it to sit at

[mickyyyy]

travs ea-xr6

How did u change the thermo setup???

What is the deal with fresh water???

[Jake]

EA - 280,000km's and still going (never replaced, bought it at 30,000km's so I'm pretty sure its the original)

EF - 210,000km's and still going, hasn't been replaced according to the service history.... but water seems to be disappearing somewhere and engine doesn't run silky smooth (I'm not sure if it ever did though)

[travs ea-xr6]

travs ea-xr6

How did u change the thermo setup???

What is the deal with fresh water???

what ya mean how did i change my thermo setup,all ive done is put a set of el thermos on it and hooked up a adjustible thermatic switch that turns them on and off at the desired temp you want

with useing f resh water i really dont no what it is but i reckon the colant eats the head and the head gasket

[pHaT`eL]

EL: 190,000 and again at 260,000. 2nd one was boost induced

[mickyyyy]

travs ea-xr6

I wouldnt be suprised that the coolant eats away the gasket and i like ur setup for the thermos

[CaRtZ]

about 10xxx ago, car has now done 287xxx was the first for my series 1 EF

[mickyyyy]

CaRtZ

U had a good run, how long have u owned the car and have u maintained the cooling system over the time?

[mickyyyy]

Well theres 82 and 92 theromostates and my XR6 runs between M and A but more so M and my other Falcon GLi runs between A and L

So pretty much having a lower temp thermostate would help make the head gasket last longer???

Im gona go buy a 82 and see if there is any difference and will you guys know.

[mickyyyy]

I also bought a 72 degree thermostate as well so gona do a proper test between them and and see if the car runs right with lower temp sensors especially the 72 degree unit

[SnipeZ]

i replaced the head gasket in mine when i first got it.
it had 302,XXX on it but it was done sometime before that.

i just run tap water in mine and it seems to be going fine still. no water leaks as of yet

[mickyyyy]

Well i tested the 72 degree theromostate this morning and after a 30min drive it showed that it took about double the time to reach the start of letter M. This may be a good thing but it still reached letter M and i wanted to reach the start of letter A, so dropping a whole letter which would be significant.

Going to try the 82 later on 2day or next weekend and see how i go.

Im going to contact a few radiator places and see what they say and if the thermostates dont work out then im going to a radiator place and get it replaced or any other options i have.

[SnipeZ]

mine sits between A and L

[mickyyyy]

Never goes over A on a normal day???

How about a hot day???

[Kyle the ED4LTR]

Mine had a coolant/water leak, got done at around 255,000km