damitzmike Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 Well my head gasket has cracked once again, shortly after doing the turbo upgrade. Checked my compression today and it ranged from 90psi to 155psi.... funny because I still pulled on a stage 2 WRX just the other day. Ive heard rumor of the S60R gasket being a better bet, anyone know the specifics about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bergmjs Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 Perhaps you installed it wrong? Everyone else has the OEM gasket with no issues for tens of thousands of miles, even hundreds of thousands, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the commissar! Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 ^^^ that ...and the S60R MLS gasket is thicker than stock so you will affect (lower) your compression ratio everything else being the same. ...and the oil and cooling ports do not match up so you will have to modify the gasket (note it is MLS so this is not as easy as it sounds). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damitzmike Posted May 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 No it was not installed wrong. Its been on the car for 2.5years and around 50K miles.... this car is driven alot in texas heat and is raced multiple times a week.... the extra power doesnt help. I was just looking for a better solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keaton85 Posted May 12, 2011 Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 Doesnt matter, it Shouldnt have failed if ibstalled correctly an your motor never overheated. Also does not matter what climate you are in as the motors tempature is regulated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bergmjs Posted May 12, 2011 Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 As long as the cooling system is fully functional and the car never overheats the gasket should not fail. Doesn't matter the driving conditions or climate, a correctly installed gasket should last longer than that even on a track car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARD - Lucky Posted May 12, 2011 Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 I have the S60R MLS gasket on my stage III 850, just blew the other day after 12K miles. The 20G at 25 psi and some mild detonation were the likely causes. Just a touch of coolant migration into #2 cylinder. Granted my situation is probably far from normal, but it can be done without too much issue. Even still not bullet proof... I'll post up pics later this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T5wagon1717 Posted May 12, 2011 Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 You should post a video of your 20g in action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laird Posted May 12, 2011 Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 Doesnt matter, it Shouldnt have failed if ibstalled correctly an your motor never overheated. Also does not matter what climate you are in as the motors tempature is regulated Seriously, a properly installed head gasket should never fail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keaton85 Posted May 12, 2011 Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 I did not say never. It should not fail in that short of time period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damitzmike Posted May 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 Thanks lucky. I can assure you other guys the gasket was not installed wrong as it was done at my family's shop who service all European cars and specialize in Volvo and BMW for 25+ years. I was simply asking for a better solution than a stock headgasket not your opinion on why mine blew, I dont see how you can say they should never fail. Yes they shouldnt break after 50K miles but as you can see my car is not stock and Im running around 21psi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keaton85 Posted May 12, 2011 Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 Becuase there might actually be another issue rather then just the head gasket going bad due to use. If the headgasket on these vehciles were an issue, we would deffinitly be seeing more posts like this. Anyway, doesnt matter. Have fun getting it replaced again... cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damitzmike Posted May 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 They're obviously a problem because I've seen not only on mine but other local members and customers volvo head gaskets breaking quite frequently. So what are you on about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ihatespeedbumps Posted May 12, 2011 Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 Was the gasket used Genuine Volvo? I agree with the above statements, head gaskets on these cars are more than adequate and only fail due to overheating or improper installation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damitzmike Posted May 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 It was a Victor Reinz gasket. The car was never overheated but the gasket is leaking the car still runs but has bad compression. This was not caused by improper installation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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