russ78 Posted March 22, 2014 Posted March 22, 2014 ok guys I think I may have made a rookie mistake and fitted my athena headgasket the wrong way round.cam anyone confirm which way round it should go as im sure the way it comes in the packet is the correct way round but comfirmed tonight mine was fitted opposite way round any help is more than welcomed as I want to get it right this time Quote
maddox710 Posted March 22, 2014 Posted March 22, 2014 Il try and get one for you when I'm. Back from work dude Quote
russ78 Posted March 22, 2014 Author Posted March 22, 2014 Il try and get one for you when I'm. Back from work dudecheers buddy would be a massive help Quote
Taggy Posted March 22, 2014 Posted March 22, 2014 lol i made the same mistake, if its upside down when you start it, it will piss out oil (loads of it) from the bottom left corner of the block, its an easy mistake to make. The little metal circle tab if i remember right should be poking out on the bottom right side of the block by the tab. Quote
5e colin Posted March 22, 2014 Posted March 22, 2014 there is only the oil feed gallery on the left !!!!!!! its not on the right !!!!! Quote
Taggy Posted March 22, 2014 Posted March 22, 2014 i know that but the design of the head gasket has a visiable tab poking out on the right if its the correct way around Quote
russ78 Posted March 22, 2014 Author Posted March 22, 2014 lol i made the same mistake, if its upside down when you start it, it will piss out oil (loads of it) from the bottom left corner of the block, its an easy mistake to make. The little metal circle tab if i remember right should be poking out on the bottom right side of the block by the tab. craig you always got tons of build pics don't u have one with Athena fitted right way round ? Quote
russ78 Posted March 22, 2014 Author Posted March 22, 2014 (edited) right guys ignore the oil in the bores just checking the rings are all tip top condition. but this is the the Athena hg was fitted originally is this wrong or right ?? Edited March 22, 2014 by russ78 Quote
russ78 Posted March 22, 2014 Author Posted March 22, 2014 what makes me think its wrong is ive always been told Athena headgaskets come in the packet the correct way up ......... Quote
Taggy Posted March 22, 2014 Posted March 22, 2014 (edited) Why do you think you put it on upside down in the first place? That actually looks the correct way, see what i mean about the gold circle tab on the bottom right corner, if you put it on upside down that would be on the left. Edited March 22, 2014 by Taggy Quote
mark-tozer Posted March 22, 2014 Posted March 22, 2014 that is the correct way. after rebuilding my engine I put it all back together and mine was leaking along the front I think there a shit design where they go around the oil way turned out my headgasket was faulty so managed to get another one under warranty and was fine then. Quote
russ78 Posted March 22, 2014 Author Posted March 22, 2014 that is the correct way. after rebuilding my engine I put it all back together and mine was leaking along the front I think there a shit design where they go around the oil way turned out my headgasket was faulty so managed to get another one under warranty and was fine then.I think there is some truth in this packaging is totally changed now as well Quote
russ78 Posted March 22, 2014 Author Posted March 22, 2014 thats the right way mate cheers buddy Quote
russ78 Posted March 22, 2014 Author Posted March 22, 2014 Why do you think you put it on upside down in the first place? That actually looks the correct way, see what i mean about the gold circle tab on the bottom right corner, if you put it on upside down that would be on the left.yeah I see what u mean about the tabs so I did have it on correctly ?? Quote
Taggy Posted March 22, 2014 Posted March 22, 2014 yeah why did you think it wasnt on the right way? Quote
russ78 Posted March 22, 2014 Author Posted March 22, 2014 just purely as the new one in the packet was the other way round and id always heard athena headgaskets come in the packet the right way up, stupid really when u think about it Quote
Taggy Posted March 22, 2014 Posted March 22, 2014 Dont worry about which way it comes in the packet, that will be irrelevant. Its just important that the oil way is on the correct side on the left, by the look of that picture though that is correct. I have however had problems with Athena gaskets not sealing the block and head properly. I took mine off and put the Toyota OEM one back on as i had oil weeping around the block. Make sure it torques down properly, oil/grease up the threads before putting the head bolts in to ensure you get a proper torque down on them, also dont forget to do it in the correct sequence Quote
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