Hey guys-
I've been putting easy miles on my 200 Turbo'd motor. Last weekend, I thought to but the engine a bit under load to see if the tune was working ok. Going up a hill I was in 3rd and rolled on the throttle. I saw ~12lbs of boost for about 2 seconds, which was good as I wanted to make sure the wastegate springs were working.
All of a sudden, I heard a loud "pop" and then a continued "pop, pop, pop" like a REALLY bad exhaust leak. I was only a couple of blocks from home so limped it in and tried to do some troubleshooting in the driveway. Long story short, I blew the head gasket outward at the #3 cylinder on the passenger side. This has never happened to me before; I ran a felpro gasket last time with no issues (other than the sometimes coolant seepage on the driver side of the block). I chose the Mahle gasket because I've used Victor Reinz stuff before (I understand they own Mahle now). Probably have about 200 miles on this gasket. Sucks.
So I'm contemplating upgrading the gasket. I found the following guy on Ebay selling copper gaskets for the 200. I was planning on using copper spray on the gasket to tack it up a bit to ensure sealing of the coolant and oil passages. I do drive my car on the street, but I don't have experience with this type of gasket material. Bad idea? Stick with a Felpro? Appreciate any insight.
I've been putting easy miles on my 200 Turbo'd motor. Last weekend, I thought to but the engine a bit under load to see if the tune was working ok. Going up a hill I was in 3rd and rolled on the throttle. I saw ~12lbs of boost for about 2 seconds, which was good as I wanted to make sure the wastegate springs were working.
All of a sudden, I heard a loud "pop" and then a continued "pop, pop, pop" like a REALLY bad exhaust leak. I was only a couple of blocks from home so limped it in and tried to do some troubleshooting in the driveway. Long story short, I blew the head gasket outward at the #3 cylinder on the passenger side. This has never happened to me before; I ran a felpro gasket last time with no issues (other than the sometimes coolant seepage on the driver side of the block). I chose the Mahle gasket because I've used Victor Reinz stuff before (I understand they own Mahle now). Probably have about 200 miles on this gasket. Sucks.
So I'm contemplating upgrading the gasket. I found the following guy on Ebay selling copper gaskets for the 200. I was planning on using copper spray on the gasket to tack it up a bit to ensure sealing of the coolant and oil passages. I do drive my car on the street, but I don't have experience with this type of gasket material. Bad idea? Stick with a Felpro? Appreciate any insight.