Quite the repair process! There's a good chance I am experiencing a head gasket failure. You help is always amazing thank you!

Had to do this in a bonneville when i was 20 yrs old (37 now) wasnt all that bad took my time, took me 2 days maybe 2-3 hrs each day not rushing just tryna baggie n label all bolts ect those evap lines & connectors are so brittle & break easily, got car put back with new head gaskets and unfortunately the heads were warped, imagine due to over heat, started it right up and puffs of white smoke out tail pipe fml, i was young and with 1st child so didnt have anymore money to throw at it, it definitely was a beat me up humble moment, but like all things we overcome & even though thing's turned out the way it did i did enjoy learning

Good video...the 3800's are in all honesty not bad to work on. Everything is pretty accessible. Knew this video was going to drop, and here I am 3 hours after it previewed...

Thank you for making this easy to understand video!

Great video Salem!! Nice work!

@SalemDoyle

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Great video. I forgot how much work it is to get to the heads. Even the LIM. Both relatively easy jobs. Just time consuming.

Very informative really like this video thank you!!!👍👍👍

@SalemDoyle

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

Thanks for the video love the details

@SalemDoyle

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

Awesome video buddy.

@SalemDoyle

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Nice work!

@SalemDoyle

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Great video and channel boss

@SalemDoyle

10 ай бұрын

Thanks

Did head gaskets on my 04 last year, that was a lot of fun 🙄. Worst part is, in hindsight, I probably didn’t need to go that far. Just needed LIM gasket. Oh well, it’ll be good for at least another 150,000 miles

This is exactly what I expected from you. Very good vlog with great information. I’m surprised by how much was changed and tampered on the engine prior to your possession. lol

@SalemDoyle

2 жыл бұрын

Me too

@michigansoundwizard

2 жыл бұрын

@@SalemDoyle Atleast there are good techniques and methods to tackle the project. Exchangeability is essential with these engines as well. All models practically interchange in some sort of way.

Lol rite there I got stung by a wasp 🤣 😅 I'm dead

How long dose it take to do the job my head gasket in my pontiac grand prix gt 3.8 2000 blown when I got my car they had put green antifreeze not the dexcool I asked the shops to flush it out and put the dexcool and everything that had to do with my engn went wrong so fast and it blown the headgasket the thermostat radiator the hose start leaking

great video. did you have to heat up the bolts on the block to remove? I own a 02 Buick Regal ls n did a lot of work on the motor rebuilding. only thing I regret was not changing out the lower gaskets. thanks again on the awsome video

@SalemDoyle

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, no i didnt have to heat anything

Nice job. Don't forget about those rims I need please 🙏

@SalemDoyle

Жыл бұрын

Still working on getting them back.

I’m mentally preparing to do this job on my 2000 Impala 3.8. Hoping the heads are not warped, but in the off chance they need to be machined, about how much does a shop charge for that? I’ve never dug this deep into an engine before. Thanks, and looking forward to Part II.

@SalemDoyle

2 жыл бұрын

depends on the machine shop but this one cost me about $60

@corycarpenter977

10 ай бұрын

I’m just getting into this myself got this car for free needed a head gasket was wanting to fix it and sell it was scared the machine shop was gonna cost more than the cars worth

Is this a super charged one?

I have to do this on my g body riviera

Would I beable to sue the shops for not doing what I ask they just keep saying the green stuff is just the same I dident have a Garage so I didn't have anywhere to flush out my system and clean it

I have a 99 Grand Prix GT, noticed it bubbling after I drove it for the first time in 2-3 months and drove a little warmer than usual no leaks tho, thoughts? Lim, head gasket? Or maybe just low from overtime sitting

@SalemDoyle

2 жыл бұрын

Try bleeding the air out and topping it off first, then see how it does

I thought 3800 v6 very rarely need head gasket job. They mostly need LIM replacements.

@SalemDoyle

2 жыл бұрын

Rare, but not unheard of. As in this case it does happen, usually due to overheating

@EzMDr

2 жыл бұрын

@@SalemDoyle Did the owner never changed the coolant?

@SalemDoyle

2 жыл бұрын

There was a lot of messed up stuff on this car, i think the air was never blead from the coolant after repairs and it was driven like that for a while overheating.

@moparfreak1969

Жыл бұрын

I've driven these engines 350k plus with what's non existence today three little words...regular scheduled maintenance lol its so easy to pull the engine out first and do a light rebuild with gaskets if it's low miles. Rather than fight a head job.

What is your method of removing the crossover pipe? The rear 2 bolts towards the firewall? Thank you.

@SalemDoyle

Жыл бұрын

All bolts should face the middle. Usually i can get them with an impact and an extension

Hey I had a question for this project. I did the tare down and clean up last month and ready to start to put everything back together. For the new head bolts, the two size shorter/ longer lengths. I cannot remember for the life of me where the short/long bolts go. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

@SalemDoyle

15 күн бұрын

Longer goes under the valve cover, shorter goes outside

@d_ak4918

15 күн бұрын

Thank you!

Just curious why do you prefer a wrench over. A socket? Or just didn’t have room lol?

@SalemDoyle

10 ай бұрын

Just depends on the situation and space

🤘🏻 🤘 🌟 🤘 🤘🏻

Can you remind us where the long head bolts go? I forgot to keep track of them

@SalemDoyle

Жыл бұрын

Long ones go under the valve cover, short ones go below that

Salem do you have any do bone mount brackets for sale

@SalemDoyle

11 ай бұрын

Not right now

I assume the process is similar on the supercharged versions, substituting the manifold for the supercharger

@SalemDoyle

Жыл бұрын

Correct, basically the same

@BlackForceMechanics

Жыл бұрын

​@Salem Doyle thanks for responding. Do you also have any videos on how to take the block out? Or do you need to pull the engine for that? (Haven't finished watching this video yet)

@SalemDoyle

Жыл бұрын

The block pretty muck is the engine.

after 2 nights of work, im now 12 minutes in to the video and have one lost bolt and one broken fuel line 😅

@SalemDoyle

Жыл бұрын

Well, i guess it could be worse.

So it was running hot because of no thermostat not head gaskets????

@SalemDoyle

2 жыл бұрын

No it was running hot because the headgasket was blown

Man looks like that 3800 had a rough life, took it like a champ tho.

@SalemDoyle

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah

How did you remove the resr manifold having trouble taking it off

@SalemDoyle

Жыл бұрын

Removed the heat shield, then unbolted it from the head and left it in the car

@boostedkidproductions9719

Жыл бұрын

@@SalemDoyle do I have to unbolt the flange pipe that has 2 screws or did you just unbolt the manifold

@SalemDoyle

Жыл бұрын

@@boostedkidproductions9719 just the manifold

@boostedkidproductions9719

Жыл бұрын

@@SalemDoyle did you reuse the rocker arm bolts

@SalemDoyle

Жыл бұрын

No, bought zzp reusable ones

what's the purpose of the orange tie down

@SalemDoyle

Жыл бұрын

Hold the engine forward

I and the Father are One John 10 30

No thermostat is a drag racing trick.

@v8dude609

2 жыл бұрын

When I bought my Impala came with no thermostat and I never knew until I made the lim gaskets job after 5 years driving it, didn't bother to ad one as I live in Mexico City and make trips trough the Sonora desert, Chihuahua desert, Coahuila desert, Sinaloa desert and Mexico state desert, hot as hell down here all the time wherever I go.

@carnage50x

2 жыл бұрын

@@v8dude609 I used to live in Houston, TX. My first car was an 03 GP GT. It was a hoopty that I slowly fixed up to be a nice car. Anyway, for the first 2.5 years of my ownership. It had a stuck open thermostat. I never fully noticed, it would take a considerable amount of time to warm up (about 30mins). But, I thought it was just a characteristic of the car. Big iron block v6, iron heads, auto trans (I was more accustomed to small aluminum 4cyl w/ manual trans that heat up within minutes). Plus it ran fine and no DTC. So I never really looked into it. It's so hot in Houston TX that I ran that car with a stuck open thermostat for 2.5 years without even realizing. Who knows how long it was stuck open prior to my ownership. The only reason I found out was I did intake gaskets on it. Also at the drag strip. It's common to take the thermo out completely. Less parasitic drag from the water pump and increased cooling. Wot produces a lot of heat.

@v8dude609

2 жыл бұрын

@@carnage50x I tought my car taking time to reach operating temp was just the way that engine worked too haha, I also have a 15' Toyota hiace, 2tr-fe with a 5 speed manual, thermostat stuck shut once and blew almost every gasket possible out of the poor thing due to overheat, warped the aluminum head too, I know its said that the lack of a thermostat can cause cavitation and a number of other problems, but I just don't want to take risks of going trough that once again for a part I dont really feel necessary given the weather in wich I live, if id live in a colder place such as the northern US then a whole different story would be. (cool fact about the drag strip cars running fully open system, never knew but makes total sense)

Look I respect your repair job dude but it's completely pointless to watch this video especially if you're trying to watch for somebody else's way of taking heads off

Hey man would this video suffice for a head gasket job on a ‘99 Buick lesabre?

@SalemDoyle

Жыл бұрын

Pretty much all 3800 are the same

@Groovysmokes23

Жыл бұрын

@@SalemDoyle thanks!

@Groovysmokes23

Жыл бұрын

@@SalemDoyle one of my 12 lower intake bolts snapped because my torque wrench wasn’t clicking. How do I go about ordering a new set? I can’t find them anywhere online

@SalemDoyle

Жыл бұрын

Junk yards are an easy one, but i think felpro offered a bolt set too

@Groovysmokes23

Жыл бұрын

@@SalemDoyle thanks again! Unfortunately I didn’t find any at the junk yard or online. Would I be able to use a thread checker and buy another same size bolt?