Angelo Aprile
New Member
My daughter has a 2006 CRV that recently needed the head gasket replaced. I'll add that I'm divorced and live 50 miles from my kids, so my access to the vehicle is limited. I'll add that I have replaced entire engines, head gaskets and other jobs, so I have a pretty good amount of experience with engines.
My daughter and her mom took the car to a mechanic that did the job and seemed to have done it correctly, but soon after the car started leaking oil at a significant rate (about a quart/week) when it didn't have this problem before the gasket job. They returned the car to the same shop and were told there was no leak. They brought it back again and then they were told the oil pan plug was loose and they tightened it. Next day there was another pool of oil on the floor. They went to another mechanic who says the oil pan gasket is leaking and that it is tied to the head gasket job. The original mechanic also told my daughter they had to take the engine out of the car to replace the head gasket. I found this to be very odd and did some research. I found that the head can be removed without removing the entire engine.
My questions:
Any input is greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Angelo
My daughter and her mom took the car to a mechanic that did the job and seemed to have done it correctly, but soon after the car started leaking oil at a significant rate (about a quart/week) when it didn't have this problem before the gasket job. They returned the car to the same shop and were told there was no leak. They brought it back again and then they were told the oil pan plug was loose and they tightened it. Next day there was another pool of oil on the floor. They went to another mechanic who says the oil pan gasket is leaking and that it is tied to the head gasket job. The original mechanic also told my daughter they had to take the engine out of the car to replace the head gasket. I found this to be very odd and did some research. I found that the head can be removed without removing the entire engine.
My questions:
- Is there any reason why one would remove the engine in order to change the head gasket?
- Isn't is easier to change the gasket than it is to remove the entire engine from the car?
- If you do remove the engine, is there any reason why one must drop the oil pan?
Any input is greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Angelo