Everything Was Perfect Until It Wasn’t. Mysterious Eclipse GSX Engine Failure On Dyno Day! HOW?

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In this video, I spend 3 days fixing everything on my Eclipse GSX engine only to have it fail upon first start in the weirdest way possible. How in the world did this happen?
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[@cosmickflames6150]

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[@LostMySpark15]

too bad they dont have my car a 2007 ford focus ghia

[@disgruntledegghead6923]

If your vehicle is more than five years old they don't make one for you.

[@GDavis49]

@@disgruntledegghead6923indeed, I was interested

[@brtherb8677]

They don't make floor mats for my 2006 Dodge Magnum AWD.. 😕

[@MrSabrosa03]

You added about 15 psi of oil pressure from fixing all the leaky seals lol. Nice job and nice find.

[@Masterplan15]

That was my thought

[@lancecorey6582]

It's probably more like 30 to 50 psi.

[@HENDRIXKX]

Yup!

[@chriscollins550]

I was thinking the same thing. By fixing the other leaks the last weak point went.

[@chiefdenis]

My thoughts exactly

[@matthewfuller1129]

Throughout the history of the world, nothing good has ever happened after someone mutters the phrase “what could possibly go wrong?”

[@notsouninterested]

This is very true.

[@jhuntosgarage]

No doubt!

[@Simon-ui6db]

Jerermy Clarkson comes to mind.

[@XxViciousxX]

"How hard can it be" is another that comes to mind.

[@meddlesome9252]

This is similar to the announcer saying "Mack steps to the line, you know folks, he has hit 20 straight free throws going back to last season..."

[@AzecTheButcher]

Sometimes you get a 32k mile GTR for a 62k miles price.... and sometimes you fix timing and blow a head gasket. Super fun watching you give it a go, keep it coming!

[@stevecbr929]

Welcome to the wonderful world of DSM's my friend. I have a 95 Eagle Talon TSi (same AWD turbo as Eclipse, different bumpers). I honestly can't tell you how many times I've had mine apart, currently on 3rd & hopefully final engine setup - built 6 bolt block with 2g head. You're doing great, pretty sure your head gasket was just tired & sitting around mostly for better part of a year it was just it's time.. couple of suggestions that come from almost 20 years with this car: get rid of that crank sensor! DSM link will let you run a 1g CAS - simple swap that let's you drop that crank sensor/trigger wheel & your 2g cam sensor & pick up inside the cam gear. The "hall effect" 1g cam sensor will do both & it's literally checking a box on your DSM link software & splicing a couple of wires (or they sell a harness thru DSM link I beleive). Great job on your timing belt - again, suggestions based on horrific 1st hand experience: the vibration isn't that bad - you can always jump in your CL65 (I've had a 04 CL55 for about 2 years & 3 ABC line explosions!). Drop the balance shaft so you can get rid of that belt. If/when that belt should break, it will destroy all that is close to it - crank sensor, your timing belt & parts that keep it in time, hello interference engine, I didn't like those valves anyway! Also, I've never had a Gates racing timing belt (the blue one) fail, fray or break ever & is worth the extra $ in my opinion. Sorry about the novel, your doing great - don't let the DSM issues bum you out, it pays off once you get it going again until something else let's go until ultimately, you too will end up with a built 6-bolt! Good luck man - keep up the great vids/builds!

[@myinfinitestate1586]

G'day Alex, I experienced a very similar issue when replacing my cam gears and gaskets, along with belts, and several other seals or gaskets, on the front end of my Eclipse. When you're replacing as many seals or gaskets as you did, it's obviously, going to directly effect the oil pressure. As the pressure increases, the original graphite, factory head gasket (very btittle), can no longer support the increased pressure...and it fails. The head gasket was probably ready to crack, before you even began replacing cam gears, timing belt, etc...Cheers from Western Australia 🇦🇺.

[@legros731]

Leaking oil seal doesn't affect oil pressure But it sure does affect the crankcase pressure inside the engine all the extra pressure was relieved by the leaky cam seal now with brand new seal there nowhere for the pressure to release so it found the weakest link the head gasket at one of the 4 corner oil return hole to the pan Two possibilities here the engine is worn-out lot of blow-by or the pcv system is not working correctly

[@fiercenet]

my thought too... with all those leaks fixed the oil took the new path of least resistance.

[@rangeraficionado87]

The oil filter could also be faulty, no? He also could have gotten a chunk of RTV blown into a passage somewhere with all the cleaner and compressed air he was blowing around..

[@legros731]

@@rangeraficionado87 not possible the only access to the oil gallery is the oil pickup tube It go from pick up tube to oil pump to oil filter oil filter have a bypass in case of excessive pressure to prevent the filter from blowing up It's probably a crankcase pressure problem the pressure was relieved by the leaky cam seal now the pressure got nowhere to go so it found the next weakest link in this case the head gasket and in the corner is the oil return from the head to the pan and the gasket is pretty thin at this place And it's a common place for head gasket to leak as well

[@Mtlmshr]

That my friend makes perfect sense to me and I would agree with your line of thought!

[@aaronatstate]

The 0869MC on the side of the belt is the date code. That code means the 86th day of 2009, and the MC stands for the Gates plant that was in Moncks Corner, South Carolina. That plant closed in 2009. That belt is 15 years old, and it’s a good thing you are replacing it for sure.

[@mrmoss149]

Wow.

[@turtle2448thomas]

Stupid question, but how do you know it's not the 86th day of 2019?

[@aaronatstate]

@@turtle2448thomas because the MC on the end denotes the plant it was made in, which closed in 2009.

[@vinny6_9]

the belt may be 15 yrs old, but how many miles are on it? it's not like it's going to go bad from just sitting inside of a garage.

[@MrReese]

@@vinny6_9 It's rubber, rubber always loses its properties after some time. That's why you change tires when they are 10 years old, no matter if they've been driven 500 miles or 50000 miles.

[@jrm523]

This video series brings up so many memories and emotions. DSM was my life years ago. It was my first project car. I turbocharged a non-turbo 4g63, smoked all my friends and blew up the tranny. Went to the junkyard and picked up a turbo tranny for $75 and was back in business. Back then parts were cheap and it was so much fun!

[@dannymcneal]

Okay, I just finished binge watching your entire series on this GSX-to say it has been massively interesting would be an understatement! Thanks for all the hard work you put into these very educational videos. Would I ever do something like this? Absolutely not! But I could hand you a wrench. 😂 Thanks again!

[@Dchero45]

Dang, between Gears & Gasoline and LSC its a DSM Saturday!

[@davidcrow1236]

Man I'm saying the same thing! Lol

[@FrankieJ1981]

I said the same thing 😂

[@isaking9465]

I said the same thing 😂😂😂

[@jcat96]

Dang Saturday Misadventures

[@blue_lancer_es]

Yo dije lo mismo😅

[@blackbuick1987]

Maybe fixing all of the other leaks like the cam seals and oil filter housing gaskets caused the engine to make enough oil pressure to push out of the head gasket? You also mentioned the oil pump wasn’t aligned before so again maybe after aligning it bumped the pressure up to start exposing leaks. Think of it as a blessing because once you put it on the dyno that head gasket was probably going to blow anyway if it is indeed original. Possibly saved you from catastrophic failure later on.

[@Cougracer67]

There is not any pressurized oil behind those seals, so changing them has absolute zero effect on oil pressure!

[@m4rvinmartian]

This is the answer.

[@fakenews4734]

@@Cougracer67 but there is pressure anywhere there's oil, which means somewhere there was a small leak alleviating pressure into other areas. Sealing those up could cause this with the re-obtained normal operating pressure

[@Julzilla]

Yep I was thinking the same thing. 2nd this thought.

[@TheCam2363]

Came to say the same thing. Had something similar happen on a volvo. bad pcv system blew a cam seal completely out and was filling the distributor with oil causing a random misfire and a really bad oil leak.

[@issacthorpe1600]

I think we all know your line of work isn't easy. I love your humor, and how you do a great job of explaining and showing. I appreciate it every week. Keep up the amazing work. Long time fan.

[@larrylarryboyelmore]

After reading some of the comments, i totally agree the theory of sealing the oil leaks that you did could increase the oil pressure slightly. I think you should look at from the standpoint that someone was looking over your shoulder protecting you from a giant mistake. If that engine head gasket really let go think of the potential damage is could cause. You've been saved my man!

[@RealRickCox]

Good grief. This Eclipse is living up to it's name.... it's totally eclipsing what you thought you'd have to spend to get it back on the road! LOL

[@AwesomeBlackDude]

Remember how Neil deGrasse Tyson would put it? He called it nothing more than an eclipse party. 😅

[@conor7154]

I was so confused when he called it a mini GTR. Like the only thing it has in common with a GTR is that it’s a car lol. I can’t imagine spending this much money on that thing.

[@jimmy2367]

You clean it, it has probably been leaking before but the dirt kloggde the leak

[@bryandevries7210]

​​@conor7154 and all wheel drive, and turbo, and it's a coupe.

[@anthonyvasquez7050]

@@jimmy2367The extra PSI from fixing the oil leaks plus all the cleaners he was spraying on the engine. Most likely the engine was leaking before. All the dry Grime that was stuck to the engine must have been soaking it all up!

[@resilva2]

Most of the other comments pretty much pinpoint it,.. but at @ 10:44 my theory is that all the vibrating and cleaning got into the graphite gasket and loosened up what was already a very slight seepage leak. And then perhaps by putting the oil pump back in the correct timing and fixing the oil coolant filter gaskets, it pulsated the oil at a different pressure or different time and the head gasket corner was no longer able to deal with it. The weakest link in oil gaskets presented itself.. especially after probably accidentally getting messed with and soaking up a bunch of degreaser. I've worked on DSMs for the last 30 years and they're probably just as picky or picker then any high-performance race engine. The tolerances are pretty tight to make sure that car runs properly.

[@legros731]

I would say you are wrong It's a crankcase pressure issue the blown cam seal allowed the crankcase pressure to escape Now that it got nowhere to escape it found the next weakest link the head gasket Two possibilities here excessive blow-by or pvc system malfunction For it to happen in a such sort notice would point towards a crankcase pressure problem Somebody I know used the brake booster hose for the vent on the valve cover (engine was a b18b Honda) The hose got a check valve inside so the booster keep is vacuum so it was effectively just blocking the vent in the valve cover It took like 5 second of run time to pop both can seal right out and made a massive oil spill

[@TiptronicSS]

Man, Alex, you are the 6 year old kid inside of us playing with big cars 😂😂😂😂😂

[@DuncanLiban5849]

It is just stupid. Hahaha

[@markflamini]

I follow a lot of youtubers and have been following you for many years now. Your channel is amazing and is the best out there. Everything you work on is very informative and you make it entertaining. I look forward to your uploads every Saturday as I grew up watching Shade Tree Mechanics with my father every weekend morning and your channel brings me back. Keep up the hard work as I know this is not easy!! By the way, your hand cleaners are are awesome!

[@flipfinish]

No Saturday morning cartoons anymore, but thats ok, I have LSC!

[@ryanray2010]

I feel that same way

[@jonathanking1301]

My wife and I (just married and back from our honeymoon!) refer to Alex’s videos as our Saturday morning cartoons. We’ve been watching long enough where she’s mad if I watch without her 😂

[@disgruntledegghead6923]

I'm thinking the head gasket simply got jealous of all the work you did to the front. It was just it's time, and it's way better that you found it before making a mess on the dyno floor...

[@zollotech]

Well that was unexpected. Well at least we get to see more of the engine.

[@yokai8896]

New to the channel and caught up on this series since I have a 98 GSX, you make it look so easy, can definitely tell you've been building cars for a while. Really smooth content. Researching and ordering parts in a good sequence is really hard imo and you've done everything pretty much the same way that I would. Awesome tip on the muffin trays You should inspect the harmonic balancer closer because the OEM ones separate at 100k, it must have been replaced already. Fluidampr is a good upgrade, they can't fall apart and smooth out the engine some like when starting from a stop and rev matches Be a lot more careful with the valve cover they're known to crack, as well as the rear diff covers. Watch the tightening sequence and don't over tighten etc just treat them like they're gonna break T6R's look great, I still think red calipers would be cool but the silver is clean too

[@thatguywillt]

Settings nuts and bolts in the spark plug valley without any spark plugs installed is ballsy, lol.

[@DanielRichards644]

he's got a magnet.

[@fatherhood2]

Another WCGW moment in the making

[@williamrogge6268]

I agree. I was holding my breath on that one because been there, done that!

[@Beer_Dad1975]

It's good to see a pro does the same things I do - and yes, it's easy enough to fish around with a magnet, but it's the kind of thing you think to yourself as you waste minutes fishing around "Why did I do that!"

[@poot111111]

I don't think it has anything to do with the timing job. I would guess it has more to do with the car & gaskets sitting for a very long time and now it is being brought back to life. Often gaskets will shrivel up when they do not see oil and pressure from typical operation. I'm sure you will have it fixed in no time Alex, you always do!

[@feron450]

That’s exactly what I was thinking while 240k miles is a lot it’s not for the year the car is. That thing probably sat for a good portion of its life. And now with bigger turbo and more power the gasket just couldn’t take driving again. Very odd that it was the oil side that went though

[@alk5749]

I agree with that assessment, I’ve had a car blow its head gasket after sitting for a couple of months. Older car with high mileage.

[@thagerdorn2009]

You can't let a car sit. Hearing him say he never drives it means he needs to sell it to someone who will drive it. I'm so sick of seeing these people with all these damn cars and never drive them. Plus it's a 4G Mitsubishi engine...they are notoriously unreliable. Close and long time friend of mine was huge into DSM for many many years so I know all about them. Head gaskets are very common if they sit.

[@jonsmith6496]

Has something to do with all his cleaning too I’m guessing.

[@Fred-dd6uw]

Welcome to the world of Mitsubishi. Since you're going to have the timing apart, you may want to change the seals on the oil pump shaft and the balance shaft. They will leak just as bad as the cam/crank seals. Also, when aligning the timing mark on the balance shaft gear, you want to spin the gear until it kinda lands on the timing mark. If you give the shaft a spin, you will see that it wants to land at one of three spots. One of those will be at the timing mark. If you don't get this correct, the balance shafts will be out of time and engine will feel like it has a bunch of angry bumble bees inside of it. Hope this help. I enjoy watching your videos.

[@ndg49]

Alex, I've only seen one head gasket leak oil. That was the M104 on our 1993 300E 2.8 engine. Of course, it was already over 150k miles and was original and was just a very tiny leak. So, I left it alone. Didn't want to tackle it. It never showed up by losing oil on the dipstick adn never made a mess. Just normal stuff fro that engine, I believe. Recently, on the M276 engine in our `13 C300 4Matic, I had a bit of oil leaking from the camshaft position sensors and solenoids, so I replance them all, including adding the pigtails onto the wires, so the oil wouldn't wick into the ECU. The wires were dry, but the pigtails were cheap insurance, so why not... eh? I had one which was impossible to replace unless I popped up the intake, so I took it to my shop and they did that one. [They had to pop it all off with new gaskets and peeked inside the intakes and there was no carbon buildup. At 120k miles on a direct-injection motor... WOO HOO!!! A big THANKS to M-B for that design. Impressive. Of course, I also use Shell premium, Liqui-Moly oil every 5k miles and drive it hard when getting on the I-states. I get 30-32mpg on the road at 75mph, and it runs great for a car with a retuned E-class M276 motor. Oh, how I'd love to get that ECU tuned to its full potential. The car does 0-60 in under 7 secs. Handles better than our 98 SLK230, and all on original stuff. Of course, I'm going to install new Akebono pads on (they've lasted over 60k miles on the Zimmerman discs) & check it all out before a big road trip in August.]

[@sirremusrobinson1070]

Maaannn Alex! You're definitely my Saturday morning auto fix for real!! You and M539Restorations are badass when it comes to transforming the whips!!!🙌🏾💯

[@turbo_brian]

The oil drain leaking is super common. Most likely the flanges are not warped. What a lot of people don't realize is that the washers on the bolts are non reusable gaskets. Replace the washers with new ones and use a new gasket and put a super small dab of rtv on the threads of the bolts. Then it shouldn't leak.

[@boostddsm]

Came here to say this exact thing. This is 100% why the oil drain keeps leaking. You could fix it by installing an AN adapter to the oil pan and turbo, and use an AN oil return line so you never have the mess with the drain line fittings anymore.

[@andrewthomason3857]

⁠@@boostddsmBack when I had my 90 Talon, I always thought one of the DSM parts vendors should have marketed something like that. You had to take that stupid pipe off a lot to work on the engine, and it was always hard to get a leak-free connection to the oil pan when it went back on.

[@jacks6190]

At least people can see that anyone can have issues even though you weren’t touching that other part ! When some mechanic fix an issue anything can happen. It’s weird but it happened to me working on someone’s car! Not the head gasket but transmission pan gasket! Lol 😂 customer didn’t care and wanted me to fix it without having to pay for it! Sometimes you just got to swallow the pill and continue doing your best no matter what others say or think! Good luck and thanks for entertaining us the way you do it😊!!!! ❤❤❤

[@End3r_Wiggin]

The bosses on the top of the exhaust manifold are there to install pyrometers to plug into a stand-alone ECU. Using those, you get more finite control over each cylinders' A/F ratio when tuning, instead of only relying on a downstream WB O2 sensor that's reading the total.

[@aymenhasan]

Could it be that the gasket was on the verge of going, but when you torched the left hand side 14mm header bolt with the large MAP gas flame, the flame was catching the edge of the gasket and was just enough heat it quite quickly and intensly and cause it to blow right at that corner? Maybe there's an oil gallery quite close to that corner?

[@warpspeedracer]

You never had me, you never had your car. Now the mad scientist has to replace the head gasket that your fried. Time to overnight some parts from Japan. Always a treat to watch, I'm sure you'll sort it out soon enough.

[@jivemastert]

Your previous DSM videos made me miss mine and remember it fondly. This video reminds me of why I sold it.

[@mstar501]

Looking forward to see the engine rebuild. Thanks for the good content.

[@gumpoyler]

Not gonna lie Doing a timimg belt looked like you have to be a genius. I have not done one before and my anxiety level was high watching this. As always great stuff Alex

[@sr20ser.]

Timing jobs are easy. They make things easy for a reason. The only bad part is the access. If you've never done it before, and you need it done, give it a shot and take your time. At the end of the day, it is nothing but nuts and bolts.

[@munkysthrowpoop]

I will say it is SOOoO much easier the engine on a stand. I have a 4g63t but it’s in a dodge colt instead of an eclipse so there is even less room but the motor comes out super easy because I don’t have access to or power steering.

[@7477238]

The only car I'd do a timing belt/chain on would be an early 90s Corolla. Did the timing belt and water pump on a 94 Corolla I used to have and that was super easy.

[@FrossYT]

“Maybe someone was like hey stop harping around”. 😂😂😂 where do you come up with this stuff. 😂😂😂

[@lka1988]

26:50 I keep expecting a jump cut to you chucking the water pump into a trash bin... I watch too much "I Do Cars"😂

[@user-dw4ex8kf2w]

Finding that oil leak after you worked on a different part of the engine reminds me of plumbing valves. Sink and toilet valves won't leak for 30 yrs but the second you touch them it's over! Thanks for the video!

[@jjwatt7827]

Absolutely love the channel! Just wanted to say, Mitsubishi from factory recommends replacement of the harmonic balancer with the timing job. They are a nasty 2 piece design that like to seperate and fail... Ask me how I know. You sir are an inspiration for all backyard mechanics out there. Thanks again

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[@bartismoellis1052]

Hang in there man it will get better

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Stay strong my friend, thank you for your service. From a very appreciative English guy.

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Thanks fellas I’ve had 5 back operations 2 while still serving and 3 after, I even had my own locksmith business after leaving the Army had police contracts and others, but got to much for my back had to give it all up, Now I’m just a mostly confined to be bed. Thank you both seriously for your kind words u didn’t have to but u did, I believe in Karma and I hope u both get Blessed 👍🏼

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@@keycommander971 Thank you for your service and stay strong. Keep life in perspective. You can figure out how to live your best life. From Cali

[@bmc5108]

I just had the full cam and balance shaft belt service on my Porsche 968 done yesterday! All idlers, tensioner, cam seals, cam position sensor, water pump etc. I was amazed at how much work is involved. Great video, sorry about the head gasket.

[@tylerrowe9973]

Awesome vid as always. I love watching your attention to detail and being clean. You are slowly learning the ways of the DSM. Random problems when you don’t suspect/old parts getting jealous of new parts 😂. Don’t worry tho. It never stops. Can’t wait to see more vids!!

[@PirateMTH_ToddH]

One of my favorite ways to start my weekend. Coffee and LSC. After the video today, will be working on the S197 Mustang project car with my Son armed with LSC knowledge and inspiration. You did not provide the definition / origin of "harping on". I enjoy when Max adds this info. It's us Dad's job to provide "important" knowledge. 😜

[@Toll_Booth_Willie]

Maybe the head gasket failure was a blessing in disguise? Great content and thank you!

[@DarkRider2k3]

I did all of this on my Eclipse back in 2021 when I replaced my worn/overheating engine and as crazy as it sounds my previous engine wasn't vibrating, but the belt for the harmonic balancer was ripped off due to an oil leak in the same spots you had. The engine wasn't any good though because it had overheated on the previous owner (a friend of mine) and when I took it all apart the block was pitted and damaged and it was cheaper to get a donor engine then to try and completely redo the old ~125k miles engine. But same oil leaks and this is bringing back memories of when I first attempted to look at the original motor in it!

[@johnyandolli3651]

@legitstreetcars Thank you so much for showing all the issues with your builds. All of us can definitely relate!

[@frestkd]

Sealing the oil leaks can make weak points in other areas leak. The car came from a dry climate and it has lots of miles so would not be surprised weak points could start leaking with the higher fluid pressures. It like when you use regular oil then go synthetic on a high mileage vehicle and it starts leaking because the synthetic cleaned everything.

[@Cougracer67]

No, changing one seal has absolutely no effect on the other seals. There is no pressurized oil behind those so fluid pressures are not changed!

[@123simont]

Yes its Legit Saturday!!!!

[@sibusisoshongwe]

Sounds nice, legit street Saturdays

[@jeffmac3071]

Alex, the helpful hints (3/8" drill bit for timing) was great.

[@ospinal921]

Love the DSm content Alex. Great Video, and um welcome to the DSM world lol. Glad you found the leak before the Dyno. I agree with everyone else here, maybe by fixing all the leaks and the correct alignment of the oil pump, it now made more pressure, also I bet that high iddle was because the turbo compressor side wasn't hooked up all the way. All said and done, new head gasket, and a new- street tune before dyno. 🔥

[@Shiftheads]

I heard Chicago car washes are starting to add PB blast in the soap sprayers 😂

[@darinhenningsgard8833]

Did you drill a little too deep and compromise the head, causing an oil leak?

[@Steve-o8888]

Great work on the engine Alex, sorry to hear about the head gasket unlucky at the time that it happened. I'm looking forward to more of you're video's. Keep up the great work!

[@FrankyRedEyes]

Max does an excellent job editing. 😂 The zip zam zoom is always better on a tripod.

[@michaelbailey2393]

Did you block the ports from taking all those metal shaving into block when you drilled the stud?

[@ndog1234765]

It's the exhaust side. It'll probably be fine. Exhaust go out, not in. The aliminium shouldn't damage the exhaust turbine.

[@williamrogge6268]

Key word, "shouldn't"!

[@EricSchutt]

That was hard to watch!

[@michaelbailey2393]

@ndog1234765 all closed at the same time?

[@ndog1234765]

@@michaelbailey2393 Probably not, but he's not gonna be dumb enough to blow the shavings into the engine. Have you seen how meticulously he cleans the vehicles?

[@michaelbakker5720]

Could it be the cleaner pulled off some crud that was sealing the bad head gasket? My guess is it was blown before, sat a long time and resin developed from the old oil and all the spray cleaner on the studs released that resin.

[@williambartilson9688]

This is exactly what I was thinking. This head gasket was blown years ago and he hasn’t seen it because of all the caked on nastiness.

[@michaelwynne4346]

My Subaru does it also.

[@pparmar7118]

Sounds like the most possible reason, cleaning off the caked up gunk opened the leak.

[@just-a-waffle]

This is the highest quality work I’ve ever seen on a DSM. Great job Alex, should turn out beautiful!

[@craigvirgin8461]

You were close Alex: 'This expression is a shortening of harp on the same string , meaning “to play the same note over and over.” It was first recorded in 1518' Happy to help 😀

[@kevshaw2020]

The dsm gods have cursed you. Don't worry this is how it works. Soon you will start chasing random wiring issues, drive train issues and lots of fun dsm "quality" fails lol I thoroughly enjoyed this video and all of your stuff dude ! Keep it up !

[@johnhicks913]

A gift from across the pond !!

[@williamkelley7654]

I think you hit the nail on the head when you said you should have pulled the motor to work on it. Honestly, with that mileage, that oil leak may have actually saved that engine. Good luck! Can't wait for the repair/tune videos to come.

[@joelwachter7845]

The plug on the power steering pump is so the engine idles higher when you turn the wheel so the steering doesn't get heavy. Lots of mazdas have that as well. When you turn the wheel you will hear the engine idle up.

[@alexandrecouture2462]

Cool! I didn't know it was a thing.

[@mikeysbago-meat7967]

Yeah lots of Japanese cars have done this especially in the 80s and 90s some had vacuum switches others were electrical switches. My 85 Dodge D50 pickup which was a Mitsubishi import had a vacuum switch.

[@angles711]

it was either the old crud of oil sealing it, so when u cleaned it, it started to leak again or that when u fixed all the other oil leaks it now has enough pressure ie no other leaks and head gasket started to leak cuz it was the point of failure

[@AmericanxMetal]

I vote for a once a month 2 hour special long video. love the content brother. thank you for busting butt every week to get videos out

[@konstantinoschristodoulou355]

It happened to me, by fixing many leaking small points like: changing oil pan gasket, oil cooling gasket, and crankshaft gaskets...it started leaking from an engine oil gallery plug, which was a little bit defect but never leaked before. I think by fixing everything (gaskets and leaking points) changes the oil pressure, and oil finds a way out on a weak spot...I guess fixing all gaskets and o-rings will be the answer on an old car...we all learned that in a bad way! *i personally hate moments like this but I'm so happy that you will show that in a new video, love and peace bro!!

[@wlol9263]

I work on huge turbochargers. In my experience old graphite is a is a strange puppy sometimes. What I’m thinking is that the vibration that you were having beforehand was slowly but surely braking up and when you resealed the lube oil system the slightly higher pressure finally blew it out. You did also say it has 200K+ miles on it probably OE and had never been changed. Graphite gets really hard and brittle with time and heat cycling. I wouldn’t worry too much. Definitely go with a newer style head gasket with better material if you plan on throwing some crazy boost at it to avoid any issues going forward. Love the content bud. I can’t wait for the next episode!

[@mcskull88]

When you where using the torch on the manifold studs you Probbaly set the outside of the head gasket on fire

[@SatanPhD]

Alex can never catch a break. It seems like all of his cars recently look good and then take a poop on him. Hope your luck flips around . You deserve it especially with all the hard and professional work you do on them!

[@WillemVerb]

I hear you talking about California cars and all but let me tell you the brake cleaner does not hit as good over here. I was in awe

[@sinoverlord409]

I'm developing a Alex sense as to when precisely he will drop a video. I was only one minute off.

[@TheBananaMan4321]

my day has been made now that you uploaded

[@markblunsum6164]

You make working on cars look so easy, also really informative and entertaining! 😊

[@fuseman3010]

Chin up Alex. Hate that you have to replace that head gasket, but then again I love watching you fix stuff. Maybe next time double check the hubcap fluid.

[@ElCazadoreDeRatas50]

You caught the corner of the head gasket with the drill brush while cleaning and probably bopped it just enough to break the seal. Looks like the corner of it sticks out so maybe something super weird happened when you cleaned it??

[@ryandoyle4344]

Sometimes the grime keeps it sealed up. (master cylinder)

[@ElCazadoreDeRatas50]

@@ryandoyle4344 lol true. It was a slower leak before because it was so gummed up. Makes sense. Either way it’s an easy fix on this car. Very easy.

[@david1o819]

I get scared to clean my master seals every time!😅

[@nosetdirection]

I quit chasing speed, has made my life a lot easier.

[@john-vy1ml]

Haha. So true. Now I just chase good handling and braking. 👍

[@GldVWisRR]

speed with cars. I ride motorcycles now. Cheaper.

[@jochenstacker7448]

​@@GldVWisRR ride safe dude, speed on bikes is just so much more painful when it goes wrong. 🙂👍🖖

[@VinodTJ11]

Hi don’t get disappointed, we love to see more work ❤❤ Rock on!!

[@Tyler97GSX]

I’m glad you pulled the exhaust manifold/turbo as one unit this time. Much easier. I remember you replacing the small hose for the oil cooler in an early video for this and spilling a ton of coolant. Same happened on this one haha. The radiator drain only drains half the system.

[@mrld3005]

Wow did not know Ben Shapiro was also a mechanic! is there anything this man can not do!!

[@rogerbradley7509]

Just got done reading scripture with the kiddos and they knew what time it was when we were done! The kids call it Alex time! We love your channel and it has become a part of our Saturday morning routine. Your like my Saturday morning cartoon fix when I was a kid (I grew up in the 70’s and 80’s) so that tells you how much we love your channel! God bless! John 3:16

[@LegitStreetCars]

Thanks Rodger!

[@FYMASMD]

Gotta indoctrinate them early into the cult.

[@FYMASMD]

Don’t forget to tell them there is zero proof this god exists. Faith is the belief in the unknown or that which cannot be proven. Be honest about it.

[@stan4890]

​@@FYMASMDyea zero proof... except for all the proof your ignoring

[@cadenjohnson7823]

@@FYMASMDwow that’s a little insensitive

[@evilmrx5837]

Loved the video Alex! Thanks

[@johndickerson9328]

Dude, Nice work 👌. I'm impressed 👏.

[@Andrew-vd2ko]

Thank you so much Alex for your wonderful videos.... Today I was talking with a Holden v8 driver and he was saying how much he wants to remove afm on his v8 which turns off some cylinders... Pointed him the right way cos of your Holden ex cop car... Thank you for your help....

[@projekt_tib7005]

Welcome to DSM life my guy. On my old 98 GSX, I could change the oil and the starter would go out. They break at the most random times for no reason lol.

[@garylucas2126]

What a bummer, but at least you can build the engine the Legit way! I have been mentally preparing myself to replace crank seals and more on an equally leaky Celica but this video has shaken my confidence. 😢

[@hansbartenopavis2305]

Only thing I can think of why the headgasket is leaking now is maybe: The hammering on the broken stud from the outlet manifold.....it was also on that side of the engine. Good luck with that. Nice Mitshu👌

[@rubbishcar]

Super enjoyable video. Thanks!

[@GPXironczech]

Love the cancer shirt man!!! My momma passed from the wretched disease! Keep up the awesome content, enjoy watching every episode

[@GuapBoiTV]

@legitstreetcars you got me sold on the tuxmats! About to get a set for the Escalade.

[@davidgore3292]

Great Video!! All The Best Brother....

[@paulvaz5846]

Cheers Alex and Max!

[@nathanr5825]

I have been putting TuxMat's in my cars for years. Best floor mats hands down. Look better than anything else and cover every inch of carpet you can see.

[@n84434]

7:05 Alex sportin that Subaru Vaper haircut👍🏻👍🏻

[@AyaxRo]

Still an enjoyable video! Have been waiting for so long on the DSM build... finally happy to see it coming thru.

[@scout1633]

Alex - so sorry to watch this set back . But I know you will overcome and bring this engine back to life . Wrench away !!

[@billmorrell4048]

You’re baby face tensioner bit made me like this video. Takes talent to be a 1 man show. Plus Max ofcourse. . Im a big fan.

[@SteveTheBeardedWonder]

I really love this channel and Alex with his personality. Been a great distraction as I'm going through some hard times. Keep up the awesome work. I love dsm cars

[@SteveTheBeardedWonder]

Sucks to see the head gasket. We know you'll fix it and make it better. That's extremely strange. Sorry to see that.

[@siraff4461]

Wow. We had exactly the same thing on an evo4 way back about 15 years ago. All we did was swap the exhaust manifold for an upgrade. We also used heat on one of the bolts and couldn't work out for anything what caused it. Best we could come up with was localised heat near the gasket surface may have moved it a little but like yours our leak was at the end while the heat had been inches away. Never saw it before or since until now.

[@leedchristensen]

This channel is so underrated!

[@thlee5902]

AMG did tune some Mitsubishi cars back in the days. Your AMG hose is legit!

[@End3r_Wiggin]

Recommendation: One of the mods that gave the best tactile improvement, was replacing the shifter with a Fidanza short shifter with counterweighted knob, and swapping out solid metal bushings for both the shifter mounting plate under the console, and solid bushings on the transmission where the cables connect. A massive improvement.

[@Dwigt_Rortugal]

Man, you're so casual and calm about drilling out that manifold stud. That'd be an anxiety inducing nightmare for me! It's reassuring like, "I can do this if ever need to."