After a very careful (relatively careful) R&R of the cylinder head and
its gaskets I am still losing coolant at the rate of .5 liters (.6
qts.) a day. Today I brought the car to a mechanic that I know who
works on a lot of Peugeots and has for years.
The mechanic noticed what he referred to as "fresh discoloration" on
the block at the rear of the motor and suspected that it was the head
gasket that was leaking. He asked me what procedure I had used to
torque the head and I informed him that I did not do the Peugeot
proscribed method (wearing a Hermes scarf while eating a macaroon from
La Duree facing the Eiffel tower) and, instead had, of course, followed
the torque sequence and torqued the head bolts to 60 ft. lbs. 600
miles later I re-torqued the head and re-adjusted the valves. He
suggested that I increase the torque to, at least 65 ft. lbs. and that
might do the trick.
My questions are:
1. Does re-torquing at 5 lbs. additional seem like a reasonable method
to put the squeeze on the head to stop the leak?
2. Would some Barr's leak be a bad possible solution?
3. Would re-torquing the head to 65 ft. lbs. and using some Barr's
leak be a reasonable approach?
Thanks,
Ken
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