2003 Kia Sorento headgasket

2003 KIA SORENTO
191,000 MILES • 3.5L • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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SORRY SORENTO
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I just replaced heads on the sorento and had no compression when I removed the heads i have oil on all the gasket surfaces what could cause this bolts were properly torque gaskets new
Sep 2, 2015 at 12:16 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Do you now have compression? Which gaskets have oil, the head gaskets?
Sep 2, 2015 at 7:35 PM
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No compression so i removed heads to check for bent valves and when I did the head gasket have oil on both surfaces
Sep 2, 2015 at 8:14 PM
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If the heads were properly tightened, then you need to check if something is warped.
Sep 7, 2015 at 2:22 PM
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Nothing warped talked to old mechanic told me to put a little oil in spark plug holes compression came back to 150 on all 6 cylinders
Sep 7, 2015 at 3:34 PM
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It went from no compression to 150? I am aware of a wet compression test, but never seen one make that big of a change. Basically, (I guess) the rings are shot.
Sep 8, 2015 at 6:38 PM
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Its running fine now so do i need to do a lower end rebuild? ?
Sep 8, 2015 at 7:52 PM
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Okay... nothing we discussed makes sense to me. However, if it is running fine and there are no low end noises and the oil pressure is good, I will say it should be fine.
Sep 9, 2015 at 6:22 PM
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Ok thanks for your help
Sep 9, 2015 at 8:55 PM
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