OH NO! wow, WTHeck? 3 out of the first 10 threads this morning are faulty head gasket rebuilds. I'm gonna be honest, you guys are scaring the **** out of me.

Smoke went away after a drive. I guess it was the PB blaster and all the other crap I used to get the bolts and stuff off. I ran into another issue, check engine light, turned out to be bank 2 sensor 1 O2 sensor so I replaced that and now no check engine light. Also no more excess stuff coming out the tail pipe. I have to complete a drive cycle to get this thing ready for emissions, but so far so good guys.

I want to say thanks to all of the forum members who have helped or even read this thread. I myself am far from a mechanic in fact very recently have I completed my first oil change yet I was inclined to purchase the rover for such a great price ($1000) knowing that it had engine problems that I would have to fix myself instead of paying a shop over $5000. I took my time reading the manual step by step and got the job done. If I can do this job anyone can! One thing I would suggest is that you grabbed a Bluetooth OBD2 Scanner and the Torque phone app. Torque phone app is good for pulling fault codes and reading real time information on digital temps, emissions readiness, etc.

Congrats to you. This is an excellent thread and we are thankful that you took the time to document your intensive repair and provided quality grammar and photos as well. It will be a great deal of help to those searching for assistance in this area. Looking forward to your next fix and hope you will make another thread on the topic

Hello! Just wonder if you used a torque wrench to fit on the block studs and if you did would you recommend and reliable tool brands. Thanks!