Diagnosing the health of my 5-Cylinder Turbo-Swapped Volvo 242 after a disastrous first drive.

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Today, I'm digging in to learn the real reasons behind why my Volvo 242 T5 project's head gasket blew and what caused the mysterious startup noise. Before proceeding with tuning, it's time for some due diligence to ensure the ECU is calibrated correctly and the engine is healthy. I'll doublecheck and create TDC marks using two methods--a dial indicator and a piston stop-- then verify base ignition timing for MaxxECU. Afterward, I'll get an objective measure of the engine's health by performing a leakdown test and compression test. See more of my Volvo 242 T5 swap project here → https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFZegVZsYiomHwJgT8NjvzGPodXS_1qbc SUPPORT THE CHANNEL Buy me a coffee → https://buymeacoffee.com/elmendorftz Grab some merch → https://driverevivetinker.com/collections/drive-revive-tinker-merch —— 0:00 Intro 1:10 Verifying TDC mark 2:18 Finding TDC with a piston stop 3:26 Checking base ignition timing setting 3:50 Why the head gasket blew 5:02 Performing a Leakdown Test 15:28 Results of Engine Health Tests 17:07 Inspecting Cylinder with Borescope 19:00 Checking for source of foreign object damage 21:18 What caused the startup ticking noise 22:44 Reflecting on next steps 25:22 Outro —— Music: Retribution - Mehul Choudhary https://soundcloud.com/mehulchoudhary Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://www.audiolibrary.com.co/mehul-choudhary/retribution Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/eOrprWB189g Space Cafe by Tokiwave https://soundcloud.com/tokiwave Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://audiolibrary.com.co/tokiwave/space-cafe Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/4WAn6Nx0Rpk Float by Pold https://soundcloud.com/pold-music Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://www.audiolibrary.com.co/pold/float Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/vY3fEFGqBa0 Lounge by Peyruis https://soundcloud.com/peyruis Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://www.audiolibrary.com.co/peyruis/lounge Music promoted by Audio Library: https://youtu.be/Q1iyeC6ZJXc Monumental by Alex-Productions https://soundcloud.com/alexproductionsmusic Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://audiolibrary.com.co/alex-productions/monumental Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/XMCP_XzQocU —— #Volvo #Volvo242 #Volvo240 #Volvo242T5 #Flathood #ClassicCars #VolvoT5Swap #MaxxECU #DriveReviveTinker #enginediagnostics #enginerepair