Cost blown head gasket so i took my 2003 saturn l300 to the mechanic because the car wasn't getting any heat he had it for over a week & he finally told me that the head gasket may be blown & thet no antifreeze is getting to the engine & the only reason the car is still running was because it's cold outside how much will it cost for a head gasket & the labor

Colin Stickland

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• Posted on Jan 03, 2009

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sorry i still think its a gasket problem,or water ports---but without bringing it to yard for me to have a look its a bit difficult and iam in spain.These *** motors use a smaller rad cap with two seals in ,so it can draw the coolant back in on cooling,but iam of the opinion that its drawing in a slight water ingression causing the idle problem.Go on give it a birthday and pull the head off and check its level and not warped ,also the water ports are not dissolved to any extent.

juggernautxt

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• Posted on May 07, 2009

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sealers usually end up costing you more in the long term than the short term. these sealers react to heat and air. so you end up doing nothing more than plugging up you radiator, water passage ports, water pumps get damaged. causing more over heating problems than they solve. no i would go for what the shop gave you as a quote. that seems a pretty reasonable quote for the position you are in.

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