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Posted on May 27, 2012

Blown head gasket?

How do i know i have a blown head gasket

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If it is blown between piston and water it will cause dramatic loss of radiator fluid. if blown between piston and ouside u can probley see and hear little spirts of gass escaping at engine tickover.look at the engine the head gasket is about half way down the engine not always easy to see. be careful of hot and moving part. usualy caused by running ot of water and overheating

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I would change both, as well as use new head bolts. Make sure your heads are not warped or cracked, especially the one that is leaking. There may not be any need to change the head if it is not cracked. These are prone to blowing a gasket especially after 150K miles or so. It will not cost a huge additional amount to change both head gaskets since the engine will have to be disassembled down to the heads anyway. Hope this helps you, Rick

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there are many was a head gasket can blow . sometimes they just leak to the outside sometimes they leak to the coolant and then it blows out your antifreeze. if you have a blown head gasket you will see it when you pull the head. and yes you should hace the head checked at a machine shop and install with a new head set never reuse a gasket .
later paul

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u have to start by removeing ur headers dont forget to take ur blown gasket to ur local part store to make shure u get the rigth one

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are you sure head is not cracked

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1. Exhaust: When you have a gasket leak, you will notice white smoke coming out of your tailpipe. Sometimes drops of water will drop from the end of the tailpipe. The exhaust will also have a sweet smell to it.

2. Spark Plugs: Your spark plugs will display one of the last signs of a blown head gasket. If you have green dyed coolant in your system, the spark plugs will have a green tint around them. If the problem is very severe, the coolant may start squirting out of the plug holes which is not good.
3. Oil: You will notice a milky type ring surrounding your oil cap. This is caused by coolant entering the engine oil through the leaking gasket. This mixture leaves the milky type ring around the oil cap when it evaporates. You can check for this by taking the car for a short drive, then checking the oil for contamination.

4. Engine: Lack of engine power is a sign of a blown head gasket. The engine will lack power due to compression loss. The engine will also run poorly and will idle roughly. You should also be careful because the engine will overheat quickly when you have a blown head gasket.

5. Bubbles: A gasket leak will cause bubbles of air to come into your radiator. To check for this, you should first remove the radiator cap then warm up the engine. When you rev the engine, you will see bubbles come out from the top of the radiator.

Hope this helps, best regards, Happy Holidays!

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there are many was a head gasket can blow . sometimes they just leak to the outside sometimes they leak to the coolant and then it blows out your antifreeze. if you have a blown head gasket you will see it when you pull the head. and yes you should hace the head checked at a machine shop and install with a new head set never reuse a gasket .
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