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Old Dec 3, 2007 | 09:12 PM
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Default how to tell when headgasket is blown

what symptoms do you look for to know for sure if a headgasket is bolown on your car or not, what are some checks you can do?
Old Dec 3, 2007 | 09:13 PM
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your blowing alot of white smoke out of the back of your exhaust
Old Dec 3, 2007 | 09:18 PM
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white smoke out the exhaust, overheating, coolant bubbling in the reservoir, coolant mixing with engine oil, coolant and/or oil leaking externally between head and block.

any of those symptoms can be a bad head gasket.
Old Dec 3, 2007 | 09:35 PM
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the only symptom of the ones listed above thatis being experianced is alot of white smoke out of teh tailpipe everthing else seems to be good
Old Dec 4, 2007 | 02:54 AM
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yup, it could be toast.
Old Dec 4, 2007 | 07:05 AM
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Originally Posted by slickkhan
the only symptom of the ones listed above thatis being experianced is alot of white smoke out of teh tailpipe everthing else seems to be good
if it only smoking it could be a valve seal
Old Dec 4, 2007 | 11:50 AM
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Old Dec 5, 2007 | 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by DRT acura
if it only smoking it could be a valve seal
where are th evalve seals located are they difficult to chsange?
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