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Symptoms of a blown head gasket are:

  1. White smoke from the exhaust especially at startup.
  2. Loosing coolant with no apparent leak.
  3. Oil level overfull.
  4. A white or grey substance on the underside of the oil fill cap.
  5. Engine overheating.
  6. Possible Engine miss.
  7. Air bubbles escaping from the radiator, cap off, engine running.
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Q: How can you tell if you have a blown head gasket on a 1999 Saturn sl?
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