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A simple way.. with the engine running, spray some brake or carburetor cleaner around the circumferance of the head gasket. If the engine suddenly revs up as some point while you're doing this, there you have it. Additionally, you should do the same around the intake manifold gasket, as well.
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If not the head gasket how is water getting into the oil?
Intake gasket leaking on the inside of engine.
What can cause white smoke from a warm engine?
leaking head gasket
Can you smell a coolant leak at the head gasket?
The head gasket sits between the head and the engine block if it is leaking out where you can see the coolant, yes you can smell the coolant if it is leaking into the engine no you cannot smell the coolant. You can check the oil to see if it has coolant in the oil if it does then the head gasket might be blown.
If not leaking where else could antifreeze be going in engine?
you might have a blown head gasket and the coolant is leaking into the cylender and the engine is burning it.
Why is my 06 duramax Leaking coolant from back of engine?
easy, head gasket
What can be the causes of antifreeze in the oil on a 1998 4.6 cadillac engine?
A head gasket is leaking or the Head is cracked.
Is a valve gasket and a head gasket the same thing?
Valve cover gasket holds oil from the valves from leaking off the top of the head . Head gasket is lower and holds cylinder pressure between the cylinder head and the engine block.
Why would an engine run clean when first started then white smoke progressively get worse?
If you are loosing coolant, you have a leaking head gasket. If you are loosing oil and have a turbo, the seal on the turbo is bad. either intake manifold gasket or head gasket is leaking
Is it true that you cant get a Cadillac Seville head gasket fixed and you can only get a new engine?
Probably not. This repair can be done with out having to replace the engine, unless the leaking head gasket has caused other engine damage.
What is oil around the head of your engine mean?
It usually means you have a leaking valve cover gasket.
Your engine has water in oil?
Water in the oil is a telltale sign of leaking cylinder head gasket.
Why is the gasket fitted between the cylinder head and the engine block?
It is there to stop the fluids and compression from leaking out.
