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There are any number of things that'll happen when your blow a head gasket or crack a head. Common symptoms: - Foaming, bubbling, or "gargling" in the radiator. The bubbles in the radiator are sometimes hard to see. But if you see them, you have a serious problem. - Rapid pressure buildup in your cooling system, before the engine has warmed up. - Some have even reported coolant overflowing from the reservoir bottle because of the pressure. All these above mentioned symptoms could also be a cracked head. Either way, the head must come off, the gasket replaced, and the head inspected for cracks. At the same time, check both mating surfaces for flatness before putting on a new gasket so you don't have to repeat the job. Other symptoms of a blown head gasket include: - White smoke coming from the tailpipe, sometimes intermittently. - Water in the oil. When they mix, the oil gets a chocolate milkshake appearance. - Oil in the coolant. - Cylinder pressure low when using either the wet or dry compression method. - Cooling system will not hold pressure when statically pressurized. Look for any combination of these symptoms to diagnose a bad head gasket. One curious observation of mine, when a person describes their engine problems, and it looks like a blown head gasket, often they mention that the car just had a new radiator put in, or new cooling fan, or some other repair history that suggests the car was constantly overheating. If you had white smoke coming from the tailpipe and your head gasket was bad, chances are the O2 sensor may have been poisoned at the same time. Expect to have problems with it. It may need to be replaced.
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Why does your 97 grand am have oil in the overflow of antifreeze?
That is a bad sign.. You may have a cracked head gasket.
How much to replace blown head gasket in a 2001 Pontiac grand prix 3.1?
anywhere from 1200 to 1500 bucks if you havent cracked the head
How do you repair a no compression in the number 2 cylinder of a 2003 Pontiac grand am?
No compression could mean a blown head gasket, cracked head or cylinder.
99 Chevy Suburban how do you know if the engine has a cracked head?
Check your oil, if it looks abnormal, like chocolate milk, that means there is water in the oil, your head is cracked.
How do you know if you have a warped head after it blew a head gasket?
The head will need to be inspected at a machine shop. They can tell you if it is warped or cracked.
Milky white oil on dipstick of my 1994 Grand AM?
antifreeze leaking into the engine base. a cracked clyd. head or blown head gasket is probable cause
What could be wrong with your 1994 jeep grand Cherokee 4.0 liter 6-cylinder if one of the cylinders has no compression and the others have 150?
bad valve, blown head gasket, warped or cracked head, cracked piston, or failed rings.
How do you know if the engine is cracked?
dismantel head from the block and have both pressure tested seprately
Can you fix a cracked head?
A machine shop may be able to repair the head but my advice is to replace a cracked head.
How do you know if its a cracked head or blown head gasket?
You will not know until your remove the head. You have to remove the head in order to replace the gasket and once you have the head removed have it magna fluxed at a machine shop. That will reveal any cracks.
How do you tell if the head is cracked or you need a new head gasket?
To tell if the head is cracked, you have to remove it from the car, so you will replace the head gasket, anyway. Take the head to a machine shop and have it magnafluxed to see if it's cracked.
How can you tell if the head is cracked form exhaust side?
how can you tell if the head is cracked from the exhaust side
