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Head repairs are costly on any car because of the labour. Most cars head gasket needs replacement so the whole top end needs to be removed and reassembled. This costs much time and money in labour charges. If the head is cracked it is the same thing because the two are touching. You will have to pay for the part also. Some times its cheaper to replace the whole engine. The labour on engine swap may be cheaper. This happened to my 93 cutlas supreme. I replaced the whole engine because of the head gasket: it was 400 cheaper. I got another 200K and had to get rid of it because the body was rotting. Go get some quotations for repair and engine swap. Try to get your own engine from wreckers and you will save some money. Good luck!
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1998 Pontiac Bonneville check engine light on with hesitation from a dead stop after one week of driving complete hesitation and white smoke from exhaust?
Not to scare you but white smoke usally means coolant is getting into the combustion chambers, if this is the case you may have a blown head gasket. Have you overheated your car recently? If so cracked head or blown headgasket would be a probably cause.
How do you install the armrest on a 1993 Pontiac Bonneville?
I have a 1996 Bonneville and it has a Phillips head screw on each side of the armrest. If yours is like that then you should be able to just unscrew them and pop it out.
How do you replace a head light bulb on a 1990 Pontiac Bonneville?
just check the cars manual.. normally in the glove box.
Why is there oil in the coolant recovery tank on a 1998 Saturn?
Blown head gasket or cracked head.
Do Pontiac grand ams have problems with blown head gaskets?
i was told that they do, except for the 3.1 definitely the 3.4
1998 subaru has oil in antifreeze collant?
Cracked head or blown headgaskets
Why does your 1998 Chevy venture push coolant out the radiator?
Blown head gasket.
What would cause Oil to get in coolant but no coolant in oil in 2002 Pontiac grand am gt?
blown head gasket
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.
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
What would cause a 1998 2.2 chevy cavalier to quickly overheat?
Blown Head Gasket or Bad Cylinder Head
Where would coolant leak into oil in 1998 Saturn SL2?
most likely a blown head gasket, cracked head, or bad intake gasket. with the s series. i would venture to say blown head gasket.
