To replace a blown head gasket on a 1998 Chevy Lumina, it would cost between $18 and $174. This depends on the brand part and any labor costs.
Yes, the exhaust manifold on a 99 Chevy S10 2.2 will need to be be removed during the blown head gasket repair.
Thick white smoke from the exhaust is a pretty good sign
you probably have air in cooling system, which is probably caused by blown head gasket(s). Head gasket and intake gasket on these engines are notorious for failing.
It is not possible to repair the actual head gasket. Repair of a blown head gasket is to replace the gasket.
You cannot repair a blown head gasket, you must remove the heads and replace the gasket.
The only repair for a blown head gasket is to replace the gasket.
You cannot repair a blown head gasket, you must remove the heads and replace the gasket.
If your 1990 Lumina has gas in the oil pan, then there could be a stuck injector flooding the engine. There can also be a blown head gasket. Driving the vehicle can destroy the engine.
$100.00 if you do it yourself, $1500.00 for a mechanic to do it.
No not hardly. The only thing that stuff will do is stop up your heater core and radiator. They have never made anything in a can are bottle that would fix a blown head gasket.
As an emergency repair yes. The only permanent repair is to replace the gasket.
Sounds like a blown headgasket or intake manifold gasket. Sounds like a blow intake gasket to me...It happened to My 86 Mustang and my 96 Lumina.