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Loss of coolant with no apparent leak. Engine overheating. White smoke from the exhaust especially at startup. Oil level overfull. A white foamy substance on the underside of the oil fill cap. Engine miss. Air bubbles escaping from the radiator, cap off, engine running. Do not remove the cap on a hot engine. Remove it from cold engine and then start engine.
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Coolant leaks and exhaust is steamy?
Those are signs of a blown head gasket or a cracked cylinder head.
How do you repair a blown head gasket or cracked head?
A blown gasket can be repaired by replacing the gasket...if you are talking about the head gasket, then you have to remove the cylinder head from the engine block and replace the gasket that is inbetween them. Cracked heads generally have to be replaced because they are made of aluminum which cannot be repaired permanently once it is cracked.
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.
What happens if water went into exhaust pipe of truck?
blown head gasket or cracked block blown head gasket or cracked block
What causes water in motor oil of a 2002 Chevy Malibiu?
Blown head gasket, cracked head or cracked block. Busted head gasket; cracked cylinder head; broken piston; or bad oil pan gasket if driving thru high water.
Have a 1998 Plymouth Neon that is overheating uses a lot of oil and the heater is not working Could this be cracked head gasket?
Could be head gasket, head, or cracked block
Why is there antifreeze in the oil?
Blown head gasket or cracked head.
You have antifreeze in your oil?
cracked head or blown head gasket
Why would the antifreeze be in the oil?
Head gasket Cracked head
Why is there oil in your?
you have a warped/or cracked head,or blown head gasket
99 cougar has no radiator fluid going through the motor what the problem is it the thermostate or head gasket?
Sounds like either head gasket, cracked head or cracked block
Why is there antifreeze in one of the cylinders of your 1960 Oldsmobile?
Blown head gasket, cracked head, or cracked block.
