An engine has several different gaskets. It would depend which one is defective as to how the engine would be affected
If the engine fan is working then you could have a defective thermostat or a blown head gasket.
It is a condition when one or more cylinders on an engine does not fire properly and completely burn the fuel/air mixture. It can be caused by a defective spark plug, bad plug wire, defective fuel injector, burnt valve, cracked piston, blown head gasket, or cracked head.
Defective gasket, poor installation, warped head, heat. Heat is the major cause.
Yes, it sure does. A defective head gasket will allow coolant to enter the combustion chamber and then make its way into the oil pan. This coolant mixed with oil will slowly but surely destroy your engine. Stop driving this vehicle until you have the head gasket replaced.
You must replace the defective gasket. There is no other permanent fix.
It could be one of 3 reasons - 1 - your coolant is low, 2 - you have a defective cooling system, 3 - the engine has a blown head gasket.
Yes, it sure can. Have the ECU scanned to retrieve the code which will tell you, not necessarily the defective part but what part is being effected.
If it burst because it was defective or just worn out and you did not continue to drive the engine until it overheated then no damage was done. However, if it burst because the engine overheated then you may have blown the head gasket, and you should have it looked at by a professional mechanic. Driving a car with a blown head gasket will do serious damage to the engine.
I interpret your question to be: Why do head gaskets (on an engine) blow-out? There can be several problems: The engine head itself might have been tightened incorrectly (misstorqued). This can happen when the engine was first assembled or after a repair. When this happens the pressure on the gasket in not even and not tight enough in places, so the gas pressure of the engine finds the weak spot. The gasket might be defective. Most gaskets have multiple layers bonded together. If the bonding is not correct or a gasket layer was misscut, again, the gas pressure will find the weak spot. The engine head or cylinder block could be warped. This can happen when an engine severely overheats. The two components will not bed the gasket properly and the result can be a blown gasket. The gasket could have simply worn out. They do have a life expectancy and require replacement when the engine ages.
Normally oil leaking from the top of an engine is a sign that you have a leak at a valve cover. The cover may be loose or the gasket may be defective. Tighten the valve cover bolts to no more than 5 lb/ft of torque. If that does not stop the leak, the gasket will need replacing.
Gasket between engine block and cylinder head
If the engine is run while the gasket is blown, the engine will overheat and eventually blow or seize up. If the gasket blew and engine was soon after turned off, there may be no further damage to the engine. Replacement of the gasket can get this engine in working condition.