cost me $200 for labour and 20 bucks for the gasket and new oil and filter also if the head is warped it will cost extra to machine it
too much
For a basic change of a failed head gasket,reckon on about
No you do not.... the valve cover only bolts to the head, and the head bolts to the block... True- these are two different jobs. When changing your valve cover gasket you may just want to ensure that your head bolts and lifters are still torqued down properly. Otherwise, DO NOT remove the head gasket if you simply want to change the valve cover gasket. when replacing the head gasket you should replace the valve cover gasket and may need to (depending on make & model) replace the egr gasket, intake mainifold gasket, and exhaust manifold gasket ...but not the other way around. If your replacing the head gasket ask your local auto shop if they carry a head gasket kit that includes everything necessary in one box...but if your just changing the valve cover gasket then just change that.
Bit of a tricky one ... It all depends on the condition of the cylinder head. If the cylinder head is warped then replacing the head gasket won't solve your problem. A warped cylinder head can be skimmed (if not too badly warped). If the cylinder head is badly warped then it would be much easier to replace the head than fit another engine.
No, far too much pressure and heat is built up in the cylinders. If a head gasket has failed it often means that the head has become warped perhaps from overheating.
It won't work. There is entirely too much pressure in the cylinders to seal up a head gasket... but many people have to try it themselves.
As with any hed gasket problem as long as you get to the problem early enough as to not have any further major damage happen due to driving/running the vehicle too long after the head gasket blows I would say no to a complete engine rebiuld. Oil must be drained and new oil filter replaced, cylinder head must be sent out whiile you are at it send out the good head too and have the magnafluxed for cracks, have the engine to head surface checked for cracks as well, replace as needed, install cylinder head gasket and intake gasket set retorque and or replace head bolts as per manufacturers specs....happy motoring.
you may have a crackd head or a cracked block
it could be too much oil or a worn valve guide or ill fitting rings i highly doubt it is a head gasket problem
Blown intake manifold gasket or blown head gasket, figure on $600 to $650 to get intake gasket fixed and if a head gasket your looking at least $1,000.
Head gaskets seal the clyinder head to the block. Head gaskets usually blow when the vehicle has been run too hot for too long. Heat warps the cylinder head and gasket quits sealing, known as a blown head gasket. There are other reason for blowing a head gasket, but this one of the most common reasons.
A cylinder head isn't too hard to replace actually, just take off the hood and remove the smoke gasket and clean out the pipes, reach in and pull on the magic lever to open the Nether Portal, enter there and fight Satan to the death in a gory battle, succeed and God will take your cylinder head and replace it, simple!