Valve cover gasket holds oil from the valves from leaking off the top of the head . Head gasket is lower and holds cylinder pressure between the cylinder head and the engine block.
NO. The valve cover gasket seals the valve cover from leaks. The valve cover covers the valve train and it's components and it bolted to the top of the head. These components sit atop the head. The head is bolted directly to the engine block with another gasket. Water and oil flow through the head.
My first gues would be a blown head gasket, the same thing happend to my s-10 when the head gasket gave out.
YES
LOL, the same thing that poring and polishing your muffler bearings will do.
No.
sorry to say the head gasket wasnt done properly the last time go back to the bloke who done it and wack him i had the same thing they are ment to skim the head after the gasket change
sounds like the head gasket ...same thing just happened in my 97 cavalier
No. But they look similar and are of similar size and shape. The valve cover comes of very easily with minimal tools and isn't very tight. The valve cover only weighs a pound or so. The valve cover gasket goes between it and the engine. The gasket looks like a rectangle with bumps and holes for bolts. The head is the top part of the cylinders including where the valves go, where the spark plugs are. Removing the head takes much more powerful tools and the head can easily weigh 50 pounds on a small engine. Removing the head is much more work but can usually be done by someone who doesn't know what they are doing. The gasket is more complicated with large circles for the cylinders, and medium holes and small holes for bolts.
what type of vehicle? depends on if the head is cracked or warped or you just need the gasket. also depends where you take it. dealerships will cost more, but better chance of not having the same thing happen again
mine has been doing the same thing and its either a head gasket or a cracked head im just replacing my motor
Overheating the engine - usually by running low on water or a waterleak causing same thing.
My husband has the same truck and it only has 90,000 miles on it and he blew a head gasket yesterday. Do you have any suggestions?