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Over heating can blow a head gasket

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What causes a blown head?

99% of the time it is overheating of the engine.


How does blown head gasket happen?

The most common cause of a blown head gasket is an over heating engine. Low coolant or coolant not circulating through the engine causes the engine to heat up and the gasket to fail.


What are possible causes of loss of engine oil and coolant?

Blown head gasket or cracked head.


What causes car to have no power?

Generally, engine problems such as a blown head gasket or warped head.


What blown gasket causes white smoke from the tailpipe?

The most common is the head gasket. BUTDepending on the engine there can be several other causes.


Is it safe to drive a car with a blown head gasket?

No. You can warp the heads making your repair costs triple. You can not only warp the heads you can totally destroy the engine. Coolant mixes with the oil when a head gasket is blown. This causes serious engine wear in a short period of time. Never run an engine with a blown head gasket.


What are signs of a blown engine vs blown head gasket?

With a blown head gasket the engine will still run, poorly with issues, but run. A blown engine will not continue to run from that moment on.


What causes my Jeep engine to knock after getting hot?

You may have blown a head gasket. Stop driving it until you can find out.


How do you stop your Dodge Intrepid 2004 from smoking?

Oil always worked for me!!! ....You might have blown your headgasket! This means that your engine coolant is leaking into the oil in the engine and it causes smoke out your exhaust.


If engine is blown will you still have power?

The term "blown engine" usaully means the the engine is dead in which case you would not have any power. In the racing world the term "blown engine" could mean something else. A blown engine would be an engine that is super charged with a blower in which case you would have more power.


What causes engine oil to turn white?

WATER. This indicates a blown head gasket. Damage has been done to the engine in the form of overheating and the head gasket(s) have blown. Water therefor has leaked into the oil. Replacing the head gaskets is the way to repair this motor.


What causes an antifreeze leak towards the top of the engine block on a 1993 eagle talon?

You've got a blown Headgasket. Don't drive it !