Blown head gasket?
12-30-2014, 05:56 AM
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Blown head gasket?
After replacing a ton of coolant components, I finally started my car today and coolant went shooting out the exhaust pipes...
Blown head gasket or cracked block? The oil is perfectly fine, no coolant in there.
What do you guys recommend? New car or go for the fix? Thanks.
Blown head gasket or cracked block? The oil is perfectly fine, no coolant in there.
What do you guys recommend? New car or go for the fix? Thanks.
12-30-2014, 07:33 AM
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Most likely a head gasket. You can isolate which bank has gone bad with a leakdown tester. When you remove the head, you can look down in the cylinders to see if there is any damage there, but much less likely than a head gasket. (A friend of mine says that they are a mechanical fuse, there to protect the expensive parts.)
As to whether or not to throw in the towel on this one, it's a decision you will have to make, considering (among other things) mileage, condition of the rest of the car, budget for a new car, advantage of quattro vs. 2wd, etc.
As to whether or not to throw in the towel on this one, it's a decision you will have to make, considering (among other things) mileage, condition of the rest of the car, budget for a new car, advantage of quattro vs. 2wd, etc.
12-30-2014, 09:15 AM
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After replacing a ton of coolant components, I finally started my car today and coolant went shooting out the exhaust pipes...
Blown head gasket or cracked block? The oil is perfectly fine, no coolant in there.
What do you guys recommend? New car or go for the fix? Thanks.
Blown head gasket or cracked block? The oil is perfectly fine, no coolant in there.
What do you guys recommend? New car or go for the fix? Thanks.
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