Diagnosing a Bad Head Gasket: How to Spot the Telltale Signs So You're Not Ripped Off.
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Published 2023-03-29
If you suspect your car may have a bad head gasket, it's important to diagnose the blown head gasket before it causes more serious damage to your engine. In this video, I'll show you how to spot the telltale signs of a failing head gasket, including low engine compression, overheating, coolant loss, and more. I will also show you the different things a head gasket seals. In addition to that I will also show you why a bad head gasket has the symptoms that it has. Finally, I'll walk you through the basic diagnostic process, so you can determine if in fact, you do have a blown head gasket or not.
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00:00 Intro
00:04 Why you need to understand the symptoms of a bad head gasket.
00:42 What this video is going to cover.
1:22 Engine Teardown
1:57 What does a head gasket seal?
4:21 Symptom #1: Coolant and Oil Mixing
7:07 Symptom#2: White Smoke, Bubbling Coolant, Misfires, & Overheating
10:12 Symptom #3: External Leaks
10:51 Pressure testing the cooling system
12:08 Where my head gasket was leaking from.
13:05 Checking for coolant leaks into cylinders
14:36 Compression testing
15:00 Combustion gas leak testing
15:47 What my bad head gasket looked like.
16:34 How long can you drive with a blown head gasket?
19:22 Outro
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All Comments (21)
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Tools used in this video: Cooling System Pressure Tester: amzn.to/3zjrWpA Combustion Gas Leak Test Kit: amzn.to/3JUX186 WiFi Borescope: amzn.to/3lS3QiF Compression Tester: amzn.to/40pVa27 My Amazon Store: www.amazon.com/shop/repairgeek Help support the channel, buy using my Amazon links As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases and your cost is exactly the same.
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I'm a little over middle age and can't believe how someone so young, can be so articulate. Your knowledge and delivery on problems are so professional. You really are a breath of fresh air on YouTube. Cheers Steve.
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That was the most informative upper cylinder diagnosis Ive ever seen.
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Rule of thumb is, the longer you wait to fix a problem the worse it gets. So you should stop immediately upon discovering a problem with your car. It can mean the difference between replacing the gasket or replacing the vehicle altogether. Excellent video.
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Unbelievable how easy it is to understand the diagnosis of whatever the problem may be going on. So glad I came across this.
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Good technician who methodically covers the range of scenarios involved with head gasket issues.
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I have watched dozens of videos about blown head gasket related and, by far, this is the best ever I watched. Congratulations.
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Sir, I have watched so many videos trying to get a full understanding of how to diagnose a problem with my combustion. This was by far the most thorough and succinct I’ve found. Thank you thank you.
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I drove a Nissan with a bad head gasket for 2 months and 300 miles , I just kept extra coolant and oil in my truck to top it off, but it got annoying and after 2 months I was able to save some money to put as down payment on a newer , better car, drive safe and God bless ❤
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Tremendous tutorial ! The amount of information , and specificity , and video shots , and simple to understand terminology ; has , without any doubt , whatsoever , made the greatest impact on my learning this particular topic . Thanks mate !! 👊🏼
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Excellent teaching! Thank you for being so detailed and covering the essentials in terms a novice could understand. Keep videos like this coming. Thank you!
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I am much less car stupid now . No need to ask questions because you answered them before I had the chance. Great video man for real...much thanks
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Beautiful and coherent articulation of what the head gasket's role is, and moreover, why you are leaving your engine to certain demise if not repaired in a timely manner.
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Man o man if you are not a professor I don't know what you are!!!!! Explanation on point. I'm a rookie lube tech on my way to wrenching, and this was absolutely gold. Thank you.
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Gone through many related content but this was the best, answered almost every question in mind!❤
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Thanks I think this video was on point and it explained all the symptoms' and diagnoses. I live in the Bahamas and is very much appreciative of all the equipment you use to diagnose this problem. I will continue to follow you for more mechanical videos .. Again Thanks
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Easily one of the best explanations on the types and causes of various head gasket failure modes. Excellent approach using the removed head for the explanation.
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By far the best video on Youtube about this topic! congrats!
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I'm not sure how much practice you do, but it's working. Kudos 👍
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Very intelligent dude and great at explaining things. Videos are very informative. Thanks
