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Re: How to tell if you have a head gasket problem
A few ways to tell your head gasket is toast are: Loosing coolant, high amounts or small. You can tell this by keeping an eye on ur coolant overflow tank AND getting a buddy to watch ur exhaust when u stomp on it and see if it puffs out white smoke [burning coolant].
Another way to tell but not as accurate is if the car overheats a lot. This could also be a thermy, fan relay not engaging, or many other things but overheating is another sign of head gasket failure.
If you dont mind spending a couple bucks, bring it in and get a "compression test" done, then can quickly check if you are loosing compression due to bad gasket or cracked head.
I replaced my own head gasket over a weekend, it is very expensive to get done by a mechanic. Hope this helps, good luck!
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