A symptom of a bad head gasket can be with the radiator cap removed or looking into an overflow tank and discovering the engine coolant is bubbling. This is caused by engine compression escaping ...

I have a 2003 BMW 325 with 158,000 miles that suffers from SOBS (sudden-onset billows of smoke). It happens only maybe once a month or so, but is very exciting. Imagine a James Bond car-chase scene, ...

If you are dealing with a blown head gasket in your auto, then you may find yourself wondering how much it will cost to repair and whether it is even worth it. This is just one of the many repairs ...

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Diesel enthusiasts invest in strong bolts (or even studs) to clamp our engines’ cylinder head(s) to the block, but it’s our engines’ head gaskets that actually seal these two critical surfaces ...

Q I have a 1993 Toyota pickup truck, a 4-cylinder base model. It keeps overheating. Usually it happens in the morning and on the way home. Once it is running awhile, it seems to run at a normal ...

The Ford Focus RS is a magnificent 350 horsepower all-wheel drive drift machine, so you can imagine how thrilled folks were to be able to actually drop the $35,000 to own one of their own. You can ...

I have owned quite a few third-generation (1984-87) Honda Civics, and they were by far the best subcompacts made during the middle 1980s. They were quick and fun to drive, got extremely good fuel ...

What are the symptoms of a bad head gasket? Or in other words, how can you tell that you have a blown head gasket? Like everything to do with an automobile, there are more than 100 years of history, ...