Exhaust gas in coolant
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Exhaust gas in coolant
My car overheats all the time and after repeatedly filling up the radiator, I took it to a shop. $70 and a cooling system diagnostic later, I was told that exhaust gas is in the coolant.
So what caused this and where do I go from here?
So what caused this and where do I go from here?
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Cracked head or blown head gasket...take off the head and take it to the machine shop and have it magnafluxed. This is a test to see if the head is cracked. If it is, congratulations you are going to get to purchase a new head. If it isn't, just get a gasket kit and reinstall it. Make sure to get the helms manual and torque the bolts EXACTLY as specified.
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Originally posted by 91Accord
Cracked head or blown head gasket...take off the head and take it to the machine shop and have it magnafluxed. This is a test to see if the head is cracked. If it is, congratulations you are going to get to purchase a new head. If it isn't, just get a gasket kit and reinstall it. Make sure to get the helms manual and torque the bolts EXACTLY as specified.
Cracked head or blown head gasket...take off the head and take it to the machine shop and have it magnafluxed. This is a test to see if the head is cracked. If it is, congratulations you are going to get to purchase a new head. If it isn't, just get a gasket kit and reinstall it. Make sure to get the helms manual and torque the bolts EXACTLY as specified.
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first off
what type of car, and engine preferably if you know that much
secondly, good chance you can buy a goddamn used head and have some1 strap it on there 4 ya, check ebay.
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what type of car, and engine preferably if you know that much
secondly, good chance you can buy a goddamn used head and have some1 strap it on there 4 ya, check ebay.
first tho i need to know #1
~boomer
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Originally posted by VTEC
$70 and a cooling system diagnostic later, I was told that exhaust gas is in the coolant.
$70 and a cooling system diagnostic later, I was told that exhaust gas is in the coolant.
My guess would be the head gasket. Remove head, replace gasket, reinstall head. Easier said then done, but it is by no means hard.
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Originally posted by ludeboom
first off
what type of car, and engine preferably if you know that much
secondly, good chance you can buy a goddamn used head and have some1 strap it on there 4 ya, check ebay.
first tho i need to know #1
~boomer
first off
what type of car, and engine preferably if you know that much
secondly, good chance you can buy a goddamn used head and have some1 strap it on there 4 ya, check ebay.
first tho i need to know #1
~boomer