HOW CAN YOU TELL IF YOUR HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING?
A broken cylinder head gasket, often called a blown head gasket, can cause a variety of engine issues. It’s important to know the symptoms that indicate your head gasket is leaking in order to remedy the issue promptly and limit your machine’s downtime.
The signs to watch out for include:
1. Overheating engine. When the seal of the head gasket is blown, it can leak coolant, which means the engine isn’t able to cool down like it needs to.
2. Low coolant level without any obvious leakage. The engine might be leaking coolant into the cylinders in the engine block.
3. Bubbles in the radiator or cooling reservoir. These are caused by gases from the combustion chamber escaping into the cooling system.
4. Loss of power. If the head gasket is perforated, it causes a loss of pressure in the combustion chamber and the engine power decreases.
5. White exhaust smoke. Coolant that flows into the combustion chamber burns and releases wh…