Symptoms of blown head gasket?

**otil_flores** · March 7th, 2011 11:03 AM

Mga guru,

Ask ko lang po symptoms ng blown head gasket yung car ko po ngayon meron nalabas na parang putik sa ibabaw ng radiator mejo madulas kulay brown na parang kape pag pinahid mo sa basahan at pinatuyo parang putik po sya. ano po kaya ito?

di naman nataas temperature ng car ko, mejo nag babawas lang sa reservoir tapos po sa sa tail pipe nagtutubig pa po ung muffler pag pinaandar ko sa umaga. then nung check ko yung oil cap wala naman po traces na halo ung tubig at langis.

mga guru kindly advise po kung ano dapat ko gawin, nag drain na po ako ng radiator using radiator flush pero andun pa din. balak ko pa overhaul radiator kaso charge po ako ng 2400 kasi po papalitan na din ung ibabaw ng tanso for now po kasi plastic. for that nag iisip pa ko kung ano dapat gawin.

salamat in advance mga guru.

honda esi 64 m/T

**LNopal** · March 7th, 2011 11:49 AM

when your engine is cold, open the radiator cap and smell/touch if there's oil. one clear sign of blown HG.

when you turn off your engine, open the oil cap and see if it looks like a chocolate milk shake... another indication your HG is whacked.

good luck!

**otil_flores** · March 7th, 2011 11:11 PM

Originally Posted by LNopal

when your engine is cold, open the radiator cap and smell/touch if there's oil. one clear sign of blown HG.

when you turn off your engine, open the oil cap and see if it looks like a chocolate milk shake... another indication your HG is whacked.

good luck!

Sir,

nung open ko po radiator parang may putik siya color brown ung una kulay gary now brown na po, what should I do regarding this matter? tama po ba paoverhaul ko muna radiator ko? or top overhaul to cahnge the head gasket? by the way last 2009 dec naoverhaul ung makina ng car ko. it is possible blown head gaskey na siya since around 13k pa lng tinakbo ng car since binaba ung makina?

salamat po ng marami sa advice.

**LNopal** · March 8th, 2011 10:53 AM

Originally Posted by otil_flores

Sir,

nung open ko po radiator parang may putik siya color brown ung una kulay gary now brown na po, what should I do regarding this matter? tama po ba paoverhaul ko muna radiator ko? or top overhaul to cahnge the head gasket? by the way last 2009 dec naoverhaul ung makina ng car ko. it is possible blown head gaskey na siya since around 13k pa lng tinakbo ng car since binaba ung makina?

salamat po ng marami sa advice.

unfortunately, you have to do both at the same time. think about it, if you cleaned your radiator without addressing the blown HG, the residue will come back inside your radiator. now if you resolve your blown HG without cleaning your radiator, your coolant will be contaminated with oil which can cause some other damages to your car.

being the bearer of bad news, if will soldier on giving you bad news. you cannot just top overhaul your engine. from how you described your engine, it is now full of gunk. you have to have your engine cleaned as well. i am not sure how that will be done, but expect a not so cheap expense on that.

while you are at it, also replace your water pump. it's an option you could think about.

now, considering that you have these things sorted out, you should not be using tap water for your cooling system. this will contribute in corroding your cooling system. use a proper coolant for a change, it will be more expensive, but it will save you more money by avoiding overheating, which causes the HG to get whacked off.

too much info. my apologies.

**otil_flores** · March 8th, 2011 02:14 PM

Originally Posted by LNopal

unfortunately, you have to do both at the same time. think about it, if you cleaned your radiator without addressing the blown HG, the residue will come back inside your radiator. now if you resolve your blown HG without cleaning your radiator, your coolant will be contaminated with oil which can cause some other damages to your car.

being the bearer of bad news, if will soldier on giving you bad news. you cannot just top overhaul your engine. from how you described your engine, it is now full of gunk. you have to have your engine cleaned as well. i am not sure how that will be done, but expect a not so cheap expense on that.

while you are at it, also replace your water pump. it's an option you could think about.

now, considering that you have these things sorted out, you should not be using tap water for your cooling system. this will contribute in corroding your cooling system. use a proper coolant for a change, it will be more expensive, but it will save you more money by avoiding overheating, which causes the HG to get whacked off.

too much info. my apologies.

Thanks for the information sir, Its means correct me if i wrong my engine now need top overhaul? at the same time i need also to clean the radiator? for this reason i need to prepare for a budget since its not cheap for that repair.

Question sir, if I have a blown head gasket why its it my temperature of my car does not up? kindly educate me I am anew bhie regarding this problem.

Thanks sir God bless

**civic_93** · March 9th, 2011 03:14 AM

ganito gawin mo para malaman mo kung blown gasket ka..tanggalin mo ung radiator cap tapos start mo pag tumilapon ung tubig kasabay ng start mo cgurado blown gasket na yan ganyan saken date...sana makatulong

**otil_flores** · March 9th, 2011 09:49 AM

Originally Posted by civic_93

ganito gawin mo para malaman mo kung blown gasket ka..tanggalin mo ung radiator cap tapos start mo pag tumilapon ung tubig kasabay ng start mo cgurado blown gasket na yan ganyan saken date...sana makatulong

Sir, thanks sa advise ginawa ko na po iyon wala naman nalabs tubig di sya nabulwak. ung worry ko lang po talaga ung dumi nalabas sa ibabaw ng radiator, may nakita me shop mag overhaul ng radiator 1500 singil kasama na palit ng cover tanso po pressurised ung gamit nila panlinis kasama linis sa makina.

salamat sir sa payo.

**raycon_24** · March 9th, 2011 10:14 AM

1500 for that price pwede ka nang bumili ng new 2 row rad dag dag ka na lang konte....... pag wala na mang crack or leak ang plastic top cover ng rad mo why replace...... ganyan din dati problem ko madumi lang pala radiator palinis mo lang wag palit ng top cover 350php lang binayad ko... lipat ka ng ibang rad shop for 2nd opinion...normal lang nag tutubig ang tail pipe sa mga gas cars lalo na sa panahona ngayun malamig... consult ka muna sa iba para sure

**otil_flores** · March 9th, 2011 12:41 PM

Originally Posted by raycon_24

1500 for that price pwede ka nang bumili ng new 2 row rad dag dag ka na lang konte....... pag wala na mang crack or leak ang plastic top cover ng rad mo why replace...... ganyan din dati problem ko madumi lang pala radiator palinis mo lang wag palit ng top cover 350php lang binayad ko... lipat ka ng ibang rad shop for 2nd opinion...normal lang nag tutubig ang tail pipe sa mga gas cars lalo na sa panahona ngayun malamig... consult ka muna sa iba para sure

Ah okey sir salamat po uli san po ba ko makakabili 2 rows na radiator? dito sa amin sa cavite may nakita ako 2 rows kaso di pang honda ok lang po ba un? 2200 benta sa akin kasama na fan.

yung 1500 kasama palit ng cover kasi nakita nung shop may epoxy ung ibabaw ng radiator ko ang tendency daw po pag tinanggal nila baka daw po mabitak or may lamat na so option is palit cover na tanso.

Kailangan po ba pang honda 2 rows din ipalit ko?

salamat sir.

**LNopal** · March 9th, 2011 01:31 PM

Originally Posted by otil_flores

Thanks for the information sir, Its means correct me if i wrong my engine now need top overhaul? at the same time i need also to clean the radiator? for this reason i need to prepare for a budget since its not cheap for that repair.

Question sir, if I have a blown head gasket why its it my temperature of my car does not up? kindly educate me I am anew bhie regarding this problem.

Thanks sir God bless

i am not sure if overhaul is the right term to fix your engine.

blown HG is mostly a by-product of over-heating, hence the engine might have suffered severe heat during it's lifetime causing the HG to crack/leak. your cooling system, by the help of water pump circulates the coolant around your engine. when there's crack in the HG, some oil will leak out of the engine, and some coolant will sip in to your engine, therefore a mixture of coolant and oil will give you that nasty liquid color in your engine as well as your radiator.

since your cooling system is still functioning ok with the help of your radiator fan, your temp guage is not moving upward to indicate higher engine temp. also, if you don't drive far, you might not notice the temp guage going up. pero di ko i-suggest na subukan mong mag-drive ng malayo just to see the tem guage go up.

pakinggan mo rin yung suggestions ng ibang tao.

maitanong ko lang pala, why did you had the engine overhauled the first time?