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Cylinder Head Gasket Failure
October 26, 2010
My car has been losing coolant for a few weeks now, but hasn't overheated beyond that point where the fan cuts in and everything cools down. A couple of days ago it started misfiring and today the AA have diagnosed a possible Cylinder Head Gasket failure. The engine appears to hold pressure, then suddenly lose it, repeatedly. It causes it to misfire and run lumpy. Inbetween misfires, it runs as smoothly as it ever did, so should I anticipate damage to the internals of the cylinder? I'm wondering which came first, the Gasket failure or the Coolant loss? Is it possible that the Gasket has been failing and so causing the coolant loss (the water has appeared to be "muddy" in the expansion tank), or is it more probable that the coolant loss is from somewhere else and has caused the failure of the Gasket? I'm confused, as you can tell. I'm wary of turning up at a garage and, as a female, being blinded with science. Also, if anyone has any idea on probable cost, I'd be grateful. Do you know what I found? Leakage,muddy coolant,misfires all are indications of a leaking head gasket. . Known to crack a cylinder head,destroy a piston. . Call a dealer or go on line chiltons flat rate manual look up your make model engine size go to head gasket . It will tell you how many hours it takes to do the job find out how much the shop charges an hour . . Do the math
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Comment by Wiz Johnson222 — October 26, 2010 @ 8:06 pm