The head gasket is between the head and the engine block that seals coolant passes from leaking the coolant system into the combustion chamber and makes sure compression doesn't get out when the compression stroke happens.And if there is a coolant leak its got to go somewhere and most likely most times it wwill leak into the compression chamber and during the exhuast stroke it will have steam coming out the exhuast and cause the engine to run poor.
yeah, a head gasket leak definitely fits your description. it may be small enough to repair with a product called blue devil. if you added less than a gallon of antifreeze in those three days, there is a decent chance it will work. follow the instructions EXACTLY. fyi: you will probably clog your heater core if you don't bypass it.
a ailed head gasket can allow coolant into the cylinders, or a few other places. have a cylinder leak down test run and have them trace the loss. if it is heard at the tail pipe, the exhaust valve is bad. if it is heard at the air filter, the intake valve has. if it can be heard at the oil cap or dipstick tube, the rings are worn out. if bubbles can be seen in the radiator, then you have a blown head gasket.
A new car dealership could do an inexpensive *cooling system pressure test which will find any external or internal cooling system leaks. IF an internal leak is found, a cylinder leak-down test will find exactly where the leak is.
You would get a large amount of white smoke out of your exhaust pipe then. Does your exhaust smell like coolant? If yes then you have a problem.
It may or may not. It deepens on where the gasket blows. You can blow a gasket between two cylinders and there will probably not be a coolant leak. You have to blow it into a water jacket to have a leak. Do a compression test. You can also have someone check to see if there are hydrocarbons in your antifreeze which indicates combustion gas is getting into your antifreeze and thus a blown head gasket into a water jacket.
Sounds pretty true to me.
I bought I a 2002 Acura MDX. It was giving off a funky smell I couldn't tell what it was. Got it checked and everyone said it was okay It started over heating. So I put in antifreeze. Three days later it was overheating again. Brought it to the repair shop which found nothing, but added more antifreeze? I'm losing antifreeze somehow. So I take it somewhere else where they tell me I have a blown head gasket that leaking antifreeze and burning off internally which is causing the smell. Tells me repair cost is about $2,500? Is this all true? Help me?
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