Using your words, if you are ignorant about cars, then how do you know you blew a head gasket? You have to do a compression test on the cylinders and a pressure test on the cooling system. Check the oil for water contamination. Try to eliminate all other possible issues before tearing the engine apart to replace a head gasket that doesn't need replacing. Be very wary of anyone who does a visual inspection of your engine and comes back with an expensive repair quote.
If you DID blow the head gasket, then two important things need to be done before just replacing it.
1. Figure out why it happened and make sure it that the original cause can't blow the replacement gasket.
2. Make sure that you're mounting surfaces (block deck and head surface) are flat within spec.
Once that's done, the rest is simple. Buy a headgasket and new head bolts/studs. Put the head gasket on, and torque the head bolts in the correct sequence (usually working from the outside in to revent head warpage) to the correct torque spec.
Make, model, and year are everything for his question. Head gasket replacement costs between $800 and about $3000 depending on the car and the engine. I am also not sure the head gasket is at fault. If the engine seriously overheated, you can expect it to be head gasket failure caused by the head(s) warping. If not, it would be very unusual for somebody to notice head gasket failure on a particular day or even a particular month. If you have a GM vehicle (Chevy, Pontiac, Buick, Cadillac) with a V6 or V8 engine made between 1996 and 2005 the chances are it is lower intake manifold gasket failure. IMG failure on these engines closely mimics sudden head gasket failure but a mechanic can tell the difference if he checks. IMG failure is much more common on those engines than head gasket failure.
Why don't you tell us exactly how you know for sure your head gasket is bad. I've seen it on here all the time where people see white smoke coming out the tail pipe and people telling them it has to be the head gasket when it is not. So don't ask if it is your head gasket just tell us what happened. You may find it is something completely different.
no you cant fix the old one because head gasket is the most important seal in a engine.if it is leak after you fixed and placed it you have to face more probloms.when we checking the cost of a new gasket best thing to do is replace a new gasket.
It depends on the damage. As far as I know, you need a new gasket. The real problem is if the engine's damaged as well. If it is, it might not be worth the expense unless the car's fairly new. Get it assessed by a mechanic and take it from there.
Try some additives from a parts store first, bars is a good brand. Follow the directions and it can't hurt! It goes in the radiator and forms a seal in the part of the head gasket that breached.
It's not cheap, but it can be fixed. as in a estimate there is a lot of factors in this. Year, make, model, engine size, where you live is going to play a factor too (labor rates), also unknown factors If you cracked the head, It will need to be cleaned , crack tested too, new valve seals will be a good idea while you have it apart. so all in all call an auto shop that has a good report with the public ( as in it's a good reliable honest shop) and call them for a High and low estimate (if you need a head(s) or not) this will be the best thing you can do
It is not only a new gasket for the engine, but it could cost you for bent Valve stems and the head may need skimming on a machine if it has warped the head at all.
Head gasket replacement is quite a large job on some motors, this is because it requires the removal of many significant engine parts. it is definitley do able but COULD cost a bit. just get down to your local garage and they should be able to let you know how much it will cost!
I am ignorant about cars but i know i did blow my head gasket just yesterday, can it be fixed ? i stopped driving the car. How much would it cost ?
a blown head gasket is not a total loss. the labor depends on the vehicle though.
We need to know the year make and model of your car. Head gaskets can be replaced IF the cylinder head is flat and it isn't cracked.
Of course it can be fixed. It's pretty expensive though.
Common fixable problem.
