Sentences with phrase «defective head gaskets»

Some of these suffered from factory defective head gaskets, and many were recalled to dealers for replacement after the defect was discovered.

Probably the most common cause of that is a head gasket with a leak between the two, which could be caused by high compression / detonation (there are several possible causes for that including incorrect ignition timing, low octane gasoline), an engine overheat, uneven head bolt torques and / or a defective head gasket.

Not exact matches

I think they should accept some responsibility for the second instance of overheating and head gasket failure since the electrical thermostat was probably defective when they changed the two fans.