Sentences with phrase «ways head gaskets»
Another, more likely way a head gasket leak could cause this high oil level would be a coolant leak to oil.
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As a result, when the head gasket fails, oil can make its way into the coolant system.
One way that a head gasket failure could cause overheating would be if the gasket failed between a combustion chamber and the cooling system.
In no way does the symptoms scream head gasket to me.
IMO, it sounds like a head gasket, but there is no way of knowing unless the engine is taken apart.
leave cap off make sure fill with antifreeze and start car allow it to warm up and watch u should be able to see the water flow this will allow the air to come out per air pockets are a big cause... now buy a new radiator cap per this also small but cause a big prob... also while watching the water flow flow if bubbles stay present it could be head gasket this pushes combustion gas thru and can cause antifreeze to dicipate hence why u keep having to put more unless yur pump leaking or hose this the only other way u will get low on anti freeze... hope this helps it took me a while to figure out so i did nt have to spend lots of cash on a mech that wouldnt probably now this either top secrets lol... they wont tell u its all biz... hope this helps
If coolant is making its way into the oil pan (bad head gasket), the engine can seize since coolant doesn't lubricate very well.
I have been researching and came across information about how non oem parts could not work propertly and when dealing with hondas oem is the way to go, so I am not sure if I should replace both with oem or look towards a blown head gasket
Anyway, to sum up, head gasket failure is more common but intake gasket failure is the only other way exhaust could smell like coolant, especially if oil and coolant aren't mixing.
The only two possible ways that antifreeze will make its way into those chambers on its own is a «blown» head gasket or intake manifold gasket.
My money is on the head gasket, because that can fail in a fairly on / off kind of way, but as other...
In the case of the original question, the actual problem was that the plugged cat had caused the problem of the blown head gasket, not the other way around.