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Inside an internal combustion engine is an intricate web of small tunnels or passageways that enable oil or coolant to flow, which helps keep everything lubricated and operating at the proper ...

Nearly everyone has heard the words “head gasket” at some point in their life, but nowhere near that many people actually know what one is or what it does. The head gasket is a seal that lives between ...

Even the novice driver with no mechanical ability knows when there's trouble, and smoke is never a good sign. White smoke from the exhaust can spell big problems with your engine, and the smoke's ...

A head gasket leak is a serious engine issue, one that needs a major and expensive fix. However, you might have heard of gasket sealant, a liquid that promises to seal gasket leaks. Is it a miracle ...

What are the symptoms of a bad head gasket? Or in other words, how can you tell that you have a blown head gasket? Like everything to do with an automobile, there are more than 100 years of history, ...

I have owned quite a few third-generation (1984-87) Honda Civics, and they were by far the best subcompacts made during the middle 1980s. They were quick and fun to drive, got extremely good fuel ...

We surveyed mechanics from around the country to get accurate, real-world estimates for how much you can expect to pay when a head gasket goes bad, and the results were higher than we were expecting.

Your car’s head gasket probably never comes to mind until something goes wrong. Since this is the piece that is between your cylinder heads and the cylinder block, it’s a fairly vital part that ...