It sounds like the vehicle is getting combustion/exhaust gases blowing into the cooling system and creating pressure. Please contact our technical support line at 888-863-0426 so that we can get a better understanding of the vehicle’s condition and be able to make any appropriate recommendations. Based on your capacity, you will be using 16 ounces either way. Please contact us at 888-863-0426 (Monday – Friday; 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM EST) so that we may discuss your vehicle in more detail and be able to make the best recommendation for addressing the problem(s). Also i bought a r pour n go Head gasket sealer. Based on your capacity, you will be using 16 ounces either way. Was the mechanic able to diagnose it as having a blown head gasket? I have already replaced everything else that could cause the miss. Any suggestions? does not overheat but I am concerned of a head gasket problem? Thanks for your question about your Pontiac Grand Prix. Lastly, if your car has a manual transmission avoid downshifting to slow the car and rev-match anytime you can to reduce pressure on your head gasket. If they are present then we do recommend using the BlueDevil Head Gasket Sealer. I think its a blown head gasket based on the symptoms? No coolant in oil. If you are not sure which one that is, you may pull all of the spark plugs and will notice one will have a white-crystal-like substance on it and/or may look dirty; this is the plug you should pull. the smoke is completely white and smells like burned rubber (slightly). No leaking at all. Already spent close to $90 dollars there is oil getting into the coolant. My 1986 Nissan Pick-up is overheating we changed the thermostat still overheating. We recommend reapplying one full 32 ounce bottle of BlueDevil Head Gasket Sealer to your Explorer; be sure to leave enough room for the entire contents as your V8 does require a full bottle. Thank you for asking about your Dad’s Jeep Cherokee. I took my car to big o tires the next day to let them check it out to and they said I wasn’t the head gasket but it was a bad radiator, radiator hoses, radiator cap,fuel pump, needed a flush and tune up. Depending on what kind of car you have, you may experience some, all, or just one of those symptoms. I only over heat when i hit the gas when coming to a stop the car intently cools down. You may want to have a certified mechanic take a look at the car to diagnose the problem or problems at hand. Could your product help? It’s not unusual to ignore these symptoms, as many drivers simply don’t want to even think about the cost of potential repairs. Hi I have a 93 honda prelude car doesn’t over heat. The biggest concern is the expansion of metal components past what they were designed for which can cause cracks and warping. (Credit: Tony Harrison, Flickr) Why you shouldn’t ignore blown head gasket symptoms. Used some curved snips and pulled out a little more. To give yourself the best overall chance of BlueDevil working successfully, in addition to the directions, you should remove the spark plug from the cylinder with the leak; this will be the spark plug from the cylinder with a low compression reading. You can use a “Block Dye Tester” to confirm whether or not that is the case. Is it ok to put the pour n go head gasket sealer as a preventative measure? © Copyright National Automotive Parts Association. Need some help here, I’ll try to be brief. You will only be able to run the engine with 1 spark plug pulled. Can one use Blue Devil head gasket sealer without taking out the thermostat as it will mean a lot of work to do so as the placement of the ford Fiesta thermostat on the engine is so bad. More information about the product can be seen here: http://store.gobdp.com/head-gasket-sealer-38386/. I have a 1984 Chevy S10 (2.8L). Can the head gasket be blown? could this be a blown gasket. I removed the thermostat and found it to be brown/rust colored but I otherwise found it unremarkable. The day that it started doing this my heat always stop working. Other than overheating, have you noticed any issues with engine performance or power? maybe 1/4 cup its just weird. It is possible that your head gasket leak is simply too big for BlueDevil Head Gasket Sealer to properly seal the leak. No smoke no water in oil. Through all these years shouldn’t be going more bad?? I’m hoping not to have to pull the thermostat as it is almost as big of a job to do that as it would be to replace the entire head gasket. To start with we’ve got a great article about the symptoms of a blown head gasket so it would be a great place for you to start. Overheating engine. In order for BlueDevil to work properly the vehicle needs to be able to idle a full 50 minutes without stalling out or overheating. Feel free to contact us at 888-863-0426 with any other questions. There were also a lot of bubbles coming up from when the coolant was being put in the radiator. Sometimes people look past these common blown head gasket symptoms because they do not want to know they may have a big problem on their hands. An oil leak is usually not associated with a blown head gasket. Dealer tells me that they did pressure test and coolant is leaking into the cylinders. Once it has been added reconnect the hose and start the idle from that point. Please contact our technical support line at 888-863-0426 so that we can get a little better understanding of the vehicle’s condition and be able to make any appropriate recommendations. Unfortunately, the products that we manufacture for head gasket leaks will not work when oil is being introduced into the cooling system. It sounds like the vehicle is getting combustion/exhaust gases blowing into the cooling system and creating pressure. Something else I had noticed was the car was idling high in park. will this product be able to solve the following problems? The muddy oil may simply be from the age of the oil. It is possible that you simple have an air pocket in the system that needs to be relieved. Doesn’t sound like I need to put 3500 bucks into it !? When I got home I lifted the hood and there was a thick beige/chocolately colored liquid splashed all over the top of my engine and on my fan and it had a sweet smell to it. However, we would like to discuss your vehicle and its current symptoms with you in order that we can make the best recommendations. Please contact our tech support team at 888-863-0426 with any further questions. Please contact our tech support team at 888-863-0426 so that we may discuss your vehicle in a little more detail. I have a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo with 4.7L V8 engine. Will a head gasket cause it to have a hard time cranking? If your vehicle is overheating and the coolant reservoir and radiator are full, that is usually a pretty good indication of a blow head gasket. A mechanic told me that don’t worry its steam and that it will eventually disappear, but it hasn’t and now when I crank up my car I see a cloud and when I drive I see the smoke in my rear view mirror. About 2 weeks ago I got 2 new front tires once I got the car back the check engine light was on for 2 days I thought it was jus because they lefted it up wrong or something cus it went away. Feel free to contact us with any further questions. The code for it was p0304, which is a misfire in cylinder 4. I flushed the radiator the other day for unrelatable reason and after refilling it the water was bubbling a lot while truck was running and stopped as soon i turned it off. I’m not sure what it is i keep my maintenance up. was told when we bought it the head gasket could be going. Based on the work that was already done to your Jeep it could be a blown head gasket. Then add new coolant and replace your thermostat and see if that gets your operating temperature and heater back to normal. If my car doesn’t even turn on because of the blown head gasket can I still use the sealer or no? i drive a dedicated gas ute (pickup) which loses water and the engine overheats unless i top the reservoir every few hundred K’s. Based on your description, the cooling system may be clogged or restricted with particles from the previous product you had used. The radiator and cap are the only parts of your cooling system that maintain pressure so we’re having a hard time piecing together another problem. Is the vehicle overheating at all? I am not losing coolant and car was not overheating until yesterday (granted, it was 95 degrees and I was driving on the expressway). Is your product a good choice at this point to use? The reason you will sometimes notice a loss of power is because of antifreeze leaking onto the spark plugs or spark plug wires causing a misfire. It is very possible that you have a blown/leaking head gasket. And we poured water in and it leaked out and we didn’t drive it so I think it’s a radiator hose somewhere. Even though you may not have water in your oil it does sound like you are experiencing a head gasket leak due to the fact that you have steam & water coming from your exhaust. white smoke from exhaust. Misfire on startup, if accompanied by a puff of white exhaust, could indicate a leak from the cooling system into the cylinder. Ok.I added a new oil sendind unit to my car(2000 Malibu). At this point we recommend that you confirm whether or not oil is present in the cooling system. Then it will return to normal and the car will ride fine. Please contact our technical support line at 888-863-0426 so that we can get a little better understanding of the vehicle’s condition and be able to make any appropriate recommendations. First the mechanic said there could still be air in the system .The mechanic then mentioned a blown head gasket, he also mentioned some type of stop leak was used and could be clogging system. Based on your description, we recommend using the BlueDevil Pour-N-Go Head Gasket Sealer. You will want to change the oil before and after the BlueDevil process to ensure best results. Be sure to follow the guidelines for the proper amount to use based on the size of your cooling system. It does sound like you have a blown head gasket. The only thing we can think of is that your water pump has been failing and isn’t creating adequate circulation which would create hot spots in your system and an abnormally high pressure. The thermostat will be left out for the entire BlueDevil Process. There is a cooling system capacity table on the back of the bottle, below the directions, which would show you how much of the product to use per your cooling system capacity. Since the head gasket seals the coolant passage both from the atmosphere and the combustion chamber you can’t see much of the head gasket on a vehicle with the engine installed. When idling, my car is very shaky. Have you had to add any coolant? Be sure to follow the guidelines for the proper amount to use based on the size of your cooling system. Based on your description, we recommend using the BlueDevil Head Gasket Sealer, found here: http://store.gobdp.com/head-gasket-sealer-38386/. In speaking with you over the phone we will be able to better understand the severity of the cars symptoms and can give you additional tips on how to use the product. If I actually had a blown head gasket, would it not lose pressure? If not taken care of right away, blown head gaskets can turn into bigger engine problems that will end up being even more costly to fix down the road. The product only reacts to heat once, so it would not continue to react or continue to seal once the idle period finished. I have a Ford Explorer V8 and tried sealing with the small 16oz bottle by just adding to radiator, then I read that was for 4-6 cylinder engines, it sealed for a little while then started leaking again. The bubbles are exhaust gases that force their way into the cooling system during the combustion process. For best results, you should change the oil before and after the BlueDevil process. The leak is dripping somewhere under my Timing Belt, I have a 1991 Mazda Miata. Here are eight of the most common indications that your head gasket has failed: If you suspect you have a blown head gasket, take your time diagnosing the problem. Hope I can get your bluedevil here in portugal. For best results, you should also change the engine oil before and after the BlueDevil process. My check engine light comes on and goes off every other month and my car has never overheated. The engine does not overheat, no white smoke but there are black carbon spots if I hold my hand over the exhaust pipe. Car hasn’t over heated but there is a lot of oil around the valve cover gasket. Unfortunately, we do not manufacture a product for stopping oil leaks into the radiator.