What causes the head gasket to fail on a Chevy Impala?
While there are many reasons that your Impala’s head gasket can fail, the most common ones have to do with the cooling system causing the engine to overheat. Low Engine Coolant – If there is not enough coolant to properly cool the engine, it’ll overheat and blow the head gasket.
What causes a blown head gasket in a car?
A head gasket failure may have been caused by an engine overheating one too many times (as a result of clogged radiator, coolant leak, faulty fan, etc.), but a blown head gasket will also cause the engine to overheat too.
Where does the coolant go after blowing the head gasket?
Coolant either leaks past the head gasket out of the engine or past the head gasket into the cylinder and combustion chamber. If you have an external leak you will notice coolant leaking from in between your engine block and the head. This usually will happen just below the exhaust manifold or the intake manifold.
Where is the coolant leak on a Chevy Impala?
This is the most common place to see a coolant leak on these vehicles. After getting the car in the air to do some diagnosing, I saw right away that it had the ‘usual’ leak in the back corner of the rear cylinder head.
While there are many reasons that your Impala’s head gasket can fail, the most common ones have to do with the cooling system causing the engine to overheat. Low Engine Coolant – If there is not enough coolant to properly cool the engine, it’ll overheat and blow the head gasket.
What are the symptoms of a blown head gasket?
Most of the symptoms of a blown head gasket are obvious, since the way that the engine runs is usually affected. Here are some of the most common signs of a blown head gasket: Rough/Choppy Idle- When a head gasket blows, it will lower the effective compression ratio of one or more cylinders.
This is the most common place to see a coolant leak on these vehicles. After getting the car in the air to do some diagnosing, I saw right away that it had the ‘usual’ leak in the back corner of the rear cylinder head.
Can a head gasket cause a V6 engine to overheat?
I had this job about a week ago and thought it would make a good article. I’ve done many head gaskets over the years, and it becomes kind of a no brainer for me, but this is a common problem on the V6 engines so it deserves some recognition.