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Sent to Car Experts April 07 08:04 PM

can i tell if the head is cracked on my car without taking it to a shop and paying a lot of money?

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April 7 8:07 PM (2 minutes and 51 seconds later)
         
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 If it's blowing white smoke out the exhaust it's burning coolant.To check for a cracked head it needs to be removed and tested for cracks.
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April 7 8:18 PM (1 minute and 1 second later)
         
is there no way to tell if it just needs a head gasket without taking it apart?
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April 7 8:21 PM (19 seconds later)
         
 If it was that easy, we wouldn't be spending all this money at the machine shops. There is NO way.
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