Is this a blown head gasket?

HH8rlequinb03 Mar 2011, 11:24 · edited

Hey guys.

Would this be called a blown head gasket? Sorry I know I am a noob.... Also how badly would my car somke if only the head gasket blew? As in White clouds that would rival the space shuttle launch or just the gradual smoke I see so often?
http://tinypic.com/r/15o8bd3/7

ppoizenmoderator03 Mar 2011, 11:28

yip she be blown i have a brand new nissan original head gasket for R500 plus shipping and few other gaskets

also 200 for a set of copper exhaust gaskets

aaep88603 Mar 2011, 12:16

white smoke is the blown HG

DDracomoderator03 Mar 2011, 13:11

To be sure let your car warm up, switch it off and keep an eye on the exhaust...after about a minute...if you see smoke(steam) coming out...it's a HG....and before you take it off...retorque your head first and check again...if you don't have the money now it may buy you some time if the HG did not get hurt.

Sometimes the head becomes loosish cousing the symtom of a blown HG...retorque is just to buy some time...you should replace at some stage.

DDracomoderator03 Mar 2011, 13:14

poizen wrote:

yip she be blown i have a brand new nissan original head gasket for R500 plus shipping and few other gaskets

also 200 for a set of copper exhaust gaskets

Mical you don't perhaps have genuin or proper tappet cover gasgets with the half moon laying around?

ppoizenmoderator03 Mar 2011, 13:38

Draco wrote:

poizen wrote:

yip she be blown i have a brand new nissan original head gasket for R500 plus shipping and few other gaskets

also 200 for a set of copper exhaust gaskets

Mical you don't perhaps have genuin or proper tappet cover gasgets with the half moon laying around?

no sorry i used them in my motor rebuild

but a set from alert is 250 i think for a head gasket set

HH8rlequinb03 Mar 2011, 13:49

Are the OEM Nissan Gaskets any good? Asking because the one I had on was supposed to be one of the best.... Then again I have no idea which is best.

DDracomoderator03 Mar 2011, 13:53

poizen wrote:

Draco wrote:

poizen wrote:

yip she be blown i have a brand new nissan original head gasket for R500 plus shipping and few other gaskets

also 200 for a set of copper exhaust gaskets

Mical you don't perhaps have genuin or proper tappet cover gasgets with the half moon laying around?

no sorry i used them in my motor rebuild

but a set from alert is 250 i think for a head gasket set

I know...just not sure about the quality...have new cheapies on and they leak like nothing else...

rratadmin03 Mar 2011, 14:15

OEM gaskets are very good

PP3g4susmoderator03 Mar 2011, 14:42

Draco wrote:

poizen wrote:

yip she be blown i have a brand new nissan original head gasket for R500 plus shipping and few other gaskets

also 200 for a set of copper exhaust gaskets

Mical you don't perhaps have genuin or proper tappet cover gasgets with the half moon laying around?

I have a set for you?

DDracomoderator03 Mar 2011, 14:43

P3g4sus wrote:

Draco wrote:

poizen wrote:

yip she be blown i have a brand new nissan original head gasket for R500 plus shipping and few other gaskets

also 200 for a set of copper exhaust gaskets

Mical you don't perhaps have genuin or proper tappet cover gasgets with the half moon laying around?

I have a set for you?

Ek luister...

CCharlvdw03 Mar 2011, 14:54

P3g4sus wrote:

Draco wrote:

poizen wrote:

yip she be blown i have a brand new nissan original head gasket for R500 plus shipping and few other gaskets

also 200 for a set of copper exhaust gaskets

Mical you don't perhaps have genuin or proper tappet cover gasgets with the half moon laying around?

I have a set for you?

Are there half moons in?

PP3g4susmoderator03 Mar 2011, 15:00

Charlvdw wrote:

P3g4sus wrote:

Draco wrote:

Mical you don't perhaps have genuin or proper tappet cover gasgets with the half moon laying around?

I have a set for you?

Are there half moons in?

Toema, Soek klein Halfmaan seels, nie hele Gasket nie

DDracomoderator03 Mar 2011, 15:06

Ons verstaan mekaar biekie verkeurd...soek altwee...klein en die gewone gasget...

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