try to get at the car when it's cold . start it and listen for what people describe as " water fall " sound in the dash . if you hear water trickling in the dash , make a note .
lift the hood inspect the water system over flow bottle it's white ish plastic drivers side way up in the front by the headlight
there are 2 markings on the side of it low and full or something like that .. see where the water level is right now.
pop the cap off the thing and see how the water looks . inspect the "intercooler" it's right below the water bottle you are looking for signs of water that has dripped and evaporated .
if you put a check in the box for either one of these two inspections . it's got a blown headgasket . to what degree doesn't matter
people in denial will replace this and that and keep filling it up but guess what , it's blown
a turbo'd supra with 100k is a great candidate for a blown head gasket . people think "wow"
blown head gasket thats serious and the car wouldn't run at all if it had a blown gasket . WRONG . the supra's weak point is the headgasket true, but just because the head gasket is leaking doesn't stop the supra at all , you could keep filling it with the water it's losing and still be able to drive it for lots of miles and still destroy cars that challenge you
Last edited by ddmcse; 06-08-2008 at 11:34 AM.
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