Can You Still Drive with Mild Cylinder Head Gasket Symptoms?
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You cannot continue driving with mild cylinder head gasket symptoms, because if the cylinder head gasket is blown, it's highly likely that there is water in the engine oil, indicating that the gasket has failed. This requires immediate replacement; otherwise, excessive temperatures can cause cylinder scoring and lead to severe engine damage. Symptoms of a blown head gasket include: reduced engine power, weak vehicle performance, abnormal engine overheating, poor operation, low coolant levels, oil in the coolant, or water in the engine oil. A blown head gasket refers to an impact-type failure between the engine's piston and cylinder wall. Engine head gasket failure can be simply understood as an impact-type fault occurring between the piston and cylinder wall or the head gasket.