What are the symptoms of a blown head gasket in a car?

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DeGenesis
07/29/25 8:25pm
Symptoms of a blown head gasket: 1. Engine power loss: Often feel the engine is weak during driving, with difficulty in acceleration. 2. Air leakage: There is a sound of air leakage at the joint between the cylinder head and the cylinder block or in some local areas. 3. Cylinder misfire: After starting the engine, one or two cylinders do not work, producing a puffing sound. 4. Bubbles and oil droplets: The radiator constantly loses water and bubbles appear at the radiator filler port, or there are oil droplets on the surface of the coolant. 5. Abnormal oil color: When checking the oil with the dipstick, the oil appears milky white. 6. Overheating: Water droplets continuously flow out of the exhaust pipe, and the engine temperature is too high.
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