How to Test For Blown Head Gasket | QUICK & EASY DIY!

How to test for blown head gasket using a combustion leak test kit. A leaking or blown head gasket isn’t the end of the world but it’s best to get it fixed quickly to avoid engine damage. The fluid test for a leaking head gasket is a great way of diagnosing a blown head gasket. It’s an accurate, inexpensive and easy test to do as a DIYer

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Block Test / Leaking or blown head gasket test kit – Inexpensive and THEY WORK!

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[peterwagdy]

Significantly underrated. Thanks for the video

[matthewlobley]

Great little video - I had heard of these kits but had no idea how they worked. Interesting how you can have a small leak - you always assume a head gasket going is with a pop and your cylinders filled with coolant!

[Jakegeno]

Hi, i have the same kit. It turned a light blue. Would that still be a bad headgasket?

[charlesrockwell]

I have found that I had a bad head gasket but that this test did not turn the fluid a different color. These fluid testers are not fool proof.