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If you don't own a car, but you still stay up all night watching Scotty repair things you've never heard of--your head gasket is blown.

Cooking tip. When you’re oil looks like gravy, the head gasket is done.

Some of the nerdy, entrenched auto press hates Scotty, I have learned. What they’re missing is that he talks to people at their level. He def speaks to me at my level of knowledge, without wasting words, and w/o the usual boolsheet

Head gaskets are cheap as dirt, the expensive part is the labor which they charge so high because the average Joe can't do it. But any car enthusiast will tell you it's not that hard to do it yourself just take your time, and be organized

If you see a Subaru badge on your car, your head gasket is blown.

If your girl goes out with her single friends, your head gasket is blown

Step 1: Check car Step 2: Car is a Subaru Step 3: Too late

Seen the cost of a head gasket repair at a shop. Went to the autoparts store got the gasket, new head bolts and other things I needed. First time ever doing any major engine work. That was almost 15k miles ago and no issues. Followed torque and sequence instructions. I've have zero issues in the 2 years I've owned the vehicle and daily driven. It helps I've got some knowledge about car repair though. 😁

Am in 🇯🇲 and as a woman i mechanics try to rip us off all the time...scotty has tought me alot, thank you Scotty my online mechanic

Long story short, I bought a truck with a blown head gasket super cheap. Went to the auto parts store bought the head gasket in a can stuff, it worked! I've been driving it for five years now

Scotty Celica is so reliable, that he can't even use it as an example of what is wrong.

I bought a Honda with blown head gasket, Put a new gasket on, and did a few other things, hoses, spark plugs, battery, belts, while i had it apart. Drove it for 130,000 more miles, only needed a few minor repairs, (master cylinder, window reg, and starter) until I sold it 12 years later. Was very happy with that car!

Another small but subtle indication of the head gasket being blown would be if you remove the radiator cap and turn the engine over and it sprays out a 6 ft stream of coolant. Like mine is doing now.

To verify if water is in your oil, put a few drops on a hot surface. Oil will smoke. If it sizzles, there is water present.

I only have white smoke. I got to check coolant when engine is cold. But I’m always filling the coolant up.

Best mechanic information on KZfaq! Ol scotty knows what hes talking about!

Also CHECK THE OIL! If it's milky and foamy - head gasket blown.

Don't confuse the normal "steam" coming out of the tail pipe under certain weather conditions, with the heavy bright white "coolant in the exhaust" clouds.

Not always head gasket, could be radiator need to be cleaned, water pump failure, or even thermostat blockage (in hot weather) which was the case in my Honda City 2006.

Scotty's always using his HEAD and not just blowing SMOKE.

If you’re twerking on tiktok when you’re supposed to be studying, your head gasket is gone!

When you have to go to work at 5 am in the morning and it's already 3 - your head gasket is blown

I just recently found this channel and you can't help but get addicted to it Scotty is way cool...

Also check the oil. If it looks like chocolate milk then it's blown. Also if you have the white smoke coming out the tail pipe. If it smells sweet then that's coolant and it's blown.

Bars radiator silver stop leak saved my last car and my current truck and my brothers head gaskets, if you’re leaking bad Walmart gas it 9$. If you see white smoke and it’s an old car I recommend and also and atf205 oil stop leak as well if it’s an old car!! Life savers

I dont even own a car but watch all of these

I hit the like button all the time, before the video starts If your car is an automatic. And there's a leak... ATF seeps into or mixes with the water and coolant, you will notice a milkshake like appearance in your radiator. Most if not all A/T coolers are located inside the radiator. Unless you had a custom job for an external A/T Cooler. Great content always Scotty.

If you look inside and and see members of the lollipop guild, your head gasket’s blown!

Another way of checking is having to refill your coolant multiple times a year

Back in 2008 I was in the market for a decent used car. I found a very nice, aftermarket fitted 1995 Honda Civic with a beautiful pearlescent blue finish. The seller was honest about the head gasket being blown. Good. Never bought the car.

COLD STARTS always have white smoke coming out dont freek out its just moisture from the exhaust creating steamed when its warm and still does it maybe head gasket

Air in the system is what causes bubbles which can happen from any number of coolant leaks. Doesn’t mean the head gasket is bad. It could, but not necessarily; especially if you’ve just had a new water pump or radiator hose installed

Having bubbles in your radiator doesn't always mean the head gasket is blown. Sometimes you'll have trapped air from a poorly done coolant replacement

White smoke does not always mean a head gasket is blown. When the engine is cold white smoke is normal at start-up and for a little while after. It should disappear as the engine warms up. Whit smoke from a warm/hot engine is likely a blown head gasket. Confirm by checking the plugs. The clean spark plugs will be from and indicate a blown head gasket. It may or may not be actually wet depending on the severity of the leak.

Thank you! This really helped me take a closer look at my exhaust. It just makes a ton of water vapor its a leaky lil exhaust. Maybe the climate here. I am new to the area im visiting and it didnt do this where i am from. Anyways thanks scotty i had no symptoms like this so j determined im okay

From now on you're my dad. I learned a lot from you.

You can also attach a pressure tester used to air up the system to look for leaks. Attach it to a cold vehicle, start it, and see if the pressure goes up quickly. Air bubbles in the coolant is also a good indicator. Another great, informative video by Scotty!👍

I wonder how many coffees this man has before every video

Also before you make that assumption check if you're car has an oil cooler sometimes they break and coolant could mix in with the oil that way.

All true, but sometimes they are hard to detect and leak slowly at first. Put the car through a full driving cycle with an extended hill at highway speed to be sure of the overall condition before you consider buying it. And if you already own a car, pay attention to all these ques he mentioned; it can prevent you from getting stranded. Either way, it's a big job, especially with modern overhead cam engines.

I wish Scotty was doing head gasket videos in 2006. Would have saved me from wasting $900 bucks on a 93 Ford Probe GT with a blown head gasket.

The passion is unrivaled

I saw you today clarksville autoshow testing a BMW 328 ,proud to be 3-101 airborne division.

Thank you, Scotty. I just started watching your advisories 2 weeks or so ago. I am grateful for all your videos I have seen this far.

What A Mighty Man! AWESOME ADVICE!

Having owned too many old used cars including too many Fords, I know more about blown gaskets than I want to know. :) And newer cars , you open the hood and go "Where is the motor"?

If your girl is hanging with another dude, your head gasket is blown

When u own a 6.0 power stroke this is just an everyday thing 😂

My Lincoln blew a head gasket and cracked a head. It smoked Like a mosquito control truck.🦟😆

Also check the oil filler cap. If it looks like there's mayonnaise on the inside of the cap the head gasket may be gone or the car could have sat for a very long time ...

What if I have to buy the car first to find out if the head gasket is blown? 😂

This is the bad thing about Mechanics, they always jump to negative conclusions on a Head Gasket when its fixable short term or long term. An engine is far from screwed when a head gasket leaks.

I do not have white smoke coming out my tailpipe I had actual antifreez . It was a 1980 Something Grand Am

What happens when a head gasket is blown? Does the car not run?

if you fix the head Gasket yourself it cost around $30 to $100 bucks to fix, but if a machanic fix it they charge over 1,000 because of labor.

Those symptoms could also be from the valve stem seals

had a garage do my rear diff fluid a year ago in my 2011f150 and it wasnt sealed correctly and moisture got in and wreaked my rear diff........$6500 for replacement with used parts and $10200 for brand new parts. The truck is only worth $7200 trade value on a new truck with repaired diff or $800 scrap yard with no rear diff repair and its 28 weeks to wait for a brand new ford truck. End of the story dont let anyone change your rear diff fluid or touch the rear diff other than a dealership its big bucks to fix

Also if your coolant hoses are very hard when you squeze them, bye bye to head gasket :)

Thank you scotty for all of your awesome videos.

Also in the morning with a cold engine, remove the spark plugs, if you can see coolant into the chamber you have a blown head gasket.

THE MAN, THE MYTH THE LEGEND! Thank you Scott!!!!!

“Endless Money Pit”

This video is very educational and helpful. 👍

I prefer the pressure tester method to check head gaskets.... Pull all the spark plugs. Buy or rent a coolant system pressure tester. Apply pressure equal to relief pressure of the radiator Cap. Let it set for ten or fifteen minutes. Sometimes it doesn't take that long. One of two things, or both, can happen at this point... The pressure will bleed off Indicating a coolant leak. And/or coolant will start flowing from the open spark plug hole. It depends on the style of head. With Spark plugs through that go through the valve cover ( Hemispherical) It will depend on if the valves are both closed. On heads with spark plugs on the side of the head, The coolant will flow out of the spark plug hole. Another sign is hearing bubbles going through your heater core.

Scotty you're an absolute legend and a great teacher keep doing your thing

Thank you Mr Kilmer, you are helping, a lot of people, God bless 😊

I love how u send easy to figure out videos about uses vehicles

I was going to buy a 2005 honda civic from the dealer with 125k miles with a blown head gasket til i seen this video. Thanks

My head was cracked no bubbles or foamy coolant but it was pushing all the coolant out when you reved the engine. Ran pretty good for a cracked head tho

Love this guy. Really helpful info and straight to the point

Must record these months in advance..Def if he's wearing a jacket 😆. Great 👍stuff

Whelp I guess my head gasket is blown for sure😂😂😭🚶

08 Altima, it blew white smoke. Just asking this because, there isn’t any coolant in radiator and the oil is just like it was after the oil change, is this worse, or could it be a blown radiator or a hose? Car was driven about 3 miles after the smoke. I will be getting it towed to the mechanic for a final recommendation. Thanks in advance for advice, maybe before the towing.

we love you Scotty! you always put a smile on our faces. cheers from Newfoundland Canada

"If the head gasket is blown, don't buy it!" Unless... you know how to do your own head gaskets, in which case, you could end up getting a bargain if you point this out to the seller 😁

Also check to see if the upper radiator hose has pressure on a cold start up. If it does, your head gasket is blown.

😂 I always been a fan of Scotty but he does give good tips for your vehicles 😎💯

What was on the clips is Toyota Engine 1.8 never had issue with head gasket. I owned over than 5 Toyota both new and used never had a problem.

Old man’s owesome

If you see this your Engine is screwed. Scotty under the hood. 😂😂😂

Scotty, did you start the Celica for us!!??

Quick tip: White smoke doesn't always mean a blown head gasket. My turbo blew up on my 2008 Cobalt SS and it shot white smoke out. I went and rebuilt the engine and turbo and the head gasket looked great.

Not always I had a porche 944 that I got for a steal because it had a blown head gasket and same with my current subaru I put some sealer in it and did a flush and they both ran great afterwords

Thr anti freeze is coming out the reservoir..real hot

Scotty is the man!

My radiator doesn't have a tap like that but I have a plastic cap on some other part of the car where I put coolant.

I have about the same issue. On a cold engine start up there’s a weird noise and blows out blue or white smoke from the exhaust for a couple of seconds then goes away. What can it be?

Drove my old Ford country squire wagon across SF to get home on a blown gasket. Had to refill the coolant with jugs of water along the way, but she made it!

Hey Scotty! I recently started watching your videos again, great stuff!

guess it's been about a year now, and the two jugs of k-seal i threw in there are still doing their job. now the water is blowing out somewhere else that i haven't bothered to trace back yet

If you see your friend hanging out with someone else your head gaskets blown

So if there’s peanut butter substance inside my coolant reservoir the head gasket is blown?

if you run out of toilet paper while taking a sh*t- your head gasket is blown

My bank account would like to thank you Scotty for all your fantastic knowledge and videos!!!! It makes my car buying experience much easier!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

"you can buy one of these leak detector tests, they only cost about 45 bucks" okay, rich guy

That under the bonnet of the Celica engine compartment looks awesome.

I walk into a shady brothel… my head gaskets blown

I've also heard if there's a sweet smell when your vehicle is running & u see smoke, u have a blown head gasket 🤔

I bought a Tacoma with a blown head gasket got it fixed and it’s been reliable ever since 2010.