What is a Blown Head Gasket, Leaking Valve Cover Gasket, How to tell - Avoid Mechanic Ripoffs

100% useful information, 0% hype and nonsense. Thank you, sir!

As a female, it's hard to get people to teach me about vehicles. I don't know if they just feel it's not my place or if they just don't know( I think sometimes it's both lol). So I look all over the internet and look through available Chilton's. THIS VIDEO IS THE MOST INFORMATIVE OF ANYTHING I'VE COME ACROSS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I FEEL TRULY EDUCATED!😁👍

I've been a mechanic for 25 years, so I know what I saw in this video, but I still like the way you break it down into the separate components to explain to a customer what is wrong(or not wrong) to avoid being scammed by shady shops. Well done sir! 👍👍

This video needs to be watched by every person that owns a car. The way you explained everything was brilliant and I wish you all the best

I worked on my own cars since a youngster. Too old now to do it.Plus, I got burned out on it. Thank you for helping people with this. I hate to see people get ripped off.

after learning the basics of an engine. It's actually a miracle car engines even run properly!

My dad teaches me about cars the best he can but having a visual makes such a difference!!! Very helpful video, thank you.

Just wanted to say thank you I recently decided to change my own valve cover gasket because the shops around here are giving me a bunch of bs and I'm glad I did. Because after watching this I realized I almost did something outrageous. I thought them quoting me 350-450 dollars for a valve cover gasket replacement was normal. I know this video is 3 years old but ain't no way in hell the prices of this job have went up that insanely in 3 years!. Thank you!

This is the first time I've actually understood how an engine works thanks to your explanation. I always feel like I need to be a rocket scientist to understand how it works

There's 364 thumbs down. These 364 people prolly are the mechanics that's been scamming people with that technique!

Thanks for explanation. Head gasket job is not too difficult in many cars. You can even grind the head flat using nothing more than glass table and sand paper. Just DIY and save thousands of $$$$

My daughter just been told you had a blower head gasket on her forester in Portland. I just flew and drove back home 650 mls with nota single leek or engine trouble Saved $5000

I was told it would cost me 6500-7000$ to replace my head gasket. Such BS, I can’t wait to fix it myself. My coolant reserve tank was bubbling and it was a milky brown color. Thanks to this video I have a much better understanding.

I lost faith in shops when I got quoted 400 dollars to do a valve cover gasket and it took me 20 minutes to do

As a woman Mechanics will pretty much think I don't know anything about cars but I'm learning so much more and even doing my own repairs. I don't trust mechanics, not all are bad but I've been hurt in the past so thank you for this info.

I had a blown head gasket with my Chevy years ago. It was a mess! When stopped at a red light, people would tell me there was antifreeze leaking from the tailpipe. Now I have a Honda Civic. Feeling a little paranoid after the temperature gauge was close to the "H" last week and my husband later told me he had to add some antifreeze. The radiator cap wasn't so tight so some antifreeze may have evaporated. I got a new (and tighter) cap put on and so far, so good, the temperature gauge remains at the usual place just under the halfway mark. This was a very informative video and now I know what questions to ask if I ever do encounter another blown head gasket. Have a great weekend.

You rock! Many of us have little to no money for repairs AND aren't knowledgeable when it comes to our cars. So grateful for this breakdown and I'm so freaking subscribing.

I’ve been in the business for 35yrs and owned my own shop for 15 and I’ve never seen any dishonest mechanic try to sell unnecessary heavy repairs such as head gaskets and major engine repairs. Dishonest slime bags are by nature very lazy so if they’re going to try to screw You they’ll almost always pick a fast easy item like struts , shocks, fluids, hoses , flushing jobs etc... engine repairs are heavy, detailed, and often hard to do so lazy bastards don’t want any part of that. Watch out for shit like tranny flushes, EFI flushes, “leaky” struts, and weak hoses. That’s where your scumbags like to live. I’m not saying those repairs are never needed but they are the most oversold items to unsuspecting customers. You guys that have been in the business for years know I’m telling you the truth.

I’m an Aussie mechanic retired with 55 years of experience, I was really happy about the way you explained the combustion process as a burn and expansion not an explosion. So all you young budding mechanics out who think they know everything it’s not an explosion it’s a burn and the burning gases in the cylinder push the piston down, so happy to hear the definition of combustion by someone who knows what they’re talking about

This is something I’ve heard so much and been so scared about happening to me, because of the high cost of fixing it or getting conned and you explained it so perfectly and as simpler as can be. I wish everyone here on YouTube had the talent and thoroughness of explaining things the way you just did.