Could a warped cylinder head or leaking head gasket cause overheating? I have already changed all the cooling parts to brand new and had the car diagnosed. The Mech told me that it could be a warped head/leaky head gasket. Is there a test to make sure that it's the head? Just wanna be 100% sure or get a second opinion before opening up the engine.
Thanks! Francis 1985 300D (124) |
francis,
You can do a compression test and also watch for bubbles in the coolant. Good luck, ------------------ Larry Bible '84 Euro 240D, 523K miles '88 300E 5 Speed '81 300D Daughter's Car Over 800,000 miles in Mercedes automobiles |
yes it can i had the same problem i replaced every thing in the cooling system only to find a bad head gasket was the rote of all the problems.i did the compression test and that is when i found it was bad
hope this helps ------------------ Dan Younes --------------- 1985 euro 500sel 220k 1981 300sd 278k sold 1979 240d 298k sold 1983 300sd 272k sold 1989 chrysler 2.2l Turbo Leabaron 130k 1989 Dodge Carvan Se 285k 1996 C220(hopefully soon) |
There is a tool sold by NAPA for this...It goes in the place of the reservoir cap. You run the engine and if the blue liquid turns yellow, you have a combustion leak into the coolant system.
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