Toyota Repair: 1993 toyota camry, toyota camry, head gasket


Question
Hello everytime I drive my car it over heats some people say that the head gasket is blown and I need a new one. But one guy said that I need a new head. What do you think is wrong with the car?

Answer
Discontinue driving the car IMMEDIATELY. On the chance you've not blown it up. You will. And if it is blown up. You'll sieze the engine instead of simply needing a top end rebuild.
Warm the engine up & do a compression / leak down test. Record the numbers & give them to me. What engine do you have?



Anyways... If you've blown the headgasket. You'll need to have the heads taken off & milled flat at a machine shop. The block checked for flatness & milled flat if it's dead.
Replace the headgasket & all gaskets on the top end while the engine is apart.

FIX THE COOLING SYSTEM PROBLEM THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM IN THE FIRST PLACE. Before it turns right around & happens again.
You'll need to flush the oil out & flush the coolant shortly after it's put back together.