CARS.COM — Your car’s head gasket is an important part of the engine. It seals the cylinder head to the engine block. The cylinder head houses the engine valves while the engine block contains the ...

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For many months, Ford Focus RS owners around the globe have been freaking out about head gasket failures. The issue has led many to believe that Ford screwed up its gasket design, but in recent weeks ...

Your car’s head gasket probably never comes to mind until something goes wrong. Since this is the piece that is between your cylinder heads and the cylinder block, it’s a fairly vital part that ...

We surveyed mechanics from around the country to get accurate, real-world estimates for how much you can expect to pay when a head gasket goes bad, and the results were higher than we were expecting.

Permanently seal cracks and coolant leaks with our top picks for head-gasket sealer. Faulty head gaskets are no fun to deal with. This type of malfunction can cause a lot of issues, including engine ...

Q: DEAR BT: I have a feeling I have a blown head gasket on my 2005 Scion tC. I think it should be relatively easy to replace, but one of my friends told me that it is more complicated than I thought.

Ford has finally admitted that there is an issue with some Focus RS head gaskets. Customer Satisfaction Program 17B32 was just released and states that the cylinder head gasket may develop a coolant ...

After purchasing a brand-spanking-new Harley, it's time to start doing what we do best and hot rod that sucker. Most of our Harley tech stories up to this point have concentrated on bolt-on parts for ...

Modern internal combustion engines are under a lot of stress during normal operation. In particular, there's a lot of tension between the cylinder head and the engine block, especially in diesel ...