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Leak—this is a common occurrence in many vehicle
parts, especially if the part serves as a passage for fuel, lubricant
oil, coolant, refrigerant and other kinds of vehicle fluids. Leaks may
be caused by a lot of things, among them is corrosion, warping of
metals, punctures on a part’s surface and others. But no matter what
the cause is, any vehicle driver would surely not want these leaks to
occur frequently on his vehicle. Vehicle fluid leaks bring a lot of
problems. It would often lead to major fluid loss, which in turn may
cause severe damages to many essential parts of the vehicle.
One of the many components in your Jeep that may frequently cause leaks
is the Jeep head gasket. The head gasket is the gasket placed in
between the cylinder and the cylinder head which tightens the seal
between these two components, preventing coolant to enter into the
cylinders. The cylinder head gasket also enhances the seal between the
cylinder head and the exhaust manifold or header.
The primary function of the Jeep head gasket is to prevent coolant leaks.
Damages or problems in the head gasket, however, can be the cause of
these same leaks that they were designed to prevent. So if you want to
prevent a lot of coolant leaks in your Jeep, you better give its head
gasket a constant check. Coolant leaks caused by problems in the head
gasket can easily be identified because they have these symptoms:
lubricant oil is contaminated with water; coolant is contaminated with
oil; white smoke that smells like fuel comes out of the tail pipe; the
engine misses while running; and there is a visible leaking of oil or
coolant between the cylinder block and the head.
Simply knowing that the head gasket of your Jeep has failed, however,
does not help much in totally solving the leaking problem it causes. In
fact, head gasket failure may just be another symptom of a greater
damage. Common causes of head gasket failure includes design issues
with the engine (the use of different materials for the cylinder head
and block), improper gasket installation (the major cause of blown head
gaskets), and various operating conditions that overstress the gasket
and causes it to fail (pre-ignition, detonation and overheating).
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