 98 V90 Boiling... Heads Or Gasket?!?!, Heads cracked or gasket blown |
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| 98 V90 Boiling... Heads Or Gasket?!?!, Heads cracked or gasket blown |
 May 8 2007, 04:40 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 1-May 07 Member No.: 27,582 Status:  Location: Silicon Valley, CA Drives: 98 Volvo V90  |
The 98 that I just bought began to overheat, one mechanic says that it sounds like a blown head gasket, whilst another says that it sounds like a cracked head.
The car has 150K on it, had the hoses blow on a previous owner, was never abused. My question is how likely are the heads to crack on these engines? Which is more likely? Im trying to get an idea of what to do with the car? I got a great deal on it, so I want to keep it, but need to look at my options. thanks for any input? |
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May 8 2007, 08:07 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 32 Joined: 9-March 07 Member No.: 25,659 Status: Location: foothills, South Carolina Drives: 1991 Volvo 244, 1994 964 |
if the head gasket is blown it is probably blowing white smoke out the exhaust pipe ... failing that, check the oil, is there water beading up on the dipstick ? it wouldn't usually cause overheating unless you've lost more water than seems likely without your having noticed the mosquito spraying effect out the back of the car before now
I spent more money than I care to admit on an overheating 240 wagon only to eventually find out all I needed to do was go down to O'Reilly and give them $128 for a new radiator and spend less than an hour changing it out ... try it, it's a cheap cure and you will be getting rid of a potential problem in any case |
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May 8 2007, 10:05 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 15 Joined: 29-April 07 Member No.: 27,550 Status: Location: USA Drives: 1998 Volvo S90 |
QUOTE(ppcgm @ May 8 2007, 08:07 PM) if the head gasket is blown it is probably blowing white smoke out the exhaust pipe ... failing that, check the oil, is there water beading up on the dipstick ? it wouldn't usually cause overheating unless you've lost more water than seems likely without your having noticed the mosquito spraying effect out the back of the car before now I spent more money than I care to admit on an overheating 240 wagon only to eventually find out all I needed to do was go down to O'Reilly and give them $128 for a new radiator and spend less than an hour changing it out ... try it, it's a cheap cure and you will be getting rid of a potential problem in any case [right][snapback]55970[/snapback][/right] I agree. I had a car that overheated (the hoses would be very hot) and it was simply having the radiator bored out (dipped in a acid solution to remove all the grunt and rust) and changing the thermostat. Then the car had no problems. |
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