Blown head gasket??

[Bogartthegod]

Hey y'all.. thinking of buying a new 04 LeSabre at auction...super low miles like 40k but has a possible head gasket issue...went and checked out today and I didn't see any of the usual signs ....what's a sure way to tell? It seemed to run just fine had ac going and it didn't over heat or anything...is there a way to post a video here? It did have a strange sound when I held throttle open

 

[MelsRegal]

How do know it has a possible head gasket issue?
What does coolant look like?
What does inside of the oil fill cap look like?
Any white smoke out the exhaust?

 

[Bogartthegod]

How do know it has a possible head gasket issue?

What does coolant look like?
What does inside of the oil fill cap look like?
Any white smoke out the exhaust?

The description said something about a "possible head gasket issue" but like I said I didn't see any of those things when I checked it out..oil cap was clean. No white smoke. Coolant looked fine.

 

[MelsRegal]

How do know it has a possible head gasket issue?

The description said something about a "possible head gasket issue" but like I said I didn't see any of those things when I checked it out..oil cap was clean. No white smoke. Coolant looked fine.

Only other tests would be testing coolant for hydrocarbons or compression test.

 

[HotZ28]

In addition, do not forget to do a coolant pressure test.

 

[2000ltd]

See if you can see any bubbles in the coolant coming out of the radiator

 

[HotZ28]

See if you can see any bubbles in the coolant coming out of the radiator

This thread is 3-1/2 yrs old & the OP has not been seen here in 3-yrs, so we may never here the rest of the story. 😕