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Old 06-23-2014, 04:40 PM   #136 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by California98Civic View Post
If the head gasket were leaking, exhaust gasses would turn this blue fluid yellow. There is no head gasket leak. For the cost of $7 in testing, I saved maybe $100 on the replacement head gasket. And of course the labor. And the risk of messing up the factory job, which is apparently still very good.
For reference, here's what a failed test looks like:


The test ran me only $35 from Napa which came with plenty of fluid if you prefer to buy than rent one.
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