Is it necessary to add head gasket sealer additive to your car? Here's what you need to know about its benefits and the brands that are considered the best.

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The head gasket not only contains the pressure of controlled explosions within the cylinders, but it also isolates the cylinders, oil and cooling channels from each other. It provides a seal between ...

Blown head gaskets are often signs of bigger problems, as a warped cylinder head is often what causes the gasket to fail in the first place. That’s why it’s best to just remove the head and have it ...

Subarus are famous for versatility and capability as well as weak head gaskets that failed for many owners. Is this still a ...

In what the old timers called the "good old days," blown head gaskets used to be a real pain in the...well, you pick the body part. Poor machining practices that left the decks of both the heads and ...

A Honda Accord owner says she spent three years fighting to get her vehicle repaired, only to face repeated claim denials, questionable diagnoses, and an estimated $5,000 bill for a blown head gasket.