The head gasket maintains compression within the combustion chamber of an engine. It also prevents the leakage of motor oil and coolant into the combustion chamber of the engine. A damaged head gasket could cause irreparable damages to the engine of your Audi. So, symptoms of a failing head gasket should not be neglected. This presentation might be useful for you.

1. TOP 3 REASONS BEHIND
MERCEDES-BENZ HEAD
GASKET
FAILURE IN SIMI VALLEY

2. H E A D
G A S K E T I S R E S P O N S I B L E F O R
S E A L I N G T H E G A P B E T W E E N T H E
C Y L I N D E R H E A D A N D T H E
E N G I N E B L O C K .

3. I T H E L P S T O M A I N TA I N T H E
C O M P R E S S I O N W I T H I N T H E
E N G I N E .

4. 04
I T
A L S O P R E V E N T S T H E
S E E PA G E O F M O T O R O I L
A N D C O O L A N T I N T O T H E
C O M B U S T I O N C H A M B E R .

5. 02
C R A C K S
O R L E A K S I N T H E H E A D G A S K E T
C O U L D K I L L T H E E N G I N E O F
Y O U R A U D I .

6. S O ,
S Y M P TO M S O F A F A I L I N G
H E A D G A S K E T S H O U L D N ’ T
B E O V E R L O O K E D .

7. WHAT
ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF HEAD GASKET FAILURE?

8. H AV E
A L O O K AT S O M E O F T H E M O S T
C O M M O N S Y M P T O M S O F A
F A I L I N G H E A D G A S K E T I N A
V E H I C L E :
• Low coolant level
• Thick white exhaust smoke
• Poor engine performance
• Engine overheating

9. WHAT
CAUSES A HEAD GASKET TO FAIL?

10. ENGINE
OVERHEATING

11. E X T R E M E
E N G I N E T E M P E R AT U R E
C O U L D D A M A G E T H E H E A D
G A S K E T O F Y O U R A U D I .

12. FA I L U R E
O F T H E C O O L I N G S Y S T E M I S
S O L E LY R E S P O N S I B L E F O R T H E
E N G I N E O V E R H E AT I N G .

13. S O ,
E F F O RT S S H O U L D B E M A D E T O K E E P
T H E C O O L I N G S Y S T E M O P E R AT I O N A L .

14. IRREGULAR
DETONATION

15. A
S U D D E N R I S E I N C O M B U S T I O N C H A M B E R
P R E S S U R E D U E T O I R R E G U L A R
D E T O N AT I O N S C O U L D D A M A G E
T H E H E A D G A S K E T.

16. S O ,
FA C T O R S R E S P O N S I B L E F O R
I R R E G U L A R D E T O N AT I O N S
W I T H I N T H E C O M B U S T I O N
C H A M B E R
S H O U L D B E R E PA I R E D .

17. AGING
AND LACK OF MAINTENANCE

18. O L D
H E A D G A S K E T FA I L S T O D O I T S J O B
A N D T H U S S H O U L D B E R E P L A C E D .

19. S K I P P I N G
A N O I L C H A N G E A N D
E N G I N E T U N E - U P C O U L D
A L S O D A M A G E T H E H E A D
G A S K E T.

20. HOW
TO PREVENT HEAD GASKET FAILURE?

21. I M P R O P E R
B O LT T I G H T E N I N G P R O C E D U R E
C O U L D D A M A G E T H E H E A D
G A S K E T D U E T O I M P R O P E R
D I S T R I B U T I O N O F C O M P R E S S I V E
F O R C E .

22. M O R E O V E R ,
R U S T Y O R D E G R A D E D H E A D
B O LT S C O U L D A L S O D A M A G E
T H E H E A D G A S K E T.

23. S O ,
H E A D B O LT S S H O U L D B E P R O P E R LY
T I G H T E N E D A N D D A M A G E D H E A D
B O LT S S H O U L D B E
R E P L A C E D .

24. WRAPPING
UP

25. F A I L U R E
O F T H E H E A D G A S K E T C O U L D C A U S E
I R R E PA R A B L E D A M A G E S T O T H E
E N G I N E O F Y O U R A U D I .

26. S O ,
T I M E LY A C T I O N S H O U L D B E TA K E N T O F I X
T H E F A U LT S W I T H I N T H E S Y S T E M .

27. THANK YOU
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