Meanwhile, a breach in the head gasket between an oil gallery will cause noticeable leaks and low oil levels. Periodically replenishing the engine with fresh motor oil is a quick fix, ...

When even a small part of the head gasket is breached, or "blown," your car will run poorly -- if at all -- spewing white or blue smoke from the tailpipe and burning through a lot of oil, coolant ...

Editor’s Note: Tom Magliozzi, the co-host of “Car Talk” died this week from complications of Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 77. His brother, Ray, plans to continue the column, according ...

Q I have a 1993 Toyota pickup truck, a 4-cylinder base model. It keeps overheating. Usually it happens in the morning and on the way home. Once it is running awhile, it seems to run at a normal tem… ...

Dear Tom and Ray: I have a 1993 Toyota pickup truck, a 4-cylinder base model. It keeps overheating. Usually it happens in the morning and on the way home. Once it is running awhile, it seems to ...

Editor's note: Tom Magliozzi, 77, died recently of complications from Alzheimer's disease. This column was written before his death. Q: I have a 1993 Toyota pickup truck, a 4-cylinder base model ...

If you have a bad head gasket or, even worse, a crack in the cylinder head, pressurizing the cooling system often will force coolant through the breach and into the cylinders.

Dear Tom and Ray: I have a 1993 Toyota pickup truck, a four-cylinder base model. It keeps overheating. Usually it happens in the morning and on the way home. Once ...