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    Repair advice? Blown head gasket on 4th Gen 4Runner?

    They didn't have to pull the engine but they said it would be a whole lot easier and faster to work on with it out. No resurfacing was necessary as it was a small leak and the engine never overheated to cause warping. The shop I took it to actually already knew about the HG on this moter he...
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    Repair advice? Blown head gasket on 4th Gen 4Runner?

    Pictures of the culprit I finally got the job done. See attached for pictures. The gasket on top was the passenger side head gasket which was okay (They replaced both since they were already doing one) the bottom is the driver side gasket. The next picture is a close up of the culprit. see...
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    Repair advice? Blown head gasket on 4th Gen 4Runner?

    Shortbus I've only been driving my car to and from work since this started, I do check on the fluids (coolant & oil) every other day just to be sure. However I never really thought about the strain this could be putting on the cat. Thanks for the tip. Keezer it seems like your issue hasn't...
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    Repair advice? Blown head gasket on 4th Gen 4Runner?

    Thanks for the reply Chris. It took me a while to read your post as I forgot to subscribe to your thread and have an email alert set up. I've taken it to a shop and they said it was the driver side head gasket. They quoted me $2600 for the repair (L&R head gaskets, water pump, oil change...
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