driving style will save head gasket?

Jan 24, 2006 3 Replies

i never put a lot of stress on the engine, the max speed i usually drive is 65mph, rpm's rarely ever go over 3000 unless i go fast from a stop. will putting less stress on the engine through the way u drive make the head gaskets last longer? or is it doomed to fail once your number is up?



also, i know there is air passing through my heater core, because i can hear it.(it makes those water sounds) will this same air go into the engine and cause it to mess up the gasket or is this air confined to the heater core? thanks.



It will, and it's not, and if it's an EJ25 engine (2.5L DOHC), your headgasket will blow within 10,000Km, regardless of how gently you drive.

Go directly to a dealer or knowledgable service person, do not pass go, do not collect $200, and get them to refil your engine properly so it doesn't gurgle.

Clifford Heath.

That's news to me......I have a 1998 Forester that went 184,000 miles before losing the headgasket.

glaseus' car is gurgling, which means it wasn't filled properly. Yours was, so what? They last well if filled properly, no news there.

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