how do i know when my head gasket has gon on my fiat punto 02 reg?

[RaymondHumphryes]

the garage told me that my head gasket was going what are the symptoms

 

[JR1]

you never get half measures with a blown h/gasket its gone or it hasn`t, and you will know

 

[boyboy]

loss of water ..lot of white smoke out of exhaust ..take rad cap off ...carefully if hot ..excessive surge of water ...sometimes with bubbles when throttle revved a small amount ..cylinders cutting out ..

 

[brilock1]

oil floating in your radiator expansion tank, unscrew the filler cap when cold.Also dip the oil dipstick first thing in the morning before starting the engine. if water is seen or the oil is light grey colour you have head gasket failure.

 

[taz_1995]

Usually there is green gunk around the oil cap on the engine when the oil and water mix

 

[Timboishere]

Water in the oil
Oil in the water
Coolant loss with no apparent leaks
Over heating
Rough running

One or some of the above usually