# Blown head gasket - should I get rid of car after repaired?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/blown-head-gasket-should-i-get-rid-of-car-after-repaired/17228>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** gaskets\
**Created:** [July 26, 2008, 2:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blown-head-gasket-should-i-get-rid-of-car-after-repaired/17228 "2008-07-26T02:45:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![timtaylor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@timtaylor](https://community.cartalk.com/u/timtaylor)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2008, 2:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blown-head-gasket-should-i-get-rid-of-car-after-repaired/17228/1 "2008-07-26T02:45:11Z")

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My 1997 Chevy Venture van had a blown head gasket which I just had repaired. The van has 78,000 miles on it. Would you expect me to have engine problems as a result of this repair. Should I trade it in?

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**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2008, 2:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blown-head-gasket-should-i-get-rid-of-car-after-repaired/17228/2 "2008-07-26T02:56:02Z")

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If the headgasket was repaired before there was contamination of the engine oil with coolant, there should be no problems from this episode down the road.

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2008, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/blown-head-gasket-should-i-get-rid-of-car-after-repaired/17228/3 "2008-07-26T14:18:02Z")

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No & No