# Engine Diagnosis

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-diagnosis/78156>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** mazda3, mazda\
**Created:** [March 22, 2013, 1:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-diagnosis/78156 "2013-03-22T01:42:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 6:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-diagnosis/78156/21 "2013-04-25T06:49:35Z")

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I’ll wager there was no compression. I have seen engines with MLS head gaskets towed in this way. A steel gasket won’t breach as easily as a composite gasket, the engine will run until it is warped. That engine was scrap metal before they replaced the head gasket. I wouldn’t offer to replace a head gasket on an engine in this condition.

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**Author:** ![walknnluv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/87869e/32.png) [@walknnluv](https://community.cartalk.com/u/walknnluv)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 7:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-diagnosis/78156/22 "2013-04-25T07:05:04Z")

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I wish all of you could testify on my behalf to the Better Business Bureau of Central Oklahoma where I originally filed my complaint! Tears ☹ I plan to keep fighting .

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