# Should I fix blown head gasket in 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-i-fix-blown-head-gasket-in-2006-pontiac-grand-prix/131837>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** pontiac, grandprix\
**Created:** [January 2, 2019, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-i-fix-blown-head-gasket-in-2006-pontiac-grand-prix/131837 "2019-01-02T17:42:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![ThomasBlack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ThomasBlack](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ThomasBlack)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2019, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-i-fix-blown-head-gasket-in-2006-pontiac-grand-prix/131837/1 "2019-01-02T17:42:07Z")

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Blown head gasket on 2006 Grand Prix. Car is in otherwise good shape. Worth fixing or replacing engine?

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2019, 6:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-i-fix-blown-head-gasket-in-2006-pontiac-grand-prix/131837/2 "2019-01-02T18:45:44Z")

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> [@ThomasBlack](#):
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> Worth fixing or replacing engine?

A head gasket is cheaper than engine replacement. Did the blown head gasket damage anything else? Hydro-lock the engine? Are you repairing it yourself? Paying someone?

You haven’t said how many miles on the engine - I wouldn’t do a head gasket if the engine had 300K but I might if it was 150K. You don’t describe the condition of the rest of the car other than “good shape.” That isn’t enough to make any real determination.