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1999 S80 T6 Cylinder head gasket check

Everything on the Volvo S80. Sometimes called an "executive car", the S80 was Volvo's top-of-the-line passenger car. P2 platform.
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Riba
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Year and Model: S80 T6 1999
Location: Kuwait

1999 S80 T6 Cylinder head gasket check

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As mentioned elsewhere on the forum, the temperature gauge is just a notch to the right from the center and I need to top up coolant just a bit every week. I am planning a thermostat and water pump change soon, but in the mean time it really itches me if there is a way to diagnose a bad head gasket without actually cracking it open? I do have compression test gauge, I guess if it shows lower compression on a cylinder combined with the rest of the symptoms it is safe to assume the gasket is blown? Or should I first eliminate the possible causes that are easier to solve?

Probably I should stop posting on the forum and finally get my hands dirty.
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Riba
Posts: 66
Joined: 28 December 2013
Year and Model: S80 T6 1999
Location: Kuwait

Post by Riba »

Well, I took some time to watch some really nice videos about the head gasket testing methods so I am a whole lot smarter now. Any Volvo specific stuff is still welcome. I wish I could get that neat Napa testing set here. :(
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