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Message: [QUOTE="skevac, post: 1502669, member: 5865"] I have a 2005 Ford Excursion with a 6.0. It has 125,000 miles. I've owned it since 12,000 miles. It has a stock upgraded turbo, updated turbo oil feed line, EGR ******, 4" turbo back exhaust, blue fuel spring upgrade, upgraded alternator and wiring, upgraded FICM with 50hp PHP tune, coolant flush and ELC. All of the ugrades listed have been done for quite some time, not something I've just done and created this problem. Recently we've been getting the teakettle noise when backing off the throttle and sometimes at an idle the heater blows cold air, not all the time though. I took it and had it dye tested at the degas bottle and it was confirmed that it has a blown head gasket. The coolant level seems to stay consistent and has only puked a small amount once. My first question is since it's not puking any coolant, there doesn't appear to be any going in the oil and no smoke out of the exhaust, how critical is it to stop driving it and get it fixed right away? It's my wife's daily driver, so it's not like it's getting the $hit worked out of it. I'm not planning on waiting forever to get it fixed, but the shop is at least a couple weeks booked and if we park it that puts us down to 1 vehicle. But I also don't want to risk causing more damage which will cost more $$$$$! One shop is recommending the following: new upgraded up pipe with flexible bellows ARP head studs OEM dummy plugs OEM turbo bolt & o-ring kit OEM head gasket kit with standpipes OEM intake gasket kit OEM oil cooler upgraded STC fitting new degas bottle & cap (should I use OEM? They quoted a Dorman) Alliant injector seals OEM exhaust gaskets have the cylinder heads cleaned, crack checked, surfaced and o-ringed Does anyone have anything else to suggest based on the miles and what's already been done to it? I don't plan on getting rid of this vehicle anytime soon. I had another shop tell me that the lifters should be inspected and possibly replaced. The same shop also said I should grind the valves, replace the seats, and get new valve guides. I'm wondering if that is necessary? I want to do this once and do it right, but I'm not operating on an unlimited budget. I'd also like to know if anyone has had this done recently what an average cost may be? I know this question has already been asked probably 1000s of times but I've searched and haven't came up with much and I don't have extra time to be spending searching the internet for the answers. If it's already on the forum somewhere I'd appreciate someone pointing me in the right direction, I'm just looking for honest answers from people who have experience with this and am trying to do it right the first time. Thanks in advance. [/QUOTE]