im in the process of replacing the head gasket and i have a simple question. i have inspected the HG and its not broken but since its seems to have a couple layer this layers are apart around the cylinders, so is this where the water is leaking right?

 

Yep, they don't break, but "Blow" between the layers, I know it will cost you a few bucks, but you should have head checked for warpage before you go putting a new gasket on, its something that you can't see by looking at it. It will save you some grief later on, cos if it is warped, it will blow in the same place again. if warped, it can be fixed, no wukkin furries.

 

can i do the warp check myself? i've heard that is easy to do with a level and a feeler gauge or should i just take it to the shop?