Blown Head Gasket Repair Location?

[grizzle]

New to the Montgomery County/Damascus area. Blew a head gasket on a 2006 V6 4Runner with 130K about 8 weeks ago. I used Steel Seal and it worked for a bit but is no longer doing its thing. I hit a deer 2 weeks ago and need to work with insurance company to take it to a regional repair facility in vicinity of Germantown/Gaithersburg for the damage to be repaired and figured I can get the head gasket fixed too. I am looking for a reputable location to get the head gasket fixed outside of a dealership where the price may be a bit more reasonable and the problem is fixed right the first time. Any suggestions would be most welcome.

 

[SAS]

Hmmm.... I'll let the northerly members chime in since they are more knowledgeable of shops/service facilities there. Give it a day or two and you'll likely get some good responses.

 

[bkfj40]

I wouldve thought the head gasket blowing was due to hitting the deer. Did the deer take out the radiator?

 

[grizzle]

Unfortunately the blown head gasket came before the deer strike. If the deer had a few more pounds and height I might have been able to claim everything was a result of the deer. Not my luck though, I guess I'm not Irish enough.