blown head gasket
Dec 28, 2006, 06:42 PM
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blown head gasket
what can cause a blown head gasket. i'm leaking oil from around that area and the dealer thinks it's a blown head gasket. what can possibly cause this.
Dec 28, 2006, 07:13 PM
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leaking oil doesnt mean a bad headgaske off the bat...check a few things first...the dip stick is your first answer...is it a chocolate textured or is it still oil...chocolate colored would mean that you have a mix of oil and anitfreeze...the second thing you could look for is the color smoke coming from your exhaust, while at idle or crusing...white=antifreez,blue means oil...
--but what were you doing before this happen?
--some arp bolts are known to come lose and may need to be retorqued!!!
--but what were you doing before this happen?
--some arp bolts are known to come lose and may need to be retorqued!!!
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Dec 28, 2006, 07:22 PM
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oil in the dipstick doesn't show any signs of coolant mix. The exhaust smoke color is fine....it's white in the morning, when i'm warming up the car, but the color looks normal like every other car in the morning when it's cold out.
that's the strangest part...i don't have an answer to...been driving the car back and forth from work...i do get on it at times, but nothing fancy. I went to get the oil changed and the dealer said i have a blown HG as there's oil all around that area.
that's the strangest part...i don't have an answer to...been driving the car back and forth from work...i do get on it at times, but nothing fancy. I went to get the oil changed and the dealer said i have a blown HG as there's oil all around that area.
leaking oil doesnt mean a bad headgaske off the bat...check a few things first...the dip stick is your first answer...is it a chocolate textured or is it still oil...chocolate colored would mean that you have a mix of oil and anitfreeze...the second thing you could look for is the color smoke coming from your exhaust, while at idle or crusing...white=antifreez,blue means oil...
--but what were you doing before this happen?
--some arp bolts are known to come lose and may need to be retorqued!!!
--but what were you doing before this happen?
--some arp bolts are known to come lose and may need to be retorqued!!!
Dec 28, 2006, 07:51 PM
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oil in the dipstick doesn't show any signs of coolant mix. The exhaust smoke color is fine....it's white in the morning, when i'm warming up the car, but the color looks normal like every other car in the morning when it's cold out.
that's the strangest part...i don't have an answer to...been driving the car back and forth from work...i do get on it at times, but nothing fancy. I went to get the oil changed and the dealer said i have a blown HG as there's oil all around that area.
that's the strangest part...i don't have an answer to...been driving the car back and forth from work...i do get on it at times, but nothing fancy. I went to get the oil changed and the dealer said i have a blown HG as there's oil all around that area.