Thursday, September 22, 2011

Blown head gasket or head case?

I just bought a car (1996 Chevy Monte Carlo) and I was doing an oil change and saw that the oil is a creamy color (like coffee with creamer in it). I know enough to know that's not normal, so I asked the guy at the part store what it was. He said it was probably antifreeze/coolant that leaked into the block, which would mean either a blown head gasket, cracked head case, or a blown intake manifold gasket. He said to test is using a compression tester and it should point me to the right problem (and therefore to the right solution). Is this what I would need to do? If it's the head case, how much should something like that cost? I am really hoping its not the head case because I've heard it's really expensive...If it's the head gasket, it should be pretty easy to fix, but what if it's the intake manifold gasket? I looked the price on those and it ranges from about $45 to $90. How much work would it be to do that? I am really disappointed in myself for not checking this before I bought the car (I always do, but for some reason I didn't this time...) but it's too late now and I've got to get this thing fixed...Blown head gasket or head case?yes running a compression check will help you on that one and also you need to run a pressure test on the cooling system that will tell you if there's any leaks in to the cooling system and it may help explain why there's coolant in the oil both test need to be ran on it one test alone may not determine whats actually wrong with it,good luck.Blown head gasket or head case?usually this milk chocolate is caused by gm's notorious leaking intake gaskets if it was my car i would do the easy repair first then diagnose for any other problemsBlown head gasket or head case?Sounds like a blown head gasket but also it could be condensation in the oil pan, A head gasket replacement is usually around 1,000-1500 dollarsBlown head gasket or head case?With the chocolate milk looking type of oil, that means coolant and motor oil are being mixed. Usually caused by a head gasket. But simple tests: Number one, white smoke out of exhaust. number 2, overheating, and others are: low compression in two adjacent cylinder, bubbles in radiator, loss of power. But don't continue to drive it like this. That type of oil with water in it is horrible for the bearings and if it is driven, it'll be time for a rebuild. There are test to do, so check them. Good luck with it.Blown head gasket or head case?yes it does sound like a head gasket i would suggest You take it to your local mechanic just to make shore.
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