?? coolant leaking into oil
#1
?? coolant leaking into oil
My brother in-law bought this 93 escort with air conditioning (dirt-cheap), and when having it checked out he was told that coolant is leaking into the oil.
He asked me to do an info search on it and see what I could find out weather he should replace the entire engine or if it could be something
simple.
Any suggestions would really help.
He asked me to do an info search on it and see what I could find out weather he should replace the entire engine or if it could be something
simple.
Any suggestions would really help.
#2
RE: ?? coolant leaking into oil
probaly why it was dirt cheap , possibly a bad headgaskit , if so your looking at roughly $500.00-$600.00..... If its a cracked head , maybe in the range of $900.00 +, how cheap was the car ????? . oh an hopefuly it wasnt run to long with coolant in the oil an ruined the lower brgs, an crankshaft , cam an brgs. etc .............Sorry,,,,,,,but hey ----- Happy New Year
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RE: ?? coolant leaking into oil
thanks for the info, I'm looking into this cus i was thinking of buying it for my wife.
I read elsewhere that it could be a manifold leak and we could tell if we removed the spark plugs
and inspected for coolant.
If that's case, would that be a less costly problem to remedy.
I read elsewhere that it could be a manifold leak and we could tell if we removed the spark plugs
and inspected for coolant.
If that's case, would that be a less costly problem to remedy.
#4
RE: ?? coolant leaking into oil
No removing the spark plug wont tell you if its an intake leak, Dont know who told you that , prehaps they had a intake gaskit leaking, but if the headgaskit is bad or the head cracked, the water leaks in on the piston an down past the rings , thats how it gets in your oil.
I've had vechiles that the Heads were cracked so bad that if you pulled the spark plug out, it would shoot a stream out like a garden hose turned on, with the engine off an just a lil pressure on the rad.
I've had vechiles that the Heads were cracked so bad that if you pulled the spark plug out, it would shoot a stream out like a garden hose turned on, with the engine off an just a lil pressure on the rad.
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