i have a 97 chevy lumina. i had a water and oil mixing prob. i've had the radiator hoses replaced. the head gaskets and valves. Also the manifold was re-machined because the coolant had melted holes in it.new sparkplugs. new wires. new everything. they did all this..put it back together. did several oil changes and its still mixing! i'm not sure if its left over residue from before? or what but could there be another problem? do i need several more oil changes? shold i even drive it til the oil is clear oil!
2006-12-03 02:07:54 · 8 answers · asked by justimarty 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
There's only a couple of places you can get an oil and water mixing problem. Between the head and the block and sometimes (rarely) if the main seal is bad. You said you replaced the head gasket, but did you have the head checked for warpage or cracks? Same with the block? Were the head bolts tightened to specs? Sometimes head problems don't show up until the engine is warm. Does the car run smoothly both when cold and when it warms up? If it has a lot of mileage on it, I'd dump it. Sounds like a major headache to come.
2006-12-03 02:39:08 · answer #1 · answered by Knowitall 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you got ripped off. Head gaskets don't leak on those, its always the intake. You're going to a mechanic that doesn't know what hes talking about and is just taking your money. Those guys give the rest of us a bad name, come to Arkansas and I'll fix you right up
2006-12-03 11:26:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a new car because this will not be the last problem u will have with this car. im guessing it has relatively HIGH mileage. yeah, the best thing to do is to either sell it on the street for the most you can get out of it, probably like $1000 or so, or take it to the junkyard. use that $1000 as down payment for a new car.
2006-12-03 10:15:22 · answer #3 · answered by tank6904 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The block sounds like it may be cracked Your mechanic should have checked this first. It is not advisable to continue driving it.
2006-12-03 10:43:10 · answer #4 · answered by fortyninertu 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a cracked block.
2006-12-03 10:12:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Intake manifold gasket.. I would have it checked before driving it
2006-12-03 10:14:15 · answer #6 · answered by MeRmAiD 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sell it before it stops running all together.
2006-12-03 10:11:37 · answer #7 · answered by Dee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
please check the cylinder head,block,oil cooler unit may have internal cracks.
2006-12-03 10:33:43 · answer #8 · answered by krisuns 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋