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Old 09-23-2012, 12:17 AM
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ya not having overhead really helps on the prices, all i have to pay is... well myself

and im hooking her up with the CF discount
 

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Old 09-23-2012, 08:16 AM
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Yeah I will definately hire him if that's what it is. It will cost me a tow as well but still cheaper than what I've seen. My husband isn't very mechanically experienced and he would tell you this car means more to me than him lol.

Ok so oil needs changed anyway so I can get that out. Car hasn't been cranked since wed so oil would still have this "milky" look? Are we talking about color or consistency? I'll post pics if I can get him to do it today. With football on (him) and NASCAR (me) we pretty much are in front of tvs.
 
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Old 09-23-2012, 09:04 AM
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He said he would change it today. I did look under the oil cap and it looks normal.
 
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Old 09-23-2012, 10:37 AM
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Pull the dipstick and check the oil there
 
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Old 09-23-2012, 11:09 AM
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You're looking for oil that looks like chocolate milk or has some brown to it. Pics though will help us verify this for you.
 
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Old 09-23-2012, 12:55 PM
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I'll try to post pics in a bit when I get on computer but it looks normal. It just looks like it was time to change it.
 
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Old 09-23-2012, 12:58 PM
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It's hard to get a good pic. We drained it into an alumium pan and with the sun glare it's a bit ridiculous.
 
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Old 09-23-2012, 01:08 PM
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its possible to have a blown headgasket without getting coolant into the oil, that just means you didnt blow it where an oil passage is.
 
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Old 09-23-2012, 01:18 PM
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He said its wet under there but at first glance he thinks it might be tranny fluid.
 
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Old 09-23-2012, 01:22 PM
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So, so far the oil looks normal and no tail pipe smoke. Is there any other way to lose coolant if not gasket? It would have to be going somewhere I suppose. We'll go back out in a bit.
 


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