Nix
11-03-2009, 06:54 PM
I have a 2002 GTP, I noticed a coolant smell recently. I looked under the motor cover and saw coolant sitting along the valley where the front valve cover is. Its not blowing coolant, just a very slow leak with no drips or puddles.
I checked the oil as I do every month cause' of all the miles I drive daily. It was a quart low which it never is. It striked me as odd. THEN, I poped the rad cap and to my suprise the coolant was loer than it should be but you could still see it. I don't use Dexcool cuz its junk, I use the regular green shit. Well there is what looks to be oil floating all in the coolant, it looks like and oil slick in there. I just had the coolant flushed roughly 25K ago so there should really not be any garbage in there like there is! Its caked on all the way up the neck of the rad and caked on the bottom of the cap.
My guess is its on its way out. Head gasket? Upper/lower intake gasket?
The car only has 105K on it. I rarley beat the damn thing. I got it with roughly 51K almost 3 years ago, I drive 60miles round trip daily so the miles add up really quick.
I think Im just going to get rid of it, knowing my luck it will start to nickle and dime me to death from here on out.
Anoyone intrested? How much should I sell it for? Or should I just trade it in?
It still runs great but I think the end is near, the exhaust isnt blowing white so the headgasket and such is still in tact.
Also I thought it was the coolant that would mix with the oil, not the way its happening now?
Questions? Comments? Anyone!?!?!?
I checked the oil as I do every month cause' of all the miles I drive daily. It was a quart low which it never is. It striked me as odd. THEN, I poped the rad cap and to my suprise the coolant was loer than it should be but you could still see it. I don't use Dexcool cuz its junk, I use the regular green shit. Well there is what looks to be oil floating all in the coolant, it looks like and oil slick in there. I just had the coolant flushed roughly 25K ago so there should really not be any garbage in there like there is! Its caked on all the way up the neck of the rad and caked on the bottom of the cap.
My guess is its on its way out. Head gasket? Upper/lower intake gasket?
The car only has 105K on it. I rarley beat the damn thing. I got it with roughly 51K almost 3 years ago, I drive 60miles round trip daily so the miles add up really quick.
I think Im just going to get rid of it, knowing my luck it will start to nickle and dime me to death from here on out.
Anoyone intrested? How much should I sell it for? Or should I just trade it in?
It still runs great but I think the end is near, the exhaust isnt blowing white so the headgasket and such is still in tact.
Also I thought it was the coolant that would mix with the oil, not the way its happening now?
Questions? Comments? Anyone!?!?!?