Do I have a leaking head gasket?

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Aug 11, 2009 | 09:30 PM

gmmusclecarman

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Do I have a leaking head gasket?

I noticed the oil in my head under the valve cover was a little bit oddly colored. looked like new oil but not as clear. the oil only has about 60-70 miles on it. reminds me of black coffee with a very slight amount of cream but im not sure. here are some pics.

i think the camera makes it look a little bit lighter than it is but what do you guys think? This is a brand new motor too with 60-70 miles on it.

Aug 11, 2009 | 09:43 PM

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I think it looks like ****.

Does your drain plug have a magnet on it? If so, was there a lot of metal shavings on it?

Hard to tell in the pics, but looks like there could be a lot of metal in there.

Aug 11, 2009 | 09:49 PM

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i dont think the drain plug has a magnet, atleast i didnt notice one. I watched the oil drain out and i didnt see any sort of metal shavings.

Aug 12, 2009 | 02:21 AM

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Get back to the original question. What makes you think you have a head gasket problem and why in the world did you drain your oil after only 70 miles(not that it doesn't need by the looks of it)?

Aug 12, 2009 | 02:55 AM

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It's hard to tell from the pic - can you get a clear glass full and give us a pic of that? What kind of oil is it?

Aug 12, 2009 | 11:43 AM

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I think that my headgasket is leaking because i noticed my oil was oddly colored. And this is only my second oil change on a brand new motor. you must change the oil very frequently on a new motor. Oil is just Shell 5w-30 conventional.

Aug 12, 2009 | 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by DaddySS

It's hard to tell from the pic - can you get a clear glass full and give us a pic of that? What kind of oil is it?

+1 ...and let the glass stand overnite and see what separates out.

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Aug 12, 2009 | 03:54 PM

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From the picture you posted that oil doesn't look milky(oil & water mixed). It just looks real dirty(a lot more that 60 miles). Have you doone a compression test or a leakdown.