Head Gasket or Worse???
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From: Elgin, IL
Head Gasket or Worse??? Came home the other day and parked in my driveway. I had to leave about a hour later to pick up my sister from work. When I pulled out of the driveway I noticed some fluids on the ground. Now it was dark and didn't think much of it. I figured it was my uncles are, which was parked there earlier when he stopped by. Came home and parked in my garage not thinking a thing.
My dad comes home and goes what's all that crap in the driveway? I head out and actually take a look, it's oil and lots of it.
I check my DD and nothing, I check both my parents cars and nothing. I open the garage and look, oil leaking from the Goat. I back it out and pop the hood. All over the driver side of the engine bay there is oil and even on the hood liner. We think it is a head gasket but I am not 100% sure. What every happened it happened while I was on my way home from work.
Here is the run down:
- Drove the car home from work, 32 miles that day.
- No smoke, no odd noise, no CEL, everything ran totally normal.
- Car still sounds fine, runs fine outside the big leak (I haven't driven it since this, don't worry)
- Oils on driver side of engine bay and on hood liner.
- Leak is only on the drive side of the car.
- Pretty sure it doesn't have coolant mixed, but it was dark out.
Can I please get your thoughts on this.
My dad comes home and goes what's all that crap in the driveway? I head out and actually take a look, it's oil and lots of it.
I check my DD and nothing, I check both my parents cars and nothing. I open the garage and look, oil leaking from the Goat. I back it out and pop the hood. All over the driver side of the engine bay there is oil and even on the hood liner. We think it is a head gasket but I am not 100% sure. What every happened it happened while I was on my way home from work.
Here is the run down:
- Drove the car home from work, 32 miles that day.
- No smoke, no odd noise, no CEL, everything ran totally normal.
- Car still sounds fine, runs fine outside the big leak (I haven't driven it since this, don't worry)
- Oils on driver side of engine bay and on hood liner.
- Leak is only on the drive side of the car.
- Pretty sure it doesn't have coolant mixed, but it was dark out.
Can I please get your thoughts on this.
I agree with this. However, I wouldn't use brake cleaner. It has really harsh chemicals in it that are no good for some of the soft metals found in our engine bays. Simple green would be a better alternative. There are a ton of engine cleaners out there that are better than brake cleaner. Just my 2 bits.
